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Youth-Adult Partnerships

World Vision US Programs is committed to community transformation that engages young people from the start. This requires a commitment to building partnerships between young people and adults. This workshop challenges us to see the importance of creating authentic opportunities to partner with young people in our work, to see the barriers that we may not be aware of, and discover the difference between seeing young peoples as true partners rather than token participants.

Partnerships between youth and adults are critical to development. They revitalize existing ministries with fresh insight and strategy, and give young people new direction and purpose as valued leaders in change. This workshop explores the barriers to and benefits of youth-adult partnerships, and offers strategies to create, facilitate, and evaluate these partnerships. Participants are encouraged to invest in meaningful reconciliation between youth and adults in their community as they seek God’s shalom together.

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