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Summary

Young people develop and implement research to monitor or evaluate a program, assess a community or system, collect stakeholder input to inform a program design, or otherwise advance a learning agenda. Research covers a range of activities such as learning agenda design, instrument development, data collection (surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, etc.), data analysis, and reporting. Popular frameworks include implementation research and participatory action research, with community mapping being a specific approach.

Program Examples

Africa: Innovation Scholars Program (Malawi), CyberRwanda (Rwanda),

Asia: BUILD-IT  (Vietnam), Fulbright University Vietnam (Vietnam), Game of Choice, Not Chance Project (India), Hariyo Ban II  II (Nepal), Paani (Nepal), IMPACT-Med Alliance  (Vietnam)

Europe and Eurasia: Up to Youth (Kosovo), UNITY (Ukraine)

MENA: USAID Scholars (Egypt), USAID YouthPower  (Jordan), Partnerships with Youth (West Bank and Gaza)

Global: Youth Excel,  Youth Mappers, One Health Workforce - Next Generation

Sample Indicators

Standard Indicators

Youth-5

Source: Youth F-Indicators Reference Sheet

Custom (Illustrative) Indicators

# of youth trained in community mapping; # of youth leading focus group discussions; # of youth trained in monitoring and evaluation; # of youth participating in [program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation]; # or % of youth with improved communication skills; # or % of youth with improved higher-order thinking skills; # or % of youth with improved research skills