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There are 2.2 billion young people under the age of 30 in Asia and
the Paci c, but they are generally excluded from participating in development and leadership. ADB recognizes youth and youth-led organizations as important partners in sustainable development: Strategy 2030 prioritizes for greater investment countries that have high youth populations. However, low participation of young people in project design and implementation results in projects misaligned with their needs.
ADB’s Youth for Asia is a unique initiative, where young people join cross-generational project teams, bringing innovative perspectives
to developing sustainable, resilient, and inclusive solutions. Young people have been brought in as co-leads for project design and implementation. One example is the Second Rural Water Supply
and Sanitation project in Cambodia, where young people supported community health and sanitation awareness raising. Young people have also co-led project evaluation and research, using innovative methodologies such as an online information campaigns and collecting data from over 5,000 young people across 34 provinces in Indonesia for the Youth Fin-sights project. ADB’s Youth for Asia team has supported multiple sector and thematic events, including ADB’s agship 2019 Asia Clean Energy Forum. In 2019, Youth for Asia contributed to 22 ADB projects and participated in 8 ADB knowledge forums.
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“ADB Youth for Asia is a pilot initiative to mainstream youth participation in selected ADB operations, from planning and design consultations to project implementation and monitoring. ADB will also engage with youth as a vital demographic, especially in low- and middle-income countries that have largely youthful populations.”
Chris Morris
Head, NGO and Civil Society Center
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