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title: FIELD NOTE | Understanding Youth Through Empathy Mapping
description: see how an Empathy Map can help your initiative gain insight into the needs of the youth you are hoping to impact.
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# [FIELD NOTE | Understanding Youth Through Empathy Mapping](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/field-notes/field-note-understanding-youth-empathy-mapping-communities-building-youth-futures)

 Written by [the Tamarack Institute](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/field-notes/author/tamarack-institute) | Oct 26, 2020 12:13:00 PM

How can you meaningfully engage youth in community change? How can we design a strategy to ensure youth leadership and youth voices are at the centre of Tamarack’s work without getting to know the wants and needs of young people? In this field note, you’ll see how an Empathy Map can help your initiative gain insight into the needs of those you are hoping to impact.

**Take Your Learning Further**

- Learn about [Communities Building Youth Futures](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/communitiesbuildingyouthfutures?hsLang=en-us)

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