Empowering Youth in La Réunion: Info Jeunes and Youth Information for Autonomy and Access to Rights

2023-10-27 20:51:37

On October 24, the Regional Youth Information Center (CRIJ Réunion) organized an Info Jeunes La Réunion morning at the Village by CA Réunion, with a group of actors, partners, professionals who support young people in the region on the themes of daily life: employment, mobility, training, health, housing, etc.

The Info Jeunes France national network, the Department of La Réunion and the Réunion Region were present at the Info Jeunes La Réunion morning to support the construction of a regional Youth Information strategy in La Réunion. The ambition of this event was to bring together partners, actors linked to youth and elected officials around the mission of Youth Information.

The CRIJ Réunion, in addition to its reception and information mission, has a function as a resource center and ensures the development and animation of the Youth Information network in Réunion. In Réunion, the Youth Information network, made up of CRIJ Réunion, Youth Information Structures and partners, aims to support young people in their journey towards autonomy and access to rights. This network is made up of Structures labeled Youth Information, of which there are 4 in the region: Info Jeunes Saint-Benoît, Info Jeunes Saint-André, Info Jeunes La Possession, Info Jeunes Saint-Joseph.

Nearly 50 partners

Nearly 50 partners were able to participate in the workshops provided by the CRIJ Réunion team on:

• Youth mobilization: how to effectively mobilize young people?

• The deployment of the Info Jeunes brand: how to appropriate the Info Jeunes brand?

• Pooling partnerships: how can we better coordinate our partnerships?

• Identifying young people’s needs: how to identify young people’s needs in order to meet them?

Information literacy

The work of Youth Information is part of an information education approach. It covers all the subjects that interest young people in their daily lives: building their career path, working, taking care of themselves, having fun, going abroad, finding accommodation, moving around, getting involved, starting a business, creating an activity, access your rights and seize the opportunities in your environment, learn to be informed.

Info Jeunes France, the national network reaffirms its support for CRIJ Réunion to deploy an efficient Youth Information policy across the entire territory near where young people live. The Coordinator of the Youth Information network, Saméry Techer, works in partnership with state services (DRAJES Réunion) to consolidate and strengthen the IJ network in the territory of Réunion.

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