{"id":1690,"date":"2020-02-15T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2020-10-08T05:27:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T05:27:04","slug":"preparing-for-leading-country-wide-youth-consultations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/blog\/preparing-for-leading-country-wide-youth-consultations\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing to Lead Country-wide Youth Consultations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Youth are stepping up the effort to gather more feedback on how Bhutan\u2019s National Youth Policy, drafted in 2011, is making an impact and what needs to change to accommodate changing scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighteen members of the Youth Initiative (YI) are undergoing a two- day Focus group Discussion (FGD) training to conduct FGDs as part of the YI\u2019s review of the National Youth Policy (NYP) 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.52.08-AM-1024x596.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1692\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.52.08-AM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/?attachment_id=1692\" class=\"wp-image-1692\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.52.08-AM-1024x596.png 1024w, http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.52.08-AM-300x175.png 300w, http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.52.08-AM-768x447.png 768w, http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.52.08-AM.png 1234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.53.08-AM-1024x656.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1693\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.53.08-AM.png\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/?attachment_id=1693\" class=\"wp-image-1693\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.53.08-AM-1024x656.png 1024w, http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.53.08-AM-300x192.png 300w, http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.53.08-AM-768x492.png 768w, http:\/\/bcmd.bt\/yibhutan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-08-at-10.53.08-AM.png 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants were introduced to the fundamentals of FGD. Starting from FGD as a research tool to types of questions to be asked, the training also covered objectives, ethical considerations, and preparations involved in conducting FGDs. At the same time, a presentation on thematic areas in the NYP 2011 was made so as to acquaint the participants with the subject matter at hand. It was followed by training on how to transcribe the focus group discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The participants also carried out two mock FGDs, first among the participants themselves, and the second with other youths. We look forward to presenting the findings to our decision-makers and the government soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth are stepping up the effort to gather more feedback on how Bhutan\u2019s National Youth Policy, drafted in 2011, is making an impact and what needs to change to accommodate changing scenarios. 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