About the Program
“Youth Academy” is a program that was developed in partnership with Mentor International and Mentor Germany and implemented in 3 different countries to support youth and their parents in leading healthy lifestyles.
Objectives
- Provide youth with career guidance and inspiration
- Enhance youth’s life skills
- Prevent risky behaviors among youth
SDGs
Youth
- Self Esteem
- Group Dynamics
- Effective Communication
- Time Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Decision-Making
- CV Writing and Interviewing skills
- Public Speaking Skills
Parents
- Adolescents’ Characteristics
- Communication Skills
- Decision Making
- Identify and contact schools or Community-Based Organizations
- Build the capabilities of program coordinators
- Recruit and train a group of facilitators
- Implement personal and career development sessions with youth
- Implement career inspirational sessions with youth
- Implement positive parenting sessions with caregivers
- Support participants to conduct youth Led initiatives
- Hold a closing ceremony with an inspirational talk by a public figure
- Monitor and Evaluate the program
- Document lessons learned and disseminate knowledge
- Youth aged 15-18 years
- Parents
- In and out of school setting
- On ground
- Online
- 3 to 6 months
- 6 to 12 sessions
- 60 minutes per session
- 15 to 20 participants per session