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YOUTH FOR ASIA
Project name:
Youth-led development through ‘Youth for Asia’
Year:
2015
Funding:
$1 million
Modality:
Technical Assistance
Department:
SDCC
Sector:
Cross-cutting
Team:
Chris Morris
Oliver Chapman
Chirag Gupta
the Youth for Asia team
linkedin.com/showcase/youthforasia
twitter.com/youthforasia
instagram.com/youthforasia
CHALLENGES:
Under and unemployed young people are particularly excluded from the opportunities of participation, leadership, and leading productive lives
ADB has underutilized its potential to engage young people in project design to make the projects more responsive to the needs of young people across the region
SOLUTION
ADB Youth for Asia is a unique initiative where young people join cross-generational project teams bringing innovative perspectives to
Action
Insight
Voice
develop sustainable, resilient,
Young people (co-)leading components in the design and implementation of projects
Young people (co-)leading components in evaluation and research using innovative methodologies
Young people advocating for change, (co-)leading campaigns and influencing youth-led development
Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Cambodia: Direct placement of a local and international youth during implementation
An innovative data collection across Indonesia
A platform for youth to share solutions and innovations in the clean energy space
young people completed by Asian Youth Youth for Asia Forums delivered
Institutionalize
Youth for Asia as a permanent program in ADB to sustain youth inclusion in ADB operations
NEXT STEPS
Scale up
projects with proven approaches of engaging young people in the region
Facilitate
collaboration between DMCs, RMs, and youth organizations