Ideas & evidence
Blog
Essays on trust-based investment, youth-led changemaking, and the Changemaker Hub model.
Jun 2026
The 29,000-Hour Waiting Room
A degree can take 29,000 hours and still leave a graduate waiting. Ali Raza Khan on why that is a design problem, and how trust fixes it.
Jun 2026
The Seven Wonders of Trust-First
Seven threshold moments young people cross when they are trusted first. Named by Ali Raza Khan, visible in every YES Challenge cohort.
Jun 2026
What Is Trust-Based Investment?
Trust-based investment gives young people a small sum with belief, not conditions. Here is how it works, and why it turns into real businesses.
Jun 2026
Zimbabwe: Youth-Led Changemaking Over Time
Across two documented Zimbabwe cohorts (2021-2022), 34 teams served over 3,000 people. This is the through-line to the Chitungwiza Hub.