Workshop MYP for partner meeting Bhubaneshwar - version 09-08-22.pdf

Meaningful Youth participation

1. Kinderpostzegels partner meeting
22 August 2022
Bhubaneshwar, India

3. Access:
https://www.mentimeter.com/
Code: 7889 203

6. Examplesof
MeaningfulYouth Participation
from
YCDA andPatang

7. We believe
Every Child has a Right to form their own association and give
their voices
As an adult,wehaveourmoralresponsibilitytogivechance
and create enabling environment
Everychildispotentialandtheyhavefreedomofthoughtand
canexpressthemselveswhen given achance.

8. Monitoring and
Demanding
Child Rights
withChildren
I. Formation of Children/Adolescents
Groups/Associations
What is ChildrensGroup
A group of Children/Adolescents in a village/hamlets
mobilized to come together to form their own
association having some standard norms and
principles
Process
In the beginning we play, dance, have fun together for
some days and slowly facilitate the association
building process.
Structure
A leaders/convener selected/elected with a core
committee members/Ministers having specific
responsibility like Education, Health, Sports etc.
Function
Facilitate to meet in every Sunday/holidays to discuss
and make plans

9. Monitoring and
Demanding
Child Rights
withChildren
II. Awareness andCapacityBuilding
Building theircapacitythroughtraining on Child
Rightsviolationsin theframeworkof UNCRC
Various formal and informal sessions are being
organized for the Association leaders and
members on topics relevant to them like;
-Leadership and Communication
-Primary education
-Abuse and exploitation
-Aspiration Building and career Counselling
-Government structures and systems

10. Monitoring and
Demanding
Child Rights
withChildren
III. Interventions
1.Facilitatevulnerabilityassesmentand
identifiedadvocacypoints
2.Meeting withconcernedGovernment
authorities, LocalselfGovernmentand
appraise/demanditsfulfillmentandfollowup
3.Celebrateachievementstogetherwithother
children
Note: Childrenare theretoenjoytherechildhood.
Whiledoingallthiswe are consciousnotto
replacetheroleof adults. Thisis beingdoneas a
strategytobringthereparticipationin theissue.

11. ChildJournalism:
HighlightsChild
Right
ViolationsinLocal
Media
Objective:Prepare a group of Active Children to
highlight local child rights violation issues and
become champions in advocating their own
issue.
Initial Process:
1.Identifiedagroupofchildrenin a locality
having somewritingand leadershipskills
2.Buildcapacityonwritingandpresentation
skills
3.MobiliseMedia House to give space for
these young Journalists

12. ChildJournalism:
HighlightsChild
Right
ViolationsinLocal
Media
Interventions:
1.Facilitatetheyoungjournalisttowrite
stories (Positive&thingsthat need
improvements)
2.Mobilise public opinion on the issues
highlighted through meeting and small
group discussion.
3.Facilitateadvocacywithconcerned
departmentsforthe fulfilment
ofdemands.
4.Celebrate when the issues get resolved

13. •Capacity building of
vols. (Lifeskill/
orientation on CR
issues)
•Leadership & Project
design training
•Flagging off event
Facilitated by
Patang &
Community
•Community mobilisation
•Facilitate awareness
campaign
•Stakeholders'
engagement and
capacity building
•Participate with different
network
The Squirrel
programme
Facilitated by
Squirrel vols.
•Village mapping
•Rapport building,
Discussion with
adult
•Progpromotion
mobilization and
selection of vols.
•Mentoring
•Mid term review
•Hard skill trg
•Linkages with diff
network
•Project design &
implementation
•Formation of children
& youth collectives
•End term review
& Recognition
event
•Prog. process
evaluation
•Identify new
youth groups
•Plan for project
sustainability
•Activities
continued
The Squirrel programme
Involving Youth & Children in addressing CR issues
Children/ Youth, Community, Patang
Informal Community Spaces-as
Collective
Participation
Participation at Various
Spaces
Formal Spaces-Schools:
School Cabinet, SMC, PTA
Experiential Learning Center
Formal Spaces-Local Governance:
Palli Sabha and Gram Sabha,
Children Manifesto, PLCPC etc.
Example Patang (1)

14. Highlight on Child and Youth
Engagement
Addressing towards
Structural Issues
on Child Rights
Youth and children led
action with community
Children and Youth
Collective
Building Capacity team
of community youth
volunteers

15. Youth Resource Center
1 Core Team Selection
2 Capacity Building of Core team
3 Make Plan of Action
4
Mobilisation of New Youth Group
& Welcome Ceremony
5 Executing Plan of Action
6
Reflection, Review & Feedback,
Celebration
7 Plan of Action
8 New Core Group Selection
A space of, by, and foryoung people
Through a democratic process and by the young
people already engaged in the program process
Seeking inputs, guidance, feedback, and
support from Senior Volunteers, Patangteam,
and other stakeholders including advisory
group
Example Patang (2)

16. Activities of Youth Resource Centre
Public
campaigns
Discussion, Training,
Exposure-Gender,
sexual & reproductive
health Rights,
education, child rights
etc.
Network with
specialists,
organisations &
referrals
Workshops on
lifeskills, theatre,
comics, film making
Sports &
games
Develop materials IEC
materials on issues
impacting them
Orient parents,
teachers, frontline
health workers,
community based
organisations
Summer
Camp
Online
information
Film Festival

40. Fun
LifeskillsEnhancement
Empathetic
Fearless

42. •Rolemodelfromcommunityandstakeholders
supportingchildcauseandchildrights
•Recognitionofchild/youthledaction
•Strengtheningandensuringeffectiveservicedelivery
ofDutybearers
•Createsafeandenablespaceforchildren
•AttitudetolistenandduerespecttoChildren
•Beliefinchildandyouthpotential
•Orientationofcommunity-theinfluencesonissues
impactingChildren,rightsofchildren
•SpaceforCommunitytoRealizingchildhood&
adolescence

46. Institutional
Mechanism
for child
participation
in India
1.School Management Committee: As per Education Policy two
children will represent in the committee and put their opinion.
2.GPDP –Gram Panchayat Development Plan: Provision for a
special Gram Sabha by Panchayat for children to seek their
feedback.
3.Advika:The programme enables all adolescents to exercise their
rights and make informed choices for an empowered future.
4.Children Cabinet/Meena Manch: School facilitate the process
5.Village Child Protection Committee (CVPC): Everyvillageshall
have aChild Protection Committeetoaddress various issues
related to children.
6.UNCRC Alternative Report: Few children represent in UNO and
speak their country status

47. India-Youth Clubs
(NYKS, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India)
An association, formed, managed and run by youth themselves for the growth and
development of youth in particular and the community in general.
•Self-Assessment Tool for
Youth Club: to correct itself
and work effectively
•Self raised, NYK funded,
collaboration with Central/State
Local self Government
institutions/ Development
Departments, NGOs, and other
funding agencies
•Formulating and implementing
action plans
•Maintaining records and
preparing reports
•Convergence/Networking
•a. Programmes directly
benefitting the youths
towards their individual
development
•b. Programmes benefitting the
community
ActivityActivity
Evaluatio
n
Resource
Structure & Management:
Memorandum of Association, Byelaw, properly elected General
Body, Executive Committee and other Subcommittees.

49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrfQX1TkXx8

50. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_ZlinVRFRc&t=114s