Learning briefs for USAID: global youth development
Cynara Founder and Principal Facilitator, Lindsey Jones-Renaud, had a contract with Making Cents International to write a series of briefs synthesizing lessons learned from 17 global youth development programs funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) through the YouthPower Learning program. Brief descriptions and links to the full briefs are below.
Changing Norms, Shifting Power: Gender-Transformative Design and Positive Youth Development highlights some of the ways international development programs are addressing the impacts of gender inequalities and restrictive gender norms on young people.
Experts, Researchers, and Advocates: The Many Forms of Youth Leadership describes the ways youth-serving organizations can leverage and support youth leadership by recognizing their power as decision-makers, experts, researchers, advocates, mentors, peer coaches, and more.
Young Women Leading Change: Lessons from the Young Women Transform Prize Grants summarizes lessons from young women-led, grassroots organizations in Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Colombia, Peru, South Africa and Botswana.