Trinidad and Tobago - Youth and Social Development : An Integrated Approach for Social Inclusion

Trinidad and Tobago has experienced increasing social problems relating to its youth population despite the economy's improved performance. The report aims to uncover and analyze key issues facing the youths, explore a rationale for investing in youth development activities, review current services for youth, examine the existing and proposed policy and legislation relating to youth and capacity for its implementation, and propose interventions to reduce the risks faced by youths and increase the potential for social and human capital development. This report highlights the two principal exclusionary factors that contribute to increasing conditions of risk for youth in Trinidad and Tobago: a) restricted access to the secondary education system, which leaves out one third of the school-aged population; and b) the high level of unemployment, which reaches 30 percent for the 15 - 19 cohort, compared to 14 percent for the rest of the population. In addition, poverty, reduced family care, and exposure to youth protective services and the judicial system pose developmental risks that may contribute to negative outcomes such as youth involvement in crime and drug culture, early sexual activity and pregnancy. The report demonstrates that investments in youth services will help reduce these existing barriers and bring substantial economic and social returns for the individual and for society.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2000-06
Subjects:	YOUTH SOCIAL CONDITIONS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH SERVICES, EDUCATION & TRAINING, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, AT-RISK JUVENILES, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, DRUG TRAFFIC, DRUGS & YOUTH, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CRIMES, DROPOUTS, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ADOLESCENCE, ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY, ADOLESCENTS, AGE GROUPS, ALCOHOL, APPRENTICESHIP, BASIC EDUCATION, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS SECTOR, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD CARE, CHILDBEARING, CHILDCARE, CHILDHOOD CARE, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY LIFE, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, CRIME, CURRICULUM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DROPOUT RATES, DRUG ABUSE, DRUG TRAFFICKING, DRUG USE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, EARLY PREGNANCY, EARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITY, EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ENROLLMENT, FAMILIES, FOSTER CARE, HIGH- RISK, HIGH- RISK BEHAVIOR, HIGH-RISK, HUMAN RESOURCE, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL CARE, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERVENTIONS, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEGISLATION, LITERACY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MEDICAL CARE, NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY, NUMERACY, OFFENSES, OLDER CHILDREN, OLDER WOMEN, PARENTS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION, PROBATION, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, RISK BEHAVIORS, RISK FACTORS, RISK REDUCTION, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SELF-ESTEEM, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, SERVICES FOR YOUTH, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL PROBLEMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STREET CHILDREN, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TREATIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGES, YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG GIRLS, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH, YOUTH ACTIVITIES, YOUTH AFFAIRS, YOUTH CENTERS, YOUTH CULTURE, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH INVOLVEMENT, YOUTH POLICY, YOUTH POPULATION, YOUTH TRAINING, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH WELFARE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/437105/trinidad-tobago-youth-social-development-integrated-approach-social-inclusion http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15191
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