Cross-cutting Considerations: Civic Participation, Youth Leadership, and Youth Organizations
DRG programs (especially programs targeting youth) often include the following key elements of programming, despite their particular sub-sector:
For example, a program focused on legislative strengthening may include youth leadership as a theme; a program involving human rights may include civic participation. This section briefly discusses each of these three key themes (civic participation, youth organization, and youth leadership), and ends with a table summarizing example program types and theories of change. For a vastly expanded discussion, including more on the current state of the evidence, key assumptions, evaluation questions, and sample indicators, please see the full Technical Guide by Counterpart International, from which these pages were adapted.
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What is Positive Youth Development?
What is Inclusive Development?
Models for Integrating Youth
Cross-cutting Considerations
- Civic Participation
- Youth Organizations
- Youth Leadership
- Example Program Types and Theories of Change
Entry Points for Youth Integration into the Program Cycle
Country/Regional Strategic Planning
Project Design and Implementation
Activity Design and Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation
Guide to Youth in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Programs
1. Civil Society
2. Human Rights Protection and Promotion
3. Rule of Law and the Justice Sector
4. Legislative Strengthening
5. Local Governance and Devolution
6. Political Party Development
7. Electoral Processes
8. Anti-Corruption and Accountability
9. Reconciliation, Peacebuilding, and Transitional Justice
10. Media, Information, and Communication Technologies (ICTs)