Youth-led development
A youth-led development is an initiative that is largely devised and implemented by young people.{{Cite web |url=http://tfz-itm.fh-joanneum.at/gvp/info/youth_led_dev |title=What is Youth-led Development |access-date=2011-12-21}}
Definition of youth
Most organizations use the UN's definition of youth which is a person between the ages of 15 and 24,{{Cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/social-transformations/youth/ |title=UNESCO:Acting with and for Youth |access-date=2011-12-21}} but some organizations expand that definition to 30.
Youth-led Organization
A youth-led organization focuses on youth-led development, promotes youth participation and often has a permanent staff largely made up of young people.
Examples of youth-led development
Some examples of organizations that focus on youth-led development are:
UYDO (United Youth Development Organization), U8 Global Student Partnership for Development, Engineers Without Borders, Peace Child International and Restless Development.
References
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External links
- [http://www.uydo.org UYDO official homepage]
- [http://www.u8development.org U8 official homepage]
- [http://www.EWB.org.uk EWB official homepage]
- [http://www.restlessdevelopment.org Restless Development official homepage]
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