1. Conflict Resolution Training for Youth

2. Virginia commonwealth university Department of educational leadership Program Evaluation APRIL 2013 RAM BHAGAT

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4. The Richmond Youth Peace Project has trained more than 200 youth in Conflict Resolution since 2005.

5. Responsive Evaluation

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7. DATA COLLECTION

8. Sequential Mixed-Method

9. What strategies are in place to build wide community support for the program? CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOPS 2011 - 13 YOUTH ADULT

10. How are youth from the most violent neighborhoods, recruited, trained and mentored by the program? CRTY 2011 - 2013

11. 11 DATA COLLECTION Surveys completed and surveys missing

12. Evaluation of Facilitators CRTY 2012

13. Qualitative Analysis Interpreting results from interviews and focus group

14. 14 RYPP Events Interviews & Focus Groups

15. LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVE ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION YOUTH

16. 16 OBSTACLES

17. Recommendations

18. 18 Develop comprehensive data collection methods Create more opportunities for youth to design and plan programs collaborate more with partners build sustainable relationships with youth agencies actively recruit youth from economically oppressed neighborhoods, disproportionally affected by violence! Engage Stakeholders

19. 19 Lessons Learned

20. SANKOFA