Young people leading sustainable development
About Oaktree
Oaktree is a youth-led international development organisation.
At Oaktree, we believe all young people should have the opportunity to transform their local communities to build an equitable, just and sustainable world. We exist to empower young people to take their ideas for social impact and make it a reality. We ask our young people what the biggest issue in their community is to solve, we ask them what they think the solution is and we back them by supporting them to lead sustainable development projects in their communities.
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Our Youth Run Model
Our organisation is powered entirely by people under the age of 27. Over the last 18 years, we have upskilled a generation of changemakers in Australia with the knowledge to champion sustainable development. Our young volunteers and staff have run large fundraising initiatives like our annual Live Below the Line campaign. They have led political movements, which saw the government increase our foreign aid budget. They have been upskilled in advocacy, fundraising, financial management and every other aspect of effective social change. Oaktree's impact can be seen in our alumni who have taken these skills and gone on to lead change in government, the private sector and civil society.
So far, we've empowered
50,000 young people
12,883
young people have been empowered through our education programs
20
innovative education projects have been successfully implemented across the Asia Pacific
30
communities have benefited from Oaktree’s educational opportunities
