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Meet Action Learning Cycle 11 Members
Understanding the Intersection of Climate Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Impacts, Challenges, and Collaborative Solutions Climate change is not just an environmental issue—it is a profound justice issue that intersects with health, gender, and human rights. Young people, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries, face compounding vulnerabilities where the climate… Learn more
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Meet Action Learning Cycle 10 Members
Youth-led organisations (YLOs) are vital to advancing adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (AYSRHR), yet many face persistent challenges that limit their growth, sustainability, and influence. From fragile governance structures and financial management hurdles to difficulties in knowledge retention and staff capacity-building, these barriers weaken the long-term resilience of youth-led work. Building… Learn more
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Meet Action Learning Cycle 9 Members
Youth-led organisations are central to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), yet many continue to face structural barriers to accessing sustainable and equitable funding. Limited to short-term seed grants and often excluded by restrictive donor criteria, youth-led organisations—especially in the Global South—struggle to scale their impact, retain staff, and innovate freely in response… Learn more
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Meet Action Learning Cycle 8 Members
Youth experiences are diverse and influenced by various factors like gender, class, ethnicity, etc. Young people in AYSRHR face limitations due to age, needing support to transition into professional roles. Stakeholders must provide skills, opportunities, and supportive environments for youth to grow professionally. Learn more
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Meet Action Learning Cycle 7 Members
Compensating young people for their work in youth-focused interventions is crucial for sustaining their efforts and investing in their leadership. The lack of compensation creates inequality, with youth from privileged backgrounds dominating leadership roles. Compared to paid positions, unpaid youth volunteers face disadvantages, stress, and burnout. Learn more
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Meet Action Learning Cycle 6 Members
Youth-led organisations face barriers in accessing sustainable funding globally and nationally. Limited resources hinder innovation and expansion of successful initiatives, especially in the Global South. Key barriers include inadequate global funding, tokenistic practices, strict eligibility criteria, and lack of domestic support. Learn more
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Beyond Borders: My Journey as a Youth Advocate from the Global South
Traditionally, youth have been relegated to passive roles, viewed as recipients rather than architects of development, lacking equal rights compared to adults. Despite youth-led organisations’ relentless efforts to strive for meaningful and inclusive youth participation in SRHR, young people often find themselves marginalised and overlooked. Learn more
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Call for Applications: Action Learning Cycles 6-8
We use action learning to develop new and creative ways for adolescents and youth to get involved in SRHR. Action learning processes can help develop leaders, build teams, solve problems and transform institutions and processes. We invite funders, researchers, implementers, INGOs, and youth-led organisations to apply to join our action learning groups. Learn more
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Adventure Time: A student’s journey with the YIELD Hub
A Master’s student with a passion for global health, reflects on her journey with the YIELD Hub. This video captures her time as a research intern and her takeaway on the power of collaborative learning in advancing global health. Lore shares how the YIELD Hub fosters an authentic, open learning environment that goes beyond traditional… Learn more
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Beyond Volunteerism: The Case for Equitable Compensation in Youth Work
In issues of injustice and disparities, young people are often celebrated for their zeal yet ironically left in the shadows when it comes to fair compensation for their work and advocacy efforts. Youth, especially from under-served and marginalised communities work tirelessly to champion the cause of equity and rights in field of Adolescent and Youth… Learn more
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Youth as Agents of Change: Promoting Equitable and Inclusive Universal Health Coverage in SRHR.
One of the cornerstones of UHC is ensuring that all individuals have access to essential healthcare services, including comprehensive SRHR services. Within this framework, the active engagement of young people is not just desirable but essential for achieving the ambitious goals of UHC. Learn more
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Our Pivotal Presence at the UN General Assembly: A Recap
The YIELD Hub, represented by our Director, David Imbago-Jácome, and Richard Dzikunu, the Action Learning Groups Lead, marked a significant milestone by participating in the recently concluded UN General Assembly for the first time. Our primary objective was clear: to amplify the importance youth partnership in global health, especially in the realm of adolescent and… Learn more
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Aging Up, Not Out!: Youth Transition in the SRHR field
Despite their valuable contributions, young individuals often find themselves trapped in a never-ending cycle of “youth engagement”. Tokenistic youth involvement not only undermines their abilities but also poses a threat to sustainable change. Learn more
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Beyond Tokenism: addressing privilege in the recruitment of young leaders in SRHR
In order to ensure inclusivity, it is imperative for SRHR organisations to intentionally seek out and recruit youth from diverse identity groups and socio-cultural contexts, allowing for a comprehensive and representative approach to tackling the challenges and complexities of SRHR. Learn more
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Leading A Global Classroom: The YIELD Hub’s Impact in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
This is a reflective piece from Lore Remmerie, a Master’s student who spent a few months as a research intern with the YIELD Hub team. Lore attended our 2nd Action Learning Cycle representing Rutgers. During this time, she also had the opportunity to learn how the YIELD Hub creates an authentic and open learning environment… Learn more
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Beyond the Basics: Transforming How We Measure and Improve the Quality of SRH Services for Youth
The lack of access to quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for adolescents and youth is a pressing issue. Despite the importance of comprehensive and evidence-based services, many young people still struggle to find the care they need. Learn more
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THE YIELD HUB AT WOMEN DELIVER 2023!
From 17th – 21st July, delegates from all over the world converged in Kigali, Rwanda for the biggest conference on gender equality; Women Deliver 2023. Armed with key messages and promotional materials, we immersed ourselves in the conference’s exciting atmosphere. As sponsors of the conference, we were eager to share our learnings from the past… Learn more
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Meet the Action Learning Online Community
This year, the YIELD Hub is running three concurrent Action Learning groups covering the below topics; Due to an overwhelming amount of interest in these topics from organisations all over the world, we extended our Action Learning Groups to include an online community of over 60 organisations who will take the journey alongside the core group. The Action… Learn more
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Meet our 5th Action Learning Cycle Group Members
Compensating young people is not only a matter of equity but touches on the power dynamics, privilege, and inequality that exist when working with youth. Youth advocates and volunteers are often those who can afford to engage in unpaid roles, with those in underserved, less privileged positions and communities left behind. Compared to adult allies… Learn more
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Meet our 4th Action Learning Cycle Group Members
Stakeholders and organisations within the AYSRHR must have a broader view and perspective of what youth participation is about. That is, understanding that youth participation is not only about engaging young people as partners or leaders but necessarily develops from a broad, foundational base, including providing relevant skills (capabilities) and opportunities to apply them (agency).… Learn more
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Meet our 3rd Action Learning Cycle Group Members
At the YIELD Hub, we believe that for youth partnerships to be effective, meaningful, and representative of all young people, stakeholders within the Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR) field must be willing to identify and engage youth in all their diversity in AYSRHR efforts. This requires the intentional recruitment of… Learn more
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The boys talk the talk: Young women’s restricted role in Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights work
Women’s autonomy over their sexual and reproductive lives largely remains constrained. This is not only exclusive to developing nations, but a global phenomenon. It was only a year ago when we were rightly disturbed by the Roe vs Wade headlines affecting women’s reproductive rights in the United States. Indeed, compared to young men, young women… Learn more
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Reclaiming the Power: Strengthening youth partnership in SRHR
At the heart of Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) is the idea that everyone has the right to make decisions about their own body and health. This includes young people who are often overlooked or excluded from conversations about SRHR. Yet, young people are the most affected by SRHR issues. Fortunately, we have an… Learn more
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Call for Applications: Action Learning Groups
The YIELD Hub increases young people’s partnership in AYSRHR by facilitating cross-stakeholder action learning processes and influencing norm change. We offer a unique space and approach for committed stakeholders to come together to learn, share and align for normative change. – Action learning groups tor – We use action learning to develop new and creative… Learn more
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Introducing our 2nd Cohort of Action Learning Group Members
Measurement of Youth Partnership Current efforts to measure the impacts of youth contribution and partnership within the Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) field are hindered by limited resources available for monitoring and evaluation and the splintered and disconnected nature of what to measure within the SRHR field. The YIELD Hub… Learn more
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The YIELD Hub at the International Conference of Family Planning
Having launched only a few months ago, you can only imagine how excited we were for #ICFP2022. Key messages in tow, we were eager to consolidate our place in the Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) space at this year’s biggest family planning conference. Ready to get our message out to… Learn more
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Advancing Cross-Stakeholder Partnership In Adolescent and Youth SRHR through Action Learning.
Perhaps what makes action learning so unique is the level of introspection it takes, pushing organisations to look within themselves first to shift the narrative on youth partnership in the adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health rights (ASRHR) ecosystem. The YIELD Hub was launched in 2022, emerging from the research and engagement of the… Learn more
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Announcement: Save the Date for International Youth Day 2022, Twitter Chat
The International Youth Day, 2022, provides an opportunity for the YIELD Hub and its partners, particularly Action Learning Group members of the current ongoing cycle on Gender, to demonstrate the power and impact of intergenerational partnerships in SRHR. The YIELD Hub engages different stakeholders, through Collective Action Learning which is a problem-solving method, to generate… Learn more
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Welcome to the YIELD Hub!
The Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR) space is truly an inspirational field, full of passionate individuals who seek to improve the lives of adolescents and young people everywhere. It is the space where I started my advocacy journey and shaped the future that I am living right now. It is… Learn more
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Meet our first Action Learning Core Group
The YIELD Hub has convened a diverse group of stakeholders to advance collective action learning on how systematic youth partnership can address the gender discrimination and exclusion experienced by young female and gender diverse youth leaders in AYSRHR.This first action learning cycle will support the core group members to reflect on the YIELD Gender Issues… Learn more
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Meet the YIELD Hub Advisory Board
The Advisory Board provides advice on the overall strategic direction and technical guidance to support the Hub staff in their decision-making and implementation of the strategy. The Advisory Board members act as Hub Ambassadors and champions for youth partnership in AYSRHR by lending their voices, influence, and leveraging their networks to create access to opportunities… Learn more
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