CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE TOOLKIT

The Campaign for Change Toolkit aims to give disadvantaged young people the skills and opportunities to speak up to shape their services, through media and campaigning activities.

The toolkit is intended as a practical resource for anyone working with young people aged 11 – 19 involved in campaigning activities at any level.

It aims to:

Equip young people and anyone working with them to run and review local, regional and national campaigns to influence young people’s services
Support anyone working with young people to accredit local, regional and national media campaigns through the Youth Challenges and the Youth Achievement Awards
Highlight examples of existing good practice

The materials contained within the pack are designed to:

Increase understanding of what makes a strong campaign
Offer practical suggestions for challenges and targets to support the development of campaigns
Look at where things may go wrong and how this can be avoided

The toolkit contains 100 pages of information sheets, session plans and activity ideas. It provides workers and young leaders with everything they need to plan, run, review and accredit large and small campaigns with young people

The following activities are a taster of what the Campaign For Change Toolkit has to offer:

What is a Campaign?
Aim: To enable young people to differentiate between an issue and a campaign.
Getting Your Voice Heard
Aim: To consider the importance of having a voice on issues of concern
Have Your Say!
Aim: To encourage young people to have their say about issues that matter to them.