The Sustainable Development Youth Work Forum, of which the National Youth Agency provides the secretariat, is funded by DfES. The forum brings together twenty-five national organisations including government departments. Its work revolves around the promotion and development of young people's involvement in sustainable development and seeks to establish links between SD in a youth work context with citizenship, community cohesion, cultural diversity, regeneration and social inclusion agendas.
Building on an earlier publication, “Louder than Words” (2000), the National Youth Agency published a resource written by Merlynne A Francique called “Working with young people to create a climate of change” (2007). The resource is designed as a practical tool for people who want to be proactive in developing and including a sustainable development focus within youth work programmes.
The National Youth Agency has worked closely with the DEA to compile resources on global youth work. This resulted in the two-year Global Youth Work Project funded by DFID 2004-06. The project aimed to help statutory youth services in England create and implement strategies to incorporate global youth work into their curricula and practice.
People and Planet Group
People and Planet is the largest student network in Britain campaigning to alleviate world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. It consists of university and college groups, sixth form groups, and individual campaigners.
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