What’s the Evidence?
Youth Engagement and the Sustainable Development Goals
This study represents an encouraging body of evidence, both primary and secondary, which will inform future practice and policymaking with regard to young women and men’s contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The learnings provide important insights that will support the design and implementation of youth programming. It examines 5 programmes across 3 youth-focused or youth-led organisations: Plan International UK, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and AIESEC.
The study addressed 3 research questions:
- Understanding roles: What meaningful roles do young people identify with in order to help achieve the SDGs? To what extent are these roles influenced by gender or any other identity?
- Capturing “value add”: What evidence can we find to demonstrate how young people “add value” — or their efficacy — and contribute towards achieving the SDGs? To what extent is this mediated by gender or any other identity?
- Recommendations: What are the strategic recommendations that will enhance how young people can contribute towards the SDGs?
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