Adolescents/Youth | Behavioral Economics (BE) | Digital/Mobile | Inclusion Youth Space Skills Building Workshop
Dec 06, 2022 04:15 PM - 06:15 PM(Africa/Casablanca)
20221206T1615 20221206T1815 Africa/Casablanca Empowering Teens to Investigate Pressing Social Issues and Advocate for Change

How can young people be empowered to understand social issues affecting their communities and use evidence to advocate for change? This workshop guides participants through how to conduct a rapid community online interaction analysis (RCOIA) to work with young people on gathering community insights on a public health or other social issue and developing evidence-based recommendations for public authorities. As part of the workshop, we will share the RCOIA toolkit developed in partnership with the World Health Organization.A first principle of the RCOIA is that researchers need to collect and analyze data in spaces where marginalised groups feel most comfortable expressing themselves. A second principle is that group members must lead efforts to study, report on, and recommend interventions for their own communities; this is particularly true for young people, who are often excluded from having a voice in policy decisions. 

In this workshop, academics, public health professionals, and others working in social and behavior change learn: (1) How to design and deliver a "crash course" for young people on classic behavioral research and digital methods; (2) How to guide young people as they manage fieldwork, articulate findings, and develop recommendations; and (3) How to center young people as drivers of advocacy efforts by helping them to share their findings and recommendations with decision makers. This workshop will use examples from a project using RCOIA methods to build adolescent vaccine confidence and demand but the skills can be adapted and applied to other social issues affecting young people.

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How can young people be empowered to understand social issues affecting their communities and use evidence to advocate for change? This workshop guides participants through how to conduct a rapid community online interaction analysis (RCOIA) to work with young people on gathering community insights on a public health or other social issue and developing evidence-based recommendations for public authorities. As part of the workshop, we will share the RCOIA toolkit developed in partnership with the World Health Organization.

A first principle of the RCOIA is that researchers need to collect and analyze data in spaces where marginalised groups feel most comfortable expressing themselves. A second principle is that group members must lead efforts to study, report on, and recommend interventions for their own communities; this is particularly true for young people, who are often excluded from having a voice in policy decisions.
 

In this workshop, academics, public health professionals, and others working in social and behavior change learn: (1) How to design and deliver a "crash course" for young people on classic behavioral research and digital methods; (2) How to guide young people as they manage fieldwork, articulate findings, and develop recommendations; and (3) How to center young people as drivers of advocacy efforts by helping them to share their findings and recommendations with decision makers. This workshop will use examples from a project using RCOIA methods to build adolescent vaccine confidence and demand but the skills can be adapted and applied to other social issues affecting young people.

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Devi Partners
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
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Macquarie University
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Stepping Stones International
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