North American Consultation on a Child's Right to a Healthy Environment

Call Out For Youth Participants (ages 15-24)

Are you interested in climate justice? Research? Child Rights? The North American Consultation on a Child's Right to a Healthy Environment invites you to participate in PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH (PAR) on climate change with other youth.

May to July, 2021

Participation Options Include:

  1. Complete virtual online training modules (approx. 4 hours) - anytime!

  2. The above 4hrs + participate in five live training sessions to help you plan a youth research project (approx. 15 hours) – June 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th .

  3. The above training + Conduct collaborative youth research project to inform the upcoming consultations (30+ hours and certificate of completion) – June and July 2021

Those who participate in sessions #2 and #3 will receive a certificate from the IICRD.

All sessions and research will be held in English.

Learning session module topics include:

  • What is Participatory Action Research?

  • Ethical Research Developing Research?

  • Participatory Methods & Project Design

  • Decolonizing Research and Participatory Engagement

  • Ensuring Research is Diverse Participatory

  • Data Analysis

Benefits of Participation:

  • Have your voice heard on climate change issues.

  • Gain research skills.

  • Obtain a special acknowledgement certificate from the International Institute for Child Rights and Development (IICRD).

  • Have your research and voice inform the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Climate Change.

  • No experience necessary!

  • A diversity of voices and experiences is an asset! We encourage all youth to apply and we will work collaboratively to create a welcoming space for all.

For more information or to join, please contact: ypar@iicrd.org, or visit the YPAR’s website.