These years Greenland faces great economic challenges pressuring the need to heighten sources of income. the Government of Greenland aspires to develop the natural resources area as the primary business sector in order to improve the country’s bleeding economy.
In order to foster sustainable development, including local adaptation and resilience in the communities, the Greenlandic authorities prescribe “a high degree of public participation”, prior, during after after the launch of a project, with the aim that “all relevant stakeholders” are informed about the activities and have their say in the decision-making process.
Yet, the PP process has been heavily criticised and remains a frequent subject of debate within the Greenlandic society. The NGOs and associations, industry and individuals in Greenland are far from satisfied with the current PP guideline and how PP is carried out in practice. Overall the criticism revolve around lack of actual and meaningful involvement public, questioning whether the public has any influence on the decision-making process at all.
Youth, in particular, is absent in the PP processes, not only physically, as they do not attend the public meetings, but also in the present formal guidelines of PP in Greenland. This is highly problematic as young Greenlanders may miss out on both gaining information about how mineral – and petroleum exploration activities may affect their lives, for instance in regards to potential education – and job opportunities, but also on having a say in regards to project development.
Thus I am seeking inspiration as to how to engage the young generation with emphasis on collaborative methods securing actual influence on the decision-making processes in relation to mineral and petroleum activities in Greenland.
This is a good question; in a recent paper we tried to explore how to get differing interests and stakeholders come on board unto an overarching goal. We have termed our approach the ABC framework which is a good starting point for your work. We discuss key pointers, techniques and approaches that will help you integrate and bring these actors unto a common platform to address a common overarching goal. Thanks
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In informal Arabic class in Yorubaland, Nigeria, the youths assist their teachers by taking part in teaching the younger ones. The class is usually large and comprises of students of different ages and learning stages. The teachers select from the youths, the older ones that have gone some stages ahead of others in their learning to teach the young ones who are below the selected ones. This takes place under close supervision and monitoring of the teachers. It is youths' participatory involvement in development.
Youths also participate in development through youths' association. For instance, Township Association of Students of higher institutions of learning. Each succeeding executive of the association comes out with annual programmes which they execute. by pooling resources - fund that they generate from their respective elders, labour through individual members voluntary efforts. They execute programmes that benefit their areas.
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