Youth Development Strategy
Aotearoa (YDSA).
Young Maori Leaders Conference
Wellington
17 & 18 June 2003.
Background design: Adrian Neal
Te Korero
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How it was developed.
Vision.
Aims.
Goals.
How
Taiohi Maori.
What you can do.
YDSA: How it was developed.
External Reference Group.
Wgtn based Youth Advisory forum.
Broad Consultation:
• Young people
• Adults & agencies
• Meetings
• Submissions.
• Full list of individuals, groups and
meetings in YDSA document.
YDSA: Vision
THE VISION
A country where young people are vibrant
and optimistic through being supported
and encouraged to take up challenges.
YDSA: Beyond and Towards
BEYOND
• Focusing
• Blaming
• Reacting
• Fixing.
TOWARDS
• Understanding
• Encouraging
• Planning
• Achieving.
YDSA: The Aims
Aim 1: All young people have opportunities to
establish positive connections to their key
social environments.
Aim 2: Government policy and practice reflect a
positive youth development approach.
Aim 3: All young people have access to a
range of youth development opportunities.
YDSA: The Goals
Strengths-based Approach
• Goal 1 – Ensuring a consistent strengthbased youth development approach.
Quality Relationships
• Goal 2 – Developing skilled people to
work with young people.
YDSA: The Goals
Youth Participation
• Goal 3 – Creating opportunities for
young people to actively participate and
engage.
An Informed Approach
• Goal 4 – Building knowledge on youth
development through information and
research.
YDSA: How?
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Range of actions
Goals
Social Environments
Ministry of Youth Affairs led
With other government agencies
Across government portfolios.
Others – including whanau, marae
committees, Trust Boards, Maori
business.
YDSA: Taiohi Maori
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Taiohi Maori Development Package
E Tipu E Rea
Time & Place
Resources
Cultural integrity
Spirituality.
YDSA: Taiohi Maori
Development Package.
• Selection of activities
• Whanau, marae committees,
community organisations, schools, iwi
and urban authorities.
• Commitment to participation.
• Decision making.
• The how to.
YDSA: What you can do.
• Be a leader.
• Commit to Taiohi Maori Development.
• Adopt the Taiohi Maori Development
Package.
• Integrate activities.
• Engage youth.
• Decision making.
• Add activities to Package.
• Celebrate achievements.
Getting Copies.
• [email protected]
• www.youthaffairs.govt.nz
E tipu e rea mo nga ra o tou
ao. Ko to ringa ki nga rakau
o te Pakeha hei ara mo to
tinana. Ko to ngakau ki nga
taonga a o tipuna Maori hei
tikitiki mo to mahuna. Ko to
wairua ki to Atua nana nei
nga mea katoa.