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Co-Constructing Neighbourhoods Fit for Diverse Young People (YCIV):Civic Media Technologies for Equitable Urban Governance(YCIV) Project
Cities are shaped every day by decisions on planning, budgets, and services—but young people from marginalized communities are often excluded from these processes. The Co-Constructing Neighbourhoods Fit for Diverse Young People (YCIV):Civic Media Technologies for Equitable Urban Governance(YCIV)Project responds to this gap by placing youth at the center of urban governance through the strategic use of civic media.
Implemented in 10 informal and low-income settlements of Dharan, Sunsari, YCIV works with diverse young people to strengthen their capacities, amplify their voices, and enable meaningful engagement with local government systems.
YCIV is implemented by Lumanti – Nepal, in collaboration with The University of Sheffield, IIED, and Kathmandu University.
Young people are already active citizens—organizing, advocating, creating content, and challenging inequalities. However, their efforts often remain informal, fragmented, or unheard by formal governance structures. YCIV bridges this divide by:
Exploring the link between youth activism, civic media, and citizenship
Creating platforms to document, share, and scale global and local learnings
Supporting youth to use media as a tool for advocacy, accountability, and change
The project enhances the skills of youth volunteers, community members, and Tole Lane Organization (TLO) representatives to engage effectively in urban governance processes. YCIV supports youth-led advocacy initiatives that use civic media to influence public discourse and policy. To understand what works and why, the project places strong emphasis on evidence and learning.
YCIV envisions neighborhoods where young people are informed, confident, and actively engaged in shaping equitable urban futures. By combining civic media, community knowledge, and institutional engagement, the project aims to influence both practice and policy, locally in Dharan and globally through shared learning platforms.
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