Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), originally launched and known as National Youth Service Day in the United States, is a coordinated annual event which voluntary gathers young people around the world in conducting

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, and youth voice activities that benefit their communities, their countries, and the world. Activities are organized in more than 100 countries each April to help mark the celebrations, and engage millions, making it the largest annual celebration of young volunteers. In 2024, the event will be April 26-28. Coordinated by

Youth Service America Youth Service America (YSA) is an international nonprofit organization promoting youth service, youth voice and youth volunteerism. Summary The purpose of the YSA is to support and promote youth voice, youth service, and service-learning t ...

together with a coalition of organizations, GYSD's primary sponsor is Hershey with contributing sponsorship from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, All State Foundation, and SODEXO Foundation. More than 2,000

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around the world participate each year. A variety of organizations with national reach across the United States engage in National Youth Service Day activities, including the

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, Woodmen of the World, and

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. A variety of organizations have been accredited with administering the day, including Global Youth Action Network,

, and Points of Light Foundation. Speaking about Global Youth Service Day,

Jane Goodall Dame Jane Morris Goodall (; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English zoologist, Primatology, primatologist and Anthropology, anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremo ...

commented, "I have often said that every individual counts, every individual has a role to play, and every individual makes a difference. Global Youth Service Day proves it."

Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder a ...

said that, "Volunteers are some of our most valued partners, and Global Youth Service Day celebrates the efforts of the youngest of them."Press Room
Global Youth Service Day. Retrieved 12/5/07.

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Global Youth Service Day
official website.
Global Youth Service Day
on the YSA (Youth Service America) website. Volunteering Youth events April observances

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