Tamarack supports individuals and communities to change systems to end poverty, create sustainable and equitable climate transitions, inspire a sense of belonging and community, and improve opportunities with and for youth. Tamarack began in the 1990s and then grew in 2002 when 13 cities in Canada committed to embarking on a 10-year journey to explore a collaborative, cross-sector approach to poverty reduction. When this effort exceeded its goals, the network began to grow rapidly, with Tamarack applying its proven approach to three additional issue areas: belonging, climate transitions and youth futures. Each of these issue areas has grown into a network of local collaboratives bringing together different sectors and individuals to implement large-scale change initiatives in their cities. A total of 39,000 changemakers around the world belong to Tamarack’s learning network and use Tamarack’s resources, consulting and coaching services to collaborate on community-driven outcomes. The vartaLeap Coalition was formed in 2019 to grow understanding and strategy for youth leadership and development in India. The coalition initially started with 40 organizations and has now grown to over 150 members. The coalition aims to build vibrant and empowered spaces that nurture the leadership potential of young people to transform themselves and society. Building on Gandhi’s mobilization of youth during the Indian Independence movement, vartaLeap aims to understand young people as more than just assets, consumers and workers, and rather as individuals in society whose well-being is linked to that of the community around them. Every year, at least 150,000 young people are engaged through deeply transformative leadership experiences centred on well-being, gender equality, climate action and constitutional values.Year founded: Headquartered: Regions represented: Year founded: Headquartered: Regions represented: Groups assembled: Organizations involved: Constituents represented: Groups assembled: Organizations involved: Constituents represented:Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement Ending poverty in all of its forms vartaLeap Coalition Nurturing inside-out youth leadership in India 2002 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Tamarack’s primary focus is Canada, with relationships in the USA, the United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand and Australia180 local collaboratives working across 500 municipalities 39,000 changemakers from thousands of organizations across the world (with a majority in Canada) Local collaboratives are working in communities representing approximately 60% of people living in Canada (24 million of 40 million citizens) 2019 New Delhi, National Capital Territory, India India (nationwide)8 “vartaLabs” (collaborative efforts addressing specific themes) 150+ members including institutional members (organizations) and individual members (leaders from different sectors, including government and multilateral agencies) ~150,000 young people are engaged through deeply transformative leadership experiences each year (conservative estimates) The Future is Collective: Advancing Collective Social Innovation to Address Society’s Biggest Challenges 22

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