Maclure, Richard2016-07-182016-07-1820122012http://hdl.handle.net/10625/55638Sometimes referred to as a global “youth crisis” there is widespread failure to protect and promote the fundamental rights of young people. This report consists of an overview of a three-year research project that examined the social ecology of youth social capital formation in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Canada. It provides a synopsis of three case studies, drawn from detailed technical reports submitted by each research team; discussion of the differentiated effects of the ecological dimensions of youth social capital; and highlights commonalities of youth social capital formation along with policy and program implications arising from the research.Text1 digital file (24 p. : ill.)Application/pdfenYOUTHSOCIAL CAPITALHUMAN RIGHTSSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHEL SALVADORNICARAGUACANADANORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAURBAN POORGANGSVULNERABLE GROUPSFAMILY ENVIRONMENTYOUTH POLICYYOUTH VIOLENCEYouth social capital formation in three low-income urban communities : a summative report of three case studies conducted in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and CanadaIDRC-Related Report