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 âsuburbsâ is associated with poverty, overpopulation, unemployment, violence, sanitation and urban development problems, but also with âyouthâ. 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 (Childrenâs 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
Central African Republic, Mali and South Sudan ABSTRACT Growing up with albinism, Harouna felt estranged from those around him. However, since joining other young people in hosting âYouth Talkâ radio shows, he has been confidently and powerfully reporting on Maliâs most salient issues. âThis project, the other […] read more
Sweden ABSTRACT Champions of Change is Plan Internationalâs community-wide strategy for promoting gender equality and social norm change through youth engagement and peer-to-peer mobilisation. In Sweden, this strategy has inspired a programme that features an educational youth camp, with follow-up meetings and activities. The objective is to […] read more
Global ABSTRACT There are a number of known challenges facing youth in agriculture: these include a voice in decision-making processes and inclusion in organisational management, decent employment, and access to land, relevant knowledge and to financial services. Fairtrade works to correct these imbalances. Among other priorities, Fairtradeâs […] read more
MENA Region ABSTRACT The Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV) programme has trained more than 9000 young leaders from the Southern Mediterranean region and Europe. It has provided them with skills such as critical thinking and cultural intelligence, facilitated constructive online engagement and has been part in more than […] read more
A Vision for Community Development Founded in 2014 in Kindia, Ouvrir Les Horizons is a youth-led NGO dedicated to enhancing living conditions for communities in Guinea, with a particular focus on children, youth, and women. Through innovative initiatives in health, education, environmental preservation, and human rights, the […] read more