Tools and Resources

Alongside a range of case studies, and material setting out reasons for involving young people, the Youth Guidance Project will collect and generate tools and resources for promoting youth participation.The tools will be outlined by a reference sheet [see the Tool kit Template 31-12-08 (1)] in Part 2 of the Guide, which will summarise the tools in the Appendix of the Guide.

We will be sharing many of the tools we generate as blog posts on this website in the Case Studies and Resources category.

When we refer to ‘tools’ we mean any number of the following:

• Checklist

A comprehensive list of necessary elements for some aspect of programme planning or evaluation; for example, risk perception checklists, or checklists to determine levels of youth participation

• Guideline

An indication or outline for undertaking a particular type of programme or programme step; for example, guidelines designed for formulating youth-friendly HIV programmes, counselling young people on HIV/STIs, designing behaviour change interventions, or marketing condoms to young people.

• Handbook

A concise reference book or manual covering a particular subject

• Methodology

A set of methods or procedures used in programme implementation

• Report

A written record, summary, detailed account, or statement; in this mapping exercise, reports provide documentation of initiatives, interventions, programmes, and projects

• Standards

Something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example for an aspect of programme planning; for example, quality standards for monitoring and assessing services’ youth friendliness or standards for peer education practices

• Training Manual/Curriculum

An educational course or set of courses covering an area of specialisation; training manuals or modules used by programme planners and educators

So in Summary a Tool kit is:

A package of materials compiled for programme planning in a particular subject area, which could include any combination of materials in this list; for example, an advocacy tool kit that includes guidelines for creating a media strategy as well as a checklist for coalition building.

Source: Based on UNFPA (2004) ‘Programme Planning Materials and Training Resources: A Compendium’

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