Youth as Active Citizens Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

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Youth Leadership, Engagement and Participation: Theory of change

28/08/2020

3 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Young people have tremendous potential to be both present and future drivers of inclusive sustainable development. In recognition of this potential and the power of collective action, Oxfam has developed a theory of change to explore what needs to happen so that young people, institutions and communities can create equitable, transformative and sustainable change together. […]

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Case study

Co-Creation in Young@Heart: Putting Young People at the Heart of Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation

01/04/2019

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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The Young@Heart project used innovative methodology to put young women and men at the heart of project design, implementation and evaluation. The one-year pilot was implemented in Uganda and Vietnam and took a youth-centered approach – enabling young people to first identify the key issues limiting their potential, then to develop action plans and collaborate […]

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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

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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.

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Young People Co-Design Regional Framework: Developing a Regional Framework on Youth Employment in West Africa

01/04/2019

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

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The Regional Framework on Youth Employment was co-designed with young people from Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal during a co-creation workshop that took place from 3-9 April 2016 in Cotonou, Benin. The workshop brought together 46 people to support the development of programming on the strategic issue of youth employment, including 22 […]

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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

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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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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Case study

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

01/04/2019

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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