Summary
Youth-centered training and support that builds the knowledge and skills needed to engage a variety of stakeholders to design, implement, and budget a strategy with the goal of creating a change in policy, process, funding, and/or behavior.
Resources and Examples
Program Examples
Africa: Hay Tao (Madagascar), DREAMS (Multi-Country), CyberRwanda (Rwanda), Merci Mon Heros (West Africa), Koota Injena (Kenya), Youth for Peacebuilding in Burundi (Y4PBB) (Burundi)
Asia: WE Act (Cambodia), Emerging Leaders Academy (Sri Lanka, Indonesia)
Europe and Eurasia: Up to Youth (Kosovo), Youth Ethnic Integration (North Macedonia), Societal Transformation and Reconciliation (STaR) (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Youth-Led Civic Dialogue and Action (Georgia/E&E)
LAC: DREAMS (Haití), Inter-Ethnic Alliance for Peace (Colombia), JaREEACH I&II (Jamaica)
MENA: USAID YouthPower (Jordan)
Global: Youth Excel, Youth Digital Champions, One Health Workforce - Next Generation
Sample Indicators
Standard Indicators
Youth-1; Youth-2; Youth-5; Youth-6; DR.4.2-2; DR.6.1-2; EG.6.13
Source: Youth F-Indicators Reference Sheet; Democracy and Governance Indicators; Economic Growth Indicators
Custom (Illustrative) Indicators
# or % of youth with improved civic skills; # of youth participating in advocacy activities after training; # of youth with leadership roles in advocacy activities after training; # or % of youth with increased social or professional networks; % increase in coverage of advocacy topic in media.