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2.3 Youth Participation in Development

2.3 Youth Participation in Development

FromRethinking Development Podcast


2.3 Youth Participation in Development

FromRethinking Development Podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Pelumi Fadare is a polyglot who speaks nine languages. Her various professional experiences include working at the Spanish Embassy in Belgium, a consultancy with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, where she supported the resourcing of young changemakers from the global south by designing and launching a pilot program called the Youth Action Lab and a current consultancy with Plan International. She is the co-founder of the social enterprise ApplicAid, an online mentorship platform that helps students apply for grants, financial aid and other subsidized educational opportunities. She also has a YouTube channel, Ninjanspiration, devoted to providing information to youth about educational funded opportunities, such as international conferences and study abroad programs. In 2018 she was a Youth Representative at the European Youth Hearings and in 2014 was a Youth Delegate at the Many Languages, One World Youth Forum held by the United Nations Academic Impact initiative. She speaks to us about her experiences as a youth changemaker, being a global citizen, co-design and participatory processes, founding a startup, improving access to and awareness of funded education opportunities for youth, being a 'doer', her thoughts on leadership, the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach, and much more. She joins us from Brussels, Belgium.  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rethinkingdevelopment)
Released:
Apr 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (56)

Long-form, personal conversations with international development and humanitarian aid practitioners, thinkers, activists, academics and more. Conversations center on lived experiences and reflections on ethical issues, power dynamics, systemic challenges and lessons learnt. Common themes: redistributing power, working with diverse stakeholders, negotiating partnerships, measuring impact, learning from mistakes, doing no harm, building trust, ensuring accountability, rejecting saviour complexes, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination, and much more. Want to support our content? Become a monthly patron: https://www.patreon.com/rethinkingdevelopment