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Project Activities
KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES
SITUATION ASSESSMENT (April to July 2017)
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Qualitative research with community based youth clubs aimed at identifying enablers and barriers to sustenance of the youth club movement
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Development of a database of youth clubs for identifying activity level and supports necessary
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Consultations with youth, youth-serving and community development organisations towards developing governance and support structures for youth clubs
RESTRUCTURING OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF JAMAICA (August 2017 to November 2019)
- Review and ratification of the NYCJ constitution
- Establishment of the NYCJ as an Act of Parliament
- Hosting of national and parish youth council elections
- Provision of capacity building to NYCJ executive members in their administrative and technical responsibilities through the YAPD, MOEYI
RESTART/ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH CLUBS AND STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING YOUTH CLUBS
- Hosting of community consultations
- Design and implementation of a youth club sustainability plan for each dormant/defunct club engaged
- Delivery of youth club training programme through community seminars and online platforms
- Capacity building to clubs in social entreprise development to improve financial sustainability of youth clubs
- Provision of Charge UP Grants to 55 youth clubs for supporting youth and community development work
- Provision of Charge UP Youth Month Grants in November 2017
- Implementation of social marketing strategy through traditional and social media aimed at increasing youth and community interest in youth clubs