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Youth as Facilitative Leaders
Youth as Facilitative Leaders
Equity through youth leadership and inclusion
Our Challenge
So often young people are not included in decision making that impacts their lives. Rarely are they in leadership or co-leadership positions to solve the challenges facing our communities. Without their engagement solutions may be ineffective or at worst, harmful.
Our Solution
Create the space for youth and adults to learn the skills needed to lead in an inclusive way.
YFL is an opportunity to connect and bridge the gap of inequality and inequity for youth in their community by raising the voice and power of youth through facilitative leadership. This facilitation method incorporates an approach to empower youth and adults to create safe and action-oriented spaces that advance shared efforts that are inclusive, equitable, and participatory.
We have seen the YFL act as a powerful tool to advance racial equity when it is used to create space whenever possible for voices that are not typically in the room.
What happens at the training?
- Learn effective ways to lead groups
- Learn about focused conversations and methods for building consensus (agreement)
- Feel how these methods are inclusive and brings in all voices
- Experience the wisdom that lies in groups and how to surface this wisdom
- Learn about the role of the facilitator
- Practice new ways to lead groups
What will I get at the training?
- Build inclusive facilitation skills
- Strengthen your youth and adult team
- Change your culture towards raising youth voice
- Network with others who are accelerating youth leadership
- Have fun!
Who should attend?
- Young people who are interested in building concrete skills to use at home, work, school and life
- Adults who work with young people to shift towards equity and inclusion
- Youth and Adult teams who are building skills to take action
Cost?
- Groups are asked to make contributions where possible to offset training expenses