TY - BOOK ID - 135555643 TI - Rapid Youth Assessment in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea PY - 2008 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Abortion KW - Access to Education KW - Adolescent Health KW - Adolescents KW - Advocacy KW - Child Care KW - Children and Youth KW - Civil Society Organizations KW - Compulsory Schooling KW - Crime KW - Curriculum KW - Decision Making KW - Domestic Violence KW - Drugs KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Education KW - Educational Attainment KW - Gangs KW - Health Education KW - Health Monitoring & Evaluation KW - Health Outcomes KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Human Rights KW - Information Campaigns KW - Labor Markets KW - Leadership KW - Life Expectancy KW - Marijuana KW - Migration KW - Nurses KW - Nutrition KW - Orphans KW - Other Social Development KW - Pharmacies KW - Primary Education KW - Public Health KW - Reproductive Health KW - Returns to Education KW - Safe Sex KW - School Attendance KW - Schools KW - Self-Confidence KW - Sex Education KW - Social Dev/Gender/Inclusion KW - Social Development KW - Social Protections and Labor KW - Social Skills KW - Substance Abuse KW - Teacher Training KW - Teachers KW - Unemployment KW - Violence KW - Violence Against Women KW - Vulnerable Groups KW - Wages KW - Youth UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135555643 AB - The objective of this rapid assessment is to inform the design of an Urban Youth Empowerment Project by providing information on youth and youth serving initiatives. Terms of reference crime and violence in Port Moresby and the National Capital District (NCD) are widespread and costly. In 2004, 68 percent of households reported that they had been victims of crime at least once in the past year and 51 percent had been victims of multiple crimes. Violence against women is pervasive, with domestic violence and rape, including gang rape, routine. By 2005, there had been small decreases in reported victimization; however, 61 percent of households still reported being victims of at least one crime and 46 percent reported being victims of multiple crimes. At the same time, costs associated with security and theft amounted to an estimated 15 percent of business turnover and law and order problems serve as a deterrent to investment. Young people account for the greatest share of crime and violence, so tackling the problem means addressing the underlying causes of youth crime and violence. This report provides a rapid assessment of youth and youth serving institutions in Port Moresby. The report relies on extensive consultations held in Port Moresby from July 23, 2008. Meetings were held with over 100 young people, their parents, community leaders, government officials, researchers, youth workers, leaders of youth groups and youth serving agencies, and representatives of the international non-governmental and donor agencies. ER -