Youth
Photo: Aaron Williams/OxfamAUS
Oxfam understands that young people are our most powerful weapon in the long-running fight against poverty. Did you know that half of the world’s population is under the age of 25? That’s a lot of people, and a lot of people can bring about great change.
Who was it that said the children are our future? Oh yes, Whitney. And she was right! Because the battle for a more equitable world will not be won by our parents’ generation. So it’s up to the young people of the world to continue our work to end poverty and injustice. They have the energy, creativity and enthusiasm needed to make sure our world becomes a better place.
Oxfam has a number of youth programs and initiatives that young people are getting involved with right now.
Oxfam International Youth Partnership program (OIYP)
OIYP is a global network of young people who share a vision of a just world and are committed to working for peaceful, equitable and sustainable social change with their communities.
Every three years another 300 young men and women from around the world, called aged 18-25 join the OIYP network as Action Partners.
Oxfam Australia works with the Action Partners through a three-year program cycle to connect them with each other, develop their skills and knowledge so that they can take action in their communities. We believe that over time, personal change in Action Partners translates into social, economic and political change within their communities, wider regions and eventually across the globe.
Photo: 3things/OxAUS
3things
3things is an innovative online platform run by young people for young people. It connects the stuff that makes young people tick like art, music, fashion, film with the stuff that matters to them, like social justice and poverty.
The gang at 3things set out to dispel the myth that kids don’t care about what’s happening in the world around them. They went to festivals and events, with chalkboards and series of questions including: three things you wish you could change but don’t know how. The results were remarkable.
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