Project info

Challenge

Within the scope of inclusive societies, the PARTY-project (Participatory development with the youth) focuses on unemployment among the youth. Unemployment and marginalization is a global challenge that is increasing e.g. in Europe and in Africa. PARTY aims to work together with youth to identify the reasons that lead to unemployment and marginalization. in particular focus is on the San communities of Namibia and South Africa.

Aim

To endorse human development and assist in reducing youth unemployment by increasing the involvement and inclusion of young people in service development in South Africa and Namibia by using participatory and explorative service design tools.

Impact

Methods, skills and knowledge development, supporting inclusion and social cohesion, local democracy, indigineous rights and multidiciplinary collaboration.

PARTY is an international and inter-sectoral project coordinated by University of Lapland. Project focuses on developmental cooperation through research and innovation staff exchanges and sharing of knowledge between researchers, the target group, local actors in Southern Africa and international aid organisations.

The challenges faced by the marginalized youth in developing countries, such as unemployment, are not simple or easily solved. This is influenced by a number of factors including levels of education, gender, self-esteem, geographic location, physical ability and transport. Employment and educational opportunities are two factors which impact on the future success of young individuals. PARTY aims to endorse human development and assist in reducing youth unemployment by increasing the involvement and inclusion of young people in service development in South Africa and Namibia by using participatory and explorative service design tools. The project focuses on San youth and young adults (13–24 years of age), especially living in poor or otherwise marginal conditions who either are or face the risk of becoming marginalized. The project advances service design approach in the field of developmental research and at the same time develops innovative, participatory methodology and tools for developmental cooperation.

Partners
Academic participants represent Human-centered and transformation design (University of Leeds, UK), Art and Design, especially Service Design (University of Lapland, Finland) and Informatics and Design (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa and Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia). Non-academic partners represent variety of sectors: indigenous people’s rights and development issues (SASI, South Africa), and social innovation (PACO Design Collaborative, Italy).

Duration 1.2.2015 - 31.12.2018

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 645743

Party-project

University of Lapland
Faculty of Art and Design
P.O Box 122, FI-9610 Rovaniemi, Finland

Satu Miettinen

Maija Rautiainen

San Code of Research Ethics

TRUST - Protecting San Indigenous Knowledge - From A Research Contract to a San Code of Ethics

Hennie Swart- The whole presentation in pdf

Hennie Swart, SASI was giving a San context training in Ulapland in 29th of May in 2017

View in Youtube

Additional booklist about San

Service design tools to engage marginalised youth in San Communities of Southern Africa
Pierandrei, F., Remotti, S., Tang, T., Chivuno Kuria, S., Anfossi, S.
ServDes2018 - Service Design Proof of Concept Politecnico di Milano 18th-20th, June 2018

Service design tools for stakeholder dialogue and youth empowerment in Africa
Miettinen, s., Tang, T., Remotti, S., Delfino, E., Brutto, F., Dammann, J., Alonso, S.
Cumulus 2018 - To get there: designing together Paris 11th-13th, April 2018

Social Design for Service. Building a Framework for Designers Working in the Development Context

Kuure, E., Miettinen, S.

Social Design for Service. Building a Framework for Designers Working in the Development Context

The Design Journal
An International Journal for All Aspects of Design
Volume 20, 2017 - Issue sup1: Design for Next: Proceedings of the 12th European Academy of Design Conference, Sapienza University of Rome, 12-14 April 2017

Service design for participatory development

Miettinen, S., Vuontisjärvi, H-R.
Service design for participatory development
For Profit, for Good - Developing Organizations through Service Design
2016
p. 68-73

Co-creating an Enabling Reading Environment for and with Namibian Children

OPEN DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND YOUTH

Rethinking the Marginal – Service Design for Development

Sosiaalisen muutoksen muotoilua taiteen keinoin – sankarinmatkoja afrikkalaisten nuorten kanssa

Miettinen, S., Huhtamaa. I., Kontio, T.
Sosiaalisen muutoksen muotoilua taiteen keinoin – sankarinmatkoja afrikkalaisten nuorten kanssa
Ruukku
Vol. 6. 2016
p. 1-25

D7.1 Operational Communication Model Established

D6.3 Communication platforms established and in use

D6.2 Academic and practical presentations in workshops, seminars and conferences

 D4.2 Continuation strategy document for embedding the tools and methods

D5.1Training methods and course packages

D5.2 Roadmap how to utilise new service design methods when developing new tools to improve local participation and democracy

D3.1 Recommendations for multi-stakeholders to develop marginalised indigenous youth with their involvement

D3.2 New practises between the youth and stakeholders and outlines for new service structures

D3.3 New tools, methods and models for multi-stakeholder service and youth development working models.

D2.1 Methods for creating local dialogue

D2.2 New innovative technological solutions and concepts created and disseminated

D2.3 Models and methods for preventing the youth marginalisation and creating local dialogue accomplished

D7.2 Cross-sectoral model for knowledge transfer

D7.3 Workshop methodology and participation models for internal collaboration