The UNICEF Youth Action Guide
A resource created by young people, for young people
Highlights
The Youth Action Guide (previously known as the Youth Advocacy Guide) is a youth-focused resource that aims to support users along their personal advocacy journeys. This Youth Action Guide is intended to help any advocate working in any field navigate and advocate for change.
It was vital that young people were at the center of the development of this Youth Action Guide, so the resource is completely youth authored. The Guide was born in 2018 and adapted in 2020, to ensure it was relevant to young people from around the world, including new stories and sections to meet the needs of modern advocates.
Think of the Guide as a young person’s ally as they work to leave their mark on the world. It aims to lead users through the process of advocacy and changemaking, combining clear ‘how to’ steps with inspirational stories from other young people who are striving to bring about change.
The main resource is a PDF document that consists of several sections covering different aspects of a changemakers' journey, including research, networking, mental wellness and action planning. The YAG is meant to emphasize the cyclical nature of advocacy on a journey towards change. The Guide is accompanied by a workplan that invites users to apply the skills highlighted in the YAG to help develop their specific advocacy projects. The workplan is also used as a workspace for participants in the Youth-led Action Training. It is recommended that you use the printable PDF version for your participants.
