WHERE BIG IDEAS GROW UP
SHIFT Next connects Shifters with the funding, tools, and people who will help their projects grow, thrive and build their legacy.
HOW IT WORKS
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Graduates of SHIFT programmes around the world are invited by Fun Adults to apply for SHIFT Next. Tell us what you’ve achieved so far and what you’d do next with a little extra rocket fuel.
(Coming soon)
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Successful groups get milestone-based funding through blockchain-protected digital wallets — secure, fast, and transparent. We’ll support you to manage your funds and hit your goals, step by step.
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All SHIFT Next-supported groups are virtually linked with peer changemakers tackling similar challenges — sharing ideas, cheering each other on, and growing stronger together.
🚀 The first SHIFT Next application phase launches early 2026!
MEET THE SHIFTERS
Want to see what youth-led impact looks like? Here are just a few of the incredible groups we have been supporting —the kind of changemakers ready to do even more through SHIFT Next!
These are the young people ready to scale their ideas, grow their movements, and shape the future — with your support.
MEET OUR SUPPORTERS
SHIFT Next is powered by a growing network of visionary partners who believe in youth-led change. We’re kicking off with a huge thank-you to one of the greats.
Oaktree: 21 Years of Youth-Led Impact
For more than two decades, Oaktree has been a home for young people who refused to wait for permission to change the world.
From leading climate action in the Pacific to championing girls’ education in South Asia, Oaktree trained, mentored, and mobilised tens of thousands of young changemakers.
Through campaigns like Live Below the Line, youth leadership programs, and direct support to grassroots partners, Oaktree proved that when young people take the lead — real, lasting change follows.
Now, as Oaktree winds down its operations, its legacy lives on here — in SHIFT Next.
We’re proud to carry forward its mission of youth leadership, solidarity, and action, connecting a new generation of changemakers to the tools and funding they need to thrive.
THANK YOU, OAKTREE FOR 21 YEARS OF SHIFTING POWER TO YOUNG PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
DONATE
Every year, SHIFT supports thousands of young people leading positive change in their communities.
SHIFT Next is about backing those already making an impact — and putting resources directly in their hands.
Every contribution to SHIFT via Save the Children International helps fund a young leader’s next project and keeps the Oaktree spirit alive around the world.
JOIN THE SHIFT MOVEMENT
BE A PARTNER
Are you a funder or foundation that believes in youth-led impact? Join us in growing the SHIFT Next network of supporters and help young changemakers take their next leap. Email andy.nilsen@savethechildren.org
Kuzuzangpo la! We are Gola-Gola Bhutan, a youth-led movement working to bridge the gap between clothing waste in the capital Thimphu, while addressing clothing scarcity in the remote Lhuentse.