Young Professionals Programme


Young Professionals Programme - YPP

The YPP aims to  influence professionals and decision makers of the future - to increase understanding of urban poor community and cities amongst professionals so that they have a realistic understanding of how their cities function and are more effective at solving city problems - including those of the poor.  

          

Country Level Contacts for YPP

Thailand    ACHR Sec
Sri Lanka    SEVANATHA
India           SPARC, YUVA
Pakistan     OPP Training Unit, URC
Indonesia   Prof Johan Silas, UPC  
Japan          ACHR Japan
Cambodia  UPDF
Nepal          Lumanti 
Vietnam      ENDA 
Philippines  AlterPlan, TAO

Click Asian Focal Points for Email details of the above.

 

  
Activities

Short internships for students, recently graduated professionals, or young slum professionals to work and/or undertake action based research and activities under the mentoring of ACHR coalition partners in their respective countries will be strengthened in the future.  Approximately 10 internships per year, in 5 countries will be implemented.

Increasingly an emphasis will be placed on networking concerned young professionals within countries, rather than within the region.  To do this technical and small financial support will be allocated to established Young Professional networks in cities and countries set up through ACHR over the past 6 years. Emphasis will be more on support for national rather than regional processes with supplementary documentation to exchange ideas on the diversity of YP programmes in the region. 

ACHR professionals, activists and community leaders work with academic institutions to undertake lectures, develop curriculum and training programmes to enhance student understanding of urban poor realities and how the city functions.  
  

Establishing links between universities and urban resource centres which are long term and intended to change city planning processes.