In addition to the work the DEP does with schools, we also have partnerships with organizations that work in both the formal education system and informal education. Within these partnerships, we strive to help youth gain opportunities to understand the complexities of development, develop skills and habits that will benefit them and their communities in the long term, and help them find channels for effecting positive change.

Some of these activities and partnerships include:

Debate to Action
DEP and the British Council's Connect Youth program are partnering on a special pilot youth initiative in Nigeria. Youth leaders in existing organizations will receive training in key development issues and peer education techniques. The participants will then use their new knowledge, skills, and network to lead development discussions and debates in other youth organizations in their states. The development knowledge content will be based on the Millennium Development Goals, Beyond Economic Growth book, and World Bank/Nigerian government lending and technical assistance priorities. more...

Glocal Youth Parliament
DEP, World Links, and the Development Gateway arranged for and conducted video conference and Internet participation of young people from low- and middle-income countries not represented at the Glocal Forum meeting in Rome. These virtual participants helped to shape the conference's Rome Declaration and set the stage for future gatherings of the Glocal Youth Parliament.