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PMNCH partners recently hosted a successful mobilizer training session as part of the ongoing 1.8 Billion Young People for Change campaign. The session, held on February 28th, was attended by more than 110 organizations from 31 countries and received high levels of engagement from participants.
The main objective of the training was to promote the 1.8 campaign and mobilize the What Young People Want initiative in the lead-up to the Global Forum for Adolescents on 11-12 October 2023.
Maziko Matemvu, PMNCH Adolescent and Youth Constituency Vice-chair, provided an overview of the campaign, which aims to improve policy and financing for young people by giving them a voice in decision-making processes related to their well-being, including their health, empowerment, education, and connection with people and the planet.
The training session focused on mobilizing the What Young People Want initiative, with a capacity-building session led by White Ribbon Alliance, a PMNCH long-standing partner leading the tech development of the initiative. The session covered best practices for mobilization, including tips on social media and storytelling, and was followed by a Q&A session facilitated by the PMNCH Secretariat team. Participants were invited to join one of the recently deployed Digital Advocacy Hubs, which are dedicated to mobilizers and offer additional resources and guidelines on effective mobilization.
A second training session will be held on 28 March to report back on progress and welcome new mobilizers. Interested parties can register to become a mobilizer on the What Young People Want initiative and find more information at www.1point8.org. Over 450 organizations have already expressed interest in becoming mobilizers, and PMNCH is confident that these training sessions will benefit the campaign and have a positive impact on the initiative.
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Join the effort to leverage the power of partnerships and achieve better policies and financing for the 1.8 billion young people living in the world today by becoming a mobilizer for the What Young People Want initiative.
