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Research report

Youth Participation for Active Global Citizenship: Future Youth School Forums project report

06/09/2018

1 documents

81 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Future Youth School Forums (FYS-Forums) project took place in Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and the UK from 2015 to 2018 and was funded by EU Erasmus+. Its aim was to show how creating a group of engaged young global participants requires the engagement of teachers in activities to promote global citizenship – and to […]

Case study

Youth Bill of Law in Bolivia: How Empowering Youth as Active Citizens Can Contribute to Political Advocacy

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Bolivia’s constitutional reform of 2009 allows the different levels of government (municipalities and departments) to develop their own legislation related to social and economic development. Taking advantage of this change, youth organisations in the municipalities of El Alto and Sucre, and in the department of Tarija, decided to work together to influence local laws that […]

Research report

Youth Participation and Global Citizenship: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Youth School Forums

08/11/2016

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

National analyses show that youth participation is often diminished within the policy and practice of education. In both formal and informal education there are few opportunities for developing skills in leadership, motivation, engagement, self-expression, creativity, or entrepreneurship. It is also noticeable in a number of countries that there are no opportunities for teacher training on […]

Case study

Active Citizenship of Women and Youth in Nicaragua

30/11/2015

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper reviews the construction of intersectional strategies for active citizenship that have contributed to the Active Citizenship Program for Women and Youth (2011-2016) led by Oxfam in Nicaragua. The document seeks to highlight the intersecting forms of violence and subordination that women and youth identities in Nicaragua face in different ways, and underscore how […]

Case study

Strengthening Youth Activism to Tackle Inequality: Supporting and Co-Creating Strategies with the New Generation of Youth Activists in Peru

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Youth Mobilisation and Active Citizenship in Sustainable Economic Growth and Food Security Programme is a multi-country initiative delivered by Oxfam Quebec in Benin, Bolivia and Peru. The programme seeks to strengthen youth activism to tackle inequality, and forms part of the Innovation Development Fund. It is based on the principles of co-creation and working […]

Case study

Theory of Change Co-Created by Young People: Youth-led input to Oxfam’s Youth Participation and Leadership Meta Theory of Change

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Youth Participation and Leadership Meta Theory of Change bring together the views and expertise of youth activists from 16 countries, Oxfam programming, advocacy and campaigns staff, and theory of change experts. The design process was facilitated by Oxfam Australia through a series of co-creation workshops and consultations, and has been used as foundational reference […]

Case study

Youth Participation in Water Governance: Learning from a Youth-Led Programme Design

01/04/2019

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In June 2014, Oxfam convened a participatory youth-led project design workshop as part of its Mekong Regional Water Governance Program (MRWGP) in Cambodia. The MRWGP piloted a youth inclusion component for 18 months to contribute to its wider aim to ‘support vulnerable communities in the Lower Mekong to enjoy sustainable livelihoods that contribute to ecosystem […]

Case study

Space to Grow: Creating safe spaces to foster youth active citizenship

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

Journal article

Youth organisations as learning organisations: exploring special contributions and challenges

01/11/2011

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Youth and youth organisations are becoming valuable development partners, but little knowledge about their characteristics as learning organisations exists. This article presents perceptions of youth workers on this topic. These were gathered via an online survey and through research done by a youth network. Knowledge, skills and attitudes for active citizenship are facilitated by youth […]

Case study

Youth Participation and Transparency in National Budgeting: Learning from a youth-led partnership in Vietnam

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam partnered with Ech Phu Ho (EPH), a youth-led activist group and online community in Vietnam, on a Budget Transparency campaign to call for more participatory planning within the Vietnamese national budget. Traditionally, the budget has only been open to the public once it has been approved.

Showing 19 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Youth Participation for Active Global Citizenship: Future Youth School Forums project report

06/09/2018

1 documents

81 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Future Youth School Forums (FYS-Forums) project took place in Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and the UK from 2015 to 2018 and was funded by EU Erasmus+. Its aim was to show how creating a group of engaged young global participants requires the engagement of teachers in activities to promote global citizenship – and to […]

Case study

Youth Bill of Law in Bolivia: How Empowering Youth as Active Citizens Can Contribute to Political Advocacy

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Bolivia’s constitutional reform of 2009 allows the different levels of government (municipalities and departments) to develop their own legislation related to social and economic development. Taking advantage of this change, youth organisations in the municipalities of El Alto and Sucre, and in the department of Tarija, decided to work together to influence local laws that […]

Research report

Youth Participation and Global Citizenship: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Youth School Forums

08/11/2016

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

National analyses show that youth participation is often diminished within the policy and practice of education. In both formal and informal education there are few opportunities for developing skills in leadership, motivation, engagement, self-expression, creativity, or entrepreneurship. It is also noticeable in a number of countries that there are no opportunities for teacher training on […]

Case study

Active Citizenship of Women and Youth in Nicaragua

30/11/2015

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper reviews the construction of intersectional strategies for active citizenship that have contributed to the Active Citizenship Program for Women and Youth (2011-2016) led by Oxfam in Nicaragua. The document seeks to highlight the intersecting forms of violence and subordination that women and youth identities in Nicaragua face in different ways, and underscore how […]

Case study

Strengthening Youth Activism to Tackle Inequality: Supporting and Co-Creating Strategies with the New Generation of Youth Activists in Peru

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Youth Mobilisation and Active Citizenship in Sustainable Economic Growth and Food Security Programme is a multi-country initiative delivered by Oxfam Quebec in Benin, Bolivia and Peru. The programme seeks to strengthen youth activism to tackle inequality, and forms part of the Innovation Development Fund. It is based on the principles of co-creation and working […]

Case study

Theory of Change Co-Created by Young People: Youth-led input to Oxfam’s Youth Participation and Leadership Meta Theory of Change

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Youth Participation and Leadership Meta Theory of Change bring together the views and expertise of youth activists from 16 countries, Oxfam programming, advocacy and campaigns staff, and theory of change experts. The design process was facilitated by Oxfam Australia through a series of co-creation workshops and consultations, and has been used as foundational reference […]

Case study

Youth Participation in Water Governance: Learning from a Youth-Led Programme Design

01/04/2019

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In June 2014, Oxfam convened a participatory youth-led project design workshop as part of its Mekong Regional Water Governance Program (MRWGP) in Cambodia. The MRWGP piloted a youth inclusion component for 18 months to contribute to its wider aim to ‘support vulnerable communities in the Lower Mekong to enjoy sustainable livelihoods that contribute to ecosystem […]

Case study

Space to Grow: Creating safe spaces to foster youth active citizenship

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

Journal article

Youth organisations as learning organisations: exploring special contributions and challenges

01/11/2011

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Youth and youth organisations are becoming valuable development partners, but little knowledge about their characteristics as learning organisations exists. This article presents perceptions of youth workers on this topic. These were gathered via an online survey and through research done by a youth network. Knowledge, skills and attitudes for active citizenship are facilitated by youth […]

Case study

Youth Participation and Transparency in National Budgeting: Learning from a youth-led partnership in Vietnam

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam partnered with Ech Phu Ho (EPH), a youth-led activist group and online community in Vietnam, on a Budget Transparency campaign to call for more participatory planning within the Vietnamese national budget. Traditionally, the budget has only been open to the public once it has been approved.

Showing 19 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Youth Participation for Active Global Citizenship: Future Youth School Forums project report

06/09/2018

1 documents

81 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Future Youth School Forums (FYS-Forums) project took place in Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Lithuania and the UK from 2015 to 2018 and was funded by EU Erasmus+. Its aim was to show how creating a group of engaged young global participants requires the engagement of teachers in activities to promote global citizenship – and to […]

Case study

Youth Bill of Law in Bolivia: How Empowering Youth as Active Citizens Can Contribute to Political Advocacy

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Bolivia’s constitutional reform of 2009 allows the different levels of government (municipalities and departments) to develop their own legislation related to social and economic development. Taking advantage of this change, youth organisations in the municipalities of El Alto and Sucre, and in the department of Tarija, decided to work together to influence local laws that […]

Research report

Youth Participation and Global Citizenship: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Youth School Forums

08/11/2016

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

National analyses show that youth participation is often diminished within the policy and practice of education. In both formal and informal education there are few opportunities for developing skills in leadership, motivation, engagement, self-expression, creativity, or entrepreneurship. It is also noticeable in a number of countries that there are no opportunities for teacher training on […]

Case study

Active Citizenship of Women and Youth in Nicaragua

30/11/2015

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper reviews the construction of intersectional strategies for active citizenship that have contributed to the Active Citizenship Program for Women and Youth (2011-2016) led by Oxfam in Nicaragua. The document seeks to highlight the intersecting forms of violence and subordination that women and youth identities in Nicaragua face in different ways, and underscore how […]

Case study

Strengthening Youth Activism to Tackle Inequality: Supporting and Co-Creating Strategies with the New Generation of Youth Activists in Peru

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Youth Mobilisation and Active Citizenship in Sustainable Economic Growth and Food Security Programme is a multi-country initiative delivered by Oxfam Quebec in Benin, Bolivia and Peru. The programme seeks to strengthen youth activism to tackle inequality, and forms part of the Innovation Development Fund. It is based on the principles of co-creation and working […]

Case study

Theory of Change Co-Created by Young People: Youth-led input to Oxfam’s Youth Participation and Leadership Meta Theory of Change

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Youth Participation and Leadership Meta Theory of Change bring together the views and expertise of youth activists from 16 countries, Oxfam programming, advocacy and campaigns staff, and theory of change experts. The design process was facilitated by Oxfam Australia through a series of co-creation workshops and consultations, and has been used as foundational reference […]

Case study

Youth Participation in Water Governance: Learning from a Youth-Led Programme Design

01/04/2019

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In June 2014, Oxfam convened a participatory youth-led project design workshop as part of its Mekong Regional Water Governance Program (MRWGP) in Cambodia. The MRWGP piloted a youth inclusion component for 18 months to contribute to its wider aim to ‘support vulnerable communities in the Lower Mekong to enjoy sustainable livelihoods that contribute to ecosystem […]

Case study

Space to Grow: Creating safe spaces to foster youth active citizenship

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

Journal article

Youth organisations as learning organisations: exploring special contributions and challenges

01/11/2011

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Youth and youth organisations are becoming valuable development partners, but little knowledge about their characteristics as learning organisations exists. This article presents perceptions of youth workers on this topic. These were gathered via an online survey and through research done by a youth network. Knowledge, skills and attitudes for active citizenship are facilitated by youth […]

Case study

Youth Participation and Transparency in National Budgeting: Learning from a youth-led partnership in Vietnam

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam partnered with Ech Phu Ho (EPH), a youth-led activist group and online community in Vietnam, on a Budget Transparency campaign to call for more participatory planning within the Vietnamese national budget. Traditionally, the budget has only been open to the public once it has been approved.