You are here: What is youth action?
Youth action is a successful approach to encouraging young people to engage with communities, enabling them to become active in their own time, meet other young people, gain skills, have fun and develop responses to community needs.
At the heart of youth action is giving young people real opportunities to play a key role in the design, delivery and evaluation of projects.
The driving force behind all of our work is the nine principles of youth action. Taken together they describe what makes an excellent youth action opportunity.
Young people are in the driving seat; they decide what happens.
Young people don’t just do it for themselves, others benefit too!
No one wants to do something that’s boring; it has to be fun and give a sense of achievement.
Young people aren’t just ‘left to it’; they’re supported in their aspirations and efforts.
Young people want to develop, they enjoy a challenge, and this should be built in!
Any young person should be able to do youth action; think creatively to break down those barriers.
Youth action is a journey with learning and education an important part of the experience.