Background

Raising their voices, refugee youth came together and shared their priorities and possible solutions. This reference lays out the most common challenges refugee youth identified and the framework they developed to address those challenges. The Core Actions for Refugee Youth are an integrated framework that highlight how by working with them—as partners and as leaders—solutions can be advanced.

Ten Challenges Identified by GRYC participants

• Difficulties with legal recognition and obtaining personal documents
• Difficulty in accessing quality learning, education, and skills-building opportunities
• Discrimination, racism, xenophobia, and “culture clash”
• Few youth employment and livelihood opportunities
• Gender inequality, discrimination, exploitation, and violence, including for LGBTI youth
• Poor access to youth-sensitive healthcare, including psychosocial support
• Lack of safety, security, and freedom of movement
• Challenges for unaccompanied youth
• Lack of opportunities to participate, be engaged, or access decision makers
• Lack of information about asylum, refugee rights, and available services

Seven Core Actions for Refugee Youth

• Core Action 1: Empower Refugee Youth through meaningful engagement
• Core Action 2: Recognize, utilise, and develop Refugee Youth capacities and skills
• Core Action 3: Ensure Refugee Youth-focused protection
• Core Action 4: Support Refugee Youth physical and emotional wellbeing
• Core Action 5: Facilitate Refugee Youth networking and information sharing
• Core Action 6: Reinforce Refugee Youth as connectors and peace builders
• Core Action 7: Generate data and evidence of Refugee Youth to promote accountability to youth

 

To review the full “We Believe in Youth” Report, click here.

For additional background and resources on GRYC, click here