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Youth participation > Effective youth participation
Effective youth participation
Effective youth participation is about creating opportunities for young people to be involved in influencing, shaping, designing and contributing to policy and the development of services and programmes.
For organisations, this means involving young people not only by asking
for their opinions and advice (consultation), but also, with your
support, as leaders, advisers and decision-makers.
True participation relies on clear, open and honest communication, and on really listening to what young people have to say, by:
- accepting their views
- not rewording their responses
- allowing everyone to have their say, in their own way.
Effective youth participation is based on young people:
- being informed
- having an effect on outcomes
- organising themselves
- making decisions or being involved in making decisions
- being involved in follow-up.
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