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Name: VOICE OF THE YOUTH NETWORK
Website:
www.voty.org
Categories: Children’s Rights
Description:
VOICE OF THE YOUTH NETWORK (VOTY) is about encouraging Filipino Youth to believe in themselves and their ability to make a difference in our country the Philippines. They create environments where people are exposed to new thinking, a diversity of voices, and new opportunities. Driven by youth, their goal is to foster a sense of leadership, participation and social entrepreneurship through the innovative use of technology and media, creating meaningful experiences for the youth in the Philippines.
Tinig Kabataan (VOICE OF THE YOUTH) are consisting of youth ages 15-25 who has a various talents and capabilities dedicated to empowering youth through leadership, advocacy and education.
This effort encourages youth to take control of their life situations while building self-esteem and improving the quality of life for themselves and other talented youth.
Young people must be given the opportunity to understand organizational issues and develop their own advocacy skills. It is essential that we actively engage youth in identifying their needs, capabilities and talents allowing them to be empowered to change the cycle of their lives.
VOTY members are dedicated to servicing and presenting their talents to the young people of the Philippines to promote youth participation and development. The Youth Empowerment Project is dedicated to serving the 1000 children and youth of Quezon City.
VOTY has its own radio youth program, Radyo-Radyo and Awit-Tawanan The only youth program of it's kind in the Philippines with the same vision, to promote youth participation and development through radio broadcasting. It was aired at DZMM 630 KHZ and another youth oriented program named Sey Mo, Sey Ko aired over DZRH 666 Khz.
In the area of youth leadership development and community education, VOTY members have been invited to present at several local, national and international conferences. VOTY members have been featured on National television and radio programs; newspapers; school and other community events.
VOTY members also developed and maintain a web site,
http://www.voty.org
Pocholo D. Gonzales, the current project coordinator, began the program based on personal experiences as a young voice talent, writer and director. The project is dedicated to developing leadership among talented children and youth to make a difference by focusing on education, youth participation and development.
In 2002, VOTY was inspired by TakingITGlobals' mission and vision so it adopted the objectives of TIG in a local level. VOTY Network wants to engage and involve more Filipino youth to Philippines.takingitglobal.org through VOTY NETWORK.
When they enter voty.org they will also automatically enter TAKINGITGLOBAL.
VOTY Network commits itself in inspiring, informing and involving the Filipino youth. It bridges the Philippines to the world. It dedicated itself in empowering the Filipino youth through TAKINGITGLOBAL.
Why youth participation?
Meaningful youth participation is about recognizing and nurturing the strengths, interests, and abilities of young people by providing them with real opportunities to become involved in decisions that affect them at individual and systemic levels. This kind of participation enhances youth health because it offers young people a chance to develop important decision-making and problem-solving skills, develop meaningful relationships, and bolster self-esteem. These benefits are known to protect youth against risk-taking behaviors that can have a negative impact on both their short and long-term health. Positive youth development Like adults, young people grow and develop best when they are given opportunities to experience, understand, question, and influence. During adolescence, young people begin to define their self-worth in terms of their skills and their ability to influence their environment. So for young people to make a healthy and effective transition to adulthood, they need opportunities to demonstrate that they are capable of being responsible, caring and participating members of society. A growing body of research about healthy adolescent development emphasizes that young People need environments with basic supports like safe places to gather, good relationships with peers and adults, opportunities to learn and practice the skills they require for different roles, and constructive activities for spare time. Impact on service delivery and planning meaningful youth participation can positively influence the design and delivery of youth-serving programs. By involving young people in the planning process, services can better direct available resources to youth and be more successful at approaching issues that affect them. Community development and health promotion research shows that people of all ages are more likely to commit to a program when they have been involved from the outset in its design and the plans to implement it. Creating opportunities for specific populations, including cultural-minority youth, youth in care, and youth with mental or physical disabilities to give input to programs designed to serve them, increases the likelihood that these groups will benefit from those programs.
The Tinig Kabataan (Voice of the Youth) is an advocacy organization. We are committed to promote youth participation and development through education and advocacy.
We believed that youth must:
1. Act as role models of other Youth in our communities
2. Act as catalysts for change
3. Advocate and practice responsible and honest leadership
4. Actively participate in programs and projects
5. Promote the spirit of volunteerism
6. Provide recruits and trainees for youth development
7. Commit our dedication, time, initiative, resources, skills, talents, and knowledge8. Promote our cultural heritage
9. Assist in the formation of youth organizations
10. Be the fiscalizers of the youth
11. Vigilantly monitor the various programs & projects
12. Set standards and evaluate performance
13. Conduct research and feasibility studies
14. Formulate policies and concept papers
15. Expand awareness on the various youth issues
16. Actively campaign, lobby and advocate for youth issues
17. Be conscious of issues that affect the youth
18. Assist in database development and information gathering
19. Build networks and linkages with other stakeholders
20. Foster and nurture unity and cooperation among the youth
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