Tool: Involving adolescents in managing supplies

How can adolescents help with supplies?

Adolescents can:

• Suggest creative and practical ideas for how the supplies can be used in different ways during their sessions
• Brainstorm ways to avoid causing conflict around the supplies and to protect themselves from any risks or harm associated with managing valuable resources
• Help to set ground rules for taking care of supplies
• Decide how and where supplies can be stored, and if they are locked up, take responsibility for minding the key
• Take charge of keeping an inventory log of supplies
• Take responsibility for cleaning and returning items to the Supply Kit at the end of sessions
• Help to review the condition of supplies and identify if any need to be repaired or discarded
• Find or make new supplies – for example, from materials found naturally in the environment such as stones, sticks or shells, or discarded items like plastic bottles, rubber bands and cardboard
• Suggest creative alternatives for supplies if the Supply Kit is unavailable
• Transport supplies to sessions with adolescents in different locations (The Supply Kit is designed to be lightweight and portable).