Youth Transform: funding youth-led change.

Key Results

• Ten initiatives from the second cohort received accompaniment throughout their implementation process, directly impacting approximately 40 people.
• Six initiatives successfully completed their implementation with LabSocial; at least three remain active and continue operating with their own resources.
• Three initiatives are still in the implementation phase, and one withdrew due to operational challenges.
• In January, three in-person visits were conducted to deepen knowledge of the initiatives and their results on the ground.

What we have built together

Over the past five months, we have deepened the accompaniment of the second generation of young people leading community initiatives across the Yucatán Peninsula. Between January and May 2026, the team conducted three in-person visits to the initiatives, allowing us to witness firsthand the progress made, the challenges navigated, and the creativity with which young people adapted their projects to the realities of their communities.

Of the ten initiatives that began this cycle with seed capital support, six successfully completed their implementation process with LabSocial and shared the results of their work. Rather than stopping there, at least half of these initiatives continue operating with their own resources and the networks built throughout the process — a clear sign of the sustainability that seed capital can catalyze. One initiative withdrew due to operational circumstances beyond the team's control, and three remain in active implementation.

Across the initiatives, young people demonstrated remarkable capacity for methodological adaptation, intergenerational collaboration, and the building of strategic alliances — with institutions, community organizations, and other collectives. Their projects addressed diverse and deeply rooted community needs: environmental conservation, ancestral knowledge, food sovereignty, cultural expression, sexual and reproductive rights, and youth participation.

The participating youth continue to demonstrate a deep commitment to the communities they serve and to the transformative power of organizing from the ground up, reinforcing that this process is not just about projects — it is about building a generation of community leaders.