Our Work
Four functions, many challenges
Thematic issues such as health, climate or education are challenge areas addressed through our four core functions, not separate departments. Technology is cross-cutting across all of them.
Cross-cutting
Technology is an enabler, not our entire identity
Technology runs across Leadership, Innovation and Solutions, Networks and Opportunities, and Knowledge and Evidence. We use it where it is genuinely the simplest and most inclusive way to solve a problem, and we say so when it is not.
Flagship 2026
CLINK Youth Solutions Challenge 2026
Our first flagship pilot, connecting youth teams with specialist partners to co-design and test practical solutions to problems affecting young people.
Thematic areas
Issues addressed with partners
The thematic portfolio can evolve as evidence and community needs change. Partnership is how each of these areas is taken on.
Health and Wellbeing
Health information, access, prevention, youth-friendly services and innovation.
GBV, Safety and Protection
Prevention, safeguarding, awareness, digital safety and referral linkages, delivered with qualified specialist partners for technical services and case management.
Climate and Environment
Youth climate leadership, environmental sustainability, green innovation, tree planting, waste and community resilience.
Education and Learning
Access, digital learning, literacy, skills, career development and learning innovation.
Employment and Livelihoods
Employability, entrepreneurship, career pathways, digital work and opportunity access.
Civic Participation and Governance
Youth voice, civic engagement, accountability, policy dialogue and leadership.
Digital Inclusion and Technology
Digital literacy, responsible technology, AI awareness, digital safety and technology-enabled solutions.
Social Inclusion
Disability inclusion, access to opportunities and participation of marginalised youth.
Emerging Youth Issues
New issues can be added when evidence shows they require a youth-centred response.
Collaboration pathways
How a challenge becomes a solution
These examples show how responsibility is shared. CLINK works on youth engagement and innovation, while specialist partners provide the technical depth and systems.
| Challenge | CLINK role | Specialist partner role |
|---|---|---|
| Youth health information | Youth research, mobilisation, innovation and digital engagement. | Health expertise, validation and service or referral linkages. |
| GBV prevention and safety | Youth engagement, prevention innovation and communications. | Qualified GBV and protection expertise, safeguarding and referral or case-management pathways. |
| Climate resilience | Youth climate challenge, innovation and community mobilisation. | Climate science, technical design and environmental programme expertise. |
| Education access | Youth research, solution design and digital engagement. | Education content, pedagogy and institutional systems. |
| Youth employment | Opportunity mapping, skills, networks and innovation. | Employers, technical experts, entrepreneurship and market linkages. |
Work on one of these with us
If you have expertise in a thematic area, or a problem you want addressed, the partnership model is the way in.