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Youth Leading to Change to improve Public Services:
Young people particularly those marginalised communities and young women are trained on government law, policies, structure and public service deliveries mechanism. They are also capacitated on soft skills such as communication, leadership, mobilization and advocacy. They also learn how to engage with the respective service providing institutions to represent their constituencies and communities for enhancing the quality of public service.
A blended approach of social accountability:
This practice of improving public service initiatives was originally taken up from the idea of ‘Social accountability’ exercise. However the concept has been improvised on by ActionAid practice called reflection-Action Process – focusing on plane-act-reflect cycle while giving emphasis on using participatory methods and tools. This process helps young people develop their analysis and collective leadership to start negotiations with the greater community and service providers.
Positive outcomes of the initiative:
1. Young people mobilized to collectively develop their own performs and organizations to address public service quality and accessibility challenges.
2. More people especially from marginalized communities are aware of available public services and how to claim them.
3. Young people taking more positions in various formal and informal decision making forums for pursuing positive change.
4. Respective government service delivery institutions are becoming more active, efficient in response to the needs of the young people and their communities.
5. Overall health indicators of target communities enhanced and more young people have access to quality skills development because of the improved service.
6. Young people challenging harmful traditional practices and making the respective service providing institution responsive according to the national law.
How do we reach to Yuva?
By organising meetings, campaigns, festivals, camps and other gatherings with the youth at different levels to mobilise energies in the right direction. It also aims to protect rights of young pople and raise funds to support their efforts.