Caricom Youth Development Programme

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CYDAP Objectives The objectives of the CYDAP are to - (i) Create an appropriate institutional framework to facilitate the delivery of an integrated and mainstreamed agenda for adolescent and youth development at the national and regional levels; (ii) Guide effective and efficient delivery of adolescent and youth development policy, programs and services on the basis of evidence based approaches; (iii) Mainstream adolescent and youth development into multi-sectoral policy and programming arrangements within governments and institutions; (iv) Foster genuine participation of and partnership with young people in all aspects of national and regional development; (v) Ensure that investments in adolescents and youth are appropriate to their life stages and circumstances; (vi) Guide the development of a sustained regional research and information and knowledge management agenda on the situation of adolescents and youth; (vii) Foster adolescent and youth awareness and appreciation of Caribbean identity, culture and citizenship.

Beneficiaries
Niños, niñas y jóvenes
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Programmes
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Topics / Chapters
 B. Girls, boys, adolescents and youth
Main Priority Measure

B.7 - Boys, girls, adolescents and young people

Guarantee for all boys, girls, adolescents and young people, without any form of discrimination, the chance to live a life free from poverty and violence, and to enjoy protection and exercise of their human rights, a range of opportunities and access to health, education and social protection.

B.8 - Mechanisms for effective participation

Guarantee also the existence of mechanisms for the effective participation, without any form of discrimination, of adolescents and young people in public debate, in decision-making and in all policy and programme phases, in particular on matters that affect them directly, and strengthen institutional mechanisms for youth.

B.9 - Full and satisfying youth

Invest in youth, through specific public policies and differentiated access, especially through the provision, without discrimination, of universal, free, public, secular, high-quality, intercultural education in order to ensure that this stage of life is full and satisfactory, to enable them to develop as autonomous individuals with a sense of responsibility and solidarity and with the ability to tackle creatively the challenges of the twenty-first century.

B.16 - Guarantee of opportunities and capabilities

Guarantee for boys, girls, adolescents and young people the opportunities and the basis for harmonious coexistence and a life free from violence, through intersectoral strategies to address the factors that disrupt harmony in the community and foment violence, to provide education from early childhood that promotes tolerance, an appreciation for diversity, mutual respect and respect for human rights, conflict resolution and peace, and to ensure protection, timely access to justice and compensation for victims.