Updates and News
The Guide is launched – 30 March 2010!
On Tuesday 30 March 2010 the Youth Participation Guide was launched at the Girl Hub within DFID on Palace Street. As a team, it was wonderful to finally reach this point and present to DFID staff (including the Minister Mike Foster) what we have all been working on for the last year and a half. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Policies relating to youth in Uganda & Nepal
For an example of national policies relating to youth in two contexts, please click here: Uganda & Nepal Youth Overviews 2009.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Focus Groups with young people: Review and uptake of the Guide
In December 2009 and January 2010 the YGP Team (led by our Youth Participation Officers) conducted small focus groups in Nepal, Uganda and the UK. The aims being to: Raise awareness of the guide Elicit feedback on format and content from a youth perspective Generate ideas for next steps in maximising value of guide (uptake [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Advertisement – Evaluator Required
Project Background: The DFID/CSO Youth Guidance Project Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) is seeking to recruit an Evaluator to conduct a small evaluation on the process of producing the Donor Youth Participation Guide to date. This is an important aspect of the Youth Guidance Project which aims to develop, pilot and disseminate guidance and resources 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
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ADVERTISEMENT – EDITOR REQUIRED
Project Background: The DFID/CSO Youth Guidance Project Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) is seeking to recruit an Editor (& linkage writer) to finalise the language, content and flow of the Donor Youth Participation Guide. This is a vital aspect of the Youth Guidance Project which aims to develop, pilot and disseminate guidance and resources to Donor [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None 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 )DfID Young Reporters and Youth Consultation Vox Pops
Hello As a follow up to yesterday’s post you can visit the DfID Young Reporters blog at the link below: http://dfidyouthreporters.wordpress.com/ And watch some brief interviews with attendees at the DfID Youth Consultation event, including our government minister Ivan Lewis MP and our very own Youth Participation Officer Barbara Soetan, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzndaRABZwA Enjoy!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘The Network’ and Progress so far
Hello everyone! As our project progresses there is a real sense of momentum around this work, especially now that our colleagues in Uganda and Nepal are on board and have commenced work piloting the guide. Thus I thought it an opportune time to write a couple of posts sharing some information and reflections on the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Focus Groups, What actually happened?
“Was a very interactive session. Diverse ideas and opinions really came up and enriched my horizon.”
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