Katrien Beeckman is Head of the Principles and Values Department at IFRC.
Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change (YABC) is the IFRC’s flagship initiative for youth empowerment and leadership in the promotion of a culture of nonviolence and peace.
YABC relies on peer education and the development of interpersonal and life skills to engage in inner change and live our humanitarian values. Started in 2008, the YABC network now counts 1,500 people from 140 Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies worldwide, reaching out to peers and the community through arts, campaigns and micro-development projects.
In this RedTalk the initiative’s founder will explain its innovative non-cognitive methodology, totally bottom up approach and share how YABC has enabled young people to take up sensitive issues in their community and has produced an impact on the quality of work of the Red Cross/Red Crescent in first aid, disaster response, and volunteer development.