Youth Activism Project

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The Youth Activism Project, founded in 1992, is an international non-partisan organization designed "to encourage young people to speak up and pursue lasting solutions to problems they care deeply about." Formerly called Activism 2000 Project, the organization provides a variety of resources, training, and advocacy to promote youth civic engagement around the world.

1 Structure
2 Activities
3 Recognition
4 External links

[edit] Structure

Wendy Schaetzel Lesko is the Executive Director of the Youth Activism Project. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors, including Dawne Deppe, Hannah Lieberman, Anika Manzoor, Kellye McIntosh, Mark Nilles, Molara Obe, Natasha Sakolsky, and Omanola Wolou Djele.

[edit] Activities

In addition to its resource-sharing, networking, training, and advocacy activities, Youth Activism Project operates an international outreach program called School Girls Unite. Through sister chapters in Maryland and Mali, this program seeks to improve educational opportunities for the millions of girls in developing countries who do not go to school.

[edit] Recognition

The Youth Activism Project has been recognized by youth industry publications such as Youth Today, national organizations including the American Legacy Foundation and Points of Light Foundation, and from foundations including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, who reported that,

"...Activism 2000 Project [is a] solid organization who has learned – and can teach others - what works in youth-adult partnerships."^[1]