About Us | International Youth for a Better World

Happiness of the poor children.__Taken in Chupah district Gialai province Vietnam._edited.

WHAT WE DO

Make a leader, make a change.
CREATE LASTING IMPACT.

International Youth for a Better World (IYBW) is a non-profit organization that collaborates with local communities to cultivate the next generation of local leaders and change-makers. IYBW change-makers are dedicated to resolve community issues and transform the world into a better place. The IYBW professional development program assists them in developing life skills such as leadership, entrepreneurship, and advocacy.

PHILOSOPHY

“The Best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” - Mahatma Gandhi

We aim to work in one country at a time, starting from Cambodia, to train, support, and produce a minimum of 300 entrepreneurs, change-makers and civic leaders.

For a widespread and long-lasting progress to happen in a world that is becoming more interconnected, we must work to strike a balance between a local focus and a global network.

MISSION

Our mission is to empower local communities to tackle their own problems by training and supporting change-makers and civic leaders locally and globally.

VISION

We strive to be the most significant international organization, primarily led by young leaders, and working with every nation around the world to assist them in establishing a more equitable and prosperous society.

CORE VALUE

We celebrate diversity and understand that different communities have different needs. We also acknowledge and strive to find common ground among our diverse group of members.

FOUNDER'S
STORY

President Chin Thomith

Growing up in abject poverty and raised by a single-mother education was almost too far to pursue for Thomith Chin. There were many times that he could not afford to pay a one-dollar monthly fee for an English class taught by a monk in the monastery when he was in Cambodia. Breakfast and lunch were often a trade-off with a part-time class fee.