Youth & Inclusive Citizenship Approaches to Realize Demographic

Dividends in Asis-Pacific

September 8-10, 2014

New Delhi, India

Rabeya Sultana

Director

Training and Material Development Division

Dhaka Ahsania Mission

Reproductive Health Reproductive Health

Early Marriage & pregnancy

Early Marriage & pregnancy

Social Protection Social Protection

High MalnutritionHigh Malnutrition

Gender Disparities Gender Disparities

National Database

National Budget allocation

Corporate agendas

Rapid urbanization

DrugsSocial exclusionSocial exclusion

Youth Inclusive Citizenship

Youth Power to Change

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Invest on youth- Today OR Tomorrow?

Key Policies Use Both Sides Responsibilities

Y 2003National Youth Development Policy

Y 2010National Education Policy

Y 2011National Skills Development Policy++

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EFA, MDG

Post 2015EFA, M

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Post 2015

Inter/Intra Ministerial CollaborationTeachers professional Development

National Plan of Action – Vision

Deficits

Accountability&

Governance

Access or QUALITY

Financing Donor dependency

Attention Rural Urban

DAM works with YOUTH

Preparing Youth to work

for Society

Youth Development program Strategy

Action plan

-Social Mobilization-Family engagement

- Exchange ideas through monthly newsletter & wall

magazine

-Life Skills Training by young professionals-Youth lead CRC &

Ganokendro initiatives

DAM works with YOUTH

Preparing Youth for

World of Work

-Inclusive Skills Development strategy

-Institute, workplace & out reach training setup

-Job Placement ( self & wage) -Factory & Industry linkage

-Resource Pool of Graduates

-Professional development package for Instructor

-Pool of Master Trainers- Marketable course (trades)

hard & soft skills

DAM works with YOUTH

Preparing Youth as Leader

-Youth & Adolescent Leadership development plan

-Trained girls’ as Leader- youth committee at

CRC/Ganokendor

-Summer and winter camp-Linkage through social media-Campaign on Youth’s rights

issues (Community Radio, Folk)

Operating through RBA

-Social mobilization -Solidarity with others-Revitalize forum-Fellowship -Resource Pool -Exchange & develop resources(SAARC) -Plans and Budget - Community Info. Centers -Annual Conference

Rooted AdvocacyDemans-supply

District & Divisional LGIs, National Govt. –MoE, Open University , VTIs, MWCA,NSDC, MoYSD , BWCCI, MRA, UN & NGOs

TacticsAllies

Target

Steps

-Peoples Org.-Youth Movement-National , Regional & International ForumGO/NGO/UN/Corporate & Commercial Sector-

Young people leads poverty free life with

dignity & connect with

Global platform

YOUTHLIFE SKILLS

LEADERSHIPENTREPRENEURSHIP

M&E

InternationalRegionalNationalDistrict

Sub district CRC/GK

Roles of Youth in the above Roles of Youth in the above

Enhance Technical Skills

Building togetherness Building togetherness

Develop as knowledge Leader

Take side to Justice Take side to Justice

Connected with service provider

Connected with service provider

Networking within and beyond

Networking within and beyond

Exchange of resources

Become Entrepreneur

Enhance Social Skills

Enhance Social Skills

Prepare for self reliance

Thank YouThank You