Youth Voices in Youth Employment: A roadmap for promoting meaningful youth engagement in youth employment programs

What is it?

Conceptualized by the Youth Employment Funders Group (YEFG) and commissioned by Citi Foundation, “Youth voices in youth employment: A roadmap for promoting meaningful youth engagement in youth employment programs,” aims to inform and strengthen the engagement of youth in funders’ and implementors’ investments, policies and programs around the world. The report establishes a first-of-its-kind roadmap that guides funders in effectively embedding youth voices and rights into their youth employment strategies and programs.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Global insights, aggregated from a literature review and anecdotal insights resulting from over 35 key informant interviews, eight focus group discussions, a roundtable discussion with funders, implementers and youth, and a global survey of 284 young people.

  • A framework for meaningful youth engagement.

  • A definition for meaningful youth engagement in youth employment programs.

  • A roadmap with key phases and steps funders and implementers can take to strengthen their youth engagement strategies and amplify youth voices, regardless of where they are in their youth engagement journey.

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