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Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. [1] The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.
Count Me In is a youth-led leadership organization. [1] [2] The global youth empowerment movement was founded in 2008 by Shane Feldman, and as of September 2017 the organization has impacted 10 million millennials in 104 countries. [3] The organization was started in Toronto, Canada, and now has offices in Los Angeles and New York City. [4]
Positive youth development ( PYD) programs are designed to optimize youth developmental progress. [1] This is sought through a positivistic approach that emphasizes the inherent potential, strengths, and capabilities youth hold. [2] [3] PYD differs from other approaches within youth development work in that it rejects an emphasis on trying to ...
Youth activism is the participation in community organizing for social change by persons between the ages of 15–24. [1] Youth activism has led to a shift in political participation and activism. A notable shift within youth activism is the rise of “Alter-Activism” resulting in an emphasis on lived experiences and connectivity amongst ...
Youth leadership is the practice of teens exercising authority over themselves or others. [1] Youth leadership has been elaborated upon as a theory of youth development in which young people gain skills and knowledge necessary to lead civic engagement, education reform and community organizing activities. Countless programs around the world ...
Youth rights. Youth participation is the active engagement of young people throughout their own communities. It is often used as a shorthand for youth participation in any many forms, including decision-making, sports, schools and any activity where young people are not historically engaged.
Youth engagement is the sentiment young people feel towards a particular person, activity, place or outcome. It has been a focus of youth development, public policy and social change movements for at least forty years. [1] According to a Cornell University program, "Youth engagement is one of the buzzwords in the youth development field.
Strategies for gaining youth rights that are frequently utilized by their advocates include developing youth programs and organizations that promote youth activism, youth participation, youth empowerment, youth voice, youth/adult partnerships, intergenerational equity and civil disobedience between young people and adults. History