STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: YOUTH ADVOCACY

We believe young people should shape their own future and be given the opportunity to advocate for improved health, education, and social protection.

Our Outcomes

Young people understand their rights and responsibilities in line with practices

Young people are successfully motivating peers and others in their communities to become advocates for themselves and their communities

Young people’s lifestyle, behaviour, and rights are improved through the design and implementation of sound and relevant policies from a national level

Achievements In Lesotho

Our partnership with UNICEF helped us train our youth advocates who reached 3,333 young people. We requested their feedback on services and participated in stakeholder meetings to improve the quality and accessibility of health services for children and young people.

Achievements In Botswana

Our youth advocates continue to play an important role in shaping the future of the Batswana people. Our advocates’ submission to the constitutional review included the following requests: recognition of socio-economic rights (access to education, water, health, food); a statutory advisory body working on children and young peoples’ participation

Children and Youth. The team await the results of the submission.

A training and a goal setting session was provided to our youth advocates, providing a safe space to spend time together discussing each other’s work,