Empowering children and youth together globally KIYO and Djapo will empower children and youth in the Philippines to become active global citizens and to provide them with the skills to build a future society embracing sustainability and human rights. Effective youth empowerment requires the shaping of gender-sensitive quality learning environments based on GCE/ESD principles and the children’s rights-based approach where all learners can participate, feel safe, become aware and develop skills through interactions with adults and peers.

We fully believe in the potential of children and youth as active agents in realising their rights. In the Philippines we will work with youth in vulnerable situations, secondary school students, and youth from youth-led organisations since too many do not have the opportunity to develop their full potential and to protect themselves.

We directly work with the local partners CYC, Bidlisiw and PETA who have a direct relation with children and youth through their work with schools, TVET providers, private sector, youth-led organisations. We believe that more impact can be generated at the level of the children and youth if we work in a structural manner with those educating, training and accompanying them. 

Our partnership strategy focuses on quality learning processes by strengthening skills, knowledge and networks with and between specialised local partners. By investing in the development of the capacities of partners and their reach, we contribute to a stronger civil society in our areas of intervention. These partners are considered as experts on youth empowerment with long-term expertise in their contexts. KIYO and Djapo consider themselves as experts and facilitators in this learning process who capitalise, accumulate and pass on good practices and expertise among themselves, the partners and important others. The partners will enable us to globalise our own local expertise and that of our partners through the scaling up of successful pilot projects.
 KIYO will empower children and youth in Brazil to become active global citizens and to provide them with the skills to build a future society embracing sustainability and human rights. Effective youth empowerment requires the shaping of gender-sensitive quality learning environments based on GCE/ESD principles and the children’s rights-based approach where all learners can participate, feel safe, become aware and develop skills through interactions with adults and peers.

We fully believe in the potential of children and youth as active agents in realising their rights. In Brazil we will work with youth in vulnerable situations, secondary school students  and youth from youth oriented-structures since too many do not have the opportunity to develop their full potential and to protect themselves.

We directly work with the local partners AMAR, SER and YOUCA BRAZIL who have a direct relation with children and youth through their work with TVET providers, secondary schools and youth-oriented structures. We believe that more impact can be generated at the level of the children and youth if we work in a structural manner with those educating, training and accompanying them. 

Our partnership strategy focuses on quality learning processes by strengthening skills, knowledge and networks with and between specialised local partners. By investing in the development of the capacities of partners and their reach, we contribute to a stronger civil society in our areas of intervention. These partners are considered as experts on youth empowerment with long-term expertise in their contexts. KIYO considers itself as expert and facilitator in this learning process while capitalising, accumulating and passing on good practices and expertise among the different KIYO offices, the partners and important others. The partners will enable us to globalise our own local expertise and that of our partners through the scaling up of successful pilot projects. ‘To tackle global challenges, you need new ways of looking at the world, new ways of thinking and acting as global citizens (UNESCO)’. Education is capable of making this happen because of its transformative power. Education is the core business of Djapo and KIYO. Djapo is an expert in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), thinking based education and didactic capacity strengthening, while KIYO specializes in Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and children’s rights education. ESD and GCED are crucial components of quality education and are essential to realize the Sustainable Development Goals.  

Our shared aim is that ‘all children and youth are able, as active global citizens, to make conscious choices in order to contribute to a sustainable society in which they can realize their rights and their full potential, and have their voices heard’. We want that all schools and organizations working with, for and by youth create a high-quality and inclusive learning environment. Such an environment corresponds to the interests, context and identity of all children and youth, so that all children and youth can develop themselves as active global citizens.  

Djapo and KIYO work with teachers, future teachers and teachers of teachers from all grades. We motivate, train and support them to adapt their teaching practices to create a learning environment in which children and youth experiment and learn around societal challenges that matter to them. We collaborate with researchers to reflect on our practices and innovate to increase impact; with education policy makers to ensure preconditions for schools to create this learning environment are met; and with other public and private actors that want to reach schools. Lastly, we work with organizations that work with, for and by youth, to create environments in which youth become aware of their rights and potential, feel safe, can express themselves and develop new skills to be stronger in life. KIYO offre des opportunités d’autonomisation aux jeunes en RDC afin qu’ils réalisent leur potentiel en tant qu’acteurs de changement dans leur société.  L'autonomisation effective des jeunes passe par la mise en place d’un environnement d'apprentissage de qualité, sensible au genre, basé sur les principes de l’ECM/EDD et sur l'approche fondée sur les droits de l'enfant, où tous les apprenants peuvent être conscientisés, participer, se sentir en sécurité et développer des compétences grâce à des interactions positives avec les adultes et leurs pairs. Nous croyons pleinement au potentiel des jeunes à réaliser leurs droits. 

Nous travaillons directement avec les partenaires locaux ADED, ASCEN et OCET qui ont une relation directe avec les jeunes par le biais de leur travail avec des acteurs communautaires. 

Notre stratégie de partenariat se focalise sur des processus d'apprentissage mutuel qui renforce les compétences, les connaissances et les réseaux avec et entre les partenaires locaux spécialisés. En investissant dans le développement des capacités des partenaires et des acteurs avec lesquels ils travaillent, nous contribuons à renforcer la société civile dans nos domaines d'intervention. Ces partenaires sont considérés comme des experts de l'autonomisation des jeunes dans leurs contextes. KIYO se considère comme expert et facilitateur dans ce processus d'apprentissage croisé : nous capitaliserons, rassemblerons et transmettrons les bonnes pratiques parmi les partenaires et les acteurs associés. Les partenaires nous permettront de diffuser notre propre expertise locale et celle de nos partenaires par la mise à l'échelle de projets pilotes réussis.
 KIYO et Djapo offrent des opportunités d’autonomisation aux jeunes burundais, filles et garçons, afin qu’ils puissent accéder à une autonomie effective, réaliser leur potentiel et être des acteurs de changement dans leur société et dans le monde. 
L'autonomisation effective des jeunes passe par la mise en place d'environnements d'apprentissage de qualité, sensibles au genre,