Children and Youth Empowerment
Indigenous information Network, believes in promotion of the rights of children and youths as a tool for social, cultural, economic and political empowerment. Children and Youth are central to the safeguarding of knowledge linked to their cultural and natural heritage. We also note that majority of these youth from Indigenous people’s communities live under conditions of exclusion, marginalization, and discrimination that prevent them from developing as human beings and full citizens. Indigenous Information Network organizes several forums and workshops where girls and boys and re encouraged and trained on how to participate at the various local, national, regional and international levels. meetings and conferences. It also recommends the full participation of young people at local, national and international levels in decision making. IIN and our Partners have a mentoring programme called VIVA and Girls for climate which helps mentor girls to help them advance and overcome many challenges that a unique to the girl child. In the activities we encourage parents to join and work with girls and listen to them. Boys are also not left behind as they are part of the community and are the brothers and relatives of the girls that we want to protect
With the strong support from our different Partners, Indigenous Information Network has mobilized young women and girls to participate indifferent International meetings including; attending Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Convention on Biological Diversity process, United Nations Forum Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues ( UNPFII), Sustainable development goals SDGs process and other local, national, Regional , international meetings. IIN will continue to promote and work with youth and children at all levels and enhance the internship and empower them to advance and build their careers.