The global innovation lab for social change

camp 2030 | september 9 - 14, 2024, New York

Camp 2030 is a global innovation lab for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Taking place during Global Goals Week each September, Changemakers gather in New York to develop new solutions for the world’s biggest problems.

Tackle poverty, inequality, injustice, and climate change all while having the time of your life.

Applications for Camp 2030 in 2024 have been extended! Applications now close April 29th at 11:59 pm EST.

Camp 2030 is the ultimate international youth leadership experience, the top youth leadership Camp globally. Camp 2030 is the ultimate summer camp for people who make change. Join us for Camp 2030, the leading program for young people focused on the

Camp 2030 takes place in New York in September, and convenes hundreds of the world’s most driven, passionate, and inspiring social entrepreneurs and innovators to build business solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.

Camp 2030 enables the world’s most driven and action-oriented young innovators to create solutions, gain knowledge, confidence, community to solve global challenges. It is not only an Innovation Lab, but a space for young people to come together, build networks, and take action in a real & authentic way.

The ultimate Adult summer camp for CHANGEMAKERS

Each year, we invite the world’s top Changemakers to join us in upstate New York for 6 days of co-creating, and ideating brand new solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals. It gets down to the nitty gritty - taking action for a better planet, and it’s a whole lot of fun.

UNITE 2030 is part of the UN Foundation’s Global Goals Week Coalition.

Camp 2030 takes place at the start of Global Goals Week, a UN Foundation Initiative that aligns with UN High-Level Week as part of the United Nations General Assembly. Our Solutions Hub, which occurs on the last day of Camp 2030, provides a unique opportunity for our Campers to engage with Global Goals Week, and to be in New York City during the UNGA.

About Camp 2030

  • The Innovation Process

    UNITE 2030’s proven innovation process helps Campers go from problem identification to solution in just a few days. Camper work in teams through a self-guided process which allows for peer-to-peer engagement, meaningful collaboration, and learning by doing.

  • The Summer camp experience

    Camp 2030 isn’t just a space to innovate. We intentionally curate an experience that allows Changemakers to grow in an authentic environment. In addition to the innovation process, Campers take part in outdoor activities like kayaking, swimming, football, and high-ropes.

  • A Supportive Community

    We firmly believe that your vibe attracts your tribe. The UNITE 2030 Community creates a supportive and friendly environment to have fun, kick back, and be yourself. The connections you make at Camp 2030 are meant to last a lifetime.

The Venue

Tucked away in Adirondack National Park, about a 4 hour drive from New York City, Camp Echo Lake provides a unique venue for community building & collaboration.

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Hear directly from our 2023 Campers and why they thought that Camp 2030 was the ultimate
international experience for young Changemakers.

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