Youth Advisory Panel
Youth advisory panel
At Plan International UK, we know that young people can change the world. From tackling child marriage in Malawi to campaigning to make public sexual harassment a crime in the UK, together we are the champions for children’s rights.
Youth Advisory Panel members are advisors, ambassadors and activists who are experts in their own lives. Their role at Plan International UK is to provide a youth perspective on our work and ensure that children and young people are at the heart of everything we do.
No two days on our Youth Advisory Panel look the same! One day our Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) might be campaigning for child rights by speaking with politicians and another day YAP could be working with our staff to design a way to help girls speak up safely online. Youth Advisors come to Plan International UK with a whole range of skills, expertise and lived experience.
Meet our latest cohort
Elodie, Amelie, Ella and Holly share why they joined our Youth Advisory Panel and the gender stereotypes they want to challenge.
Learn more about some of the other young people on the panel.
Dinah interviewing Clara Amfo on International Day of the Girl 
Elodie on a Girls Takeover Day at AstraZeneca 
Iman and Kristie at the Youth Action Festival 
Our Youth Advisory Panel in Leeds 
Beyonce presenting our Crime not Compliment campaign 
Our Youth Advisory Panel at the Residential 
Poppy making posters at the Residential 
The atmosphere during the panel
What we've achieved
In their 2 year term, our YAPs have had the chance to influence politicians at party conferences, work alongside our corporate partners like AstraZeneca and McLaren, chat with Clara Amfo for International Day of the Girl and attend a Youth Residential and Youth Action Festival to celebrate youth activism. In everything that YAP do with us, we make sure that they feel confident and supported by our staff team. In Summer 2023 we’ll be looking to recruit a new Youth Advisory Panel – watch this space!
YAP BLOGS
Why I shared experiences of sexual harassment with the Home Secretary
I met with Priti Patel to talk about public sexual harassment.
Augusta’s Story of Being a Youth Advisor
"Joining the Youth Advisory Panel positively changed my life for the better".
Taking our Crime Not Compliment campaign from the screens to the streets
Jess talks about the exciting next step in the campaign
Five reasons we’re talking about UK girls’ rights in 2020
UK girls' experiences are still not being listened to.