Nuuruzzaman (Azam) believes that youth have the power to influence the future of Indonesia. He started Y-Group as a support system to help young people become social entrepreneurs. Azam helps interested youth by mentoring them in order to build a nurturing environment needed to build social enterprise. He used his grant funding to organize workshops aimed at educating young people about social entrepreneurship and inspiring Indonesian youth to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Five-Year Project Goals:

• Create an international environment for social entrepreneurship
• Create an Indonesian Silicon Valley for Social Entrepreneurs

Organization Information: Y-Group

In Indonesia, nearly 42% of the country’s population is between the ages of 0 and 24. This trend is creating a demographic window of opportunity for Indonesia to invest in young people and young people have a greater chance to take leadership roles in the development of Indonesia.

 Y-Group initiates a youth empowerment movement to inspire more young people to take on leadership roles in the country’s development and create a more modern Indonesia. Beginning in Batam, this movement will progressively reach out to the rest of Indonesia and beyond. Y-Group is an umbrella of youth that unites those who have ambition, entrepreneurial spirit, leadership experience, and are experts in their fields with a passion for supporting and empowering others.