Liberia Implemented by ABSTRACT Liberia’s youth, who make up about 74.6% of the population, have long been underrepresented in the legislative decision-making process. Although young people are a demographic majority, they are often sidelined in legislative debates that impact critical areas such as employment, education, and climate […] read more
This scoping study presents an in-depth exploration of youth political participation, focusing on the design and implementation of youth-related policies. The policy tracker study is based on a comprehensive literature and policy review, tracking key developments from 1980 to 2023. It covers three main areas: It is […] read more
Global ABSTRACT Millions of young people are missing from public life. With the climate crisis, global conflict and generational inequalities running rampant, the inputs, perspectives and representation of youth are needed more than ever.Almost half the world’s population is under 30. Yet, they make up only 2.8% […] read more
Uganda ABSTRACT Young people possess the know-how, passion, drive, and dynamism to provoke significant change around them. Yet youth are rarely included in civic dialogue, poorly represented in political spaces, and often sidelined from decision-making. This is the case in Uganda, where approximately 75% of the population […] read more
Georgia ABSTRACT In 2020, People in Need (PIN) piloted a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) programme in four regions of Georgia, with a special focus on non-dominant ethnic groups and youth. Aiming to strengthen critical thinking and increase youth civic engagement, PIN used its well-proven One World […] read more
Senegal ABSTRACT In Dakar, capital of Senegal, around 3 million people live in the suburbs. And, as often in the world, in Senegal the word ‘suburbs’ is associated with poverty, overpopulation, unemployment, violence, sanitation and urban development problems, but also with ‘youth’. Indeed, young people live there […] read more
Zambia ABSTRACT For the Summit for Democracy Year of Action, Save the Children (SC) hosted nine national roundtables, providing platforms for young people and local civil society to speak directly to their governments about their leading issues for democratic reform and renewal. One of the nine participating […] read more
Nepal ABSTRACT Baal Kachahari (Children’s Forum) is Save the Children Nepal’s contextualised, child and young people-centred social accountability tool. Young people aged under 18 organise intergenerational dialogues in their communities and invite local service providers, elected representatives, other duty-bearers and influential stakeholders to a non-adversarial discussion, from […] read more
Senegal ENABLING FACTORS Strong advocacy, during the in-person Council, by the National Youth Council for better management of the needs of young people in terms of youth employment. This has enabled improved involvement of young people in the implementation strategy and ownership of the programme at the […] read more