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Summary

Young people design, create, and produce content in any number of formats, which can be thematic or issue-oriented, community or population focused, and may be incorporated into other activities such as an advocacy campaign or service learning project. Possible formats include visual arts (video, photography, murals or other public art, etc.), performance arts (theater, music, dance, spoken word/poetry, etc.), or media (writing/blogging, podcasts, radio, TV, video, social media, mobile journalism, etc.).

Program Examples

Africa: CyberRwanda (Rwanda), Merci Mon Heros (West Africa)

Asia: Mitra Kunci (Indonesia), Hariyo Ban II  II (Nepal)

Europe and Eurasia: Justice for All (Albania), Kosovo Youth Dialogue (Kosovo), European Democracy Youth Network (EDYN) , Civic Engagement Project  (North Macedonia), Roma Inclusion Activity (North Macedonia), Advancing Social Cohesion Project  (North Macedonia), UNITY (Ukraine), YouThink (North Macedonia), Waste Management Technologies in Regions Program (Georgia), Societal Transformation and Reconciliation (STaR) (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

LAC: Puentes  (Guatemala), AgriJoven (Guatemala/LAC)

MENA: Higher Education Scholarships  (Lebanon), Shared Learning (West Bank and Gaza), Youth Against Racism (West Bank and Gaza)

Global: Youth Mappers

Sample Indicators

Standard Indicators

Youth-5

Source: Youth F-Indicators Reference Sheet

Custom (Illustrative Indicators)

# of media campaigns promoting civic mindsets; # of views of youth-created videos; # of youth participating in content creation activities; # of youth participating in [program implementation, monitoring and evaluation]; # or % of youth with improved civic skills; # or % of youth with improved communication skills; # or % of youth with improved [video, photography, etc.] skills; # or % of youth with increased awareness/understanding of community challenges