Author: World Bank
Title: Timor-Leste's Youth in Crisis: Situational Analysis and Policy Options
Summary: This report argues for a concerted, long-term investment in youth by the government and the international community. The report consists of three chapters. Chapter one examines the factors that put youth at risk of violent behavior and that lead youth to engage in violence; the findings are summarized in Chart 1 below. The analysis in this chapter suggests the dire need for a comprehensive framework that tackles the economic, social and political predicament of youth in Timor-Leste. Chapter two presents an initial attempt to determine the broad contours of a comprehensive framework. The first section suggests eight principles that should guide youth development. The second section identifies five policy priorities for addressing the youth crisis, they are: 1) Keep youth in school; 2) Increase youth employment opportunities; 3) Connect youth with community; 4) Empower youth to participate in nation-building; and 5) Strengthen formal and informal controls on youth. The third section (of chapter two) provides a list of interventions and programs that could address these policy priorities. This is drawn from international experience and a range of contexts. Section four suggests a set of criteria for prioritizing programmatic interventions. Chapter three recommends six priority interventions. These are: 1) Expand cash/in-kind school programs; 2) Re-establish youth centers; 3) Expand labor-intensive youth employment programming; 4) Re-establish community-driven development programming with a youth focus; 5) Support a youth-led communication program; and 6) Support a community justice and safety program. Table 1 presents the policy priorities, intervention options, and recommendations.
Details: Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2007. 51p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2007
Country: Asia
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Shelf Number: 119275
Keywords:
Juvenile Justice (Timor-Leste)Juvenile Justice SystemJuvenile Offenders (Timor-Leste) |
