International Membership

We are the voice of Young Indians globally.

Young Indians International (Yi-I) is a platform to connect young global Indians living overseas to India; whether someone who wants to “give back” to India or learn from India or connect to the youth of India.

Young Indians (Yi), a movement for Indian youth to converge, lead, co-create and influence India’s future, is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Formed in 2002, Yi has created a unique platform for young Indians to work towards realizing the dream of a developed nation and to imbue in them the qualities of responsible citizens. It has a growing, inclusive membership across all geographies and demographics with over 3900 direct members between the age group of 21-45 years and comprises of youth entrepreneurs, leaders and professionals across 55 chapters pan-India and Yi stakeholders which include impactful and inspiring 30,000 YUVA college students; 2,80,000+ school children and 92 rural communities across the country to engage in initiatives, programs and activities focused on Nation Building, Youth Leadership and Thought Leadership. Yi is a unique platform for young minds to influence and lead positive change with the conviction “We Can, We Will.”

Who can be an International Member?

Any Young Indian living overseas can join the Yi movement and contribute to the three pillars of Yi – Nation Building, Youth Leadership and Thought Leadership.

Benefits

Engage within the Yi ecosystem through digital platforms in a wide range of verticals, including Learning, Projects, Initiatives and Special Interest Group (SIG) networks.
Influence and build a brighter future for India by mentoring Yuva (college students) and Thalir students (school children).
Help introduce new technologies to the rural masses of the country through Rural Initiatives.
Be a conduit for "Made in India solutions" that can be used in other parts of the world.
Create a powerful global network: connect to over 3000 businesses and entrepreneurs through Yi members in India and overseas.
Influence public policy in India through white papers about best-in-class global initiatives that can be adopted in India.
Build a community of like-minded individuals, sharing passions that help build the nation, in their respective geographies.
Participate digitally with chapter members and national membership across the Yi Chapter network in India.
Get the golden opportunity to be a part of Yi's delegations to the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs, the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance and other international and domestic learning and networking missions.

Services

All international members, upon joining Yi, will be affiliated with one of Yi's 50+ city chapters across India as per their choice.
International members will become virtual members of any one Yi Chapter across the Yi Chapter network in India.
When in India, the international member can join the home chapter activities, and the cross-chapter activities that are open to all Yi members.