1 / 19

Youth Mapping Exercise

Youth Mapping Exercise. Secretariat of the Pacific Community In collaboration with Commonwealth Youth Programme South Pacific, UNICEF Pacific and UNFPA. Youth Mapping Exercise. Objectives: Map the magnitude of youth challenges

coleenr
Download Presentation

Youth Mapping Exercise

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Youth Mapping Exercise Secretariat of the Pacific Community In collaboration with Commonwealth Youth Programme South Pacific, UNICEF Pacific and UNFPA

  2. Youth Mapping Exercise Objectives: • Map the magnitude of youth challenges • identifying all stakeholders supporting youth activities in the region (national, regional and international) and the respective roles they play; • identifying the youth priorities that are best addressed nationally and those where regional coordination / intervention might add value to national initiatives; • quantifying and mapping the total resources flowing into youth programmes in the region by sources of funds and allocation by priorities; and • identifying gaps in resource allocations / availability that would need to be addressed to ensure a more comprehensive approach to addressing youth challenges in the Pacific islands region.

  3. YME - Methodology • Self-administered Questionnaires • SPC Programmes • UN Agencies • Government Youth Departments • Civil Society Organizations • Literature Review

  4. Respondents SAS • 17 PICTs (gov’t & NGOs/CSOs) • 47 programmes of SPC • 13 IATY members • 4 Regional CSO

  5. Limitations • No data received from Faith based organizations • Limited data received from gov’t youth offices • Technology difficulties (internet access) – affects distribution and receiving of survey forms • Low and slow response

  6. YME - Findings • Youth challenges • Stakeholders’ support and role in the youth sector • Linkages with regional youth strategies • Gaps in resource allocation • Gaps in programming and institutional capacity • Recommendations

  7. Employment Education Health Support for youth & youth initiatives Youth engagement, participation & representation Gender and young women Youth crime Rural to urban migration Youth & culture (loss of traditional culture) YME – Youth Challenges

  8. Stakeholders’ Support… Regional and International stakeholders • Provide resources (funding) • Technical advice • Capacity building for implementing agencies (gov’t & CSOs) – programme management • Implement with/through local and international NGOs and CSOs

  9. GAPS – Programmes vs Challenges

  10. GAPS – Programmes vs Challenges

  11. GAPS – Programmes vs Challenges

  12. GAPS – Programmes vs Challenges

  13. YME - RECOMMENDATIONS

  14. Summary Youth Programmes vs. Issues • Youth issue mostly addressed – Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (STI & HIV) • Youth issue least addressed – Youth and Culture • Education and Employment programmes fall short of addressing issues raised by young people – programmes are focused on systems and not opportunity and access.

  15. GAPS – Programming & Institutional Capacity

  16. GAPS – Programming & Institutional Capacity

  17. Summary – Programming and Institutional Capacity • Lack of information sharing – programme impacts, best practices • Lack of monitoring at national level • Capacity building programmes done on ad-hoc basis (lack of information on impact) • Limited capacity of national youth organisations’ (gov’t, NGO) develop, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate youth programmes at national level • Limited communication, coordination within “youth sector” and with other sectors

  18. Recommendations National level intervention: • Institutional strengthening and capacity building • Establish/support youth consultative and advocacy groups • Improve coordination of national youth sector • Youth participation

  19. Recommendations • Provide advice and technical support • Mobilise funding support for capacity building and institutional strengthening • Mobilise resources and support youth initiatives • Monitor and provide information on youth development in the region (programme impacts, regional strategy • Regional database – youth development, trends and best practices in the region and globally

More Related