Sarvodaya: Mobilizing Youth for Community Development
Sarvodaya, an organization founded in 1958, applies the teaching of the Lord Buddha to community development. It has an outstanding record in mobilizing young people for development programmes.

Trust: Essential for Participation of Youth
The progress of a society depends, to a considerable extent, on its capacity to incorporate the contribution and responsibility of youth in the building and designing of its future.

Youth Participation Manual
The Present Manual is intended to assist in promoting effective youth participation. It contains four chapters and an annex. Chapter I introduces the principle of youth participation and discusses the value of youth participation indicators. Chapter II explains the rationale for enabling youth participation and the need to assist young people in fulfilling their responsibilities in society and in obtaining their rights as citizens. Indicators to help measure levels of youth participation are also introduced. Their value is highlighted through discussion of a case study on adolescent reproductive health. Chapter III contains recommendations for policy makers and programme managers at the local and national levels. References for further study, including recommended readings and Web sites are given after Chapter III. The annex contains examples of best practices in promoting youth participation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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