Tool: Activities for learning from and about adolescents

Use the activity guides below to help adolescent girls and boys to explore their lives and experiences, and to learn more about their circumstances.

Understanding adolescents:

• Our days – Provides information about adolescents’ daily activities and responsibilities
• Our environment – Demonstrates what adolescents know about the geography, layout, and services in their communities, and how they view the resources and risks around them
• Our challenges, our solutions— Explores issues that concern adolescents, and their ideas for positive solutions to those issues
• Ourselves on the inside and outside – Demonstrates how adolescents see themselves, and provides insights into their psychosocial wellbeing
• I am, I have, I can – Allows adolescents to explore their strengths through drawing
• Relationship map – Demonstrates some of the relationships in adolescents’ lives, both positive and challenging
• Community dialogue – Provides adolescents with opportunities to discuss issues that interest them with adults in the community
• Organizing an exhibition – Showcases adolescents’ work and allows adolescents to express their feelings and views about particular issues