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OBJECTIVEThe purpose of this presentation is to provide some elements that could be useful to foster
youth integrity initiatives in other countries and at the international level, based in Ocasa’s
experience
We identify ourselves with the truth as the axe of the transparency, our goal , and opposed to the
dishonesty which we reject.
ocasaocasaTRUTH
Ocasa is a non political, non-partisan, non-profit organization created by a group of young Colombians who are concerned by the promotion of transparency, integrity
and social audit in Colombia, because these two points are key factors in the
consolidation of democracy, in the strengthening of good governance and in
the development of our country.
APPROACH
Traditional approaches: youth are vulnerable Public policies: activities to provide services to
change vulnerability, avoiding violent behaviors (young people = potential danger).
Ocasa’s engagement: go beyond those approaches, demolish the myths, discover new means through which youth are able to participate, and channel that participation into concrete activities.
Move from traditional interventions based on services provision to systematic change
activities.
OUR APPROACH
Mission Ocasa’s mission is to empower youth
Colombians so they can participate in the building of a quality democracy,
that answers effectively to the citizen demands, and where politic relations and the decision making process is transparent and respect the rule of
law (it means, a legitimate democracy due to its results and procedures).
OBJECTIVES
DIRECT1.To promote the active youth participation in politic
life and issues of public interest. (Participation).2.To transmit tools that improve the capacity of youth
to ask for accountability and follow up the politics, programs and projects that they care about (Accountability).
3.To promote among the youth the exercise of leadership and the capacity of politic incidence and working with others (Leadership and incidence).
OBJECTIVES
INDIRECT (Are need to reach the directs)
1.To promote transparency in public administration and the effective access to information (Access to Information)
2.To promote the effective exercise or youth’s fundamental rights (politic, civil and social rights)
To achieve the progressive involvement of youth, Ocasa follows three strategic lines: 1.Raise awareness campaigns and trainings 2.Articulation and youth action projects3.Incidence in the decision making and public policy
Raising awareness and training
RAISING AWARENESS
What would you do if you have an US dollar to live per day?
FOOD TRANSPORTATION
CHILDREN´S ALLOWENCE
PUBLIC SERVICES
CLOTHES
1. Informal talks – forums – socializing activities
2. Young people sharing experiencies
2. Young people sharing experiencies
Networking
http://cuantossomos.ocasa.org.co
Blog
http://tupropiorollo.ocasa.org.co
2. Young people sharing experiencies
2. Young people sharing experiencies
2. Young people sharing experiencies
http://participaton.ocasa.org.co
Contest
2. Young people sharing experiencies
Closing act
Artistic performances related to our field of work
TRAINING
1. WORKSHOPS
ONLINE COURSES
Using new technologies
Reaching remote places virtually
Open source tools(www.moodle.com)
MAIN PAGEMAIN PAGE
ONLINE FORUMONLINE FORUM
CHATCHAT
Articulation and youth action
projects
Articulation and youth action
projects
Sessions of project
formulation: METAPLAN
Problematics
Problem and objective
tree
Analysis of alternatives of solutions and actores
involved
Schedule and budget
Ex: Accountability program radio
Incidence in the decision making and
public policy
Public policy inputs
Validate information
Socialization activities, polls and
focus groupEx: Soccer Tournaments
Incidence in the decision making and
public policy
Oversight activities
Construction of local
development programs
Tools to do oversight of the implementationEx: oversight of the
construction of a sport tranning school
LESSONS LEARNT
1. To move from traditional approaches to youth, towards engagements that involve collective actions.
2. To demolish the myths about youth by opening further spaces for youth participation and actions in their fields of interest.
3. To use experiential education programs.4. To use pear to pear methodologies.5. To take a position of youth as key actors of the present time
and not only as future leaders.6. To build capacity in youth by making them aware and providing
concrete tools so they can carry out specific actions.7. To establish a wide range of partnerships to increase
possibilities of success.8. Be flexible, creative and adapt of changes. HAVE FUN
CHALLENGES
1.Measuring the impact.2.Gather information on youth3. Incorporate the media as strategic partners4.Working in dangerous areas and deal with
threatens that can affect youth or our team.5.Teaching youth how to design viable projects6.To overcome the ‘political illiteracy’: those who
can read (even reality) but cannot comprehend what they are reading, have a critical thinking of their meaning, and communicate that thinking in order to change what it can be changed.