{"id":1191,"date":"2016-03-29T17:12:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T06:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2022-01-21T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T05:56:03","slug":"youthpower-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/youthpower-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"YouthPower.org launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USAID\u2019s YouthPower project announces the launch of <a href=\"http:\/\/youthpower.org\/\">YouthPower.org<\/a>,\u00a0a premiere resource on positive youth development and cross-sectoral approaches in international development.<\/p>\n<p>Over half of the global population is under the age of 30. Responding to the needs and aspirations of youth is essential to tackling the world\u2019s greatest challenges. <a href=\"http:\/\/youthpower.org\/\">YouthPower.org<\/a> is a learning hub aiming to advance solutions to improve young lives. Driven by the needs of youth-led and youth-serving institutions, YouthPower brings together people and the latest news, events, and technical materials to help build the knowledge base of what works in positive youth development and cross-sectoral approaches.<\/p>\n<p>YouthPower uses a positive youth development approach to implement programs within and across sectors. As a <a href=\"http:\/\/youthpower.org\/organizations\/usaid-us-agency-international-development\">USAID<\/a> agency-wide project, YouthPower seeks to improve the capacity of youth-led and youth-serving institutions\u00a0and engage young people, their families and communities so that youth can reach their full potential.\u00a0All YouthPower task orders\u00a0promote a culture of learning by sharing technical reports, tools, and products through this website.<\/p>\n<p>Lancet Commissioners Prof George Patton (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gcpatton1\">@gcpatton1<\/a>), Prof Susan Sawyer (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/susansawyer01\">@susansawyer01<\/a>) from The University of Melbourne and the Centre for Adolescent Health (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rch.org.au\/cah\/research\/\">CAH<\/a>), Dr Suzanne Petroni \u00a0(<a class=\"ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suzp\" data-aria-label-part=\"\">@<span class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">suzp<\/span><\/a>) from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icrw.org\/\">ICRW<\/a> and project team members Dr Nicola Reavley (The University of Melbourne \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/mspgh.unimelb.edu.au\/research-groups\/centre-for-mental-health\/population-mental-health\">School of Population Health<\/a>) and Kristina Bennett from CAH are members of the collaborative team working on the broader YouthPower project, in conjunction with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makingcents.com\/\">Making Cents International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YPLearning\">@YPLearning<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/youthpowerlearning\/\">YouthPower Learning<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/youthpower.org\/\">http:\/\/youthpower.org\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/youthpower.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1192\" src=\"https:\/\/adolescentsourfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/YP.png\" alt=\"YP\" width=\"448\" 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