From, with and for young people Friday 24 September 2010 Fleming & Whittle Room Floor Lieshout

2 Agenda Facts on road safety What is needed About us Importance of youth participation Options for collaboration Summary

3 Facts Every day more than 1000 young people die on the world´s roads Thousands more are injured Worldwide, road crashes are the leading cause of death among year olds

4 Facts WHO predicts: unless more comprehensive global action is taken, the number of deaths and injuries is likely to rise significantly UN resolution calls for a Decade of Action Great momentum to increase comprehensive road safety efforts

5 Road crashes are preventable What is needed: Designing safer roads Improving the safety features of vehicles Setting and enforcing laws: seat-belts, helmets, child restraints, BAC limits for drivers, speed limits Raising public awareness, education activities and training Influencing social values and norms

6 The voice of youth in civil society Civil Society (International) Governmental Organizations Private Sector Non- Governmental Organizations Researchers

7 About us 2007: UN World Youth Assembly for Road Safety 2009: Creation of Youth Taskforce, launch of YOURS 2010: Start of operations

8 About us Advocate at a global level Inspire, Connect and Unite young people Develop capacities of youth advocates

9 Our continues growing youth network

10 Why youth engagement? Encourage to reach out to young people and increase youth participation: Youth have a right to participate in decisions that affects them Next generation of stakeholders Development of skills Approach youth as part of the solution, not just as focus of the problem

11 Ladder of youth participation 1) Young people are manipulated 2) Young people are decoration 3) Young people tokenized 4) Young people assigned but informed 5) Young people consulted and informed 6) Adult- initiated, shared decisions with young people 7)Young people lead & initiate action 8) Young people & adults share decision-making R. Hart (1992) – Florence, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre © Adam Fletcher – The Freechild Project

12 What brings youth to the table? Invitation to use our: Boundless energy and motivation Determination: the will to make a change Skills in the new ´social media´ Abilities for peer education Capacities as advocates Expertise of our own youth culture

13 Working together Options for collaboration with researchers: YOURS can help implement good practices Share evidence/research with YOURS counterparts on the ground Translate research to local context Together we can make a difference

14 Summary Road crashes: leading killer of young people Road crashes are preventable About YOURS Advocacy, Networking & Sharing, Capacity dev. Importance of youth participation Options for collaboration Help implement good practices Share evidence / research with network Translate to local context

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