Youth

Suggested Readings:

• Cross, W., & Young, L. (2007). A group apart: Young party members in Canada.
• O'Neill, B. (2007). Indifferent or just different? The political and civic engagement of young people in Canada.
• MacKinnon, M., Pitre, S., & Watling, J. (2007). Lost in translation: (Mis)Understanding youth engagement - Synthesis report.
• Alfred, T., Pitawanakwat, B., & Price, J. (2007). The meaning of political participation for indigenous youth.
• Turcotte, A. (2007). "What do you mean I can't have a say?" Young Canadians and their government. This report examines generational reasons for the decline in voting by young people in Canada.

Youth and Employment

• Pro-Poor Tourism, tourism that results in increased net benefits for poor people. Publications available for download.
• Youth/Transitions to Adulthood, resources from Population Council.
  
• Understanding Children's Work. (2005). School-to-work transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Preliminary report. (716K pdf)
• UNICEF - Convention on the Rights of the Child is a set of non-negotiable standards and obligations which set minimum entitlements and freedoms that should be respected by governments.
• Working Children and Young People, an Eldis directory of organizations promoting issues such as children's rights and youth employment.
• YES Campaign strives to build the capacity of youth in order to create sustainable livelihoods and to establish an entrepreneurial culture where young people move toward formal employment.
• Youth Employment, an Eldis online resource guide containing information for children and young people.
• Youth Employment Network (YEN) works to provide improved employment opportunities for youth.
• Youth Employment Strategy (YES) was created by the Government of Canada to assist young Canadians (aged 15 to 30) to obtain career information, develop skills, find jobs and stay employed.

Youth: Health and HIV/AIDS

• CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
• Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
• HIV and AIDS Resource Guide: Children and young people, from Eldis.
• Youth InfoNet

Capacity Building of Children

• Canadian 4-H Council, provides a program of support and initiatives which inspire youth to become leaders in their communities.
• Kids With Cameras holds the belief that photography is an effective tool in developing children's imagination and building self-esteem.
• Gibbs, S., Mann, G., & Mathers, N. (2002). Child-to-Child: A practical guide: Empowering children as active citizens. (768K pdf)
• Capacity Building publications, from UNICEF's Child and youth participation resources.

Child Labour and Street Children

• Street children and youth, an Eldis resource guide.
• Child labour, publications and resources from the Consortium for Street Children.
• Bellamy, C. (1996). The state of the world's children 1997: Focus on child labour.
• Andvig, J.C., Canagarajah, S., & Kielland, A. (2001). Issues in Child Labor in Africa. African Region Human Development Working Paper 14. (345K pdf)
  

Girl Child and Education

• 60 million girls, a foundation that supports education for girls.
• Because I am a Girl reports examine the state of the world's girls.
• Girls' Education: Basic education and gender equality, UNICEF.
• United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI)
• Girls' Education resources, from the Academy for Educational Development.
• Oxfam. (2006). Working with the media on gender and education: A guide for training and planning. (950K pdf)

General Links

• Acting with and for Youth, UNESCO.
• Advocates for Youth
• UNESCO. (2004). All different, all unique: Young people and the UNESCO Declaration on Cultural Diversity. (1.46 Mb pdf)
• Baobab Connections
• Canadian International Development Agency Youth Zone
• Children and Youth, World Bank.
• Community Youth Development Journal, issues available: 1:1(2000)- 4:1(2003).
  • New Designs for Youth Development (now CYD Journal), issues available: 14:2(1998)- 15:4 (1999).
• Power Camp National - Filles d'Action. (2006). From dreams to action: A toolkit for grassroots organizing. (2.23 Mb pdf)
• Get youth on board! is a toolkit for stakeholder collaboration and youth promotion. (1.44 Mb pdf)
• Global Youth Service Day
• HeartWood Centre for Community Youth Development
• L'Homme, C. & Henriquez, C. (2010). Education, youth and development: UNESCO in Latin America and the Caribbean. Document prepared for the World Youth Conference, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. (1.33 Mb pdf)
• Hope or Heartbreak: Aboriginal Youth and Canada's Future, Horizons, 10(1), 2008. Journal is published by the Policy Research Initiative (PRI). (2.09 Mb pdf)
• Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
• International Child and Youth Care Network (CYC-NET)
• International Co-operative Alliance - Youth (ICAYouth), connects the new generation of global cooperators.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Rank Youth Work contains publications and resources for locally-based, developmental projects for young people.
• Power Camp Nation - Filles d'Action. (2006). Step it up! The young women's guide to influencing public policy. (6.85 Mb pdf)
• UNFPA Youth Participation
• UNICEF
  • Voices of Youth
• Peace Corps. (2002). Working with youth: Approaches for volunteers. (2.84 Mb pdf)
• Youth Action Net
• Youth at the United Nations
• Youth Communication
• Youth Engagement, resources from Meal Exchange.