Youth Empowerment for Social Impact (YES Impact)

Partner Network

Meet the organizations co-creating YES Impact across Türkiye, Greece, and Spain for stronger youth ecosystems.

Partnership

YES Impact unites youth organizations from Türkiye, Greece, and Spain, each contributing training expertise, local incubation spaces, and policy advocacy to empower young social entrepreneurs to launch impactful, scalable initiatives.

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Project Partners

Ministry of Youth and Sport

Coordinator

As a national public body serving millions of young people across 81 provinces, the Ministry leads the consortium by aligning project outcomes with youth policies and leveraging its extensive network of over 500 youth centers

TED University

Partner

Operating as a city university and social innovation center, TED University bridges academia and the social entrepreneurship ecosystem through research, training, and policy advocacy

InterMediaKT

Partner

Based in Patras, InterMediaKT is a non-profit organization that combines technology, non-formal education, and interactive tools to empower youth and foster knowledge transfer across Europe

Social Innovation Cluster

Partner

Operating in Spain, the Social Innovation Cluster focuses on driving regional social impact by developing creative, sustainable support systems and participatory methodologies for social enterprises

Reviews

A long, clean white conference table covered with neatly arranged open laptops, colorful notebooks, and printed roadmaps labeled “Youth Social Innovation Lab.” At the center, a three-country map of Türkiye, Greece, and Spain is marked with bright pins and arrows, symbolizing collaboration. The scene is set in a modern glass-walled meeting room with a panoramic city view in soft focus. Late afternoon natural light floods in, creating gentle reflections on the laptop screens and a calm, focused atmosphere. Photographic realism at eye-level, with a slight wide-angle lens and sharp focus throughout, conveys professional, structured energy and the shared mission of empowering youth entrepreneurship across borders.

Aya Nakamura

“Through this consortium, our local workshops suddenly connected to European opportunities, giving our young founders real confidence and visibility.”

A round wooden table in a quiet, modern library space, covered with open textbooks on social entrepreneurship, printed policy briefs, and bilingual training guides in Turkish, Greek, and Spanish. A tablet at the center shows a paused webinar slide titled “Empowering Youth for Social Impact.” Surrounding shelves filled with neatly arranged books fade into a soft blur. Overhead, warm pendant lighting casts an even, gentle glow, creating a studious, contemplative mood. Captured in photographic realism from a slightly elevated angle using the rule of thirds, the focus rests sharply on the tablet and documents, highlighting open access learning and thoughtful policy advocacy for youth empowerment.

Mateo García

“YES Impact turned fragmented efforts in our city into a coordinated support pathway for youth-led social startups.”