Empowering Young Women - UNFPA

EMPOWERING

YOUNG WOMEN TO

LEAD CHANGE

a training manual

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

"Empowering Young Women to Lead Change" is the result of hard work and creativity from many people. The World YWCA extends its gratitude to:

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for its generous support in producing this manual.

Natallia Aleksandrovich from Belarus, Tarusila Bradburgh from Papua New Guinea, Kylie Head from Canada, Grace Kyriakos from Lebanon, Cecilia Mukosa Chomba from Zambia, Katya Pineda from El Salvador, Lourdes Saad Olivera from Argentina, Judith Vink from Belgium, and Henriette Yimguin from Cameroon, members of the young women's resource group who have provided invaluable guidance.

Testing workshop participants and facilitators from the YWCAs of Belarus, El Salvador, Jamaica, Lebanon, the Philippines, and Zambia whose feedback ensured that this document is useful and practical. Roselle Dalzine from Trinidad and Tobago and Leila Passah from India who helped turn brilliant ideas into a tangible result.

EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN TO LEAD CHANGE

a training manual

Produced by

World YWCA

The YWCA is at the forefront of empowering women and girls who advocate for their rights and lead social, political, economic and civic change. Today the YWCA reaches more than 25 million women and girls in 122 countries, providing them with the space and skills to develop leadership for the benefit of entire communities. The World YWCA's purpose is to develop the leadership of women and girls around the world to achieve human rights, health, security, dignity, freedom, justice and peace for all people.

Supported by

UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

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?World YWCA 2006. Published in 2006 by the World YWCA

We encourage you to photocopy or quote from this publication as long as credit is given to the source. This manual is available online at:

Empowering Young Women Manual

EMPOWERING

YOUNG WOMEN TO

LEAD CHANGE

an easy to follow resource manual designed to enable young women to prepare and facilitate workshops

a training manual

United Nations Population Fund 220 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 U.S.A Tel 001 212-297-5000

World YWCA 16, Ancienne Route CH - 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland Tel (+41) 22 929 6040 Fax (+41) 22 929 6044 Email: worldoffice@

EMPOWERING

YOUNG WOMEN TO LEAD CHANGE

a training manual

contents

Preface Introduction Tips for Facilitators Icebreakers, Introduction and Tonesetting Young Women's Leadership Economic Justice HIV and AIDS Human Rights Peace Self Esteem and Body Image Sexual and Reproductive Health Violence Against Women

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