PC Ukraine’s website
Youth civic engagement and leadership training

http://pcukraine.org/materials/materials.php
There are a variety of resources here posted by PC/Ukraine to assist Volunteers in designing and planning trainings and workshops on the environment, camps, etc. Of note is the “Our City” manual: “Our City is an interactive, integrated learning program that exposes Ukrainian students to the basic concepts of a market economy, running a business, and good citizenship through a series of lessons which culminate in a City Day. During the City Day, the students are business owners, employees, and other community members functioning in the city they have actually created and built.” 2 .

International Youth Day- August 12th
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm
BE SEEN, BE HEARD: YOUTH PARTICIPATION FOR DEVELOPMENT.
World Programme Of Action For Youth (WPAY) recommends four main strategies of action to commemorate the day: * Team Up * Organize * Celebrate * Take Action. And a link to the UN Youth Flash newsletter for current events and resource in youth development: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/documents/flashv4no3.pdf

Resources on Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS New Web Site
“Resources on Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS” – www.youthwg.org. This unique global resource provides materials designed for those working with youth in developing countries. The site features: · guidance on key program areas and best practices · publications grouped by organizations with major youth resources · an easily searchable database of more than 900 recent resources · research tools · training materials · Web sites for youth… and more The site includes information on the IYWG, a network of nongovernmental agencies, donors, and cooperating agencies supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve reproductive health and prevent HIV/AIDS among young people ages 10 to 24. Details, including slide presentations, of the first IYWG meeting in May 2007, are available: http://www.infoforhealth.org/youthwg/iywg/7may07.shtml
The site is hosted by the INFO Project, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs, with content managed by Family Health International. More than 15 organizations collaborated to create the site. If you would like information on how to contribute, or if you have questions about the IYWG, please e-mail youthwg@fhi.org.

UNICEF’s resources for teachers talking about learning
http://unicef.org/teachers/ There are a number of worthy resources on this webpage, include discussion pieces on teaching, learning, creating a child-friendly learning environment, among other resources. Of note, scroll down to the bottom of the page in “activities for students” see “Children as Community Researchers” and “Games around the World” for some excellent ideas on how to engage young people as agents of change in their communities.