• Source: Commonwealth Youth Programme

The Commonwealth Youth Programme, also known as CYP, is an international development agency working with young people between the ages of 15 and 29. Part of the Commonwealth Secretariat, CYP is active in the Commonwealth's 54 member countries. CYP has a head office in London with four centers in Africa (Lusaka, Zambia), Asia (Chandigarh, India), the Caribbean (Georgetown, Guyana), and the Pacific (Honiara, Solomon Islands). Currently, there are four regional directors and 16 program officers, plus support staff, working there.




About


The CYP's program of work is decided mainly by the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. Funded by Commonwealth governments through annual pledges to a voluntary fund, CYP is not a funding agency and does not provide financial support to any other organization.
CYP supports, and is supported by, a body of youth representatives called the Commonwealth Youth Caucus. The Youth Caucus meets at the national, regional, and pan-Commonwealth levels to advise the program. The Youth Caucus has a seat at the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting and helps to organize the Commonwealth Youth Forum, which meets prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
The program was supported by Queen Elizabeth II in her role as head of the Commonwealth. Princess Anne visited the Commonwealth Youth Programme Regional Centre for Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, in September 2012 as part of her four-day official visit to the country to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
In 2017, the Commonwealth Secretariat released a review of the Commonwealth Youth Program.




Activities


CYP provides government and youth-centered organizations with technical assistance in the areas of:

Enterprise/vocational training and microcredit
Youth participation in decision-making and youth policy
Professionalization and training for youth workers
Citizenship, peacebuilding, and human rights education
HIV/AIDS awareness and counseling
Information and Communications Technology
Democracy (through Commonwealth election observer missions)
Youth mainstreaming




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All of CYP's work falls within The Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment (2007-2015), which is the Commonwealth's organizing framework for cooperation on youth affairs. Through the Plan of Action, Commonwealth Heads of Government have affirmed that "empowering young people means creating and supporting the enabling conditions under which young people can act on their own behalf, and on their own terms, rather than at the direction of others."




Youth Awards


The Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work celebrate the contribution of young people to achieving global development goals. The awards, presented to Commonwealth citizens aged 15–29, showcase the work of outstanding young people who are leading initiatives ranging from poverty alleviation to peace building.
Each year an outstanding entrant is named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, with regional awards given for Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean and Americas, Africa and Europe. The awards demonstrate to leaders and other policy-makers the importance of young people’s role in development. The awards also serve to inspire other young people to take action in their communities.
Development work can be within any number of areas, such as skills training, arts and culture, environment protection, education, health and well-being, human rights, technology, sport, science, and many more areas.

The Awards Program added a new region to give more visibility to young people across the Commonwealth.

For the 2022 Awards, to mark the celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (QCT) has joined as a partner to offer a selected applicant two years of flexible funding of £20,000 a year, as well as coaching opportunities and organizational development support.




Partners


The Commonwealth Youth Programme works in partnership with a range of organizations, including

Commonwealth of Learning
Commonwealth Foundation
Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Commonwealth Policy and Studies Unit
UN (UNICEF, UN Youth Unit, UNAIDS, UN Habitat, UNDP, UNESCO, and UNFPA)
CARICOM
47 partner universities delivering youth work qualifications
A range of microcredit NGOs and development banks
The Body Shop of Australia




References


Commonwealth Youth Programme Strategic Plan 2006-2008, Commonwealth Secretariat
Commonwealth Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment 2007-2015, Commonwealth Secretariat




External links


The Commonwealth Secretariat
Ninth Commonwealth Youth Forum 2013 :The youth identity; the Sri Lankan way sundayobserver.lk
CHOGM in South Asia after 30 years: A great milestone in capacity building of Lanka’s youth skills sundayobserver.lk
CHOGM 2013 in Sri Lanka: The Youth Parliamentary concept of Sri Lanka by M.H.M.N. Bandara sundayobserver.lk
Regional Youth Centres thecommonwealth.org

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