NPO法人 Youth For Future

Cultivating Next-Gen Changemakers & Leaders of Japan

Youth For Future builds capacity among youth across Japan through experiential learning and meaningful community engagement to develop empathy, realize their potential to make a difference, and create positive social impact.

CEP Program
(For Care Homes)

The Community Engagement Program (CEP) provides children in care homes with opportunities to engage with wider society through volunteering and community-based projects, aiming to foster well-being.

GIP Programs

Cultivating Next-Gen Changemakers & Leaders in Japan

RISE Programs
(For Educational Institutions)

RISE partners with educational institutions to deliver experiential learning programs that cultivate a changemaker mindset and develop leadership capacity, empowering young people to create positive social impact through sustainable initiatives and social entrepreneurship.

RISE Programs

Impact at a Glance

Through our programs, camps, workshops, and community partnerships, we are creating opportunities for youth to discover their potential, take action, and impact society.

2,000+

Youth Reached Nationwide

Schools
Engaged in Japan

Care Homes
Engaged With

From a High School Initiative to a Registered NPO

Youth For Future began in 2021 as a student-led high school initiative founded on the belief that young people have the power to create meaningful change in their communities. As we grew, we recognized the need to provide more opportunities for children and youth across Japan to develop empathy, realize their potential to make a difference, and take action through real-world experiences. Today, as a registered nonprofit in Japan, we support both children in care homes and students in educational institutions through experiential learning and meaningful community engagement, building their capacity to create positive social impact.

Our Story

Our Partners

We work with our partners continuously in order to reach our mission and vision as Youth For Future.

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Past Events

We recently wrapped up our very first co-hosted overnight cultural exchange camp, held in partnership with a local kodomo shokudo and several wonderful organizations.

In total, more than 25 children from elementary school to high school joined the camp, together with volunteers from nearly a dozen different countries. For many of the children, this was their first time interacting so closely with people from such diverse cultural backgrounds, offering a powerful opportunity to expand their perspectives and horizons. Most of the children who participated regularly attend local kodomo shokudo programs [...]