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Red Cross/Red Crescent Youth Development

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RC/RC Youth what, why, where and how

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Internationally

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Secretariat efforts

 Youth Development plan 

International Federation Youth Commission

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Regionally

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Youth networks

  European Youth Networks MENA Youth Networks  Youth in Americas, tentatives in Africa and Asia/Pacific Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development February 2006

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RC/RC Youth: what

The terms

"youth"

and

"young people"

are taken to cover the broad age range of 5 to 30 years. This includes: • children: 5 to 10 years old approx.

• adolescents: 11 to 15 years old approx. • young adults: 16 to 30 years old approx.

Traditionally, children and younger adolescents have considered the

beneficiaries

of the Movement. Adolescents and young adults have to be provided with the opportunity to serve as active

volunteers

and acquire the skills to be

active partners

in the governance and management of the Federation of today and tomorrow by working side by side the older members.

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RC/RC Youth: why There is a need of RCY to:

 sensitize young people to the voluntary service and to the Principles and Values of the RC/RC Movement.

 provide young people with the opportunity to play an active role in the provision of the Movement services “with, by and for young people”.

 better identify the needs of young people and find an effective way to respond to these needs.

 contribute significantly to meet the needs of vulnerable people by reaching young target groups through the young volunteers and to promote peer education: “peer-to-peer approach”.

 provide young people the opportunity to acquire the skills to play a role in the leadership and management of the Movement of today and tomorrow by working side by side the older members.

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Secretariat focus for Youth development

To improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity

Objective:

National Societies have developed Youth programmes and structures in line with the overall organisational development programme of the International Federation. The Secretariat approach for RC/RC Youth development follows the three directions expressed in Strategy 2010: 1.

2.

3.

Programmes focused on local vulnerabilities; Management of human resources, development of policies and strengthening structures to involve youth in decision-making; Working together, establishing partnership and mobilising resources.

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Youth +

plus

+ Development 06-09

1.

2.

3.

4.

Increase early sensitization and recruitment  improving National Society capacity to recruit and retain youth volunteers by involving them as partners, both as beneficiaries and as actors Integrated Youth Leadership  allow youth to bring their experience, creativity and idealism into the decision making of the National Society, thereby complimenting the maturity of other members Scaling Up of impact of Youth programmes  youth programmes are planned and implemented in areas where they can add more value and ensure the greatest impact through activities run with, for and by youth Effective knowledge management through global Youth communication initiative  focus on communication as a key factor in building capacities and sharing knowledge and good practices of youth working models within the Movement Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development February 2006

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Communication as integral part of capacity building

• • • • • Quarterly “Youth in Action”

newsletter

Youth

web section: www.ifrc.org/youth

Youth on

FedNet

(information, resource sharing, discussion forum) Monthly youth

e-newsletter

Keeping

updated youth contact lists

through Federation database Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development February 2006

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development For more information about the RC/RC Youth world, visit the International Federation Youth web section:

www.ifrc.org/youth [email protected] The end

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IFRC Youth Commission

The Youth Commission is an advisory body to the Federation governance and work to ensure that youth related issues are considered. Its members are: •

Africa:

Mamadou Souko

• Senegalese Red Cross

Romain Laïyabe Lare,

• Togolese Red Cross

Shaban Mawanda,

Uganda Red Cross • •

Americas:

Ian Courtney,

Belize Red Cross,

Elvis Matute,

Panamanian Red Cross

Asia/Pacific:

•

Nancy Kareroa,

Cook Islands Red Cross

Europe:

•

Manushak Melkumyan

• Armenian Red Cross

Maiju Jalma

• Finish Red Cross

Tilmann Lahann

German Red Cross For more information, visit www.ifrc.org/youth/about/international/youth-commission.asp

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RC/RC Youth: where?

Regional Youth networks

European Cooperation Meeting/ European Coordination Committee Middle East and North Africa

Since June 05

Central America South America Africa –

strong interest for future plans

Asia Pacific

some tentatives…

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...you will find much more on www.ifrc.org/youth

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The European Youth Network

ECM

European Cooperation Meeting (ECM) is a biennual meeting of European Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth leaders. In 2001, it brought together over eighty participants from 43 counties.

It was first established in 1978 as a meeting of European Youth Directors.

Since 1992, two representatives are invited from each of the 52 National Societies of the European region.

ECC

The European Coordination Committee is a group of people elected by European National Society youth representatives at the ECM. It was first established in 1992 with the goal of following-up implementations of the resolutions adopted at the ECM and to discuss and establish priority topics chosen by European youth sections to develop youth activities.

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Sub-regional Youth Networks in Europe

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Sub-regional youth networks in Europe include

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Nordic-Baltic youth network

(Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden) 

West European Network

(Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom) 

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Network

- As the need for network for youth from Russian speaking countries was increasing, at the moment Eastern Europe and Central Asia Network is being initiated. Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development February 2006

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The MENA Youth Network

MENA Youth Network

Established in 2005 to strengthen the National Societies Youth programmes and structures in the Middle East and North Africa region, as recommended in the Manama Declaration (4th MENA Conference, Bahrain, March 2004), by establishing a regional youth network in order to share relevant knowledge and experience among RC/RC Youth leaders.

MENA Youth Coordinating Committee

The Middle East and North Africa Youth Committee is formed of a group of people elected by Middle Eastern and North African National Societies Youth representatives at the biannual MENA Youth Meeting. Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development February 2006

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Other Youth Networks

Americas

There is a youth network in South America and another in Central America, meeting regularly to discuss common priorities and actions. Red Cross and Red Crescent Youth Development

Africa, Asia Pacific

Tentatives to create regional and sub regional youth networks. February 2006