The Global Impact Youth Academy (GIYA) launched the GIYA Global Impact Cohort 2025 as a groundbreaking global initiative which transforms future-ready education access for young people. Multiple countries will begin this program on 25 July 2025 to provide youth between 4 and 18+ with a six-month digital curriculum on leadership and innovation alongside sustainability and global citizenship education.
The program utilizes GIYA’s proprietary education model to provide purpose-driven learning experiences that require no teacher training or curriculum changes and function without classroom infrastructure. Every English-medium school located anywhere across the globe can access this program.
GIYA belongs to the global UNESCO-certified school network. The academy plans to educate 5 million learners by 2030 by offering schools and ministries along with parents a cost-effective scalable system which delivers practical skills and values to young people.
The Founder of GIYA, Rashika Panday explained that the initiative represents a new blueprint rather than a reform. Our global civic learning system functions everywhere without special requirements and empowers youth to lead immediately.
Schools that join the program can nominate as many as 250 students who will be distributed among five different age groups. Students gain individual access to GIYA’s digital curriculum and receive invitations to become part of the GIYA Global Youth Council in roles such as student representative or ambassador for their city.
GIYA functions as a pioneering infrastructure for digital youth education with civic, entrepreneurial, and ethical principles while serving the Global South and welcoming learners worldwide.
The 2025 cohort also marks GIYA’s official attempt at a Guinness World Record for the largest global youth education program launched on a single day — a milestone symbolising the power of digital access, civic learning, and united global action.
Participants who succeed in the program will earn international recognition along with a digital completion certificate.
Final enrollment closes 30 June 2025.
Registration for schools and families is available through email at info@giyaleaders.org or at the website www.giyaleaders.org.
About GIYA
The Global Impact Youth Academy (GIYA) delivers purpose-driven programs through a digital education platform focused on youth leadership and civic action as well as innovation and entrepreneurship. GIYA develops a borderless and inclusive foundational system to empower future-focused changemakers for the next generation.
