Across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, France, Spain, and Belgium, 31 young people and youth workers came together for the YCAN Kick-off Meeting and Youth Participatory Activity (2–6 February 2026) for capacity-building workshops, a collaboration platform, and a youth consultation forum. What they shared paints a clear picture: young people are not short on urgency, ideas, or willingness to act. What's missing are the systems to back them up.