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INTRODUCTION: Youth voice,
youth involvement, youth participation, youth-centered programs,
community youth development, meaningful youth engagement, youth
civic engagement, child-friendly communities... Each of these
titles are meant to summarize initiatives that are active,
empowering, and democratic experiences for young people
as they create change in their own lives, as well as the lives of
others in the organizations, institutions, and communities they
belong to.
Point to Ponder:
"Rather than
standing or speaking for children, we need to stand with children
speaking for themselves. We don't need a political movement for
children... [we need to] build environments and policies for our
collective future." - Sandra Meucci
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Publications
  What
Works in Youth Participation? Case Studies from around the world
By Sylvia Golombeck. This report
asks "What does participation mean in different cultures? What
inhibits or encourages youth participation? How does a lack of
access to technology hinder youth’s ability to participate? What
lessons have we learned from existing youth programs worldwide?
What Works in Youth Participation is a document for policy makers,
business leaders, and community practitioners, to learn about
“what works” in the area of youth engagement.
Meaningful
Youth Participation in International Conferences
By Gail Cockburn. This report
explores the question of how to meaningfully include youth
delegates in international conferences. It draws primarily on the
experience of organizers and youth delegates to the International
Conference on War-Affected Children that took place in Winnipeg in
September 2000. This report will be of interest to anyone
attempting to involve youth in events and decision-making
processes.
Worldwide
Workshop on Youth Development as a Strategy for Social, Economic
and Democratic Development
By Helene Perold.
The
Declaration of Accountability on the Ethical Engagement of Young
People and Adults in Canadian
Organizations
By
First Nations Child and
Family Caring Society of Canada.
This document shares a wide-ranging perspective of youth
involvement, calling for organizations and communities to see
beyond past activities and to identify and practice powerful
ethical approaches to engaging youth. Despite the reference to
Canadian organizations, this
document is useful communities around the world.
Taking
the Initiative: Promoting Young People's Involvement in Public
Decision Making: International Reports
By the Carnegie Young People
Initiative. Research is a critical part of developing policy and
program for young people. This report provides insights into the
policy and administrative infrastructure that makes it possible
for governments to conceptualize and implement program for young
people. The main focus of the report is on the innovative research
approaches in the youth development field – the research driven
youth development model. This report underscores the importance of
youth participation in informing policy and programming for young
people. Countries featured in the report are Barbados, Uganda,
Lithuania, Portugal, Denmark, South Africa and Germany.
Growing Up in an Urbanising World
By Louise Chawla. This UNESCO publication
surveys a collection of global examples of youth participation in
community change. It gives a detailed perspective of several
programs, and focuses on how young people are responding to
increased pressures in the world around them. A companion guide to
the following text.
Standing Up for Ourselves: A Study on the Concepts and Practices
of the Young People's Rights to Participation
This report documents the
participation of children and young people in program and
activities for themselves. It provides a guide for planning and
implementing projects that involve children and young people's
participation to address the issue of commercial sexual
exploitation. By International Young People's Action Against
Sexual Exploitation of Children, and published by EPCAT
International.
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