"Youth is the Power of the nation - الأمة_بشبابها"
Identify The situation has to be analysed and the target group needs to be identified. Careful project planning will include a context analysis and a needs assessment to make sure that there is an actual need for increased job opportunities, improved political participation or new forms of community engagement. Design In the design stage you
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Socio-political Youth participation in political process Accountability, transparency and responsibilities of the state Socio-economic Improve livelihood opportunities Technical and Vocational education, Job-relevant skills Culture of Peace Becoming active in de-escalating conflicts Recreational activities facilitate understanding Reciprocal relationships of trust These three fields are not an exhaustive list of the ways in which projects can be
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Resilient Youth – Education: All children would be able to complete primary/secondary/tertiary school; – Water: The whole community would have access to sufficient, good-quality water at all times of the year; – Peace and security: The whole community would enjoy continual peace and security. Human health, productive livestock herds and farms, access to markets, diversified
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“Resilience is the ability of a community to withstand, respond to and recover from a wide range of harmful and adverse events.” Biology Resilience is a concept to measure the ability of an individual or a population to survive in spite of adverse conditions. The more extreme the conditions are under which a population can
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Intermediaries and Mediators You might represent a bridge between promoters of peacebuilding activities and the target groups. Youth are seen as a connective tissue and a potential to ‘fast track’ to peace and development Youth can clarify needs of their peers and can help in defining methodologies to reach the best effects possible. They can
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Create spaces to express opinion Ceate spaces for youth to expresstheir opinions – and listen to them: Matilda Flemming, leading coordinator at the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY peacebuilders) says: “Youth voices in peacebuilding are present and everywhere, but sometimes not recognized. The creation of spaces for youth to express their opinion to decision
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Promote young people’s participation as condition for peacebuilding Value and build upon young people’s diversity and experiences Be sensitive to gender dynamics Enable young people’s ownership, leadership, and accountability in peacebuilding Do no harm Involve young people in all stages of peacebuilding and post conflict programming Enhance knowledge, attitudes, skills and competencies of youth for
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Dualistic view on youth Among politicians, there is a strong tendency to see youth as a problem to be solved, according to the dualistic view on them of being either victim or perpetrator in conflict. The “youth bulge theory” pictures crises as something inevitable in societies with a large percent of young people, especially young
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Women are prevented from taking part in decision making. Prevented from taking part in political discussion Earn less for same work No reintegration in home communities after trauma Women are often stereotyped as victims, deemed vulnerable and in need of protection. They are sometimes not even visible in violence and peacebuilding narratives. This restricts ability
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Migration: There are over 65 million people in the world today who have been forcedly displaced; 22 million of whom are refugees and people under the age of 18 make up over half of them. Atleast 2.5 million adolescents (12-17) were displaced in 2014. The number of people who are migrating away from unemployment or
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