Youth Ambassadors Report 2017

At Save the Children, we are doing everything we can to ensure children’s rights are recognised and respected. But we cannot do it alone. Young people themselves are the best people to create real, lasting change. That’s why Save the Children Australia run the Youth Ambassadors programme.

Every year, the Youth Ambassadors programme works with young people to lobby Australian politicians and speak out publicly about issues that affect them. The Youth Ambassadors work to uphold, promote and protect children’s rights. They speak out on issues that matter to them, and they represent the views of their peers at events, in the media and in Parliament.

This report outlines their thoughts on the key issues in Australia today. It also includes quotations and ideas from other young people who have informed their work in developing this report.