A tool for creating purposeful partnerships – AIESEC in Finland YouthSpeak Insights report
Strelkova, Maria (2016)
Strelkova, Maria
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016060912591
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016060912591
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This thesis is a reflection of part of my work as Director of Business Development in AIESEC in Finland.There was a partnership formed on a global level between AIESEC and the United Nations for contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (also SDGs). The Global Goals are the guidelines for the nations, organizations and individuals of creating a better world by 2030.
AIESEC has developed a concept – the YouthSpeak movement that responds to the partnership declaration between AIESEC and the UN. In my work, I provide some background information about SDGs, AIESEC, and YouthSpeak initiative to draw a clear picture of the scope of the collaboration and its importance. It is also essential information for understanding how the global partnership can foster creation purposeful partnerships the national level in the future for AIESEC in Finland, and how the global concept can be downscaled and implemented in Finland.
Out of entire YouthSpeak initiative in my Bachelor’s thesis work I focus only on the second element – YouthSpeak Insights report. The report represents some analysis of young people's opinion about their vision for the future and drivers in live, leadership, education, and ways of engagement. Globally AIESEC has gathered over 160 thousand responses, which by the date is the highest number of young people participated in such a survey. Moreover, the survey will be still run in the future, providing even bigger outreach and ensuring gathering even more insightful information. In my work, however, I focus on bringing the global insight to the national context and reality.
From the commissioner’s perspective, the report itself is not the absolute final product, but a tool. This tool can be used in creation new partnerships for AIESEC in Finland and opening up more in-depth conversations with various stakeholders. The YouthSpeak Insights report for Finland has a high significance for practical use. The YouthSpeak report for Fin-land is being published and available for all the stakeholders as a source of insights and ideas how to engage young people in Finland to take an action for improving Finnish society and themselves.
AIESEC has developed a concept – the YouthSpeak movement that responds to the partnership declaration between AIESEC and the UN. In my work, I provide some background information about SDGs, AIESEC, and YouthSpeak initiative to draw a clear picture of the scope of the collaboration and its importance. It is also essential information for understanding how the global partnership can foster creation purposeful partnerships the national level in the future for AIESEC in Finland, and how the global concept can be downscaled and implemented in Finland.
Out of entire YouthSpeak initiative in my Bachelor’s thesis work I focus only on the second element – YouthSpeak Insights report. The report represents some analysis of young people's opinion about their vision for the future and drivers in live, leadership, education, and ways of engagement. Globally AIESEC has gathered over 160 thousand responses, which by the date is the highest number of young people participated in such a survey. Moreover, the survey will be still run in the future, providing even bigger outreach and ensuring gathering even more insightful information. In my work, however, I focus on bringing the global insight to the national context and reality.
From the commissioner’s perspective, the report itself is not the absolute final product, but a tool. This tool can be used in creation new partnerships for AIESEC in Finland and opening up more in-depth conversations with various stakeholders. The YouthSpeak Insights report for Finland has a high significance for practical use. The YouthSpeak report for Fin-land is being published and available for all the stakeholders as a source of insights and ideas how to engage young people in Finland to take an action for improving Finnish society and themselves.