 | Around 1,100 youths participated in the Youth Education Peer Program in HIV/AIDS in Beijing.
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In recent years, the World Bank has emphasized the role of youth in fighting poverty and encouraged and supported youth engagement in the development agenda. In 2004, the World Bank launched a pilot program on youth engagement, and China was selected to be one of the pilot countries. The World Bank China Office and the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF*) set up a Youth Consultative Group in 2004. Focusing on the priority areas of the Bank’s youth strategy and tailoring to the characteristics and development needs of Chinese youth, the two sides implemented a series of youth programs. The cooperation between the World Bank and ACYF embodies the principle of ‘for the youth, by the youth’ in development issues, and creates opportunities for common development.
Pilot Projects
I. Program Cooperation 1.Youth Peer Education in HIV/AIDS Time: June 2004—June 2005
Venue: Bajiao Community Youth Center, Shijingshan District,Beijing
Target group: Community Social Worker and Young Volunteers
Methodology: interactive training
Trainees: 26 peer educators, who trained 1,100 youth.
Implemented by: Shijingshan District Youth Federation 2. Training of Trainers Workshop for HIV/AIDS Prevention by Youth Peer Education
(2 workshops)
Time: June 2005—June 2006
Venue: China Youth University for Political Sciences &
Maizidian Community International Youth Center, Chao Yang District, Beijing
Target group: Peer educators who achieved good performance in the past
Methodology: interactive training & simulation sessions
Trainees: 43 peer education trainers, who then trained about 1,400 young peer educators accordingly.
Implemented by: China Youth University for Political Sciences, Chaoyang District Youth Federation 3. Go West Volunteer Training Program
Time: June 2005
Venue: Beijing Normal University
Methodology: lecture & interactive discussion
Target group: student volunteers who are scheduled to participate in the ‘Go West’ volunteer service program
Trainees: 350 persons/times
Implemented by: Multi-cultural Education Research Center, Beijing Normal University
II. ACYF Attends World Bank International Events Oct. 15, 2005 - ACYF representative attended the roundtable between the World Bank President Wolfowitz and Chinese women representatives.
Sep. 14, 2004 - Mr.Jiang Guangping, Deputy Secretary General of the ACYF met the Director of the Social Protection Department of the Human Development Network of the World Bank, Mr. Robert Holzmann, at the ACYF headquarters.
Sep. 3-9, 2004 - ACYF representatives attended the 2004 Youth Development and Peace Conference and held an exhibition on promoting youth employment in Chinese rural areas.
May 10-11, 2004 - The ACYF sent a representative to the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics（ABCDE） in Brussels, Belgium, and met then WB President Wolfensohn.
Last update: September, 2006
* About the ACYF
Established in 1949, the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) is the united national organization for Chinese youth groups and young leaders. Through its 52 member organizations and over 77,000 individual members, the ACYF reaches over 300 million young people across China. The ACYF aims to promote nation-building and world peace, to represent and protect the legitimate rights and interests of young people, as well as to promote youth participation and development. It runs programs and activities in the following fields: formal and non-formal education, employment and entrepreneurship promotion, voluntary service, environment protection, culture and sports, science & technology innovations, commendation and awards for outstanding youth. |
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