Phalarope invests in youth leadership so young people can shape the future of community health, gender equity, digital inclusion, land stewardship, and climate resilience. We work with Indigenous, rural, and urban youth to strengthen their voices, build skills, and support community-led transformation grounded in dignity and culture.

What We Do

Phalarope supports youth through:

• Leadership and advocacy training

• Public health and SRHR education

• Digital literacy and storytelling skills

• Community organizing and peer-to-peer learning

• Participation in regional and global youth forums

• Mentorship and capacity-building for emerging leaders

• Pathways to engage in policy dialogues and health systems

Young leaders facilitate conversations, design advocacy projects, mobilize peers, and lead community initiatives that strengthen reproductive and maternal health, mental wellbeing, environmental stewardship, and social inclusion.

Big Pink Youth Dialogues

Phalarope serves as the strategic implementation partner for the RMCH Big Pink Youth Dialogues in Latin America, adapting this global youth-dialogue model to Indigenous and rural communities and expanding participation across borders through virtual and in-person hubs.

Youth lead structured dialogues on:

• Maternal and reproductive health

• Mental health and emotional wellbeing

• Digital access and online safety

• Gender equity and respectful relationships

• Cultural identity and community leadership

• Environment, land, and climate justice

More than 150 youth from 9 countries — over 50% Indigenous — have participated, launching their own community circles, digital campaigns, and local advocacy projects.