Youth Troopers for Global Awareness (YTGA) is a youth-led Canadian non-profit based in Mississauga, Ontario. Since their launch in 2006, they've added chapters for youth passionate about positive social change in Toronto and in Islamabad, Pakistan.
One of YTGA's upcoming projects is the launch of Studio 89, a social enterprise cafe in Mississauga that will offer fair trade products while also serving as an "artademic resource centre."
YTGA focuses primarily on current issues, women's issues, children's issues, human rights and media influence. They blog about these issues and get involved in projects -- such as raising funds for a documentary to bring awareness to modern sex slavery in Canada.
Contact Information
Youth Troopers for Global Awareness website
Youth Troopers for Global Awareness on Facebook
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Youth-led Coffee Shops
- Creating coffee shops led by young people provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the coffee industry by offering fresh perspectives and cater to the needs and preferences of younger consumers.
- Social Enterprise Cafes
- The emergence of social enterprise cafes presents a disruptive innovation opportunity by combining business and social impact, allowing customers to contribute to a cause while enjoying their coffee.
- Artademic Resource Centers
- Establishing artademic resource centers within cafes opens up disruptive innovation possibilities by merging art, academia, and community engagement, providing a unique space for learning and creativity.
Sectors Adopting This
- Coffee Industry
- The coffee industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by embracing and supporting youth-led coffee shops, offering a fresh and innovative approach to attract younger customers.
- Social Impact/humanitarian Organizations
- Social impact and humanitarian organizations have an opportunity for disruptive innovation by integrating social enterprise cafes into their initiatives, creating sustainable revenue streams to support their causes.
- Education and Art Industries
- The education and art industries can leverage the concept of artademic resource centers to create disruptive innovation by providing creative learning environments that combine art, academia, and community engagement.
