Webinar: Standardizing Empowerment - Akanksha’s Journey with Youth Empowerment Scale
Social Impact Dialogues
Dear Readers,
Defining and measuring “youth empowerment” has long been a challenge in the development sector, especially when trying to balance the need for standardisation with the contextual realities of young people’s lives.
In this session, part of the Social Impact Dialogues series by 4th Wheel Social Impact, we introduce the Youth Empowerment Scale, a tool developed through on-ground collaboration and strategic insight, alongside Akanksha Foundation.
We explore what it means to build a shared language for empowerment and how standardised tools can be embedded and institutionalised to support stronger programming and decision-making.
What We'll Explore
➡️ What is the Youth Empowerment Scale: The co-creation journey and why it matters.
➡️ Standardisation vs. Context: Can a shared framework support deeper alignment in programs and M&E?
➡️ From Tool to Practice: How Akanksha embedded the scale into its school and alumni programs using data to guide strategy?
➡️ Adoption & Replicability: Can other organisations use this tool? What capacities and systems are needed?
This webinar will be particularly useful for:
✔️ M&E practitioners and nonprofit leaders
✔️ Youth-focused program teams
✔️ Strategy and research professionals
✔️ Funders and ecosystem enablers
Have questions about this webinar? Reply to this email or contact us at hello@the4thwheel.com.
Social Impact Dialogues is an initiative by 4th Wheel Social Impact to bring practical knowledge and tools to organizations working toward positive social change. Watch our past webinars here.