Essential Skills
for working with adolescents and young people in Pakistan
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Course Duration 3 hours
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Course Mode Virtual/self-paced
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Course Type Moderated/ Assessed
(for certificate of qualification)
Youth Practice Essentials
- Who are adolescents and youth?
- What is youth practice?
- Why does it matter?
Approaches for Youth Practice
- Ladder of adolescent/youth participation
- Space and levels
- Factors of marginalisation
Designing Effective Youth Practice
- Youth mainstreaming tools: safe spaces
- How to incorporate learning in your practice?
Online Short Assessment
(100% weightage for certificate of qualification)
Imagine you are a youth development specialist at a national NGO/CSO in Pakistan and you have been tasked to develop an event called 'Youth Sports Funshop'.
The Funshop will bring together youth leaders from across Pakistan for a two-day intensive capacity-building and networking programme. Through structured exchanges that will draw on their own experiences, the youth will gain a deeper understanding of the role that sport can play in achieving specific development priorities in Pakistan. The thematic discussions will focus on youth empowerment, health, social inclusion & gender equality, climate change, and prevention of violent extremism (PVE).
Task
Based on your course learning, write a letter to CEO/ Director of the NGO/CSO explaining how the event could be designed based on following principles: owned by youth; inclusive; respectful; safe and flexible. The letter should be not more than 350 words. You can start the letter from 'Dear Sir/Madam..'