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Day in and day out together with young people and other interested people around the world, we are making a difference at our local level and ultimately changing the face of the world gradually.
In the past years, Young People We Care (YPWC) has engaged youths in spearheading education on the MDGs and related matters such as; migration whose impact on the youth continue to boggle the minds of policy makers. We do this through responding to calls to involve youth in global events or through our own initiated events. Below are some downloads that will let you know about our projects and the impacts that came out of this events or projects.
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The Online Youth Consultation on Migration and Development is the 3rd in a
series of annual Youth Consultations on Migration and Development organized
and published by Young People We Care (YPWC) in trying to create a platform
for youth perspectives on Migration and Development.
Focusing on the themes of the 4th Global Forum on Migration and Development
to be held in Mexico, the report looks into thematic issues including:
1. Partnerships for migration and development
2. Human mobility and human development
3. Policy and institutional coherence to address the relationship between migration and development.
Despite comprising a significant percentage of international migrants, young
people largely lack the means to share their experiences. One UNFPA report
laments that “little is known of the full diversity and complexity of young
people’s international migration... Young people remain largely invisible in
research, public debates and policy about international migration.” The
report highlight two specific issues: one, there is very little data on
young migrants' experiences. Second, and partially as a result, young
migrants often lack ways to contribute to global debates about the policies
that affect them.
The 2010 consultation therefore attempted to bridge the communication gap
between youth and migration debates. This project provides a tangible link
for young people willing to share their views and a policy development
forum, allowing young people to share their views and giving policymakers a
window into youth experiences. The consultation report will serve as a
reference for other or future researchers as well.
The report argues that increased Governmental programmes, international
cooperation, reduction of bureaucratic thresholds, can be possible measures
to prevent irregular migration and human trafficking, as well as partnership
with target groups, could be a part of new approach towards migration
issues. The report further calls for a special focus and interest in women
and youth migration issues due to the specific needs and attention they
require especially regarding educational attainment and empowerment.
Click here to find the official report of the Consultation
 International migration has become a “hot topic” in recent years, with multiple international conferences and numerous civil society groups dedicated to making migration more secure, reasonable, and development-friendly.
Despite all this attention, however, youth migration remains poorly understood. One UNFPA (2006) report laments that “little is known of the full diversity and complexity of young people’s international migration... Young people remain largely invisible in research, public debates and policy about international migration.”
The 2009 Online Youth Consultation on Migration and Development sought to collect youth perspectives on these issues through a method that youth increasingly use to communicate and organize: the internet. With contributions received from four continents the report highlights that: 1) Young migrants contribute economically, socially and culturally to home and host countries; 2) Youth remain engaged with home countries through ICTs; 3) Circular migration is difficult for young people. It goes further to provide key recommendations from Youth for promoting youth-sensitive migration policies.
To read the full report please visit:
http://www.ypwc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149
Click here to download the report
YPWC's 3rd year involvement in the Stand Up and Millenium Campaigns 2009 was well received and attracted more participants than it had ever before. This year’s campaign started off with an awareness forum held at a school with the purpose of educating and sensitizing young people about MDGs. The Stand Up and Take Action events took place at various centres around the Kumasi area in collaboration with leading institutions and churches. Click here to download the report
YPWC joined the rest of the world to mark the 2009 Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). The GYSD is an annual event that recognizes and celebrates the contributions of youth towards sustainable community development through voluntary service, and the contributions made by the community (public, private, and nonprofit sectors) to empower young people. The day also provides a platform for young people in the world to take practical action that benefits their communities.
This year’s event was hosted by a YPWC MDGs club at Bunkpurugu in the Northern Region from the 24th to 25th of April, 2009 on the theme; “empowering youth to plant trees for environmental sustainability”. The two days programme covered a capacity building session and a tree planting session.
Click here to download full report
The STAND UP campaign is an exciting and innovative challenge which is aimed at setting a Guinness World Record for the most number of people who will STAND UP against provery and for the UN Millennium Development Goals. The event took place within a 24-hour period from October 16th - 17th, 2007, was designed to coincide with the Internatinal day of Poverty and White Band Day. Final Report of Stand Up Event [8.35mb]
Mr Michael Boampong's statement delivered at the hearings by the representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector. The policy responses were promoting the building of partnerships and capacity-building and the sharing of best practices at all levels, including bilateral and regional levels, for the benefit of countries and migrants alike. Michael Boampong Statement [415kb]
Association of Economic Students (AES) in University of Cape Coast held a three day workshop in Ghana from the 28th February - 1st March. Cape_Coast_University.doc [221kb]
Addressing international migration concerns has undoubtedly become a pressing issue in recent times, not only for governments but also for a broad range of society actors in both northern and southern countries/ states. Today more young people are moving across borders. To get the youth voice well organized and represented with key youth statements at the Global Forum on Migration and Development in the Philippines, YPWC hosted a youth consultation on Migration and Development with the support of Migrant Rights International, Global Youth Action Network, TakingITGlobal and UNICEF Voices of Youth. The online discussion forum ran from September 14 to October 11, 2008 in English and French simultaneously. YPWC - Report on the Youth Consultation on Migration [720kb]Briefing paper on the E-consultation on Migration and Development [196kb]
On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (resolution 55/93), taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world. Member states, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organisations are invited to observe International Migrants Day through the dissemination of information on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, and through the sharing of experiences and the design of actions to ensure their protection. In response to this call, Young People We Care (YPWC) co-hosted the International Migrants Day with TakingITGlobal (TIG). This was to celebrate the role of migrants in development, talk about the causes, opportunities and challenges of youth migration, and also highlight issues such as migrant rights through the power of communication and technology at TIG. Report of the Live Chat that was held on TakingITGlobal [1376kb] Report of the 18th December 2008 Radio Programme that was held in Kumasi,Ghana [1493kb]
YPWC was able to mobilize about 13,118 young people and other interested people like teachers, heads of institutions, agencies and organizations as well as religious leaders during the 2008 STAND UP and TAKE ACTION event. Among the notable events that took place include a church service at St. Peters Cathedral Church in Kumasi, Schools mobilization in Central Region, Upper West and Upper East and spending some time with Orphans at the Kumasi Children's Home. Click here to read the full report
Migration is considered as an integral part of livelihood strategy for most families and people in the Berekum District of the Brong Ahafo Region in Ghana, yet information on migration flows and remittances in this district is scanty and unreliable. Knowledge of both the pattern and the characteristic of migrants are low. There is limited systematic research on migration, remittances and socio-economic development in this district. It is against this background that this research work sought to examine the effects of international migration and remittances on development using the Berekum District as a case study. International Migration and Remittances : A case study of the Berekum District |
