Themes
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 )Section One Draft
A big post today as we upload a working version of the first part of our document. This section is entitled ‘The Rationale For Working With And For Youth’ and can be accessed using the link below. Please take the time to read through our work and leave comments. Thank You!
Draft_Section One_41009
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 [...]
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 )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
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1) ‘Participatory Budgeting with Youth’ Josh Lerner (Unpublished, 2006) http://blog.ygproject.org/2009/08/17/participatory budgeting-with-youth-powerpoint-presentation/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
SLN 1-Lessons Learnt: Reaching Out to Excluded Youth in Uganda
The Uganda Sharing and Learning Network (SLN) on “How to reach out to Marginalised Youth” was the first out of four sessions (to be held by the end of November 2009) by the DFID – CSO Youth Guidance Project Team. SLN 1 was held on the 30th July 2009 at the World Bank offices in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The DFID White Paper Consultation for Youth.
Back in March, the three Youth Participation Officers based in London, were asked to help facilitate the DfiD White Paper consultation for Youth. The three of us, being interested in development matters and passionate about anything involving young people in a leadership role, jumped at the chance.
DfiD’s new White Paper is called “Eliminating World Poverty; [...]
