1	Integrating Youth Issues into Government Budgets and Policies A Pilot Project in Samoa An ADB Funded Project With assistance from and thanks to Marie Maddison, WUTMI, RMI
2	Mission & Strategy Improve the status of youth in Samoa by fostering budgetary and policy practices that encompass a youth perspective
3	Goal of the Project Develop & apply methodology that integrates a youth perspective into public expenditure management which is economically, politically and culturally appropriate for Samoa
4	Targeted Group & Purpose Stakeholders: Government & Community Purpose: To develop strategies to integrate the Samoan youth policy into the government budget
5	Project Outcomes Identification and application of tools for age disaggregated data
6	Project Outcomes Development and Use of Age and Gender Disaggregated Data
7	Project Outcomes Mainstreaming of a youth perspective in Samoan budgetary programs and processes
8	Project Outcomes Development of youth planning and policy monitoring mechanisms
9	Project Outcomes Development of Youth Sensitive Performance Indicators
10	Project Outcomes Capacity Building of Public Sector officials (through mentoring programs and training in Public Expenditure Management
11	Project Outcomes Integration of community participation processes with Public Expenditure Management
12	Project Outcomes Development of a Strategic Approach to Youth Based Policy which will inform the funding allocations of the Samoan government and Donors