Rapid Youth Assessment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Blank, Lorraine

Rapid Youth Assessment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Autores

Blank, Lorraine

Editor

World Bank, Washington, DC

Descripción

The objective of this rapid assessment is to inform the design of an Urban Youth Empowerment Project by providing information on youth and youth serving initiatives. Terms of reference crime and violence in Port Moresby and the National Capital District (NCD) are widespread and costly. In 2004, 68 percent of households reported that they had been victims of crime at least once in the past year and 51 percent had been victims of multiple crimes. Violence against women is pervasive, with domestic violence and rape, including gang rape, routine. By 2005, there had been small decreases in reported victimization; however, 61 percent of households still reported being victims of at least one crime and 46 percent reported being victims of multiple crimes. At the same time, costs associated with security and theft amounted to an estimated 15 percent of business turnover and law and order problems serve as a deterrent to investment. Young people account for the greatest share of crime and violence, so tackling the problem means addressing the underlying causes of youth crime and violence. This report provides a rapid assessment of youth and youth serving institutions in Port Moresby. The report relies on extensive consultations held in Port Moresby from July 23, 2008. Meetings were held with over 100 young people, their parents, community leaders, government officials, researchers, youth workers, leaders of youth groups and youth serving agencies, and representatives of the international non-governmental and donor agencies.

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ABORTION, ABORTION SERVICES, ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT PEER, ADOLESCENTS, ADULT LITERACY, ADULT LITERACY RATE, ADULTHOOD, ADVOCACY, AGE GROUPS, AGED, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL USE, ANTENATAL CLINIC, ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL, BASIC COMPETENCIES, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC LITERACY, BIRTH REGISTRATION, BIRTHS, BISEXUAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, CHILD CARE, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLASSROOM, CLINICS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, COMMERCIAL SEX, COMMERCIAL SEX WORK, COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COMPLETION RATES, COMPULSORY SCHOOLING, CREATIVE THINKING, CRIME, CURRICULA, CURRICULUM, DECISION MAKING, DEMAND FOR EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DONOR SUPPORT, DROPOUTS, DRUG ABUSE, DRUG USE, DRUGS, EARLY CHILDBEARING, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS, EARLY INTERVENTION, EARLY PREGNANCY, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION, ENROLMENTS, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXAM, EXERCISES, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, FAMILIES, FEMALE ENROLLMENT, FEMALE STUDENTS, FIRST BIRTH, FORCED SEX, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, FORMAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, FORMAL SCHOOLING, FORMAL TRAINING, GANGS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GIRLS, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES, GROSS ENROLMENT, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTHY ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY BEHAVIOURS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, HIGH-RISK, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLITERACY, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INSTRUCTION, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, ISOLATION, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE SKILLS, LIFESTYLES, LITERACY CENTERS, LITERACY TRAINING, MALE RELATIVE, MALE STUDENTS, MARIJUANA, MARITAL STATUS, MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY, NEEDS OF YOUTH, NET ENROLLMENT, NON-FORMAL EDUCATION, NUMERACY, NURSES, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION, OLDER STUDENTS, OLDER WOMEN, ORPHANS, PARENTING, PEER EDUCATORS, PEER PRESSURE, PHARMACIES, PHYSICAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PREGNANCIES, PRIVATE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, QUALITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY PRESCHOOL, RAPE, REGULAR SCHOOLS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, RETENTION RATES, RETURNS TO EDUCATION, RISK BEHAVIORS, RISK FACTORS, RISK GROUPS, RISKY BEHAVIOUR, RISKY BEHAVIOURS, RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, RURAL AREAS, SAFE ENVIRONMENT, SAFE SEX, SAFER SEX, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL HEALTH, SCHOOL QUALITY, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL TIME, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCREENING, SELF-CARE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, SERVICES FOR YOUNG, SERVICES FOR YOUTH, SEX EDUCATION, SEX WITH MEN, SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL EDUCATION, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MARKETING, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SKILLS, STDS, STREET LIFE, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, SUBCULTURES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE USE, TEACHER ABSENTEEISM, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEENAGE MOTHERS, TEENAGE PARENTS, TEENAGE PREGNANCIES, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, TEENAGERS, TOBACCO, TRADITIONAL VALUES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SERVICES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNPROTECTED SEX, URBAN YOUTH, USE OF ALCOHOL, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGES, WORKPLACE, YOUNG MALE, YOUNG MALES, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNG WORKERS, YOUTH, YOUTH CENTERS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, YOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICES, YOUTH GROUPS, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, YOUTH LEADERS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH POLICY, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH VIOLENCE, YOUTH WORKERS