Presentation of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Youth Development Planning Group on June 6, 2007 at the Bicol Science and Technology Centrum, Naga City, in conjunction with their Naga Planning Studio Course.

1. Report on Youth Development
For Naga City, Philippines | 06.06.07
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2. Research Objective
Our goal is to promote the engagement
and positive development of all youth
in Naga.
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3. Situating the Researchers
• Data collection and access to data
• Access to a wide range of Naga youth
• Limited by language and
communication barriers
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4. “In my vision I saw many things that I love. I
was very grateful that people were united to
do good things. I saw my family very happy
because they have a good life. It is because
of my dreams that I fulfill. I saw Philippines is
now a better place. There are no poor
people, no crimes, no corruption in the
government, no shortage problems.
I wish that what I saw today is real one day”
Carl. 16 years old. Pacol.
A Dream of the Philippines
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5. What is our understanding of youth?
Problem
threat? As citizens with the right to participate
OR in the positive change of their
communities.
As actors of their own development
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6. “All youth should be able to meet their
basic physical and social needs,
develop individual assets and
competences, and engage with their
communities”
Pittman 2000
Youth Development
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7. Core Concepts
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8. Healthy Youth + Community Equation
Supporting a
Youth Contributing to Communities
Communities Supporting Youth
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9. Multiple Styles of Youth citizenship
Fostering
citizen
personally responsible
citizen
participatory
citizen
activist
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10. Engaging Youth Partners in Collaborative Governance
Collaborative
partnership with
youth
Moving beyond
participation
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11. Guiding Principles at a glance
Healthy Youth + Community Equation
Supporting a
Multiple Styles of Youth citizenship
Fostering
Youth Partners in Collaborative Governance
Engaging
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12. Naga Context
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13. Youth Organizations and the Empowerment
Ordinance
Sangguniang
Kabataan
(SK)
LGC
Empowerment
Ordinance
Youth
City Youth
Representation
Officials in the NCPC
(CYO)
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14. Key Findings
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17. Assets and Constraints
Organizations: Coordination and networking
Knowledge and Skills: Processes and methods
Participation: Patterns of inclusion and exclusion
Community level: Impacts on youth
Individual level: Hope
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18. Toolkit for Youth Engagement
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19. Tools
Tools for Youth Engagement Tools for Youth Development and
Youth Friendly Checklist Community Building
• Accessibility
Visioning techniques
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• Promotion of youth engagement
Community mapping
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• Partnerships
Communication
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• Capacity-building
E-Governance for youth
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Media Technology
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Tools for Data Gathering and Record
Keeping
Youth Participatory Research and
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Evaluation
Participatory Monitoring
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20. Key Recommendations
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21. Naga Youth Development Framework
Council Plan
maintains the mandates the
Plan Office
The Plan calls into
action the Council
and the Office
The Office and the
Council coordinate and
work with one another
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22. Naga City Youth Development Plan
Community organizing for
Data gathering
Visioning
Action
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23. Naga City Youth Coordination Council
The Youth Coordination Council would function to achieve:
Unity among Naga youth organizations by fostering the building of
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sustainable linkages
Inclusivity of youth from all walks of life - the exclusion of no one
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The dissemination of all important youth information (on issues,
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concerns, activities)
The promotion of idea sharing among youth from all over the
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Philippines and worldwide
Greater awareness and recognition of the issues affecting Naga
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youth
An efficient system to monitor and evaluate the progress (or
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digression) of youth programs
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24. Naga City Youth Coordination Office
Office where youth, adults, community organizations and
government can
Find information about youth development issues and
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youth services
Access a large distribution network of youth and youth
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organizations
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25. Naga City Youth Coordination Office
Key Attributes
• Youth staff base
• Capacity-building role
• Comprehensive coordination of Naga youth services
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26. Recommendations for
Existing Programs
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27. Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
• REACH OUT to meaningful youth
development and engagement
• To play a LEAD role in the Naga Youth
Development Framework
• PARTICIPATORY method of programming
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28. City Youth Officials (CYO)
Push the limits with:
• Structure
• Continuity
• Process
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29. Recommendations for the
Establishment New Programs
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30. Youth Operated Community Garden
Create a youth run and youth maintained vegetable
community garden in poor communities to support youth
and community development.
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31. Fund for Youth and
Community Development
Community
Cycle of Benefits:
Community
Supported Youth
Run Garden
Out-of-school-youth
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32. Great Practices
Wai’anae Community Supported Agriculture,
Hawaii
SPIN Farming, Winnipeg
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33. Collective Remittances for Youth
Development in Naga
To create a system and structure to direct a small
amount of the flow of remittance money towards
sustainable youth community development projects,
building the capacity of youth to support each other
locally by working globally.
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34. Breakdown of
Organization of
Naguenos
Remittance
young migrants Collective Remittances
Program
Naga City
Government
3x1 Youth and
Community
Development Fund
International
Funding
Beneficiaries
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35. Great Practices
3x1 program,
Zacatecas,
Mexico
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36. Dios mabalos po!
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