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What is the YPAT?
What is the YPAT?
The Youth Programming Assessment Tool (YPAT) helps youth-serving civil society organizations (YSOs) reflect upon their own internal programming and institutional practices and identify areas for improvement.
Who should use the YPAT?
Who should use the YPAT?
The tool is applicable to any YSO with program(s) targeting youth ages 10–29.
Prepare for the tool
Access the tool
Include youth
What next?
What is the evidence?
What is the evidence?
The YPAT is primarily informed by USAID’s YouthPower Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework and approach to youth programming.
What are the steps?
What are the steps?
The YPAT includes three phases: Preparation, Assessing, and Reflection and Action Plans.
What are the toolkit components?
What are the toolkit components?
The tool is comprised of 4 documents: two documents to assist with implementation (Facilitator Guide and Implementation Guide) and two reflection forms (the Assessment Form and the Youth Feedback Form).
What is the YPAT?
The Youth Programming Assessment Tool (YPAT) helps youth-serving civil society organizations (YSOs) reflect upon their own internal programming and institutional practices and identify areas for improvement. To develop the YPAT, FHI360 reviewed over 20 youth program assessment tools, held consultations with experts and stakeholders in the field, and pilot tested it with 3 youth-serving organizations in Jordan and 6 youth-serving organizations in Jamaica. The tool sets standards of best practice and provides concrete steps and examples for how a YSO can operationalize Positive Youth Development (PYD) with the ultimate goal of improving programming to enhance developmental outcomes for youth. The YPAT form is available in English, Spanish and French.