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This quarter, inclusion is a common thread across several activities and happenings under the YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation (YP2LE) banner. From gender equality and inclusive sports to beyond binaries and inclusive data, our Learning Network and partners have produced several resources and hosted robust conversations that challenge all of us to ask ourselves, how am I helping to move the needle on inclusion? Read on to discover additional ways you can incorporate inclusive approaches within your programs and strengthen internal initiatives within your organizations.
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Around the World with YouthPower
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Tapping into the Wisdom of Inclusion Champions to Better Understand the Drivers of Change
In a world where technology has evolved in a way that it can reduce the chasms between us, the true power of progress lies in inclusion. Youth everywhere are opening their hearts and minds to focus on everything that unites us, rather than that which divides us.
With that in mind, on August 30, YouthLead used Instagram Live’s virtual stage to broadcast a real-time conversation between two remarkable young changemakers, Asonele Kotu of South Africa and Sharon Raekae of Botswana. The conversation was framed through the lens of inclusive sports and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), providing a space for both women to share current challenges and solutions they are witnessing in their respective industries as well as insights from their advocacy work.
Their passion, dedication, and diverse perspectives painted a vivid picture of the change we collectively strive for. Explore their narratives, their dreams, and their overarching mission to craft a world where every voice matters, and every heart finds its place.
The engaging exchange coincided with the ongoing #United4Inclusion contest, a four-week campaign running through September 12 that rallies youth to showcase the power of inclusion through photo, audio, and written submissions.
View the session replay on Instagram.
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Online Learning
Beyond Binaries: Gender Identities in Higher Education Institutions
Universities can be powerful institutions for promoting gender equality, diversity, and inclusion. This coffee chat webinar was an opportunity to network with members of the Higher Education Engagement and Transformation Community of Practice (CoP) and the Gender CoP. Listen in on their informal discussion on gender-related challenges in higher education.
How Mentorship Can Enhance Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Young entrepreneurs contribute to global economic development through innovative solutions. The entrepreneurial journey may look completely different for founders on the same path. To help navigate challenges along that path, they need mentoring and guidance. Get insight from entrepreneurs and industry experts on the benefits of mentoring and discover ways to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Capitalizing on Web-Based Solutions to Develop Resilient Young Leaders
Hear from two members of YouthMappers, a global network of young leaders who create resilient communities and define their world by mapping it. Kate Varfalameyeva and Maryam Shafiee Shakib speak about their work using MapSwipe to address heat-related deaths in mobile home parks in Maricopa County, Arizona. They also give an inside look into their chapter of YouthMappers which is just one of 300+ student-led chapters worldwide.
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Enter the #United4Inclusion Contest by September 12
There is still time to enter the #United4Inclusion Contest! YouthLead, in collaboration with Youth Excel, Accountability Lab, Atlas Corps, Grassroot Soccer, and YEO 2030 have created this contest to highlight efforts made not to discriminate against or exclude individuals based on their identities and abilities. Guided by the principles of "do no harm" and "do nothing about them without them," we embrace and recognize every individual and community, with their unique identities and experiences, as key agents in societal transformation.
To participate in this contest, young changemakers (18-35 years) can submit a compelling photo, audio clip, or written piece that embodies the essence of inclusion in one of the following categories: Inclusive Workforce Development, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Inclusive Activism, Inclusive Representation, or Inclusive Sports.
For contest rules and a complete list of prizes, visit YouthLead.org/united4inclusion.
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Submit Your Innovative Idea for a Chance to Win
Do you know a young changemaker with an idea of how digital tools can be used to help improve other young people’s well-being? Are they eager to share their ideas about how to creatively use technology to increase young people’s knowledge of issues that impact them? The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is looking for creative innovators with solutions to pressing issues around well-being. Is this someone you know? If so, share the Youth Well-Being Prize Competition with them today! Applications will be accepted until September 29, 2023. Learn more here.
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Youth Excel’s #YouthDriveChange Campaign
Youth Excel is excited to announce its #YouthDriveChange campaign co-organized by USAID, IREX, and Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa (YOTA)! Throughout this month, join Youth Excel as they celebrate the incredible efforts of our partners in empowering youth with inclusive data for transformative development. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay updated.
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Participate in a Community of Practice!
YP2LE's Communities of Practice (CoPs) are spaces where youth and youth-serving practitioners can come together to share ideas, tools, and build and test practical resources to advance PYD through collaboration, dialogue, and collective learning. These communities are free and open to all interested youth and youth-serving practitioners. Join one (or more!) of the six active CoPs today:
Check out our upcoming CoP events and webinars.
TIPS
- Learn how to join a CoP and engage with its members.
- CoP members receive weekly notifications of ongoing activities from their registered communities. You can change the frequency of the notifications by adjusting the setting on your YouthPower.org profile.
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YouthLead Alums Transition to Scholars at Summit
Five YouthLead program alumni were recently recognized for their leadership and commitment to positively impacting their community through service, activism, advocacy, education, and entrepreneurship. USAID strengthened its commitment to working directly with young people as development partners by launching its inaugural cohort of YouthLead Scholars as part of a new partnership with One Young World. Learn more about the Scholars initiative and how each scholar is using their role as a changemaker for good.
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