RURAL YOUTH
LEADERSHIP
Short term Outcomes for Youth
The youth shall develop knowledge, skills and attitude in:
- Communication
- Conflict management/resolution
- Decision making
- Goal setting
- Problem solving
- Primary planning
- Team building
- Group facilitation
- Visionary thinking
- Concepts of leadership,civic engagement and youth/adult partnerships
The youth shall develop positive attitudes and opinions of:
- Efficacy
- Self-confidence
- Inclusiveness, Pluralism and Diversity
The youth are motivated
- Serve in leadership roles
- Become engaged in their communities
- Be of service to others
The youth shall have awareness and knowledge of elements of ethical leadership (character):
- Trustworthiness
- Tesponsibility
- Respect
- Fairness
- Caring
- Citizenship
- Primary outcomes
Medium term Outcomes for Youth:
The youth will serve in:
- Group decision-making roles within their youth organisations and schools
- Leadership roles in their youth organisations and schools
- Leadership roles in community organisations
The youth will work in partnership with adults to:
- Facilitate community forums or conduct needs assessments to identify community needs
- Develop and implement action plans to address community needs
- Evaluate how community needs are met
The youth will demonstrate and practice:
- the competencies listed as "short term" inclusiveness, pluralism and valuing diversity ethical leadership
motivation to be engaged in their communities self-confidence and efficacy
Short term Outcomes for Adults working with Youth
Adults will develop knowledge and skills to:
work in partnership with youth in leadership roles serve as mentors and role models guide youth to learn the competencies, skills and attitudes listed above engage the community in identifying community issues create an action plan to address identified community issues implement an action plan to address community needs evaluate the implementation of the plan
Adults develop positive attitudes and opinions of:
youth as resources and equal partners inclusiveness, pluralism and diversity
Short term Outcomes for Community Stakeholders
Community stakeholders and decision-makers:
Are aware of policies, resources, and/or supports needed to address community needs and support positive youth development.
Are engaged with youth in identifying and addressing community needs and evaluating the effectiveness of addressing those needs develop positive attitudes and opinions of :
youth as resources and equal partners inclusiveness, pluralism and diversity
Medium term Outcomes for Adults working with Youth
Adults work in partnership with youth to:
- Identify community needs
- Develop and implement plans to address community needs
- Evaluate plans to address community needs
Adults:
insure that issues and activities reflect the diversity of the community actively seek, support and engage youth in leadership roles insure that youth have an authentic voice are effective mentors and role models
Medium term Outcomes for Community Stakeholders
Stakeholders and decision makers change policies
Stakeholders and decision makers provide resources and support to:
Identify community needs develop and implement a plan to address community needs evaluate the resulting community outcomes
Stakeholders:
Insure needs and activities reflect the diversity of the community, including youth actively recruit, train and support youth to serve on community boards and committees genuinely consider youth voices and involve youth in decision making
Long term Outcomes for the community:
- Improved Human Capital
- Increased use of skills and abilities of local people
- Increased initiative,responsibility and innovation
- Young adults serve in leadership roles
- serve as change agents, and arestake holders in their communities
Improved Cultural Capital:
- Increased cultural consciousness and engagement
- Improved Social Capital
- Increased networks
- Communication,cooperation and trust
Improved Civic Capital:
Increased ability to secure resources for the community and active citizen participation
Improved Financial Capital:
Improved diverse and vital economies in areas such as new financial instruments established new bond issues passed outside funding obtained to improve infrastructure and business development poverty reduction
Improved Built Capital:
Infrastructure improved and strengthened in areas such as Telecommunications, Education Facilities, Government Buildings, Community Buildings, Transportation, Business District, Health Care Facilities, In Door Recreational Facilities, Housing, City Services and Energy Services.