Youth

Contact: Dan Roth dnr6@cornell.edu


Vision:The vision of the Youth Action Team (YAT) of the U.S. Partnership is a generation of American youth who have the support, capacity, and vision to lead sweeping societal shifts toward a healthy, just, and sustainable future.

Mission: The mission of the Youth Action Team (YAT) of the U.S. Partnership is to optimize the engagement, participation, and leadership of youth (15-30 years old) in the activities of the U.S. Partnership, Partnership organizations, and the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

Overarching Goals:

Goal #1 - Encourage and facilitate the effective and meaningful participation of youth-led and youth development organizations, their representatives and individual youth in the USPESD

Goal #2 – Encourage and enable young members of the U.S. Partnership to take on leadership roles in the USP

Goal #3 - Increase exposure, impact, and capacity of individual and organizational members of the Youth Action Team

Goal #4 – Focus the collective capacities of the Youth Action Team and the overall U.S. Partnership on innovative projects, campaigns, and enterprises that involve multiple partners and show potential for substantial achievement of UN Decade of ESD and U.S. Partnership goals

Goal #5 – Evaluate and celebrate the impact of Youth Action Team goals and activities and the role of the YAT in the achievement of U.S. Partnership and UN Decade goals.