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Climate Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Cycle 11 Recommendations
Young people and marginalised communities are increasingly experiencing the impacts of climate change on their health, wellbeing, and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Yet the connections between climate change and SRHR remain underexplored in policy, programming, and public discourse, despite their growing significance in communities around the world. Through YIELD Hub’s…
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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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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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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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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…
