Plan 12 - Learn to transform
A plan created by and for young people to develop and put into practice 12 transferable skills for today's changing world.
- Available in:
- Español
- English
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a global education crisis, particularly impacting the future prospects of children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean. Plan 12 is an initiative that responds to this urgent need to expand opportunities for young people in our region to continue their learning trajectories and respond to the challenges of this changing world.
Plan 12 is a platform that prepares adolescents to become agents of change by developing transferable skills and inviting them to look critically at their own realities and take action.
PLAN 12 is led by adolescents and young people as it is their ideas that will contribute to reimaging and building together a better world.
Plan 12 builds on the 12 skills included in the UNICEF Conceptual Framework on Transferable Skills, with an emphasis on active participation, reflection and implementation of these skills in such changing times.
What will you find in Plan 12?
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💻 An online course for adolescents who want to learn how to develop social impact projects either independently or by collaborating by joining a group of adolescents in the region with similar interests.
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📚 Supplementary materials that can be downloaded to facilitate offline implementation.
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📔 A guide for facilitators/teachers to promote project-based learning and student-centred learning by applying the contents of Plan 12.
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👦🏽👧🏻 Guided activities and challenges for facilitators and adolescents related to transferable skills development, youth agency and participation.
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🎙️A series of 12 podcasts led by adolescents, with each episode featuring a key skill.
A story that inspires
My experience was extremely pleasant, comforting and extraordinary. I learnt to think critically when making decisions; I learnt how to negotiate so that two or more parties are happy with the outcome; I understood that it is not necessary to have a huge problem to find a solution. The simple fact that something is affecting more people is enough to seek change.
I understood that problems are not linear and neither is the way to solve them. There is not going to be only one way to solve a problem, and it is not always going to work out the way we expect it to. We have to be resilient. Recognising this path was possible, among other things, because we had the support of facilitators. I am very happy that we had a facilitator like Cata.
In addition, Plan 12 is a space where young people from various parts of the world are involved. Knowing that more people like us have similar interests, we have a broader view when we want to solve problems.
With everything I learned in Plan 12 and with all the tools I acquired, I started a project called "Bravos por la Tierra" (Braves for the Earth). The purpose of this project is to involve children and young people who are outside the system, as those with low-income, to participate in the environmental issues that are affecting all of us. We created a recycling centre where we bring together our different skills to take care of the planet we live on.
I believe that all young people are capable of changing our realities, we just need to have the right people by our side to listen to and encourage us.
- Milagros Falcone Priscila, 18, Argentina
This is a plan for adolescents to transform themselves and the world around them.
What are you waiting for? Join Plan 12!
Resources (in Spanish)
- Facilitation guide in Word
- Facilitation guide VF digital / printable
- Guided experience log - editable
- Guided experience log – downloadable online
- In-person experience log – downloadable
- Activity book – Excel editable / in PowerPoint
- Activity book downloadable
📣 Stay tune, English versions coming soon!
Plan 12 builds on the 12 skills included in the UNICEF Conceptual Framework on Transferable Skills, with an emphasis on active participation, reflection and implementation of these skills in such changing times.
Learn how to enhance your skills
¡Únete al desafío 6️⃣ de #PLAN12!
— UNICEF Latin America (@uniceflac) June 24, 2020
Cotidianamente tomamos decisiones🤔 que transforman nuestras vidas y el 🌎 que habitamos.
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¿Qué aspecto debemos considerar para tomar mejores decisiones?🤔
— UNICEF Colombia (@UNICEFColombia) June 23, 2020
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