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In our two-part  World Youth Skills Day special, John Trew walks with four youth change-makers from across the globe to have discussions revolving around the theme "Reimagining Skills and Opportunities in a COVID-19 World". In this episode, we go to our guests for some burning questions on effective youth engagement in online events, support for small-to-medium enterprises, the value of inclusiveness and failing in young people's learning process, and many more. Listen to Part 1 here: https://bit.ly/WWM-WYSD

To commemorate World Youth Skills Day, John Trew walks with four youth change makers from across the globe to have discussions revolving around the theme "Reimagining Skills and Opportunities in a COVID-19 World". In this two-part special, we are joined by Victoria de Mello, Regional Project Coordinator at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Alexandra Robinson, President of AIESEC International, Emmanuel Emechete, Africa Regional Focal Point for SDG 8 at the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY) and Ponce Samaniego, youngest consultant hired at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In this episode, we focus on the changes that have occurred over the past couple of months due to the pandemic -- in how we work and how we work with other people. We also focus on the increased value young people have in reshaping the world through the stories of our youth change makers.

In the final episode of Walk with Me: The Podcast, we are joined by Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO of Plan International. In this episode, we go over the challenges INGOs face due to COVID-19, what AB looks for in a leader and gives us advice on how to continue moving #Forward as one Plan.

Join your host, John Trew, in the Asia-Pacific Region with Vanda Lengkong from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) Hub and Aftab Alam from Global Hub as they dive deeper into emergency responses during COVID-19. Learn more about Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA) and how the APAC region approaches multiple emergencies and various challenges.

Join your host, Nayden "Nacho" Rashkov, as he continues the discussion in the Middle East, East and Southern Africa (MEESA) region with Habtamu Jada, Youth Economic Empowerment Lead from Plan International Ethiopia, and Patrick Ssebbowa, Programme Manager for Youth Economic Empowerment from Plan International Uganda.

Change is the way forward as we might have realized by now. In this podcast, our host asks us to reflect on how we can do things better. Join your host, Nayden "Nacho" Rashkov, as he sits down and chat with Esraa Sayed, Youth Economic Empowerment Advisor from Plan Egypt, and Marianne Samaha, Head of Programmes in Plan Lebanon for another episode of Walk with Me: The Podcast. Resources mentioned in this episode: Ready for Work: Youth Life Skills Curriculum (November 2017) Plan Lebanon Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (April 2020) Briefing paper on COVID-19 and Child Labour in Lebanon IDAHOTB blog post from the Asian Development Bank

Les damos la bienvenida a la 2da semana de las tomas regionales. En este episodio en español del podcast, caminamos con Jessica Herrera, el punto focal de SOYEE en la región, David Vásquez, Asesor Nacional de Empoderamiento Económico de Plan Ecuador y María Paula Ballesteros, Asesora Técnica de Empoderamiento Económico de Plan Canada (CNO) para hablar de las diferentes intervenciones que se han implementado durante la pandemia en la región.  Access the english summary here

Marchez avec le hôte de cette semaine Benjamin Anoufa, YEEiE Specialist, alors qu'il s'assied avec Essi Digo, Youth Economic Empowerment Technical Advisor à Plan Togo et Djenabou Youla, Program Unit Manager à Plan Guinée, dans un tout nouvel épisode de Walk with Me : Le Podcast Découvrez la situation du Plan Guinée et du Plan Togo et comment les réponses de Plan sont reçues dans différentes circonstances et dans des contextes variés. Qu'est-ce qui fonctionne ? Qu'est-ce qui doit être amélioré ? Tout cela dans un tout nouvel épisode de Walk with Me : Le Podcast. For an English summary for the podcast, please click here.

In this week's episode, we get to hear more about how different Plan offices are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as diving deeper into the value of a development and socio-economic approach to our solutions. Download Forward for Girls here: https://bit.ly/Forward4Girls Watch the first vlog in the Bridging the Gap series here: https://youtu.be/N7Bu9FLwGgE Get involved! Send in your questions and feedback through the Anchor platform: https://anchor.fm/yes-publishing-house

Eka Meñez, Regional Focal Point of Asia and the Pacific for the SOYEE AOGD and co-author of Forward for Girls: COVID-19 Program Guidance from the SOYEE Network, sits down with Iris Caluag, Youth Employment Solutions (YES!) Officer and Vanaka Chhem-Kieth, SOYEE Network Coordinator for an in-depth discussion on the State of the SOYEE Network and how country offices across the Plan federation have been responding -- both in a humanitarian and development aspect -- to the COVID-19 pandemic. Download Forward for Girls here: https://bit.ly/Forward4Girls Get involved! Send in your questions and feedback through the Anchor platform: https://anchor.fm/yes-publishing-house

Walk with your host, John Trew, as he launches "Walk with Me: The Podcast" and gives you a glimpse of what's to come for the next couple of episodes. Don't forget to download Forward for Girls: COVID-19 Program from Guidance here and subscribe to the pod for new episodes every Wednesday. Let's keep in touch! Email yes@plan-international.org for any questions, requests or messages.