In 2024, ONE WORLD Citizens continued her organisation from the official status of the Supervisory Board.
This year, we transformed the foundation of the ONE WORLD Citizens organization's strategy and the development of the We Grow Together (WGT) program, platform, and community, which were based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from 2014 to 2023, into the 16 Earth Charter Values. This was because, in co-creation with our global community of young people, we recognized that the 16 values of the Earth Charter are more holistic and inspire us to connect more deeply as human beings and Earth. A necessary connection to build a sustainable world and future for all.
2024 became the year of completion of the We Grow Together concept, by which we can create a well organized bottom-up movement globally working together from the Power of Youth and their local communities to build a Peaceful, Inclusive and Climate-proof world and future for all. Including our Earth and the Future Generations.
In this annual report we will inform you about:
● the Supervisory Board members and board meetings 2024
● the 'Supplementary Annual Report 2024’ in which we explain the completion of the WGT concept
● the annual accounts 2024
Supervisory Board
ONE WORLD Citizens Supervisory Board 2024
Working together as volunteers, each with their own passion, expertise and willingness to support young people to believe in the change they see and want to undertake.
ONE WORLD Citizens Supervisory Board meetings 2024
Following the statutes of the ONE WORLD Citizens foundation the Supervisory Board has been meeting
● in 2024 on 3 June 2024; 9 September 2024; 1 October 2024; 20 December 2024
Drawn up on 30 September 2025*
Monique van Dam
Founder & Board Director ONE WORLD Citizens
*Due to unexpected circumstances we were not able to complete the annual report before 1 June, as usual.
Supplementary Annual Report 2024
Living Legends projects and 4 complementary We Grow Together Youth Exchange & Dialogue event projects
In 2012, we founded ONE WORLD Citizens (OWC) in co-creation with young people. Our goal was to bring together young people with ideas for change from various countries online, encouraging them to believe in the change they see and helping each other translate those ideas into activities, projects, and even startups that have an impact.
At OWC, we believe in the importance of the visions and ideas for change of the youngest generations. Evolutionarily speaking, they were born to take and create the next steps in the development of humanity and the Earth.
From 2012 to 2024, the first young people of the We Grow Together community were able to gradually develop their ideas into social start-ups, making a significant impact in their communities.
In 2024, we were able to demonstrate and prove, using their examples, that it pays to believe in young people's ideas and help them translate them into action. Not only for the young people themselves, but especially for the change that is essential for everyone to have a future.
Living Legends examples that proof: it makes sense to support the youngest generations to make the change they want to see!
LIVING lEGENDS
Dieudonné Gakire
Dusego Empowerment Hub
in Dusego, Rwanda
As a child, he was involved in the effcts of the genocide. His dream was to restore trust among people in his community and encourage young people to develop their talents and critical thinking skills to create positive future prospects.
In 2023-2024 he build the Dusego Empowerment Hub in co-creation with the community.
Dusego Empowerment Hub
LIVING lEGENDS
Denise Marcelissen
Welkom in Den Bosch, Netherlands
for a warm welcome and new ways of integration in co-creation with newcomers
As a child, she felt that everyone has the same right to be part of society. As a social work student, she launched her "Welkom in Den Bosch" project to offer newcomers a warm welcome and a humane approach to the integration process.
When a new asylum seekers' center opened in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2024, she was asked to transform her volunteer project "Welkom in Den Bosch" (Welcome to 's-Hertogenbosch) into a startup to contribute to a warm and strong community of newcomers with a migration background, and the local population. A community where everyone can participate, and where diversity is seen as the foundation for a strong local society, ready to face challenges together.
Welcome to Den Bosch
LIVING lEGENDS
Augustine Orengo Lenamoe
UBUNTU Centre
in Marsabit, Kenya
As a teenager, he was confronted with fights between pastoralist communities in times of droughts. His dream was to plant 5000 trees to bring back the rain in Marsanit and to start education for youth to give them acces to education, but also learn about environment, technology and water solutions.
In 2015 he started planting trees and in 2020-2025 he build the Shepherd school, a kitchen and biogas system in his UBUNTU Centre in co-creation with the community.
LIVING lEGENDS
Judith Mingers
About Waste
in ‘s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
As a young student, she was concerned about waste and pollution of the Nature.
After completing her study and experience as a designer of recyclable packaging, which was not used by companies due to extra costs, she started About Waste to make young people aware of the importance of cleaning up waste during attractive clean-up parties and to let them experience the value of waste during upcycling workshops.
What is tin?
LIVING lEGENDS
Jean Paul Nduwimana
GAAFAADE for empowerment of teenage mothers
In Rusizi and Kigali, Rwanda
As a teenager Jean Paul found a baby in the forest. the baby turned out to have been abandoned by a hopeless teenage mother.
This situation inspired Jean Paul to start working on solutions for teenage mothers and their babies. In 2023 he started the 1st GAAFAADE training centre in Rusizi to welcome teenage mothers, give them back their dreams and train them in tailoring skills to produce GAAFAADE fashion & art products and take care of themselves and their babies by the income they could generate from this trainings and opportunities.
Centre for teen mothers
4 complementary youth exchange & dialogue event projects in 2024
Since 2014, we've been organizing youth exchange and dialogue events with and for young people, bringing them together from diverse countries, cultures, life situations, and educational levels. To make them aware of the importance of their visions and ideas for change and to experience during the Live Weeks that, despite all their differences, they have much in common as they look to the future. And that together they can make a significant impact on the lifestyle and societal changes they envision and want to achieve.
In 2024 we organized 4 international youth exchange & dialogue event projects with financial support of the European Erasmus plus Youth funds. To complete the international We Grow Together concept in co-creation with youth from all kinds of countries, life situations, cultures, education levels and backgrounds.
4 Youth exchanges and intergenerational dialogue events with youth, decision makers and all generations from 18 countries, to experience the power of the visions and ideas for change of youth, the power of diversity and the importance of the creation of common visions and equale collaboration for change.
But also to show and experience that youth can learn so much from and with each other, that they have the power to make change in the local and global society together and that thay can make a significant impact on Peace and acces to Basic needs of All.
4 complementary Youth Exchange projects
The WGT Summer Camp Share & Shape (Y)Our World
To experience: We can change the Narrative of Collapse into the Narrative of We Grow Together
From the Power of Youngsters in collaboration with all generations
Starting from the visions, ideas and solutions for change of the youngest generations!
4 complementary Youth Exchange projects
WGT for Peace & Climate Education and Entrepreneurship for all Youth
To experience: We can create non-formal Education on Peace and Climate topics, empowerment & Entreprenrueship for all youth!
By & for youngsters, online and offline
To enable and help each other to turn ideas for change into activities, projects and start-ups. To make a positive impact in our daily lives and local communities together
Global teamwork
4 complementary Youth Exchange projects
U Change
Living Legends can be inspiring examples of how to change your lifestyle and create change in your local community
To experience: We can learn from & with each other how to make change in (y)our own lifestyle and local community
By this we can take action to change of our personal footprint and sustainable change in our local communities. We can even work on Basic Needs for all!
Global teamwork
4 complementary Youth Exchange projects
Climate Nomads in Albania
Living Legends can be inspiring examples of how to change your lifestyle and create change in your local community
To experience: Youngsters from different countries can help each other to turn worries about Nature, War and Climate challenges, into local actions and solutions We can even help each other to make WORK ( ) of projects Living Legends want to do!
To share more in detail, check out the WGT Summer Camp Experience 2024
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To share more in detail, check out the WGT for Climate Education & Entrepreneurship Experience 2024
Click on the picture or HERE to open the presentation in PDF
To share more in detail, check out the U Change Experience 2024
Click on the picture or HERE to open the presentation in PDF
At the end of 2024 we knew: the WGT circle is complete
We can strengthen the WGT foundation and concept by IMPLEMENTATION & VISIBILITY
At the end of this report we would like to thank:
● The Supervisory Board members for all support
● All young people who took part and helped to organize the youth exchange projects
● Erasmus+ Youth, Net4Kids, REF FM Foundation, the City of ‘s Hertogenbosch and all GoFundMe donors to share donations and grants to bring young people together and to enable young people to turn their ideas into action.
We look forward to continuing collaboration in 2025 to make a hugh impact for change together
The
Annual
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Report & a BIG THANK you to all sponsors
Erasmus+ Youth, Net4Kids, REF FM Foundation, the City of ‘s Hertogenbosch and all GoFundMe donors
the WGT community for a Peaceful, Inclusive & Climate-proof World in co creation with
