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Strengthening Partnerships for Youth Transition: Lessons from Jhpiego and Copper Rose Zambia
Practical tips from Jhpiego and Copper Rose Zambia on how INGOs and youth-led organisations can partner to grow young leaders and strengthen impact in AYSRHR. This report, developed through YIELD Hub’s Action Learning Cycle 8 on capacity development for youth transition, captures key lessons from the long-standing collaboration between Jhpiego and Copper Rose Zambia (CRZ).…
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Youth Transition Toolkit
This toolkit features three practical tools designed to help organisations strengthen their internal systems and relationships to better support youth leaders as they grow into professional roles. We extend our gratitude to cycle 8 members, namely: Ampath, Copper Rose Zambia, Grassroot Soccer, Green Girls Platform, IPPF, Jhpiego, Vision in Action Cameroon, and The Pact. Their…
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Compensating Youth Work Toolkit
This toolkit is created to provide practical, ready-to-use tools for organisations committed to fairly recognising the time, skills, and leadership of youth in their work. We extend our gratitude to cycle 7 members, namely: Cape Town University’s Adolescent Accelerators Research Hub, Albanian Center for Population and Development, The Summit Foundation, The Torchlight Collective, YoSHAN, and…
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Sustainable Financing Framework for Youth-Led Organisations
This framework is a practical resource designed to help organisations strengthen financial resilience. It is designed to be practical, action-oriented, and easy to apply, ensuring you have the tools needed to build resilience and financial independence. The resource was co-developed through Action Learning Cycle 6, with insights and contributions from youth-led and youth-serving organisations who…
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Merging Action Learning with HCD: Presenting a Use Case from YIELD Hub and HCD Exchange
This resource explores the integration of both Action Learning Cycles and Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles and how they can be used to create effective solutions to enduring organisational challenges. The document demonstrates how partner organisations have adopted innovative strategies to foster meaningful youth participation in areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), education,…
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Capacity Development for Youth Transition: Cycle 8 Recommendations
Young people are eager to use their evolving skills to participate in Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR)efforts in more diverse ways. They want to build skills that prepare them to lead their own initiatives or assume influential organisational positions. The organisations participating in our 8th Action Learning Cycle identified key…
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Compensating Youth Work: Cycle 7 Recommendations
Youth advocates and volunteers from underserved, less privileged positions and communities often face significant challenges when they cannot afford to work in unpaid roles. The organisations participating in our 7th Action Learning Cycle have identified key gaps and challenges in compensating youth for their time and efforts. Based on their reflections and experiences, we compiled…
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Sustainable Financing for Youth-Led Organisations: Cycle 6 Recommendations
Youth-led organisations are key to promoting positive shifts in Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR). However, most of these organisations face significant obstacles in securing sustainable funding, hampering their ability to function effectively and accomplish their goals. Alongside the organisations in our 6th Action Learning Cycle, we have defined several gaps and…
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A Practical Guide on Compensating Youth Work
This practical resource guide is sourced from the YIELD Hub’s fifth Action Learning Cycle on Compensating Youth Work. It includes self-assessment tools, recommendations, and activities designed to help organisations at different levels to compensate youth work and engagement. This guide would not be possible without the commitment and contribution of the Cycle 5 member organisations…
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A Practical Guide on Capacity Building for Youth Transition
This practical resource guide is sourced from the YIELD Hub’s fourth Action Learning Cycle on Capacity Building for Youth Transition. It includes self-assessment tools, recommendations, and activities designed to help organisations at different levels of youth engagement. This guide would not be possible without the commitment and contribution of the Cycle 4 member organisations who…
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A Practical Guide on Engaging & Sustaining Youth Leaders
This practical resource guide is sourced from the YIELD Hub’s third Action Learning Cycle on Finding, Engaging, and Sustaining Youth Work. It includes self-assessment tools, recommendations, and activities designed to help organisations at different levels of youth engagement. This guide would not be possible without the commitment and contribution of the Cycle 3 member organisations…
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Compensating Youth Work: Cycle 5 Recommendations
It is inappropriate for young people to spend their personal pocket money on the work they do for Donors and INGOs. The eight organisations who participated in the YIELD Hub’s 5th Collective Action Learning Cycle agreed with this and affirmed their commitment to advancing youth partnership by compensating young people for their work. During their…
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Capacity Development for Youth Transition: Cycle 4 Recommendations
We convened our fourth Collective Action Learning group with nine youth-led and international non-governmental organisations. The purpose was to reflect, learn, and design practical solutions to enhance the provision of relevant skills, opportunities, agency, and support mechanisms. During their seven-month action learning journey, these organisations worked together to design and implement practical solutions in the…
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Engaging & Sustaining Youth Leaders: Cycle 3 Recommendations
The third YIELD Hub Collective Action Learning group brought together seven organisations dedicated to advancing Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR). The learning topic for the group was Finding, Engaging, and Sustaining New Generations of Youth Leaders. During their seven-month action learning journey, these organisations worked together to design and implement…
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A Practical Guide to Measuring Youth Partnership
This practical guide focuses on Measuring Youth Partnerships, providing a structured approach for organisations to assess and improve their engagement with youth. It includes self-assessment tools, recommendations, and activities designed to help organisations at different levels of youth engagement. This guide would not be possible without the commitment and contribution of the Cycle 2 member…
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Measuring Meaningful Youth Partnership: Cycle 2 Recommendations
Five organisations participated in the YIELD Hub’s second Collective Action Learning group: Rutgers (Netherlands), Copper Rose Zambia, Amref Health – Africa, IPPF – Africa, The Torchlight Collective, and an Independent Consultant. The learning topic for the group was Cross-Stakeholder Measurement of Youth Partnership. Through their collective experience and learning, the five organisations and YIELD Hub…
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Case Study: Advancing Gender Equity and Intersectionality through Collective Action Learning
In 2022, the YIELD Hub initiated a Collective Action Learning Cycle to drive forward the agenda of youth partnership, particularly focusing on addressing systemic gender inequities. This study presents the experiences and outcomes of five organisations: ATHENA Network, Restless Development, MenEngage Alliance, CAMY Fund and EngenderHealth. Each organisation embarked on this learning journey with unique…
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Advancing Gender Equality & Intersectionality: Key wins from our inaugural Action Learning Group
In 2022, the YIELD Hub convened its first Collective Action Learning Cycle on gender issues in the field of AYSRHR. The cycle comprised a diverse group of representatives from different organisations to determine how systematic youth partnership can address the gender discrimination and exclusion experienced by young female and gender-diverse youth leaders. These professionals brought…
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Gender & Intersectionality: Cycle 1 Recommendations
YIELD Hub’s first Action Learning Cycle addressed the gender discrimination and exclusion experienced by young women and gender-diverse youth leaders in the Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR) field. Five institutions participated in the cycle; EngenderHealth, Men Engage Alliance, ATHENA Network, CamyFund, and Restless Development. The group used action learning to…
