Youth and education policies are closely interlinked, and youth work is often based on, and implemented through non-formal and informal learning. In this section, we focus on education and learning policies and realities across the continuum and lifespan. We also follow the progress towards the education-related Millenium Development Goals.
The British government recently revealed proposals to remove climate change and sustainable development from the geography syllabus, leaving just one reference to human-produced green house gasses in chemistry. The UKYCC
This week /environment is focusing education. We hear from the UK Youth Climate Coalition who are fighting against moves to remove climate change from the British national curriculum, from Joseph
Here, just for you, is a list of the key participation models and resources discussed throughout the Youth Participation Symposium in Leon, Mexico. Topics include decision-making, participation, youth research, facilitating
The Global Arts Corps creates theatre productions out of stories of violent conflict from around the world. In Cambodia, they work with young circus performers and an extraordinary collective of
'In Nigeria, poverty has a predominantly young face and young people represent a large percent of our overall population. Youths experience difficulties in entering the labour market or starting their
A joint venture between the Jordanian Ministry of Social Development and Urban Think Tank (UTT), aims to catalyse a process of urban transformation through the delivery of permanent youth facilities
The importance of disaggregated data to development practitioners, donors and policy makers, particularly those operating in the fields of youth-led and gender development, cannot be overstated. Without disaggregation data sets
Under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Article 6 focuses on education, training and public awareness. First established in 2002, it creates a mandate for climate change education across
The Girl Effect is a movement driven by a global network of girl champions. The Nike Foundation created the Girl Effect in collaboration with key partners such as the United
Covering the only continent in the world with a significantly growing youth population – ‘in less than three generations, 41% of the world’s youth will be African’ & ‘by 2035,
