Youth, Climate, Peace and Security Toolkit Lab

Context

Policymakers, practitioners, trainers, youth actors, climate practitioners and peacebuilding professionals need to connect YCPS concepts with programme and policy work in African contexts.

Problem

Recognizing intersecting pressures is only a starting point. Analysis must articulate risk pathways, actors, possible responses and wording that can be critically reviewed.

Design Principle

Move from conceptual recognition to structured, review-ready outputs while keeping context-specific evidence and professional judgment central.

System

A browser-based planning, training and policy-support workspace. The YCPS Matrix, Risk Pathway Builder and Stakeholder Workspace connect to case studies, a Training Simulator, Language Assistant, Toolkit Builder and Review Workspace.

Workflow

1. 01Context and scenario selection↓
2. 02YCPS Matrix↓
3. 03Risk Pathways↓
4. 04Stakeholder Mapping↓
5. 05Toolkit and Session Builder↓
6. 06Review and wording screen↓
7. 07Final output package

Current State

• v0.4.8 — Archival and Zenodo Integration Release; application functionality unchanged from v0.4.7.
• YCPS Matrix 2.0, Risk Pathway Builder and Stakeholder Workspace.
• Fictional and regional case studies, scenario-based Training Simulator and Language Assistant.
• Toolkit Builder, Review Workspace, Policy Brief and printable/transferable export tools.
• Browser-local persistence and a prototype access gate for controlled demonstration.

Interface

Boundaries

Access