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Advocating for change for adolescents
With support from PMNCH and Women Deliver, the Advocating for Change for Adolescents toolkit was created by young people for young people, to lead and influence change in their communities as well as to hold governments accountable for delivering on their commitments to prioritize adolescents' well-being. The toolkit provides youth-led and youth-serving organizations with the resources and strategies they need to become effective champions and advocates.
Following its launch at the Global Adolescent Health conference in Ottawa in May 2017, five youth organizations (in Cameroon, India, Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria) received grants and technical support to pilot the toolkit over a 12-month period. In December 2018, an updated toolkit was launched at the Partners’ Forum in New Delhi, India. The new edition is more youth-friendly and comprehensive, and includes the five youth-led organization as illustrative case studies.
Grantees have adapted the toolkit to their country’s context and developed country-specific advocacy roadmaps, which are being implemented throughout 2019 with activities at national and subnational levels. Many of the grantees have incorporated the country toolkit into their broader advocacy efforts.
This advocacy brief: Rolling out the Advocating for Change for Adolescents toolkit in five countries, shares the highlights of, challenges to...
Webinars
Building the capacity of young people is critical to realizing the promise of the Sustaining Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. Adolescents and young people are uniquely positioned to be effective advocates to hold their governments accountable for the delivery of promises, policies and programs that affect their lives. Now, more than any other time, young people have an opportunity to make sure every adolescent gets counted; and take action to advocate for adolescent health and well-being.
PMNCH in collaboration with key partners, will host a series of webinars with youth-led organizations and other interested stakeholders, to share learnings and best practices around key areas identified by the Adolescent and Youth Constituency.