Young People Speak Out : Youth Consultations for the World Development Report 2007
The following pages relate to the experience of over three thousand young people with regards to what it means for them to be coming of age in today’s world. Between September 2005 and April 2006, these young women and men met in twenty-six develop...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/759681520578536078/Young-people-speak-out-youth-consultations-for-the-world-development-report-2007 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29573 |
| Summary: | The following pages relate to the
experience of over three thousand young people with regards
to what it means for them to be coming of age in today’s
world. Between September 2005 and April 2006, these young
women and men met in twenty-six developing countries to talk
about what concerns them: getting a degree, landing a job,
staying healthy, finding a partner, moving into their own
place, and making a difference in their society. By voicing
their concerns and policy demands, these young people
contributed to what is universally regarded as one of the
most influential perennial development research
publications: The World Development Report (WDR). The
authors of the report recognized the value of listening to
the subjects of their research and working together with a
team of consultation experts to devise what may well be
among the most extensive stakeholder consultation processes
to date. Given the focus of the 2007 WDR on youth, it was
especially important to devise a consultative process that
will foster a dialogue not only about youth but also with
young people themselves. At the same time, it had to be made
clear to the youth constituency that the report could not be
written by youth. The consultations had three clearly stated
objectives: information, validation, and traction. They
provided information to the team of researchers to learn
about and understand the perspectives of the young people.
Moreover, the dialogue with the youth in developing
countries helped the team to validate their research.
Finally, the consultations were also a key instrument to
foster political traction with global youth organizations,
governmental agencies, and development partners to enhance
the ‘operationalization’ of the report. |
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