Transcript Document

Youth Participation Guidance
Workshop
Summit Hotel, Kathmandu
17 April 2009
DFID-CSO Working Group
Aims of the workshop
• To inform key partners regarding
the aims of the Youth Guidance
Project.
• Increased awareness on youth
participation issues and
commitment built towards taking
action in this area.
• Collaborative discussion on scoping
the potential strategic opportunities
for youth participation.
Youth Guidance Project
SPW volunteers in Sierra
Leone training youth on
women’s rights
First-ever mock Youth
Parliament held in Nepal after
16 years of civil conflict,
organized by SPW
Definitions: Youth Participation?
Youth Guidance Project
• For this project focusing on one aspect of
youth: UN legal definition young people
aged 15-24
• What is youth participation? What words
come to your mind? Brainstorm with
partner…
Definitions: Youth Participation?
Youth Guidance Project
Participation is an ongoing process of … active
involvement in decision making (at different
levels) in matters that concern them. It requires
information sharing and dialogue between
children and adults, which is based on mutual
respect and power sharing. Genuine
participation gives children [youth] the power to
shape both the process and
outcome. Participation is proactive.’ (Source: Save
the Children’s UK Regional office in South and Central Asia, 2001)
Why this project?
Youth Guidance Project
• Identified as a need by:
– DFID as a component of their increasing work
and attention on young people
– By other NGOs as part of the DFID-CSO
Youth Working Group
– Direct partnership between donors & CSOs to
prove youth participation works!
What we’re aiming to achieve:
Youth Guidance Project
• Creation of youth participation guidance
materials for bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor
agencies
• Uniquely tested and developed in partnership
with those agencies during two pilot phases (in
Uganda and Nepal)
Structure
DFID Equity & Rights
Team in London
Bilaterals and multi-lateral support at HQ level
(input of resources and case studies) from:
UNICEF, World Bank, UNFPA, GTZ, NZ Aid
The Project is led by Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) on behalf of the DFIDCSO Working Group on Youth.
Key members of the UK Project Committee (7) from this Group are: Plan
International, UNICEF, SPW, British Youth Council (BYC), the Commonwealth Youth
Exchange Council (CYEC), Peace Child international (PCI) & International Alert.
SMART
piloting of
resources
that add
value to
selected in
country
partners
work
Co-ordinated by SPW
Uganda:
SPW Director &
Ugandan Youth
Participation Officer
Supported Project
Committee (support
team to set up)
UK Project team:
Project Manager & 3 P/t Youth
Participation Officers
Co-ordinated by SPW
Nepal:
SPW Director, & Nepal
Youth Participation
Officer
Supported Project
Committee (support
team to set up)
SMART
piloting of
resources
that add
value to
selected in
country
partners
work
The Guide….
Youth Guidance Project
• Part 1 - Rationale for working with and for youth
• Part 2 – Generic resources and case studies on youth
policy and programming, including specific tools for:
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Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV and AIDS
Governance, Voice and Accountability
Post - Conflict Transitions and Youth Civic
Participation (link to employment)
• Part 3 - Process of producing the Guide itself: a project
in youth participation.
An example case study….
Youth Guidance Project
How to involve young people as researchers
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The WRC sought to improve services and protection to adolescents
affected by armed conflict: Kosovo; Sierra Leone; and northern Uganda.
Experiences of adolescents affected by war and persecution, and the
international and local responses. They were designed and led by young
people, which included individual interviews & focus group discussions.
How did Donor Agencies benefit?
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The United Nations Security Council incorporated recommendations of
adolescents in Sierra Leone on HIV/AIDS & sexual exploitation of children
by aid workers into Resolution 1460 (on Children and Armed Conflict).
Danida responded to the recommendations by working with young people
and community leaders in northern Uganda to design and implement a new
Education Initiative (secondary schooling).
Young people gained access to high-level policy discussions at the
Winnipeg Conference on War-affected Children in September 2000, the
United Nations Special Session on Children in May 2002
WRC, 2005, “Youth Speak Out”
The Pilot…
Youth Guidance Project
Proving it works: Testing youth
participation through a number
of discrete, time-bound
initiatives identified as a group
of partners
• 10 months in Uganda and
Nepal
• Coordinated by SPW Nepal in
partnership with donor
agencies and other CSO’s
• Adding value to and providing
an additional resource and
support to donor agencies
SPW Uganda Former Volunteer Richard
Wanzala addressing MPs in the UK Houses of
Parliament on the need to engage young
people in development.
Mr Uday Raj Pandey
Youth Guidance Project
Coordinator
National Youth Policy Drafting Task Force
Draft National Youth Policy
Objective
Make youth accountable and responsible towards
nation, Nationality and Federal Republic Structure
Ensuring the fundamental rights of youth engage them
in productive sector for the economic, social and political
development of the Nation by their meaningful
participation at all levels.
Instate dignity of labor, develop intellectual and physical
capabilities among youth whereby the youth can remain
safe from ill practices hence develop capable youth.
Major Areas
Education: Formal and Informal
Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development
Employment: Domestic and Foreign
Participation: Social and Cultural
Youth Mobilization
Health and Family Well being: HIV/AIDS, Malnutrition,
healthy lifestyle, mental health,
Culture, Sports and Entertainment
Drug abuse
Human Trafficking
Environment and Sustainable Development
Science and Technology
Sustainable Peace Building and Conflict transformation
Implementation Mechanism
STRUCTURE OF NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL
President (Youth Minister)
Executive Vice President
Director
Deputy Director
(At Central Level)
Counseling
Information
Skill development and Employment
(At District Level)
Office Secretary
Counseling
Information
Skill development and Employment
Thank You!
Mr Uday Raj Pandey
Coordinator
National Youth Policy Drafting Task Force
Themes from meetings…
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Youth Guidance Project
Consensus amongst partners on
engaging young people as a priority at
government, CSO & donor level
Consensus there is a need for coordination to avoid duplication & sharing
of lessons learnt
Possible areas to engage youth as
partners (not just as beneficiaries)…
Potential menu of activities
Youth Guidance Project
Policy
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The new National Development Plan
National Youth Policy
National Plan of Action for Youth Employment
Potential menu of activities
Youth Guidance Project
Research
• Mapping of donor youth interventions & policies in Nepal (& CSOs?)
• Youth led Research:
• Are youth interventions actually benefitting target groups?
• Gender based violence
• Linkages between child and youth clubs: What next for child
club members?
• What are the best structural mechanisms for youth
governance (national youth councils, local and district
committee representation)?
• Life skills packages for adolescent girls in the employment
fund: what’s needed?
• Youth & security
• Transparency & accountability
• Other thematic areas?
Potential menu of activities
Youth Guidance Project
Coordination & donor organisational
development
• Guiding framework for donors (principles/ ‘do no harm’)
• Co-ordinating mechanism/body (involving donors and
CSOs?)
• Youth on donor project advisory committees/ proposal
review panels
• Creating a Bank of donor youth fellowships
• Greater direct contact with senior staff and youth
• Youth adult partnerships/mentoring
Potential menu of activities
Youth Guidance Project
Programmatic processes
• Development of donor proposal guidelines (for youth interventions)
• Involving youth in donor/national youth audits/assessments (what
are young people’s needs?)
• Youth led Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. UNFPA & youth score card
or age disaggregation in wider M&E interventions)
• Celebrating the success of youth (recognition & reinforcement: local,
district & national levels)
• Youth adult partnerships/mentoring (e.g INGOs mentoring youth
NGOs)
• Youth Access to Information: consultations; dissemination; policy
into practice
Questions for discussion
Youth Guidance Project
1. In addition to the potential areas
identified are there other existing and
future areas of donor work where youth
participation could add value?
2. Identify any potential activities that your
organisation may be willing to pilot?
Next Steps
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Youth Guidance Project
Write up of workshop and discussions
Prioritising areas to take forward
Feedback to wider donor agency network
Development of work plan
Next group meeting
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