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Regional Workshop on Development of ASEAN Youth Development Index (YDI) | 28-29 November 2016 | Jakarta, Indonesia
28 November , 2016 - 29 November , 2016
Objectives
1. To present, gather and validate data by the ASEAN consultants for the first ASEAN YDI report
2. To review and finalise YDI framework, domains and indicators
3. To develop national YDI and ASEAN YDI report outline
Rationale
1. To reflect the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Youth voices to the development of ASEAN YDI (by South East Asia Youth Network (SEAYN))
2. To get the update of ASEAN Youth work in order for South East Asian National Societies (NSs) to align with the ASEAN Member States (AMS) in terms of Youth programme and development
3. To have strong partnership with the ASEAN Secretariat for future Youth actions
Main issues discussed: Domains and indicators for the ASEAN YDI
These domains and indicators from Global YDI were selected by AMS according to their available data and easy access to data
Key messages from interlocutor(s)
ASEAN Secretariat briefed about the two Phases on the development of YDI
Phase 1: Review and confirm four Domains and indicators and development of the first draft Report
1) Education
2) Health and Wellbeing
3) Employment and Opportunity
4) Youth participation and Engagement.
• ASEAN consultant presented four domains and its indicators.
• The first draft report will be circulated to get the final feedback from the AMS and partners
• Suggestion for the fifth domain of ASEAN Value and Identity indicator will be collected from the AMS and partners
Phase 2: Fifth Domain and finalisation of Report
• Start compilation of indicators and finalise the fifth domain and indicator
IFRC key messages
1. Continuous engagement of RCRC SEAYN into the ASEAN Youth Development Index and Youth programmes .
2. Inclusion of some missing indictors such as Resilience and climate change indicator, vocational/informal education indicator into the YDI
3. Sharing Youth as Agents of Behavioral Change (YABC) tool, Youth in School Safety tool with the AMS
Follow-up plans
1. Continue to attend the ASEAN youth meetings as key stakeholder and continue the contribution from the voices of RCRC Youth
2. Provide feedback to the first draft report on YDI
3. Interact with the AMS and find possible cooperation with the relevant ministries as follow:
• Strategic level: Cooperation for a development of National Youth Policy and National Youth Council Consultation on YDI and Youth Development Agenda
• Programme Level: Sharing the RCRC existing tools (YABC, YSS) and incorporate when implementation
Recommended follow-up actions
1. Organise SEAYN online meeting to discuss about the ASEAN YDI and its relevant follow-up plan (by SEAYN)
2. Keep updated about the work with the AMS to the IFRC Indonesia for close coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat Youth division (by SEAYN)
Next steps
Attend the Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY) meeting to be held in 2017 for finalisation of the YDI and start of the Workplan 2016-2020
