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BORN TO BE: YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM JULIA ALDEN, EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR

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B O R N T O B E : Y O U T H E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M

J U L I A A L D E N , E D U C A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T O R

H O W I T H A S C H A N G E D , E V O LV E D , & G R O W N E X P O N E N T I A L LY I N T H E L A S T C E N T U R Y. I N T H E L A S T F I F T Y Y E A R S . I N T H E L A S T D E C A D E .

T H I N K A B O U T T H E W O R L D

S L E E K , S O P H I S T I C AT E D & I N N O VAT I V E

T E C H N O L O G Y I S

I N T O F U N C T I O N A L , M O D E R N M A R V E L S

A R C H I T E C T U R E H A S E V O LV E D

& W E ’ R E S C R A M B L I N G T O R I G H T F U L LY A C C O M M O D AT E A L L I N T E R M S O F T H E I R Q U A L I T Y O F L I F E , A C C E S S T O E D U C AT I O N & F U T U R E O P P O R T U N I T Y, & H E A LT H C A R E .

T H E P O P U L A T I O N H A S E X P L O D E D

• Over 150,000 people are added to the population, which is currently sitting at just under 7.4 million people on our planet

• And half of that 7.4 million is under 25 years of age

• Half of our worlds population contains the future presidents, business leaders, doctors, innovators, advocates, artists, and scientists of tomorrow

I N A M AT T E R O F O N E D AY

• Approximately 300 million of youths between the ages of 15 and 24 are without jobs or access or opportunity to further their education.

• About 250 million children across the globe struggle with numeracy and literacy.

• They are not equipped with the proper skills to join, and more importantly, thrive, in the fast-paced global economy of today and tomorrow.

S O M E T H I N G N E E D S T O B E D O N E

T H E D E U T S C H E B A N K C R E AT E D T H E I R B O R N T O B E Y O U T H E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M I N 2 0 1 3

I N S P I R E D T O TA K E A C T I O N ,

Their mission?“ W E ’ R E A L L B O R N

T O B E S O M E T H I N G . B U T I F A M B I T I O N

A N D P U R P O S E A R E N ’ T C U LT I VAT E D I N T H E Y O U N G , B Y

T H E T I M E T H E Y R E A C H T H E I R 2 0 S I T C A N B E T O O L AT E . ”

H A R N E S S I N G T H E P O W E R O F E D U C AT I O NThe Born to Be program creates what they refer to as #lifechanger opportunities to their

participants, helping to develop their skills, raise their aspirations, & create access to future opportunities.

Since it’s inception three years ago, Born to Be has impacted over 1.2 million people in 19 countries across the globe.

Over 130 education-led projects have taken place

Deutsch Bank employees have logged over 32,500 volunteer hours serving as mentors “to

inspire young people and help build capacity in organizations and advocacy efforts that aim to achieve sustainable change

by working with policymakers.”

T H E R E A C H O F B O R N T O B E

H T T P : / / J U L I A A L D E N . O R G

T O L E A R N M O R E A B O U T B O R N T O B E A N D O T H E R I N S P I R I N G A C T S O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L I S M , V I S I T