EMPOWERMENT

THE POWER OF
MINDSET
 INTRODUCTION
Youth empowerment refers to the process of enabling young people,
typically in the age group of adolescence and young adulthood, to take
control of their lives, make informed decisions, and actively participate in
societal, political, economic, and cultural activities. It involves providing
young individuals with the knowledge, skills, resources, and opportunities
they need to contribute to their personal growth and the betterment of their
communities and society as a whole.
 WHY IS IT ESSENTIAL?
Youth empowerment is essential because it cultivates the future leaders and
change-makers of society, offering fresh perspectives, fostering social
progress, driving economic growth, promoting civic engagement, nurturing
personal fulfillment, reducing inequalities, and enabling global impact. By
providing young individuals with the tools, opportunities, and confidence
to shape their destinies, it not only benefits them individually but also
contributes to the advancement and betterment of communities and the
world, ensuring a more dynamic, inclusive, and progressive society for
everyone.
IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
According to the United Nations, the youth comprises 16
percent of the world’s population. Here in the Philippines,
28 percent of our country’s population is composed of the
youth sector or those belonging to the age range of 10 to 24
years. With that number, it’s safe to say that indeed, the youth
is important when it comes to shaping and developing the
society we live in. They have the capability to determine the
future, not only of a community and a nation; they can also
shape future of the world.

The youth is the backbone of the nation and the youth is

indeed our future.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Empowering the youth is important because we need to give
them the push they need in order to take control of their
future. We need to equip them with the right tools in order to
make better decisions for their future. Another reason is that
this will help them cultivate their skills and discover their
potential that will be beneficial to their personal and
professional development. If they were able to unleash their
best qualities, they have better chances of a better future.

Through this, long-term effects of youth empowerment may lead

to better perception of the youth sector towards education, poverty
alleviation, even crime reduction and decrease in juvenile
delinquency.
 WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT?
There are many ways and approaches to empower today’s youth. The communities they belong to must also recognize their roles when it
comes to youth empowerment to allow them to reach their full potential. Formation of training and development initiatives that directly
involve the youth should be present in their programs within their communities

Personal Development
Knowledge Development Trainings and Programs
Youth empowerment may be done by presenting how Youth empowerment goes beyond formal
education and knowledge help when it comes to having education and knowledge development. Other
a better future. It is very important that the youth are training and programs such as vocational training,
educated. Literacy and having proper knowledge is also workshops, and leadership seminars will also help
important. By making sure children have access to the youth realize their full potential. Through these
quality education or that we develop programs that cater initiatives, we can also target those areas, for
to their knowledge needs, we are already a step toward instance, their creativity, that may not be addressed
the right direction. by education alone.
 WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT?
Socio-civic Involvement Coaching
Youth empowerment may also be done by introducing Another approach in empowering
the youth sector to socio-civic organizations and youth is through coaching and
encouraging them to take part in programs that help the mentoring. Through these, we guide
communities. Through this, we are making them and assist the youth on a more personal
realize that they can contribute greatly to their level, making them better understand
community and that they are capable of making a their roles and duties to the society as
change. Their strengthened connection and well as their capabilities.
partnerships with organizations also gives them the
sense of community engagement.

Another way of practicing youth empowerment is by exposing them to role

models they can look up to. Push them to step up, and encourage them to
take on new challenges and lead others.
 CURRENT ISSUES
TO YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
There are still issues up to this day that hinder or affect youth empowerment or their involvement as a whole, and
one of them is poverty. With poverty come other issues that include one’s limited or lack of access to basic and
quality education and other resources. Poverty also comes into picture when an individual has to focus on making
sure that they have access to necessities before making sure that they engage in programs that support youth
empowerment.
OTHER ISSUES
Other issues worthy of note are lack of exposure and
involvement in community programs and the absence of role
models and mentors. Being oppressed when it comes to
decision making is also among the problems hampering youth
empowerment. The society’s stereotype that the youth are still
too young to actively participate and to collaborate is still
another challenge. Other sectors of the communities’
rejection of the capabilities and the youth also pose issues
related to youth empowerment.
OUR WORK,
PROGRAMS AND
EFFORTS
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 WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT
SOMETIMES STOP YOUNG PEOPLE
FROM REACHING THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL, AND WHAT CAN WE DO
TO SOLVE THEM?
WHAT WILL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, AND HOW
CAN WE ADAPT TO THE CHANGING
WORLD?

HOW CAN WE CONNECT

EXPERIENCED ADULTS WITH
YOUNG PEOPLE TO PROVIDE
QUESTIONS HOW CAN WE
ENCOURAGE YOUNG
GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT? OF PEOPLE TO GET
INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES
WHAT'S THE BEST
WAY TO HELP
Group THAT MAKE THEIR
COMMUNITIES BETTER?
YOUNG PEOPLE
LEARN AND GROW
Discussion
CAN YOU SHARE
IN SCHOOL AND IN EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS
LIFE? YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE What can each of us do to help STARTED THAT MADE A
ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, NO young people around us succeed, POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR
MATTER WHERE THEY and how can we expand those efforts COMMUNITIES?
COME FROM, HAVE THE to help even more young people?
CHANCE TO BECOME MORE
CONFIDENT AND
 WHAT YOU
CAN DO?

You can be an advocate of change and be a driver of youth empowerment. Together, we can ensure that our
youth are being honed into the leaders that they are.