We look at youth work in its entire diversity, covering services as well as activities for and with young people of a social, cultural, educational or political nature. We describe and question the changing nature of youth and community work, caused by the enormous difficulties to ensure adequate access to education, housing and employment.
“We believe youth has the key to change. They have the strength to create social transformation.” Don Popo and Familia Ayara work in Bogotá, Colombia, with young people who have
Espolea is a youth-led Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in Mexico City in 2005. It originated as a space where young people feel free to think, create and perform. Espolea works
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
Wansley Walters came to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) nearly two years ago from the Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department. There she pushed to keep most kids in
Restorative Justice has steadily gained acceptance and demonstrated its effectiveness around the world, yet challenges remain. Often they are not directly related to the process itself, but instead arise from
“At mega-events, young people come second, young people's rights are trampled on, young people are targeted,” John Connor of Aston Mansfield argued at the “Sport Mega-Events and the Crisis of
This is the second video in our series of youth work documentaries, in which we portray youth workers and youth work projects from around the the world. Meet Bàsquet Beat,
We start the new year with the first video in a new series of youth work documentaries, in which we will portray youth workers and youth work projects from around
“This is Youth Work – Stories From Practice” is a collection of stories and essays from youth work practitioners and young people demonstrating the importance of voluntary, open-access, democratic and
What are the links between youth and extremism? Much has happened and been discussed in the media over the last couple of years: the UK riots, the shootings in Finland
