Brief Updates – Youth Interventions

Karthik SubburamanASSIST Asia – RCE Chennai

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About RCE Chennai

A consortium of like-minded yet complementing organizations

Established / Approved in Dec 2015

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Youth Interventions

Youth Empowerment Youth Engagement

Youth Interventions – Quick Summary

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Youth EmpowermentENACT - ENergy Academy to Create renewable Transformation

Key achievements• 141 youth were trained and certified as solar technicians, out of which 31% are female candidates. • The students were a mix of employed people in the field of AC mechanic, electrician (kind of unskilled

labors) and final year students from ITI/diploma colleges.• A comic book was developed for school children titled “ENERGY STORY” with quizzes and DIY

exercises to promote understanding of the concept of energy and RE• Further to create more awareness among the youth on solar technology, awareness sessions were

conducted at schools and colleges in which 863 students participated.• A mobile van was built with a solar fridge installed and a home lighting system with LED bulbs inside,

which was used for creating awareness in the rural areas during students mobilization for the training.• Job placement sessions were facilitated to connect the students with the core companies

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Youth Empowerment

Private Entity

Public Entity

NGO Partner

Training Centers

Rural Youth

• Funds• Dev’t Agenda

• Funds• Dev’t Agenda• Tech Expertise• Products

• Project Mgm’t• Community

Engagement• Implementation

5 Training Centers

350 Youth Skilled

220Eye Mitras Qualified

150Eye Mitra

Shops

100+New Jobs

600$Average

Earnings / Month/EMO

8,000+ New Eye Wearers

Intervention

Achievements

OPTICIANS

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What is SoLVe?• Innovative Social Lab: gathering input from multiple stakeholders • This multi-stakeholder approach involves social actors from the

government, civil society, academia and the private sector • Objective: finding inclusive solutions to social challenges to create

meaningful impact

Background

Youth Engagement

Part 1 Ideation– Break out session– Groups of 4-5 people– 45 minutes to discuss the social

challenge and to source innovative ideas while using ideation techniques

Part 2 Solutions– Break out session– Groups of 4-5 people– 45 minutes to transform the two

best ideas into well-defined inclusive solutions using the SMART framework

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Event in a Nutshell

Social Challenge: How can we encourage behavioural change in consumers to adopt sustainable consumption in their daily lives?

When the social challenge is already defined, the next step is to: ideate & source SMART solutions

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Qualitative feedback statementsFeedback from Participants

“The event was conducted and organized very well”

“I came to know different ideas and new ways of thinking”

“It was a nice experience and made me realize the importance of sustainable consumption”

Future SoLVe topics? Water conservation, green energy, waste management, (mental) health, organic farming, green cities, sanitation in rural areas

Improvement suggestions to increase quality•Invite more professionals and in general more participants• Provide an implementing platform along with this event

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Youth Engagement

The GuidebookThe purpose of this guide is to help kids understand the Goals, how

they impact your own life and what you can do every day to help your community and the world to achieve the Goals.

This guide shall present a colorful visual description of the Global Goals and specific realities and steps in involvement for each of the Goals

Motivational Quote from famous people relevant to each goal

Clear but simple explanation of each goal

Small steps to guide the youth in being an active contributor in the

development

The Guidebook - ExercisesNow that the child knows all the goals, it is evidently time to test what

he has learned. This is very important as this shall help retain and embed the teachings the child had learned from the book.

The book exercises were designed to be simple but clear, perfect for Gen Z and Alpha. Example Quiz is as such of that above.

The Board GameTo teach kids aged 7 to 14 years old how to properly respond to the most common natural disasters in the Philippines through an informative and fun board game, promoting teamwork and the importance of helping others in need.

Disaster Cards

Knowledge Cards

ChanceCards

Ability Cards

Response Cards

Distribution and Communication

DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY

DISTRIBUTION MARKET

Multi-StakeholderPartnerships

Mobilize MOD Tutorials

Application Submission

through website

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

Press Con, Event Launch and Side Events

(competitions)

Partner with Influencers

Awareness & Engagement

(Communication Channels)

Public Libraries

Learning Centers

Public Schools Youth Organizations

Disaster Prevention & Mitigation Institutions

NGOs w/DRRM and/or Youth focused Initiatives

Community Centers

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We are looking for opportunities / means to collaborate in the following areas:

• Content

• Communication

• Dissemination

Call for Support!

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THANK YOU!