Youth Advocacy Toolkit: The Education We Want

This advocacy toolkit was developed to help children and youth advocate for their right to an education. It includes ideas, tools, and inspiring stories to encourage action and is meant for "anyone who believes passionately in the power of education as a force for good in the world and the right for all children to get a good quality education, no matter where they are and what the circumstances."

Published Plan International, in partnership with A World at School and the Youth Advocacy Group of the Global Education First Initiative, the toolkit consists of a guide for youth and a guide for facilitators. The youth guide includes real stories of young people advocating for change around the globe, as well as guidelines for action. It consists of four parts:

• Part 1: Introduction - looks at the concept of advocacy;
• Part 2: "Understand It" - looks at how to choose an issue and carry out research to better understand it;
• Part 3: "Plan It" - offers guidance on idenfiying target audiences, messaging, and advocacy methods;
• Part 4: "Do It" - offers guidance on lobbying, campaign, mobilising, and using media and communications.

The facilitator’s guide is intended to accompany the youth-focused guide and provides a wide range of workshop activities, techniques, and tips for working with youth to develop education advocacy campaigns.

Click hereto download the youth and facilitator toolkits.