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Title: Oxfam International Youth Parliament
Location:
Global
Categories: Human Rights & Equity
Children’s Rights
Poverty
Peace, Conflict & Governance
Children’s Rights
Sustainable Development
Learning & Education
HIV/AIDS
Status:
Completed
Timeline:
Ongoing
Description:
The Oxfam International Youth Parliament (Oxfam IYP) is an initiative of Oxfam International, managed by Oxfam Community Aid Abroad. IYP mobilises a global network of young leaders and activists to bring about positive and sustinable change. It does this through supporting youth led initiatives, facilitating skills and capacity building programs and supporting young people to advocate for their rights and freedoms and those of their communities.
Objectives:
To encourage and support young leaders in developing positive, sustainable, innovative and community orientated change initiatives. It aims to do this by:
1- Supporting youth led initiatives
To support Action Partners in the development, implementation and evaluation of social change initiatives (individual and collective action plans) through the provision of strategic and financial support.
2-Skills development and capacity building
To increase the effectiveness of Action Partners as social change leaders through furthur developing skills and knowledge necessary for implementing positive and sustainable change.
3-Network and Alliance Building
To encourage and support action partners to exchange information and learning, build alliances and partnerships amongst themselves and with the others to support their work for change.
4-IYP sittings
To inspire, empower and grow the next generation of young leaders and activists. IYP sittings are international meetings between action partners that are convened every 2-3 years. THrough IYP sittings action partners build skills, networks and develop social change initiatives. IYP sittings launch a cycle of activity.
5-Research and information exchange
To establish a significant exchange of learning, information and research relating to the issues that face young people and the actions they have taken for the positive and sustainable change locally, nationally and globally.
6-Youth Participation
To actively promote the right of young men and women to meaningful participation in the decision making processes that affect their lives. IYP empowers Action Partners to participate in policy development and decision making at all levels.
7-Oxfam International
To facilitate and enhance the work of Oxfam International and its affilates with young people around the globe.
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