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Youth Interventions, RCE Chennai
- 1. Brief Updates – Youth Interventions Karthik Subburaman ASSIST Asia – RCE Chennai
- 2. 2 About RCE Chennai A consortium of like-minded yet complementing organizations Established / Approved in Dec 2015
- 3. 3 Youth Interventions Youth Empowerment Youth Engagement Youth Interventions – Quick Summary
- 4. 4 Youth Empowerment ENACT - ENergy Academy to Create renewable Transformation Key achievements • 141 youth were trained and certified as solar technicians, out of which 31% are female candidates. • The students were a mix of employed people in the field of AC mechanic, electrician (kind of unskilled labors) and final year students from ITI/diploma colleges. • A comic book was developed for school children titled “ENERGY STORY” with quizzes and DIY exercises to promote understanding of the concept of energy and RE • Further to create more awareness among the youth on solar technology, awareness sessions were conducted at schools and colleges in which 863 students participated. • A mobile van was built with a solar fridge installed and a home lighting system with LED bulbs inside, which was used for creating awareness in the rural areas during students mobilization for the training. • Job placement sessions were facilitated to connect the students with the core companies
- 6. 6 Youth Empowerment Private Entity Public Entity NGO Partner Training Centers Rural Youth • Funds • Dev’t Agenda • Funds • Dev’t Agenda • Tech Expertise • Products • Project Mgm’t • Community Engagement • Implementation 5 Training Centers 350 Youth Skilled 220 Eye Mitras Qualified 150 Eye Mitra Shops 100+ New Jobs 600$ Average Earnings / Month/EMO 8,000+ New Eye Wearers Intervention Achievements OPTICIANS
- 8. 8 Sustainable Consumption 16 April 2016 | What is SoLVe? • Innovative Social Lab: gathering input from multiple stakeholders • This multi-stakeholder approach involves social actors from the government, civil society, academia and the private sector • Objective: finding inclusive solutions to social challenges to create meaningful impact Background Youth Engagement
- 9. Part 1 Ideation – Break out session – Groups of 4-5 people – 45 minutes to discuss the social challenge and to source innovative ideas while using ideation techniques Part 2 Solutions – Break out session – Groups of 4-5 people – 45 minutes to transform the two best ideas into well-defined inclusive solutions using the SMART framework 9 Sustainable Consumption 16 April 2016 | Event in a Nutshell Social Challenge: How can we encourage behavioural change in consumers to adopt sustainable consumption in their daily lives? When the social challenge is already defined, the next step is to: ideate & source SMART solutions
- 10. 10 Sustainable Consumption 16 April 2016 |
- 11. 11 Qualitative feedback statements Feedback from Participants “The event was conducted and organized very well” “I came to know different ideas and new ways of thinking” “It was a nice experience and made me realize the importance of sustainable consumption” Future SoLVe topics? Water conservation, green energy, waste management, (mental) health, organic farming, green cities, sanitation in rural areas Improvement suggestions to increase quality • Invite more professionals and in general more participants • Provide an implementing platform along with this event Sustainable Consumption 16 April 2016 |
- 12. Youth Engagement
- 13. The Guidebook The purpose of this guide is to help kids understand the Goals, how they impact your own life and what you can do every day to help your community and the world to achieve the Goals. This guide shall present a colorful visual description of the Global Goals and specific realities and steps in involvement for each of the Goals Motivational Quote from famous people relevant to each goal Clear but simple explanation of each goal Small steps to guide the youth in being an active contributor in the development
- 14. The Guidebook - Exercises Now that the child knows all the goals, it is evidently time to test what he has learned. This is very important as this shall help retain and embed the teachings the child had learned from the book. The book exercises were designed to be simple but clear, perfect for Gen Z and Alpha. Example Quiz is as such of that above.
- 15. The Board Game To teach kids aged 7 to 14 years old how to properly respond to the most common natural disasters in the Philippines through an informative and fun board game, promoting teamwork and the importance of helping others in need. Disaster Cards Knowledge Cards Chance Cards Ability Cards Response Cards
- 16. Distribution and Communication DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY DISTRIBUTION MARKET Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Mobilize MOD Tutorials Application Submission through website COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Press Con, Event Launch and Side Events (competitions) Partner with Influencers Awareness & Engagement (Communication Channels) Public Libraries Learning Centers Public Schools Youth Organizations Disaster Prevention & Mitigation Institutions NGOs w/DRRM and/or Youth focused Initiatives Community Centers
- 17. 18 We are looking for opportunities / means to collaborate in the following areas: • Content • Communication • Dissemination Call for Support!
- 18. 19 THANK YOU!