Governance & Accountability
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!
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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 )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1) ‘Participatory Budgeting with Youth’ Josh Lerner (Unpublished, 2006) http://blog.ygproject.org/2009/08/17/participatory budgeting-with-youth-powerpoint-presentation/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; [...]
