Young People at the Centre: Participation and Social ChangeJane Foster, Kumi Naidoo "Youth participation" is a popular buzzword in today's development lexicon. But when is it a practical instrument of development, and when is it mere window-dressing? What does it mean in today's rapidly changing societies - participation in change itself? |
Contents
Institutional Pathways to Empowerment | 31 |
collective echoes | 37 |
A Study Visit to Malawi | 44 |
Youth Participation in the International Planned | 54 |
Bluepeace Conservation in the Maldives | 61 |
World Assembly of Youth Development of Youth | 70 |
Population Control through the Empowerment | 79 |
Chapter 4 | 91 |
Chapter 5 | 106 |
Further Reading on Youth Participation | 117 |
Common terms and phrases
activists activities adolescent adults Africa Bluepeace campaign Canada World Youth Catherine Bertini Centre challenge citizens citizenship CIVICUS civil society organisations Co-ordinator collective echoes Connect Youth countries create decision decision-making democracy democratic Don McKinnon Drik East Sepik economic EDGE empower engaged ensure environment experiences focus funding gender Girl Guides Girl Scouts global HIV/AIDS impact important institutions involved IPPF issues learned living with HIV living with HIV/AIDS Malawi Maldives marine turtles meetings Mewat NGOs opportunities Pachen Papua New Guinea past participants Planned Parenthood planning political positive promote realise regional reproductive health responsibility role sexual skills social SPYM target UNICEF village World Bank YAPL young people's participation young person young women youth development youth empowerment youth movements youth organisations youth participation youth policy Zambia