Broadening knowledge about youth

Description

Broadening knowledge about youth involves systematically gathering, analyzing, and disseminating accurate information on young people's needs, challenges, and potential. This strategy aims to inform policy, improve youth services, and counteract stereotypes by providing evidence-based insights. Practical actions include conducting research, fostering youth participation in data collection, and sharing findings with stakeholders. These efforts remedy gaps in understanding, enabling more effective interventions and empowering youth as active contributors to society.

Implementation

A UNESCO mobilizing project is designed to broaden the existing stock of knowledge about the condition of young people in society: to foster enhanced awareness of their needs and aspirations among decision-makers, opinion leaders and the wider public at the local, national and international levels, and to support training activities aimed at facilitating more active participation by young people in the economic and socio-cultural life of the community. An international youth clearing-house and information service has been established.