Webinar: Young People, Health, and the Planet: Empowering Youth Through Integrated Development

Thursday, June 6, 2019
9:00 AM
10:00 AM EDT

Young people constitute a large share of the world
s population. According to the United Nations, 33 percent of the global population is between the ages of 10 to 29. Yet, many youth in the world
s most rural areas
whose needs differ from urban youth
are not receiving critical health services, education, or training. A growing body of evidence suggests that integrated population, health, and environment (PHE) projects, a type of community-based development approach, can help youth in rural communities meet these needs. PHE projects seek to improve community health
including family planning/reproductive health
and manage natural resources sustainably, often integrating skills-building and sustainable livelihoods.

This webinar will describe how PHE projects contribute to youth development, using the Health of People and Environment in the Lake Victoria Basin (HoPE-LVB) project as an example. Viewers will learn why the positive youth development framework is important to development efforts, and how youth leadership and inclusion can contribute to sectoral outcomes.