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RESPECT

BUILD YOUR CAPACITY IN YOUTH FACILITATION

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LISTEN

HEAR YOUTH VOICE ON WHAT MATTERS TO THEM

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UNDERSTAND

READ A NEW REPORT OR ACADEMIC ARTICLE

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COMMUNICATE

PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES AND EVENTS

The Students Commission of Canada

We are a charitable organization that purposely works with others to help create a world where young people are valued and heard and their ideas for improving themselves, the lives of their peers and communities are put into action.

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    Sharing the Stories

    A research and evaluation platform for youth, organizations and governments. The platform amplifies the voices of young people by aggregating data across multiple youth programs. Key youth trends from the aggregated data are published and shared with youth, organizations and decision-makers. Check out the research that's emerged from the platform and our Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement.

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    #CanadaWeWant 2020 Reports

    What is the Canada that young people want? What do we need to do to get there? Check out youth voices and recommendations from the #CanadaWeWant 2020 national youth conference. • Youth Policy into Action • The Future of Public Education in Canada • Healthy Relationships and Communities • My Environment and Climate Change • Authentic Social Identity Formation and Mental Health • International Experiences Canada • Canada Through Our Lens: #ThisIsCanada • Lowering the Voting Age

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    Influencing Youth Policies and Programs

    We work with youth, governments and corporations to design and deliver effective youth policies and programs. Check out the Youth Policy for Canada policy report or other #CanadaWeWant Conference theme reports.

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    Under 25? U-Report Canada needs you!

    As a way to keep in touch and continue to influence positive change, UNICEF Canada invites you (and other young people ages 13-24) to join U-Report Canada – a chatbot that asks you questions and gathers your perspective on issues through Facebook Messenger. U-Report is a platform that is designed to give young people a voice in this process. It is free, confidential and registration is super quick and easy. Join now by going to the U-Report Canada Facebook Page, and clicking Send Message.

  • Two young people from the Teen Dating Violence theme group.

    Be The Program

    "Be The Program" offers youth across Canada the opportunity to prevent dating-violence through customized programs designed for their peer groups. Youth leaders will identify the needs of their peers in an evidence-based participatory research process, supported by adult allies from organizations across Canada, co-create programming, and deliver the programs in their communities. This approach ensures that young people are not only learning about violence prevention, but they are also learning leadership, facilitation, research, and design skills.

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    #ThisisCanada

    Through a historical lens, the purpose is to engage youth from across Canada in sessions that provide them with an opportunity to interact with their peers about social issues that impact them directly. These issues include but are not limited to: multiculturalism, social and economic inclusion, and diversity.

    This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

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We believe in a world where all young people positively transition into a successful adulthood

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We Turn Knowledge into Action and Action into Knowledge by:

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We Strengthen Others through Networking by:

  • Amplifying the work of those organizations that support young people to be heard and valued
  • Working with others to support young people to thrive
  • Building capacity of others to practice and deliver meaningful youth engagement
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We #WalkTheTalk by:

  • Working in inter-generational partnerships to achieve our purpose and desired outcome
  • Continuously Incubating and innovating so that we can generate sparks for positive change
  • Working with vision and passion to integrate head, heart, feet and spirit in all that we do