YEPP's Concept of Change
YEPP's mission is to support the empowerment of children and youth at risk. This means increasing
their ability to take control of their own lives and becoming active and
participating members in both their own communities and society in general.
YEPP's Concept of Change has been informed by its working practices and by social research drawn
from different disciplines and a variety of locations. The most important influences come from community development and community education approaches, from the public-private partnership model, and from youth empowerment and action research.
The YEPP Concept of Change is driven by an ongoing process of analysis, strategic planning, action
and reflection. At regular intervals, with the support of professional Local Researchers, the Local Support Group assesses to what extent goals have been achieved. As a result of this assessment, the existing problems are worked on and the plan is revised taking into account the lessons learnt so far. These lessons are also shared with the other programme sites within the YEPP Community Network. This dynamic process supports qualitative leaps forward based on the knowledge and experience of the local actors.
For more information please download our pdf document
For an evaluation of YEPP activities download our pdf document Does YEPP's Cycle of Change Work?
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