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BUILDING CHILD AND YOUTH AGENCY
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Provide keyProvide key
informationinformation
Provide practicalProvide practicalguidanceguidance
Improve knowledge andImprove knowledge andskillsskills
PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL
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CCF Staff CCF Staff
CommunityCommunityLeaders andLeaders andAdultsAdults
Children andChildren andYouthYouth
AUDIENCE
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
I. The Importance of Child and Youth Agency
II. Creating an Enabling Environment for Child and
Youth Agency
III. Enabling Children and Youth Reflections on Child
Poverty
IV. Translating Children’s Ideas into Program Design
V. Developing Budgets with Children and Youth
VI. The Child’s Role in Implementing and Monitoring
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The Importance of Child andThe Importance of Child andYouth AgencyYouth Agency
Deprivation
ExclusionVulnerability
CCF’s Children and Poverty Study
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FROMFROM Risks or deficitsRisks or deficits Youth as objectsYouth as objects
of programsof programs
Focus on aFocus on aspecialized groupsspecialized groupsof youthof youth
Concentration onConcentration onearly childhoodearly childhood
ServicesServices for for youngyoungpeoplepeople ProgramsPrograms Controlling orControlling or
directingdirecting
LEADING ROLE OF CHILDREN AND
YOUTHTO
Strengths Youth as actors in
building their own
assets Recognizing all youth Development across
the first 2 decades of life
Engagement with young people
Programs +Relationships
Unleashing
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focuses on the ‘capacity, condition or state of focuses on the ‘capacity, condition or state of acting or of exerting power’acting or of exerting power’
refers to process in which infant, child or youthrefers to process in which infant, child or youthis an initiating or willful force that drivesis an initiating or willful force that drivesexperience and his/her own developmentexperience and his/her own development
AGENCY
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All children under the age of 18 years have equal rightsAll children under the age of 18 years have equal rightsto:to:
express their opinion and participate in decisionsexpress their opinion and participate in decisionsaffecting them (article 12)affecting them (article 12)
express their views through a medium of their choiceexpress their views through a medium of their choice(article 13)(article 13)
freedom of thought, conscience and religion (articlefreedom of thought, conscience and religion (article14)14)
form their own associations (article 15)form their own associations (article 15) access information (article 17)access information (article 17)
education for responsible life (article 29)education for responsible life (article 29)
play (article 31)play (article 31)
UNCRC: Children’s Rights toParticipation
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DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS
Cognitive Physical
Social Emotional
EPOCHS
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Engaging—its funEngaging—its fun
There are choices in terms of what to get involved inThere are choices in terms of what to get involved in
Age appropriateAge appropriate
Allows young people to stay involved as they get olderAllows young people to stay involved as they get older
Allows for contributions and decision makingAllows for contributions and decision making
Caring and trusting relationships in safe and secureCaring and trusting relationships in safe and secureenvironmentenvironment
High expectationsHigh expectations
WHAT’S A QUALITY PROGRAM?
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Voice
RelationshipsParticipation
ChildDevelopment
ELEMENTS OF HIGH QUALITYPROGRAMMING
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Ensuring that children and youth are listened to,Ensuring that children and youth are listened to,and have meaningful and regular opportunities toand have meaningful and regular opportunities tocontributecontribute
Institutionalizing the voice of young peopleInstitutionalizing the voice of young peoplethrough the formation of Child & Youththrough the formation of Child & YouthAssociationsAssociations
Providing opportunities for children and youth toProviding opportunities for children and youth tobe directly responsible for implementingbe directly responsible for implementingprograms they care aboutprograms they care about
Organizing child centered spaces, children’sOrganizing child centered spaces, children’sclubs, and other type of like-minded programsclubs, and other type of like-minded programs
IMPLICATIONS FOR CCF
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What are common things adults say or do to young
people, which may discourage, or make it
difficult for them to participate in activities or
decisions?
When is a time you have felt discouraged by an adult
to participate (e.g., share your ideas, raise your
voice or take part in an activity or decision)?
What did they do or say to make you feel this
way?
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Bobo! Tanga!Tumahimik ka na lang
Wala kang nagawaEwan ko lang kung
magagawa mo yan
Teen Purged ka na,
Bakit officer ka pa?
Terminated ka na haPang matanda lang ito,
Wag kayong makikialam
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Bata ka lang, sure ba na
Ikaw ang gumawa nyan?
Bata ka lang wala kang
Karapatan sumali sa usapan
Tumahimik ka
Disabled ka namanHindi mo kaya yan
Dahil bata ka pa
Buhay ka ngayongMay DFC ka?
Pupunta ka lang
Dito pag may DFC ka?
Mali yan! Saka na
Yan! Ganun ba
Yan!
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collecting
information
ensuring that the
‘VOICE’
of children
remains acentral part of a
community
development
program
KEY CHALLENGES
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How can we be more sensitive to the
evolving needs of children?
KEY CHALLENGES
Through the prioritization of responses based on
frequency of responses there is a risk that
information about the evolving needs of children
will be lumped together and this specificityessential for understanding appropriate
interventions for various age-groups will be lost.
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How can children’s ideas be betterHow can children’s ideas be better
represented in the ASP/DIP?represented in the ASP/DIP?
KEY CHALLENGES
Information gathered is not carefully documented
and is lost during discussions of ideas from many
groups – with the more numerous opinions from
adults winning out and children’s ideas synthesized
out of the discussion.
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How can methods need to better identifyHow can methods need to better identify
the needs of the “invisible” children?the needs of the “invisible” children?
KEY CHALLENGES
Because there is a tendency to search for the
greatest need, nuanced differences between
children are missed.
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PREPARING FOR MEANINGFULPARTICIPATION
OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Listen to girls and boys of different ages and
abilities
Understand their experiences and understanding
of child poverty, and their ideas to improve their
own well-being and the situation of their
communities
Value and build upon children’s perspectives when
developing strategies to address child poverty
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Involve young people at all stages of program
development,
including planning, implementation and evaluationEnsure young people have clear roles and
responsibilities within the organization
Give young people opportunities to represent the
organization externally
Honor young people’s decision to say no to projects,
opportunities, or responsibilities for which they do not
feel prepared, and work in partnership with them to
identify what skills and support they need to take on
new responsibilities
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR
ENSURING
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF CHILDRENAND YOUTH
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Involving young people may meanInvolving young people may mean
adjusting expectations and guidelinesadjusting expectations and guidelines
in order to meet the needs of childrenin order to meet the needs of children
and youth. Projects that are of interestand youth. Projects that are of interest
to children should be designed withto children should be designed with
much shorter timeframes in mind.much shorter timeframes in mind.
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Children’s capacity to make and understandChildren’s capacity to make and understand
decisions develops as they grow up. Children mustdecisions develops as they grow up. Children must
have the opportunity to express views and makehave the opportunity to express views and makechoices in a way that is appropriate to theirchoices in a way that is appropriate to their
understanding.understanding.
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Some groups of children who may requireSome groups of children who may require
special outreach include:special outreach include:
Disabled childrenDisabled children Out of school childrenOut of school children
OrphansOrphans
Girls who have many householdGirls who have many household
responsibilities and are not given much timeresponsibilities and are not given much time
away from the homeaway from the home Minority childrenMinority children
Children from very poor familiesChildren from very poor families
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Creating an Enabling
Environment for
Children and Youth
Children and Youth Associations
and building competencies
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• To voice out issues and concerns• To strengthen children and youth participation in
social reform• To hear children’s voice
• To build capacity of children and youth• To get the children’s/youth’s perspective in
community development programs and involve their
ideas in decision making processes• To develop talents and skills
• To assess children/youth needs and plans• To develop leaders for social transformation• To uphold children’s right to participate• To promote camaraderie• For children and youth’s holistic development
What has been the purpose of
C/Y involvement?
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- provide an opportunity to build ‘agency’ through theprovide an opportunity to build ‘agency’ through thevariety of roles that these structures playvariety of roles that these structures play
- engage in community consultation, planning, programengage in community consultation, planning, program
design, monitoring, implementation and evaluationdesign, monitoring, implementation and evaluation
As a result they have the opportunity to develop theAs a result they have the opportunity to develop thefollowing skills:following skills:
ability to communicate with their peers, youngerability to communicate with their peers, youngerchildren, adults, government representatives, youthchildren, adults, government representatives, youthorganizations and other agenciesorganizations and other agencies
active listeningactive listening reporting and recordingreporting and recording community researchcommunity research project planningproject planning
CHILDREN AND YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS
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SPIDER TOOL ASSESSMENT
to help children assess their own initiatives andorganizations according to a number of coredimensions (Key Quality Elements)
to assess what they are trying to achieve, whatthey feel they are good at and areas they feelshould be improved
to reflect upon the learning process that
children, young people and adults go through asthey work together on collective initiatives
use their assessments to plan changes andaction to improve their organization and theircollective efforts
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To see and assess whether they have (or areTo see and assess whether they have (or areasserting) more controlasserting) more control
To reflect on why some groups function better thanTo reflect on why some groups function better than
others and the criteria used to assess thisothers and the criteria used to assess this
To reflect on the conditions and processes needed toTo reflect on the conditions and processes needed todevelop and strengthen child led initiatives anddevelop and strengthen child led initiatives andorganizationsorganizations
To identify, record and act upon the support,To identify, record and act upon the support,capacity building and other needs that emerge fromcapacity building and other needs that emerge fromchildren’s assessment of their organizationschildren’s assessment of their organizations
REFLECTION FOR ADULTS -
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Involves participants working together to assessInvolves participants working together to assessthe strength of the organization according to athe strength of the organization according to anumber of core dimensions (Key Qualitynumber of core dimensions (Key QualityElements).Elements).
The results of the assessment are transferred toThe results of the assessment are transferred toa spider web diagram that illustrates how thea spider web diagram that illustrates how theparticipants see the organization. This helps toparticipants see the organization. This helps tofocus the participants on the areas that need tofocus the participants on the areas that need tobe addressed.be addressed.
The assessment sets the ground forThe assessment sets the ground fororganizational change.organizational change.
PROCESS
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KEY QUALITY ELEMENTS
INDIVIDUALS
Relationships withYoung People
Adults and the
External World
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Agenda setting: child/youth led (ratherAgenda setting: child/youth led (rather
than adult driven)than adult driven)
Access to information and openAccess to information and open
communicationcommunication
Supportive adultsSupportive adults
Partnerships and influencePartnerships and influence Networks with other CA/YANetworks with other CA/YA
ADULTS AND THE EXTERNAL WORLD
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Fostering life skills
Children/youth aware and active in
promoting their rights and responsibilities
Analysis, action and change oriented
INDIVIDUALS
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Translating Children’s Ideas intoTranslating Children’s Ideas into
Program DesignProgram Design
Children’s ideas often get overtaken by adult
ideas because more adults are usually consulted
during planning than children and because adults
tend to be the strongest voices during the
program design
Children’s ideas often get sifted out due to a
sense of having to choose programs that aremore directly related to health, education or
livelihood whereas issues that children bring up
sometimes are more related to safety,
protection and nurturing
h ld d h
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Project PlanningProject Planning
Project Focus
Project Length
Project Design
Project Management, Implementation
Child d h A
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Project FocusProject Focus
may or may not directly relate to materialpoverty in the same way that adult oriented
projects do but will likely address issues such
as vulnerability and exclusion
Project LengthProject Lengtha project meant to be designed or led by children
and youth should be limited to 6 – 12 months
CCF recognizes that this means that children
and youth will not necessarily develop oneproject over a 3 year period and is committed to
setting aside funds over the three year period to
allow for flexibility from one year to the next
through a block budget
Child d Y h A
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Project DesignProject Design
• Projects designed by children and youth should
be readily understandable to a variety of ages
• Partners are important but should not overtake
the natural enthusiasm of children
• The implementation plan should be developed
in a way that most young people involved can
easily understand
• If staff need to put the project design into a
framework for the sake of consistency or in orderto pursue outside funds, this revised document
should not replace the ones that is more simple
and child friendly
Child d Y h A
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Budgeting with Children andBudgeting with Children andYouthYouth
while the funds that went into
the projects ultimatelybenefited children in many
cases, children and youth were
not involved in the process of
choosing and designing projects
Child d Y th A
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Ensuring Funding is Available toEnsuring Funding is Available to
Support ChildSupport Childand Youth-Led Programsand Youth-Led Programs
CCF is recommending that at least 10% of projects
developed are those that are proposed by childrenand youth and that respond to their interests
CCF is recommending that at least 10% of funds
are also allocated to child and youth-led
initiatives, that is, projects that are designed anddeveloped BY children and youth, not programs
that are designed and developed FOR youth
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Ensuring Funding is Available toEnsuring Funding is Available to
Support ChildSupport Childand Youth-Led Programsand Youth-Led Programs
CCF has learned that without the funding
commitment, the ideas of children and
youth are often left out of final program
plans and as a result, children and youth
become discouraged about their part inthe planning process.
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C/Y at the Center of Programming
• Establishment of child and youth-led
governance structures such as child and youth
associations
• Dedication of staff and resources to build
capacity across CCF to support the increased
leading role of children and youth in CCF
programs
• Development of Standards to guide the
promotion of child and youth agency
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Standards of Practice
description of the ideal
practices which will
ensure that children andyouth will have a leading
role in CCF’s programs
and will ensure that staff
will have the tools tosupport children and
youth in that leading
role
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Resources are sufficient to support child andResources are sufficient to support child andyouth agency/child and youth ledyouth agency/child and youth ledprogramming.programming.
Children and youth are informing programChildren and youth are informing programassessment, planning, implementation andassessment, planning, implementation andevaluation.evaluation.
Children have opportunities to exercise andChildren have opportunities to exercise andadvocate on their own behalf.advocate on their own behalf.
Children are implementing programs of interestChildren are implementing programs of interestto them with adult support.to them with adult support.
CCF and partner staff value, respect and useCCF and partner staff value, respect and usechildren’s ideas and views for programchildren’s ideas and views for programdevelopment.development.
CCF Standards for Child and
Youth Agency
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Relevant, appropriate and continuous training of Relevant, appropriate and continuous training of key stakeholders (staff, community leaders,key stakeholders (staff, community leaders,parents, teachers, health workers, religiousparents, teachers, health workers, religious
leaders, etc.) on child and youth agencyleaders, etc.) on child and youth agencyCCF national offices, area offices and projectsCCF national offices, area offices and projects
partnering with youth developmentpartnering with youth developmentorganizationsorganizations
CCF and partners demonstrate a sharedCCF and partners demonstrate a shared
understanding of child and youth agency.understanding of child and youth agency.Policies developed and implemented by CCF.Policies developed and implemented by CCF.
Participation promotes the safety and protection of Participation promotes the safety and protection of children and youth.children and youth.
CCF Standards for Child and
Youth Agency