Objective

Strategies to Achieve Objectives

1.     An increase in youth specific policies across the region which are relevant to the needs of and issues facing youth.

1.1. MENARY Monitor will be delivered to policy makers of the region on weekly basis. Policy makers include government organizations, legislative institutions, judicial institutions, and other local government bodies. The Monitor will provide them with updates and policy implications to guide them towards addressing these implications and improve the conditions of young men and women. MENAACTION and MENARY Monitor will keep track of all youth-relevant policies and produce commentaries and analysis along with policy recommendations and assess the extent to which they are adopted.

2.     An increase in relevant, efficient, and effective programs targeting youth in the region. 

2.1. MENARY Monitor will also be delivered to a list of local and international nongovernment organizations along with major donors. The Monitor will include news items, updates, and policy analyses, providing them with entry points for their programs. MENAACTION will keep track of programs conducted following the establishment of MENARY Monitor and assess the extent to which these programs respond to the challenges discussed in the Monitor. Then, MENAACTION will revert to the organizations with recommendations on how to enhance the relevance of their programs. 

3.     An increase in news reports on youth of the region, as more stories get covered, and more implications policies on youth are examined

3.1.  MENARY Monitor will also be shared with the sources it will rely on. These sources will see that their news pieces are reaching, consolidated, to important actors. They are, thus, expected to enhance their coverage of youth-related issues.