Values for co-production between young people and organisations

In this resource, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation's Involving Young People Collective shares 10 values for co-production between young people and organisations.

For each of the values in this flip book, a short summary is provided and followed by relevant questions to consider. Below are the 10 values and an example of one question to consider for each value:

• Nothing about us without us
  • Example question: How do you create space for young people to feed into discussion and decision-making processes?
• Accessibility
  • Example question: How do you assess the accessibility needs of the people who take part in your programmes?
• Transparency and trust
  • Example question: How do you show young people that they are valued and not tokenisms?
• Communicating expectations and accountability
  • Example question: How much autonomy do young people have in deciding their level of commitment; can they take on more or less depending on their capacity?
• Leadership, training and opportunities
  • Example question: How do you allow your young people to be leaders within the organisation?
• Culture of learning
  • Example question: How do you collaborate with young people in your projects and aims?
• Practices around reflection
  • Example question: How do you put feedback and reflections into practice?
• Measuring and tracking progress
  • Example question: Do you already have a monitoring and evaluation process in place for tracking progress?
• Celebration and fun
  • Example question: How are the achievements of young people celebrated and recognised in your organisation?
• Commitment and longevity
  • Example question: Which processes are young people able to weigh in on and participate in?