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You
can get involved in YES Country Networks in over seventy countries.
These
Networks are the structures through which youth, together with different
partners and stakeholders, can take action to address the youth employment
challenge in their countries. YES Networks need the support of institutions
and organizations in their countries who have an interest in eradicating
poverty. Creating opportunities for youth to have sustainable livelihoods
as a means of reducing the levels of poverty globally is in line with
the Millennium Development Goals as outlined by the United Nations.
You can support the YES Country Networks in
one (or all) of the following ways:
| Be
involved with a YES Country Network In over 70 countries, the YES Campaign has launched YES Country Networks that are taking action on the ground to promote youth employment. You can find the full list at www.yesweb.org/ycn. If your country does not have a YES Network you can take the lead in launching a YES Network in your country. Get in touch with the YES Youth Coordinator, PK Joseph via email at pk@yesweb.org for more details and support. |
Share
effective practices in youth employment Do you know of a great youth employment policy, a successful program or innovative projects that are promoting sustainable livelihoods for youth? We want to know about them, as do members of the Global Alliance for Youth Employment worldwide. Share them through the YES Global Knowledge Resource. You can research effective practices online at www.yesweb.org/gkr/ |
| Identify
institutions and programs that can provide capacity building and skills
training for youth Young people around the world are in great need of skill development and capacity building to address the challenges they face in their communities. Many institutions exist around the world committed to capacity building and skills development. Urge such institutions to work with YES Country Networks to provide trainings and capacity building workshops that will help create and implement plans of action on youth employment matters. If you know of any institution that can provide important support of any kind to the YES Country Networks, please contact the YES Youth Coordinator, PK Joseph via email at pk@yesweb.org. |
Help
to raise funds and other resources for the YES Country Networks Imagine how an idea or action plan developed by a YES Country Network can transform into a successful initiative. Oftentimes, the sole difference is the availability of funding or other important resources. You can help! Get in touch with different agencies that are available to you and urge them to collaborate at with the YES Networks. Your outreach to these institutions will help to leap-frog the development of YES Country Networks, and to strengthen the activities that they are undertaking. |
| Generate discussion on youth
employment One of the greatest barriers with regards to youth employment is that it is still not seen as an urgent issue that needs the commitment and engagement of stakeholders at all levels. Generating dialogue on youth employment can have a great impact in inspiring others to take action on promoting youth employment. Such dialogues can be great platforms for launching action to promote youth employment. For a toolkit on how to organize an event, visit http://www.yesweb.org/docs/YCN/handbook.pdf. |
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