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Global Priorities Youth is increasingly being identified as a priority area to meet social,
environmental and economic goals, just a few examples:
UN Secretary General : youth UN priority area of the next 5 years.
45th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD): main theme "Adolescents and Youth: their numbers and economic role“.
UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) Geneva, 13-14 April 2012
Youth priority group in Rio+20
Canada identified three priority themes that will guide CIDA's future work : one of which is children and youth.
Special Session of the 2012 Farmers’ Forum on ‘Youth in Agriculture’.
Rockefeller Foundation youth priority.
AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL: First priority area is to harness youth potential and create just and prosperous societies.
Education and Training
Formal and non-formal
E.g. schools, junior farmer field schools, networks, etc.
Lessons, kits, resources, etc.
Agriculture, nutrition, water, forestry, energy, etc.
Nutrition
“Eating well for good health” set of 10 lessons for schools (FAO Ag Dept.).
Environmental eating habits.
Challenge badge on nutrition and Sustainable Diets.
Youth Guides
Guides being developed for:
Agriculture
Biodiveristy
Climate change
Forests
Oceans
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Modules being developed with Sida funds:
Climate change and climate smart
agricultural good practices
DRR
Community seed banks
Bee keeping kits
Micro gardens
CC adaptation, DRR, CSA, into Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools
E-learning Tools
Support being provided in developing other capacity building and educational resources (even for adult target groups).
E.g. some support to e-learning tools on adaptation.
Challenge Badge series
9 challenge badges:
2 badges (from phase I) [Climate Change | Biodiversity]
2 badges in pilot testing [ Water | Energy ]
3 badges final draft [ Forests | Nutrition | Hunger ]
2 badges under development [ Oceans | Agriculture ]
Educate and motivate children and youth to change behaviours and encourage them to undertake local action on a spectrum of social and environmental issues.
• Many lack the educational resources and materials.
• Many lack access to extension services, natural resources and finance.
• Kits and knowledge platforms on farming practices (including climate smart), processing, creating business opportunities, etc.
Extension services and enabling environment
Sourcebook for practitioners on
youth smart programming
a set of youth initiated solutions for overcoming challenges when engaging in agriculture builds on the FAO/IFAD/CTA project ‘facilitating youth’s access to agricultural activities’ Targeting youth, youth leaders, youth associations, producers’ organizations, development practitioners
Challenges addressed: 1) access to land; 2) finance; 3) markets; 4) green jobs;
5) knowledge, skills and information; 6) intergenerational transfer of family farms and small scale agricultural
enterprises; and 7) engagement in policy dialogue.
Mini Grants
Small contributions of up to US$1000 to undertake cc and food security projects in local communities.
Supported by FAO HQ and local staff.
Very successful way of achieving community projects will small seed funds.
FAO Youth Focal Point Network
Divisional, Regional, Sub-regional, FAOR
Network for exchange of info and support (HQ to FAOR)
Capacity development
National programmes
National Programmes
Specific national youth engagement programmes being undertaken based on national priorities and FAO goals and objectives.
Undertaken in FAO national offices, ministries, , NGOs and local institutions.
Mexico, Costa Rica, Columbia, Vietnam
Regional programmes: Pacific Region
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Extension and Outreach
Prince William
WAGGGS
10 Million
145 countries
WOSM
30 Million
160 countries
Grow for Life Programme
Outreach Events
FAO or partner events used to raise awareness and distribute resources but key is also participating in other major events.
e.g. World Scout Jamboree 2011: over 40,000 scouts, YUNGA workshops and training sessions, stand and presentations.
United Nations Youth Award
Personal development •Improve self-awareness and sense of responsibility; •Analyze strengths and weaknesses Critical thinking •Develop critical thinking capabilities Interdependence •Be aware of the complex relationships of the world Environmental stewardship • necessity to reduce waste, build sustainable lifestyles, protect natural habitats
Social justice • promotion of human rights at all levels
Conflict and peace • acquiring skills of non-violent conflict resolution
Global citizenship • develop intercultural understanding and cooperation •being empowered in international initiatives
Personal plan •Develop a personal plan to contribute to a better future
objectives
UNFCCC Article 6
Strategic approach on Article 6 issues (education, training and public awareness) .
NGO and youth related organizations interventions. FAO YUNGA submissions.
New Doha work programme
8 years, national focal points
UNFCCC Alliance on Article 6 (FAO, UNFCCC, UNESCO, UNEP. UNICEF. UNITAR, WMO)
FAO host first workshop
Achieving Behavioral change
Which educational and capacity building programmes achieve real change?
Countless educational initiatives, training activities and capacity building programmes are undertaken globally.
However very little assessments available on which create behavioral and community changes (especially in relation to CC).
FAO under taking a comprehensive review and analysis of available research and developing guidance materials on how to optimize initiative to achieve real change.
FAO youth strategy
Being prepared in coordination with FAO departments and decentralized offices.
Provides strategic direction regarding FAO’s work on youth.
Identifies goals and objectives and who is responsible.
Outlines future priority areas of work, action plans and approaches.
Linked to UN coordinated approach.
Provides support for applying for future funding
Youth Portal
Consists of 5 parts:
• FAO work’s on youth
• Get involved
• Be informed
For:
• children and youth
• teachers, youth leaders
• development practitioners
• Resources
• Contact