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A youth ambassador is a young agent, representative and/or steward for the charity for which they work. [1]

Youth ambassadors have been introduced in order to promote participation, or spread goodwill or knowledge. Organizations that make use of youth ambassadors vary from charitable organizations for children [1] to intergovernmental organizations, like the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), [2] the United Nations for the support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the U.S. Department of State's KL-YES program [3] and for other organizations. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Anaphylaxis Campaign, Youth Ambassadors
  2. Caricom, CARICOM Youth Ambassadors
  3. "About Us". YES Programs. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  4. Capacity4dev, European Commission, Youth Ambassadors, 3 February 2014