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Transcript of BRAC YEP Updated_3
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME
INTERNSHIP
TRANSFORMING YOUTH INTO AGENTS OF CHANGE
Project developed by:Ahtziri Gonzalez
Tanvir HossainKeith ChanWasif KhanAnnie Tuan
Farhana TabassoomNaoya Saito
GOALS OF THE YE PROGRAMME:
Creating awareness of different social issues
Exposure of urban youth to the diverse poverty-related challenges faced in rural areas
Transforming youth into agents of change
Promoting personal growth
Age 0-14 years: 34.3% of population
High youth dependency increasing burden on governments,
communities and families
World population getting older, but youth dependency
increasing in Bangladesh
Engagement necessary to reduce the burden
IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
TARGET GROUP: Upper-middle class high school students (9th-10th graders).
WAYS TO ENGAGE TODAY’S YOUTH
Leadership Conference
BRAC Club Chapters
Community service projects
BRAC Youth Department
BRAC Youth Department
• Responsible for organizing the Young Leaders Conference
• Provide institutional support to BRAC Chapters in schools
• Advocate the addition of community service components to the high school curriculum
• Advo
• Creation of a Youth Engagement website
Acts as a central portal for youth looking for information on how to get involved
Database of community projects (not necessarily BRAC related)
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
Focus: Leadership in Development
Location: TARC Dinajpur
Activities: Debates, field visits, seminars, lectures and workshops
Outcome is required to obtain participation certificate
YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE
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• Club BRAC/BRAC volunteers in different schools
• Implementing service projects in different areas with support from BRAC Youth Department
• Sending delegates from the BRAC clubs to the leadership conference
• Institutional support from BRAC staff to the different BRAC chapters
BRAC CHAPTERS