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Last updated: 2024-12-17T08:06:30
Adults often believe they know exactly what young people need and want, but they seldom actually ask them. Through Young Voices’ national surveys and focus groups, so far more than 35,000 young people worldwide have been able to make their voices heard, raising issues that concern them: problems with safety in schools, worries about being bullied or stressed, and not being able to be in school because of costs.
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Young people have provided not only their perspectives, but also their solutions and high hopes for the future – and they have been heard. Together with young people, Save the Children with partners have presented the results to the media, public and responsible decision-makers.
“No one has ever asked what we think.” Young person, Young voices- Sweden
Young people have provided not only their perspectives, but also their solutions and high hopes for the future – and they have been heard. Together with young people, Save the Children with partners have presented the results to the media, public and responsible decision-makers.
“They ask us, they consult us, but they never do what we tell them they should do,” Young person, Young Voices – Kosovo

Young Voices is a fact-based advocacy and communications tool available to all Save the Children country offices and Members together with partners – made at low costs and in innovative ways with youth participating at all stages. It was developed by Save the Children Sweden as a tool to find out how well young people’s rights were respected. The methodology has been used in a number of countries including Kosovo, Peru, Jordan, Mongolia, Albania, Armenia and Lithuania – and is now spreading.
“I want to grow up faster, because I want to be heard,” child, Lithuania (Young Voices – Lithuania)
Young Voices is a tailor-made process, made to fit the specific country context in the best way possible, so you can use the results to create change. To know more about results and how Young voices is a project with many tools: read our brochure.
“There was strong public interest in the results and the report has been a valuable advocacy tool for better representation and services for children.” Tsolmon Enkhbat, Project manager for Young voices in Mongolia, Save the Children Mongolia
There is also a step-by-step manual available for Save the Children staff.
Young Voices Brochure: Find out what young people really think2018 · Save the Children Sweden
What began as a local advocacy tool, launched by Save the Children Sweden in 2014, has crossed the globe, being implemented by six countries and counting. Young Voices is a... View Full Abstract
You can of course use the excellent national statistics and quotes from young people from already existing Young voices surveys.
Be sure to visit Young voices reports, short films and innovative communication materials and subscribe to receive updates when new content is added.
For additional information on the project, you may also read our Young Voices Story.
To learn more about Young Voices, contact the Project Manager Barbara Voors, barbara.voors@rb.se, from Save the Children Sweden.
Featured Resources
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Young Voices – Sweden 20142014 · Save the Children Sweden
Young Voices is a survey of children’s perspectives on a range of issues that affect them. It was conducted in Sweden, 2014. According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child... View Full Abstract
 72 pages pdf
Young Voices – Kosovo 20162016 · Save the Children Kosovo
Save the Children Kosovo, in cooperation with the Institution of the Ombudsperson of Kosovo, has carried out the&nbsp;Young Voices&nbsp;survey to address the views of children on... View Full Abstract
 44 pages pdf
Young Voices – Peru 20172017 · Save the Children Peru
Peru is the first country in the Americas to carry out the Young Voices survey, which looks at young people’s responses to issues such as security, participation, life at school,... View Full Abstract
 77 pages pdf
Young Voices – Albania 20172017 · Save the Children
Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about all issues that concern them under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Save the Children in Albania carried... View Full Abstract
 59 pages pdf
Young Voices – Armenia 20172017 · Save the Children Armenia
Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about certain issues concerning themselves. Save the Children in Armenia carried out the Young Voices survey using... View Full Abstract
 57 pages pdf
Young Voices – Mongolia 20172017 · Save the Children
Save the Children in Mongolia carried out this Young Voices survey in Mongolia so that children could have a say about all matters that affect them, such as knowledge about their... View Full Abstract
 44 pages pdf
Young Voices – Lithuania 20172017 · Save the Children Lithuania
Young Voices- Lithuania is Save the Children Lithuania&#8217;s nation-wide survey of children aged 12, 14, and 17, asking them their views on bullying, violence, unsafe places,... View Full Abstract
 171 pages pdf (4.9 MiB)
Young Voices – Uruguay 20182018 · Save the Children Uruguay
Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about all issues that concern them under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Between September and October 2018,... View Full Abstract
 16 pages pdf
Young Voices – Paraguay 20182018 · Save the Children
Young Voices began when Save the Children Sweden carried out the “Ung röst” survey, in order to collect the views of Swedish children and adolescents about their rights, and... View Full Abstract
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Young Voices – Jordan 20182018 · Save the Children Jordan
Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about all issues that concern them under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nearly 45% of Jordan’s population is... View Full Abstract
 48 pages pdf
Young Voices – El Salvador 20202020 · Save the Children El Salvador
Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about all issues that concern them under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This report presents the findings of... View Full Abstract
 56 pages pdf
Young Voices – Zambia 20202020 · Save the Children Zambia
Save the Children Zambia carried out the Young Voices Survey in 2019 and concluded it in 2020. The Survey was hindered by the outbreak of COVID-19, which limited activities such as... View Full Abstract
 93 pages pdf (16.0 MiB)
Young Voices – Vietnam 20202020 · MSD, Management and Sustainable Development Institute
Young Voices is a nation-wide survey on what children think about all issues that concern them under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Save the Children in Vietnam carried... View Full Abstract
 43 pages pdf
Young Voices – Kosovo 20222022 · Save the Children International
Results from the Young Voices Survey 2022 conducted in Kosovo during September – October 2021, show that 84% of Kosovar children think that it is important that politicians and... View Full Abstract
 48 pages PDF (3.3 MiB)
Young Voices Kosovo 20242024 · Save the Children International
Young Voices 2024 captures the thoughts and feelings of Kosovan children on various topics. These topics include education, participation in civic space, leisure and play, safety,... View Full Abstract
 83 pages PDF (8.8 MiB)