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Multimedia Resources -
In their own words
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Youth voice from the Occupied Palestinian Terrority
Ahmad Khairi is a 16 -year- old youth activist from Palestine. He is involved in the development of a Palestinian National Adolescent Policy, peer education activities and media campaigns that promote adolescent needs and rights. He has many ideas about the importance of youth participation and suggestions about what needs to be done to help adolescents succeed. "Participation gives adolescents the opportunity to say their needs... to help the decision- makers in planning. Governments should pay more attention to youth friendly health services and the materials in schools. Moreover, there should be more workshops with parents to help them deal with adolescents in the right way."
Youth voice from the Russian Federation
Tantiana Timoshenko (16yrs) from the Russian Federation works as a volunteer in an HIV/AIDS prevention program. She believes there is much more that needs to be done to promote healthy life styles in her country: " We organize and conduct training sessions on HIV/AIDS and drug abuse prevention among young people. They--governments and NGOs-- should organize more youth events, more prevention booklets, posters and video material devoted to healthy life styles."
Youth voice from Jordan
Seventeen-year-old Arij Qadri from Jordan was a secondary school student when she was chosen to attend a youth forum conducted by UNICEF during the assessment phase of the Project. She then attended youth- facilitator training, where she learned communication techniques that help encourage young participants to open up and talk about their concerns and ideas. Working with a local partner, the Princess Basma Center, Arij took a leadership role in an assessment of young people that helped shape the focus of Jordan's project, which is a collaboration between UNICEF and UNFPA. As a youth facilitator, Arij conducts workshops in children's rights, works with younger children in camps and looks forward to continuing to work to improve the lives of children and young people in her country. "Before I got involved in the project, I thought and talked about more shallow things, but working with the youth group, I got involved in talking about development. I started thinking about ways to improve myself, my peers and my family. I hope to continue my studies at the university and hopefully gain a leadership position working with youth and children."
Youth voice from Mongolia
Batsaikhan Bayarbold is an active member of the Adolescent Board, a key component of Mongolia's comprehensive project to improve the situation for adolescent girls and boys through education, reproductive health, participation, and communication activities. The Board, made up of adolescents from different sectors of society, including orphans, disabled youth, school dropouts, members of youth NGOs and children of herdsman and monks. It gives recommendations to the project's Interministerial Task Force, made up of government ministries, UN agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, and UNESCO), adolescent representatives, and the Scouts Association. Board members also meet regularly with members of Student Councils of 20 project schools and organize extra-curricular activities and, in cooperation with WHO, have organized peer educators' training for The Scouts of Mongolia on alcohol and tobacco, nutrition and reproductive health issues. Bayarbold explains, "In the selected schools, adolescent participation is increasing. The project already has an adolescent development center, student councils, and "My Passport" campaign, which are encouraging adolescents to be involved and organize many different activities. Young people are a powerful force for the future. Therefore we should participate in decisions at all levels. Participating in the project has changed my life a lot; I have a real desire to work for adolescents of Mongolia and other countries."
