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Strengthening the voice and agency of disadvantaged adolescents

20 Nov
12:00-13:30 (GMT)
ODI
Public
Overseas Development Institute and streamed online 203 Blackfriars Road

The Rohingya crisis two years on. Photo: Mallika Panorat/European Union

Speakers

Nicola Jones @njonesODI – GAGE Director and Principal Research Fellow, ODI

Elaine Green @emireland1 – Policy Manager, Leonard Cheshire

Helen Stawski @stawskihelen – Head of Policy, International Rescue Committee

Faith Mwangi-Powell @fmwangipowell – Chief Executive Officer, Girls Not Brides

Adolescents are a driving force for development. If we are to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and ‘leave no one behind’, young people must be provided with the tools needed to reach their full potential. Particularly those who are disadvantaged and often face high levels of stigma, discrimination and exclusion.

In commemoration of Universal Children’s Day and the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, we discuss ways to develop and strengthen the voice and agency of disadvantaged adolescents. We draw on recent Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) participatory research findings on adolescent refugees, adolescents with disabilities and married adolescent girls.

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