British Council and World Bank Institute have joined forces to offer Debate to Action, a pilot learning programme specially designed to help young people that are active in their community access information about development in their country and get involved.

The programme aims to make young leaders effective in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. These include improving livelihood opportunities, addressing the growth of HIV/AIDS, improving literacy skills, and protecting the environment.

This programme is aimed at enabling young people to first of all identify their roles within these development goals and, since it adopts a training-of-trainers approach, it encourages them to share that information effectively with others.

At the end of this process, young people become active and effective in helping in achieving their country poverty reduction strategies by taking some form of action that relates to one or more of these goals.

The programme aims to improve participants’ own livelihood skills through enhancing their project management, critical thinking, communication, and training skills.

Where does Debate to Action take place?
The Programme runs in Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK.

Who can get involved?
This programme is ideal for young leaders who are already active in a well-established youth organisation, people who are always looking for ways to volunteer with others who are making a difference, and for those want to improve the quality of life in their country.

			Initial training: Their will be an initial 8 days course where participants will receive training on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), poverty reduction strategy, local development issues, training techniques and how to manage projects in order to deliver the project’s extension programme.
			Every 3 months after training: Participants meet to monitor progress, refresh content knowledge and discuss challenges and successes.
			Periodic Videoconferencing: Youth from UK and from Debate to Action throughout the region exchange their views and knowledge of MDG issues affecting youth worldwide such as youth employment, gender equity, HIV/AIDS.

Closing date
Applications are only accepted at certain times of the year and differ per country. The dates will be advertised here on this site and in the local newspapers. If you would like us to notify you of web updates on this page please complete the website feedback form.