{"id":6947,"date":"2020-03-05T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=6947"},"modified":"2023-08-07T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T01:52:47","slug":"youth-led-diplomacy-big-opportunity-for-big-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/youth-led-diplomacy-big-opportunity-for-big-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth-led diplomacy: Big opportunity for big impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/elise-stephenson\/\">ELISE STEPHENSON<\/a>\u00a0|  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After running seven delegations and facilitating 49 individual events as part of the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socialgoodoutpost.com\/australia-now\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Youth Entrepreneurs and Leaders Speaker Series<\/em><\/a>, funded and supported by the Australian Government\u2019s largest public diplomacy program,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dfat.gov.au\/people-to-people\/public-diplomacy\/australia-now\/Pages\/australia-now.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Australia now<\/em><\/a>, I have become increasingly aware of the need to capture the impact of these programs. Beyond simplistic statistics and Twitter impressions, the \u201cbusiness case\u201d for these programs is still in its infancy. Clearly, the question remains: is investment in youth engagement in foreign affairs worth it? Or is it just the next cool project that has come into vogue, funded this year and not the next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a firm believer in that investment. I believe that the core value of youth diplomacy programs lies in their audience reach, their depth of engagement, the strategic investment they represent, and &nbsp;their value for money. 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