Community Partnership and Network Building

“Together for Child – We Protect Our Juniors” is the slogan of GNB’s youth developoment program. Our youth development program is inspired by the UN CRC and the youths’ need of leadership directions. This program is operated so that local youths develop themselves as future leaders and prepare for a good career. GNB wants to develop their organizing/leadership skill and prepare them career development through CDP-based assignments. This way they get practical communication and organizing skill that make local youths more confident and prepared for greater responsibilities.

Pre-volunteer: This is the first stage (year 1) of youth development. In 2016, we had 805 pre-volunteers who have worked in their respective villages as protectors of their juniors, ie, our target children who attend our after-school centers in the 14 CDP locations.

Volunteer: This is the second stage(year 2) of youth development. GNB had 350 volunteers who organized themselves into Youth Councils. The youth councils are their platform for nurturing organizing and leadership skills. In the pre-volunteer and volunteer stages, the local youths take part in GNB’s child right protection activities (prevention of child marriage, child labor and child abuse).

Office Assignment: This is the graduation stage(year 2) that provides practical job experience. The volunteers who worked for more than one year can work on specific office assignments (after-school teachers, adult literacy facilitators and supporter for Sponsorship Service) after certain training. In 2016, we had 403 after-school teachers, 74 adult literacy facilitators and 81 SS (sponsorship service) supporters. GNB provides certain amounts of allowances to the those youths can support their university education.

Usually we do not allow the local youths to stay more than two years on office assignment, because this is not a job. Rather, this is a preparation of their future employment. Many youths who were our volunteers or after-school teachers are on full time employment. Many of them even are working in GNB as regular staff.

GNB observed various international and national days in the respective project areas. GNB arrange colorful arrangement for these occasions with the participation of community people, local government, local elite and other organizations. In 2016 GNB arranged 155 Day Observation program in 14 working areas, where 58,662 people participated with full enthusiasm.

The observed days for 2016 were as below -

• International Mother Language day
• Independent day
• International Women day
• Mother's day
• World day against child labor
• National Girl Child Day
• International Literacy day
• World teacher's day
• Universal Children Day
• International Day for the elimination of Violence against Women
• International Volunteer's day
• Victory day

GNB always like to work in line with the community, local Government and the other likeminded organizations. GNB’s representative organized/joined in various meeting with local Government and other likeminded organizations in the whole year.