DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Indigenous development alternatives: An urban youth perspective from Bolivia

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Description

The project examines the dynamic interactions of urbanization, youth activism and indigenous development alternatives. It explores the driving forces contributing to the urbanization of indigenous peoples, with particular emphasis on youth; describes the lived realities of indigenous youth living in distinct urban settings; investigates indigenous development alternatives put forward by activist youth groups; and assesses the extent to which practitioners address and integrate the interests, needs and priorities of indigenous youth into policy and planning interventions. The project focuses on Bolivia, a country with a particularly large and diverse indigenous population which is predominantly young and urban. The PI has worked over the last five years with indigenous communities in this country and established trustful relationships with indigenous youth groups and support organisations. Building on existing partnerships, the project develops a new tradition of youth participatory action research which involves indigenous youth in all stages of the research, following primarily their interests and priorities. The project will aim to inform policy direction through the production of academic papers and policy briefs speaking directly to relevant key stakeholders. Based on a strategy to address different target groups, the project will simultaneously inform academics, governments, international organisations, NGOs and the general public over practices that can better meet the above-mentioned SDGs. The project will do this by focusing on four impact objectives: (1) build research capacities of indigenous youth from the four case studies in Bolivia; (2) raise public awareness of the specific interests, demands and needs and associated development priorities of urban indigenous youth, (3) secure the commitment of relevant stakeholder groups; and (4) influence key local, national, regional and global policy makers to undertake policy and planning interventions in a way that these are sensitive to the interests and needs of urban indigenous youth.

Objectives

Research and development activity contributing to the UK’s strategy to address key development challenges.

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Location

The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.

Bolivia