Projects

Youth Advocacy in Action

This project aims to promote youth participation in civil society as well as instilling in them good governance and democratic thinking practices in par with the ongoing democratization process in the country. This project equips active youth committees with the needed skills to take the next step of participating actively in their local communities, and voicing their concerns on issues of importance to them in order to instil in the young the need to be active citizens in their own local communities. As a result, PBYRC is currently working with a core group of 30 active young people from Mafraq, Ghor Al Mazra’a, Tafileh and Karak who are already part of the committees in the local communities.

Additionally this project builds on previous projects (in particular the promoting governance project implemented in partnership with IRI) revolving around these issues and resulting with youth advocacy efforts in the local communities. The efforts could vary from projects that address youth’s needs, campaigns that highlight youth issues as well as community issues.

Additionally, resources available on advocacy in Arabic are limited; therefore, we are in the process of developing a practical step by step guide that outlines advocacy process in a user friendly manner. This guide would be youth friendly and can be used by young people as well as NGO activists.

Furthermore, a film will also be produced that captures the project to show the process as a model of youth advocates and highlight the importance of youth civic participation through interviews with various decision makers. This film would be used as a tool to replicate the model with other NGO’s and Governmental agencies working with youth.