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You
can get involved in YES Country Networks in over sixty 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 to eradicate
poverty. Creating opportunities for youth to have sustainable livelihoods
as a means for 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 60 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/yesnetworks/index.html
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, Kenroy Roach via email at kenroy@yesweb.org
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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 nominate effective practices online
at www.yesweb.org/gkr/
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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 need to build their capacities 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
that you may know of to work with YES Country Networks to give trainings
and capacity building workshops in their countries to build their
support them in taking 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 YES Youth Coordinator,
Kenroy Roach via email at kenroy@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 the country level 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.
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