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Theory of Change
The Freechild
Project Theory of Change
Introduction
The Freechild Project Theory of Change
is designed to illustrate the connections between our assumptions and
our actions. This theory is based in our critical examinations of
young people and social change around the world, in additional to
working directly with more than 100 K-12 schools and organizations
across the US to develop their action that engages young people in
social change. You are invited to
send us your thoughts, ideas, and criticism of this tool. Send an
email to info@freechild.org.
Theory
The Freechild Project
believes that by engaging young people in identifying needs,
connecting with resources, creating social change, reflecting on
action, reconnecting with their intentions, and continuing to act,
social change will be powerful, effective, and sustainable.
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Identify à
Connect à
Create à
Reflect à
Reconnect à
Continue à
Step One: Identify.
Young people identify
the necessity of social change.
Children, youth, and
adult allies identify their common interest, investment, ownership,
and membership within their communities and throughout the larger
society.
Step Two: Connect.
Young people connect
to create social change.
After recognizing that younger people,
people their own ages, adults, and elders share common interests in
social change, young people connect throughout their community to
intentionally support, foster, or create community among others.
Step Three: Create.
Young people create
social change.
By analyzing, deconstructing,
reflecting, and examining the past and present commonalities affecting
their communities, young people create create social change. It
is essential to do something.
Step Four: Reflect.
Young
people critically examine social change.
When examining personal efforts, group
efforts, and other efforts to create movement within larger contexts
of creating social change, young people reflect in order to recognize their
responsibility, authority, and ability, as well as inabilities
and areas to grow.
Step Five: Reconnect.
Young people
re-negotiate social change.
Young people take the observations,
examinations, lessons, critiques, and developments from their previous
actions in order to reconnect their ability and the ability of those around
them to create social change.
Step Six: Continue.
Young people
re-negotiate social change.
Developing new avenues, identifying
diverse methods, and approaching more powerful goals encourages young
people to continue navigating the broadest reaches of social change.
©
2006, Adam Fletcher for The Freechild
Project.
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