Date post: | 18-Jul-2015 |
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A third of the worlds population is under age 15
Half of all global citizens are under 25 years old!
85% of all youth living in less developed
countries
50% of the world’s population live in rural areas
90% of rural people are in the developing world
Why focus on youth, families,
rural communities?
COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
Amazing things happen when people care about
the place they live and the people there
Location of the family
-parental support
-family/sibling support
Community is the first contact beyond the family
-friends
-other adults/mentors
COMMUNITY
Many definitions are associated with the
concept of community, but three common
are evident:
1) a geographic or territorial dimension
2) a human life dimension
3) a system of local actions by local people
The core of community is found in the interaction
and interdependence among people.
Community can be measured by:
-substantive interaction
-channels of communication
-the degree to which diverse groups coordinate
action to enhance well-being
(well-becoming!).
COMMUNITY AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
As people and their groups engage in interaction
and communicate, community agency emerges.
• Agency reflects both the motivations for social
action, and the local capacities for it
• Action strategies are shared across the
community as residents identify common interests
Agency highlights the fact:
• local people have the power to look after
each other and transform society
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Development “in” community is characterized by
attempts to enhance specific structures.
Decisions by a select few – impacting one group
Deficiency based approach
Externally driven
Other efforts seek to build relationships between
people: the development “of” community.
Broad based decision making
Asset based approach
Internally driven
Civically engaged children and youth are 22%
more likely to graduate from university
Civically engaged young people are 4 times less
likely to exhibit risky behavior
Eight times more likely to believe that citizens
can influence decision making if they are
civically engaged!
Where community involvement and education
are low, extremism thrives
Some of the Facts
Global Education Programming
The Need for Education
Across the Lifespan
Basic Education
Literacy and numeracy
Especially for girls and young women
Institutional linkages
Linking basic education to community
Informal Education
Create structures for experiential learning
Linked to civic engagement
Link to local leadership, ownership, social support
Formal Education
Need for multiple levels of education
always leaving the door open for more
Utilize Multiple delivery methods
Classroom, MOOCs, online, iPads
Delivered by youth centers, NGOs
A 12% cut in global poverty could be achieved
by providing just basic literacy skills in low
income countries
Higher education = longer lives
One additional year of schooling beyond
primary school reduces the probability of
becoming a young mother by almost 10%.
A child whose mother can read is 50% more
likely to live past age 5.
Some of the Facts
6 Continents
9 Geographic regions
75 Partner institutions
400+ faculty/practitioners
7 UNESCO Chairs
Global Network of UNESCO Chairs on
Children, Youth and Community
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@unescochairpsu
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