Understanding Gen Z Movements

Understanding Gen Z Movements

From IAF Continued Conversations by FNF - International Academy for Leadership (IAF)

December 9, 2025 · 1h 6m · Episode 43

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of Gen Z movements across the Global South, focusing on their demands for accountability and transparency in governance.

Around the world, young people are taking to the streets to challenge failing governance systems, rising living costs and limited opportunities. These Gen Z movements share a common call for accountability, transparency and a political system that reflects their realities and expectations. In this episode of IAF Continued Conversations, hosts Arpita Nepal and Rainer Heufers speak with Kathya Berrada from Morocco and Dhananath Fernando from Sri Lanka about the rise of Gen Z Movements across the Global South. Together, they explore what sparked these youth-driven uprisings, how economic pressures and governance failures shaped public anger, and why younger generations increasingly distrust traditional political structures. Drawing on recent developments from Colombo to Casablanca, the conversation highlights how societies respond when young citizens demand accountability, transparency and a new political mindset.

People in this episode

Hosts: Arpita Nepal, Rainer Heufers

Guests: Kathya Berrada, Dhananath Fernando

Topics covered

  • Gen Z movements
  • youth activism
  • political accountability
  • governance failures
  • economic pressures
  • Global South

Keywords

  • Gen Z
  • youth movements
  • accountability
  • transparency
  • political systems
  • economic challenges
  • public anger

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Morocco, Sri Lanka, Global South, Colombo, Casablanca

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