YouthScape - Impact

Changing the Landscape:
Involving Youth in Social Change

Through case studies, stories, activities, real life lessons and practical recommendations, this Guidebook offers insights and tools to bring youth engagement to life in organizations and communities.

Five steps to change the landscape include:

Step 1: UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
Step 2: PREPARING A STRONG FOUNDATION
Step 3: TAKING EFFECTIVE ACTION
Step 4: NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS
Step 5: MEASURING IMPACT

If you are intrigued by the idea of engaging disengaged youth, this guide will be a valuable tool for you.

It is a must for:

• Practitioners doing front-line work with youth
• Organizations and local governements wanting to engage youth
• Youth leaders seeking new approaches and ideas

Read Changing the Landscape: Involving Youth in Social Change online!

To learn more about engaging youth in your community, or to order a printed copy for your organization or group, please contact the International Institute for Child Rights and Development at iicrd@uvic.ca

"With commitment, knowledge, skills and self-awareness, we will be able to navigate the many challenges of youth engagement and social change.

Each of us will begin the journey into youth engagement from a different place, and will progress at our own speed.

While each experience will be unique, the practical tips and lessons contained in this Guidebook, and the tools and experience you acquire along the way, will collectively continue to create more resilient and inclusive communities by engaging young people."

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