Young people reached
More than 170,000 young people reached since 2010. This participation milestone was already documented by The Peninsula in 2016; the company continues to develop its youth ecosystem.
Read the record ↗Depth you can see.
A history you can trace.
Since 2010, The Youth Company has reached more than 170,000 young people and delivered 306 programmes. We continue to build pathways into learning, work, culture and community.
01 / SCALE OVER TIMEAn ongoing journey, across different measures
Youth visits reported
Gulf Times reported cumulative Run The World youth visitors across its first five years. This is a festival measure, not a unique-person count.
Read the record ↗Programmes delivered
306 programmes delivered since 2010, spanning workshops, conferences, career initiatives, cultural festivals, sport and community action. This company-reported total covers delivery across formats, rather than 306 distinct programme brands.
Company source ↗These figures have different dates, scopes and definitions. They are not added together, presented as audited totals, or relabelled as employment outcomes.
02 / WHAT DEPTH LOOKS LIKEInside the work
Behind the headline:
people doing things.
Programme-level records make the experience more tangible than a single cumulative number.
130 delegates.
A practical leadership experience.
The post-event report records 130 delegates on the day, with leadership workshops, discussion and networking. The learning journey covered self-mastery, teamwork and community leadership.
Company post-event report · p. 6–7, 1216 hours.
66 young participants.
The seventh edition combined discovering personal strengths, public speaking and turning ideas into enterprise. The report distinguishes actual attendance from the original target.
Company post-event report · p. 8–9, 1212 regional artists.
One shared cultural platform.
Three days connected performance, artist exchange and cultural visits. The value was in the encounters and expression as well as the audience.
Company post-event report · p. 2, 10, 18–27A stage—and the experience
of building it.
Youth organisers helped shape the festival. Talent auditions, volunteer orientation and four wellbeing talks created entry points beyond attending the main event.
RTW annual report · p. 5–6, 10, 14
03 / HOW THE MODEL WORKSParticipation → Responsibility → Experience
The outcome begins
with ownership.
Across the archive, young people appear as organisers, volunteers, performers, speakers and project builders. That is the connective thread.
Practice in real settings.
Workshops connect to public speaking, project development, organising and community activity.
Make connections useful.
Partners, mentors and peers provide spaces, expertise and practical opportunities.
Turn participation into contribution.
Young people create performances, projects, conversations and acts of community service.
04 / SOURCES & ARCHIVEA selected evidence record
Grounded in the record.
This site draws on contemporary reporting, company post-event reports and the latest programme direction available in the company’s Canva materials. Plans are distinguished from completed work. Private source documents remain in the company archive.
2010 foundingGulf Times · 2013 contemporary profile↗Regional mission & UAE agreementThe Peninsula · 15 July 2013↗International relief deliveryGulf Times · 2 January 2014↗Regional cultural exchangeThe Peninsula · 4 April 2014↗Historic programme rangeGulf Times · 24 December 2012↗Festival growthGulf Times · 18 January 2016↗Company scale & international expansionThe Peninsula · 7 May 2016↗Current programme directionThe Youth Company 2025 · Canva master, updated September 2026↗Digital platform directionYOUTH.QA · Canva presentation, updated March 2026↗
Company archive references +
- Youth Change Everything 2012 post-event report — founding, programme structure and attendance.
- Run The World 2013 annual report — training origins, youth organising, volunteer process and talent platform.
- Arab Hip Hop Festival 2014 post-event report — regional artist exchange and delivery.
- Youth Hub Qatar progress report, January–June 2014 — workshops, community activity and programme range.
- Youth Change Everything 2015 report — seventh-edition actual delivery measures.
- Inspired by Qatar 2019 event report and 4 April 2019 launch announcement — event date, programme and reported participation.
- Grab-a-Coffee pilot study, February 2021 — mentoring and networking research.
The website uses selected historical outputs. It does not claim that participation counts measure unique beneficiaries, verified career outcomes or current programme availability.
Numbers with a story behind them.
Published programme measures, each with its own year and unit. They are not added together as unique people.
4,000
Students registered for the fair. This is not a count of completed placements.
Source ↗250+
Volunteers reported in the Ramadan programme, with 3,000 iftar boxes distributed.
Source ↗18
Finalists selected following a regional campaign that received 78 submissions.
Source ↗