Youth Visioningfor Island Living

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Coasts & Small IslandsSC/PSD/CSI

Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

• 1994 - Global Conference on SIDS held in Barbados set out a specific Programme of Action.

 • January 2005 - Governments and civil society representatives met in Mauritius to evaluate progress and chart a way forward.

• Small Islands Voice (SIV) project and BSP/YOUTH started a

process that has become known as Youth Visioning for Island Living.

What is Youth Visioning?Youth Visioning is:

• Young people envisioning how they would like to see their islands develop and change over the coming decade; and

• Working to implement their proposals and plans on the ground.

Youth Visioning seeks to:

 

1. build capacity among island youth;

2. give youth a voice in sustainable development matters; and

3. make positive changes at the local and national level.

Youth Visioning is composed of 3 Phases

Youth Visioning – C’est moi!…

Phase 1 - PreparatoryBeginning in 2003

• Regional meetings, poetry, essay and art competitions were held to share ideas about the issues that faced SIDS.

3 themes:• Life and love in islands – All aspects of island culture• My island home – The environment

• Money in my pocket – Youth employment

Phase 2 – YV Event7-12 January 2005

• Meeting for youth representatives in Mauritius parallel to the main governmental meeting

• 94 youth from 37 small islands and territories

• Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS (Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea) regions

• 2 outcomes: Youth Visioning Declaration &

Commitments for Follow-up action

Phase 3 – Project implementation

• Most important phase. Will provide indication of the success of the overall Youth Visioning initiative.

• What the participants had learnt at Mauritius, would now need to be put into practice!

So far:

8 projects completed

7 in progress

5 starting in the next month

Proposal process• Project Leaders send us project proposals

•  We evaluate their proposals, offer feedback and then set up contracts

• Projects mainly funded by our partner, The Lighthouse Foundation

• Budgets range from US$2000 - US$4000

• Duration from 6-12 months

Sample projects• Sensitisation and clean up campaign in Gutter village

Dominica, Marvo Didier

• Helping to create more employment through local investment, Seychelles, Sabrina Marie

• Young People Against HIV/AIDS,

Cape Verde, Lourenço Andrade

• On the Spot MDGs Radio Program,

Tonga, Lyndsey Fifita

Palé Kwéyòl, Dominica• Revive Kwéyòl language and culture

Kwéyòl March

Kwéyòl March

Kwéyòl March

Kwéyòl March

Kwéyòl Extravaganza

Kwéyòl Classes

Kwéyòl Spelling B

www.youthvisioning.org