Topic: Youth & Good Governance

This section contains information on past Youth and Governance learning events that have been conducted by the WBI. If you are looking for presentations or materials from past courses, you can either search the Learning Materials section of this website or by accessing the corresponding archived event websites - where available.

• CivIT program (16 April - 30 June 2003)
• Youth for Good Governance Learning Program

CivICT program (10 kb pdf)
16 April - 30 June 2003
Distance Learning Event

The CivICT distance learning event was an initiative aimed at promoting technology and e-governance in local communities. The goal was to help raise awareness on governance issues amongst high school students and enhance students' technology skills. This program exposed young people in several selected countries to discussions on governance, and highlights the important contribution role that youth can play in improving the quality of governance in their communities. The overall goals of the "CivICTs: Technology and e-Governance" project included stimulating dialogue on governance issues among youth, making public documents from local institutions available on the web and to the communities, unifying young people to be agents of transformation within their communities, and encouraging youth to participate in development. This online project and website design included approximately 200 students aged 16-18. This project was a continuation of an initial Youth and Good Governance videoconference project which began in September of 2002.

Youth for Good Governance Learning Program (460 kb pdf)

This action-learning program was designed to engage youth in several selected countries in dialogue on governance and anti-corruption. This distant learning program brought students from various countries together to study important principles of political and economic organization and how those ideas relate to governance and anti-corruption strategies. The program highlighted the important role that young people can play in improving governance in their countries. Participants developed locally relevant and feasible plans of action that enabled them to apply the knowledge and skills they acquire to their immediate society. The course was intended for the serious student who enjoys exploring ideas about good governance and anti-corruption, and who is willing to be challenged in this difficult area.