Formal youth voice mechanisms -advisory groups, surveys and feedback forms are easy to point to and measure. But so much of how young people actually tell us what they think happens informally, in the everyday moments of our work. Do we notice it, value it, and act on it the same way we do the formal stuff?
Join us as Penny and Angelina facilitate a morning of honest reflection, shared learning, and real connection bringing together practitioners, managers, and people working across the youth sector in Ōtautahi.
He aha te ahua o te hui? What to expect...
The morning centres on you and the people in the room. Penny and Angelina will guide a reflective practice session exploring how youth voice actually shows up in our organisations — from formal mechanisms like advisory groups and feedback surveys, through to the informal, everyday moments where rangatahi are (or aren't) genuinely shaping decisions. Grounded in the PYDA framework, the kōrero will explore what building real ownership and empowerment looks like in practice — noticing where young people are already shaping decisions, and where there's more room to bring them in.
From there we move into participant-led tables, a chance to bring your real questions and challenges into conversation with colleagues from across the sector.
Come prepared with something from your practice: a question you're sitting with, a challenge you're navigating, or an idea you want to test with others.
Whakawhanaungatanga
Reflective practice: How do we do youth voice? — facilitated by Penny & Angelina
Morning tea
Participant-led tables
Next steps & wrap up
Ko wai mātou? Who are we
We're the Youth Development Champions Project. We support the practical implementation of Positive Youth Development across bicultural Aotearoa. PYDA is the professional foundation for working well with rangatahi: a developmental lens that moves practice from good instinct to intentional, evidence-informed action. Our Community of Practice hui are how we put that into action together- building a more skilled, connected, and reflective youth sector, one conversation at a time.
These hui are free and open to anyone working with or for young people. No prior PYDA training required.
This is the fourth hui in this year's series, each one deepening our collective practice in a different area of youth development kaupapa under the umbrella of Building Ownership and Empowerment.
We'd love to have you with us.
Ngā mihi nui,
Penny & Angelina
NOTE: There is no charge to attend the catered hui. If you can't attend for any reason, please let us know with 3+ days notice. Cancellations received with less than 3 days notice will be invoiced $20 to cover the cost of catering.
