Part 2: Case studies and Resources
SLN 4 Uganda: Youth Led Monitoring & Evaluation
It was on this day of 12th November 2009 when we held our last and fourth sharing and learning network, during which participants dug deep on the topic “In what ways has including young people as participants in monitoring and evaluation added value to our work?” The out comes of this session gave a number [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Peer Education and SRH Approaches…
One of our case studies is of YEAH (Young Empowered and Healthy) Uganda, a youth orientated SRH organisation working on a regional and national level. This document is the current campaign strategy for the ‘True Manhood’ Campaign launched earlier this year. It provides an insight into YEAH’s approach across its work as well as to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Youth & Employment: SLN 3 in Uganda
One of the key challenges of the future for Uganda’s youth is youth unemployment. Reversing this trend is a major challenge for any developing country, more so for Uganda which has an upright population pyramid with a high dependency ratio. According to the state of Uganda population report 2006, over the past two decades, youth [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )SLN III: Youth Conducting Research in Nepal
The world has realized the potential inherent in youth. Meaningful youth participation in development has been recognized as something indispensable. Any development project rests upon the foundation of a strong research, and is incomplete without monitoring and evaluation. The third Sharing and Learning Session (SLN III) on “In what ways has an including young people [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )JYAN Advocacy Toolkit
This document is a product of the USAID funded JA-Style project, which has now been transformed into a fully fledged youth NGO thanks to the drive and dedication of a small volunteer team and in-kind support from the Jamaican government. It’s a great example of a useful resource created by young people, for young people. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Young People & SRH & HIV/AIDS Efforts (SLN 2 Uganda)
The second Sharing and Learning Network (SLN) in Uganda on the topic of engaging young people with SRH and HIV/AIDS efforts with focus on peer education approaches was one of the exciting sessions organized by the DFID-CSO Youth Guidance Project team. This event was hosted at the UNFPA offices in Kampala on the 3rd of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Growing Pains: Youth and Employment Opportunities in Nepal (SLN 2)
One of Nepal’s greatest post conflict challenges is how to provide for and engage with its young labour force. In a country where 46% of young people aged 20-24 are ‘highly underutilized’ (according to the Nepal Labour Force Survey, 2008) much more needs to be done by the government and all development partners to halt [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Livelihoods:Market Assessment Toolkit
This is comprehensive toolkit produced by the Commission for Refugee Women and Children geared to supporting organisations to plan and execute appropriate interventions to promote sustainable livelihoods. Our team has used it for a study under the ‘Post Conflict Transitions..’ theme of the project. Mkt assessment toolkit_youth livelihoods As ever, comments are welcome. Derek
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Case Study #16: Participatory Budgeting
1) ‘Participatory Budgeting with Youth’ Josh Lerner (Unpublished, 2006) http://blog.ygproject.org/2009/08/17/participatory budgeting-with-youth-powerpoint-presentation/ 2) ‘Learning Citizenship and Democracy Through Participatory Budgeting: The Case of Rosario, Argentina’ Josh Lerner, Daniel Schugurensky: http://www.linesofflight.net/work/rosario_pb_columbia.pdf 3) ‘72 Frequently Asked Questions about Participatory Budgeting’ (UN Habitat) www.internationalbudget.org/themes/PB/72QuestionsaboutPB.pdf
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )SLN 1 in Nepal – Reaching Out to Marginalised Youth
Nepal is a young country. A country where 26.5% of its population is young, where every year about 300,000 youth are ready to work. In order for this young country to prosper it is necessary that the youth population is provided with a meaningful space. No doubt, there are actions being taken to increase youth [...]
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