The objective of this rapid assessmentis to inform the design of an Urban Youth EmpowermentProject by providing information on youth and youth servinginitiatives. Terms of reference crime and violence in PortMoresby and the National Capital District (NCD) arewidespread and costly. In 2004, 68 percent of householdsreported that they had been victims of crime at least oncein the past year and 51 percent had been victims of multiplecrimes. Violence against women is pervasive, with domesticviolence and rape, including gang rape, routine. By 2005,there had been small decreases in reported victimization;however, 61 percent of households still reported beingvictims of at least one crime and 46 percent reported beingvictims of multiple crimes. At the same time, costsassociated with security and theft amounted to an estimated15 percent of business turnover and law and order problemsserve as a deterrent to investment. Young people account forthe greatest share of crime and violence, so tackling theproblem means addressing the underlying causes of youthcrime and violence. This report provides a rapid assessmentof youth and youth serving institutions in Port Moresby. Thereport relies on extensive consultations held in PortMoresby from July 23, 2008. Meetings were held with over 100young people, their parents, community leaders, governmentofficials, researchers, youth workers, leaders of youthgroups and youth serving agencies, and representatives ofthe international non-governmental and donor agencies.
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