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Winter Democracy Academy 2024 Report “Youth and democracy, bridging the gap”

Winter Democracy Academy

The Winter Democracy Academy (WDA) 2024 was a space for dialogue, capacity-building, and strengthening youth participation in democratic processes. The second edition of the WDA, held from 8th – 14th December in the Lisbon Youth Centre in Portugal, aimed to bridge existing gaps, build understanding, and strengthen youth participation through dialogue and cooperation. It brought together decision-makers, youth workers, experts, and young people to engage in discussions and diverse activities focused on building meaningful participation of young people in democratic processes. The WDA is an annual event that provides a space to meet, debate, build capacities, and cooperate on youth participation issues.

Study visit to Lisbon “Let’s exchange knowledge on participatory budgeting”

Let's exchange knowledge on participatory budgeting

The Study visit “Let’s exchange knowledge on participatory budgeting” organised by DYPALL Network in cooperation with Zavod Nefiks and Udruga Delta, took place from 30th March – 5th April 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The activity brought together 20 youth workers from Slovenia, Croatia, and Portugal and aimed to equip them with practical tools, mechanisms, and models for implementing participatory budgeting for young people in their organizations and at the local level.

Study Session “Youth Democracy Academy for young policy-makers”

Study Session

The Study Session “Youth Democracy Academy for young policy-makers” organised by DYPALL Network in co-operation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe took place from October 27th to November 1st at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg (EYCS), France. It brought together 20 young people from 16 Council of Europe member states, including members of local youth councils and political parties, youth leaders, municipal workers and elected representatives. The Study Session’s primary aim was to empower participants with skills to revitalise democracy and effectively engage young people in participatory processes at the local level.

International Conference “Youth and democracy, bridging the gap” 

Winter Democracy Academy

The second edition of the WDA “Youth and democracy, bridging the gap”, drew attention to the delicate relationship between young people and democracy and the dangers of their disengagement from traditional forms of participation. On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the International Conference took place during Winter Democracy Academy. This inspiring event aimed to collectively reflect on the state of democracy and its critical role in empowering youth.

Training course “Phygital youth participation – Digital innovation for stronger local democracies”

Phygital youth participation

The training course was organised in the framework of DYPALL Network Winter Democracy Academy from 9th – 14th December 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Training course served as a space for exploring the phygital tool in order to prepare youth workers from
municipalities from Belgium, Slovenia and Portugal for Testing phase 2 – Youth dialogue 2.0. scheduled to take place in 2025.

Training course “Local Youth Councils for QualityLocal Democracies”

Local Youth Councils for Quality Local Democracies

The training course was organised in the framework of DYPALL Network Winter Democracy Academy from 9th – 15th December 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. The activity aimed to provide a comprehensive framework of quality standards fundamental for the participatory, inclusive and sustainable functioning of local youth councils, allowing quality assessments, continuous improvement strategies and youth rights-based approaches to LYCs’ strategies.

European Citizenthon

European Future Citizens

The European Citizenthon, part of the Erasmus+ European Future Citizens project, took place on 15 and 16 November in Faro,
Portugal. This two-day event was designed to promote creativity, collaboration and active citizenship among young people from all over Europe who were involved in the project’s different stages.

EmpowerEU Academy

EmpowerEU

The EmpowerEU Academy aimed to enhance youth awareness of the EU, promote civic participation, and develop strategies for active engagement.

Training Course “Educate for Democracy”

Educate for Democracy

The Training Course “Educate for Democracy” organised by DYPALL Network in collaboration with Novisi Elkartea took place from 15th – 22nd September 2024 at the 23rd University on Youth and Development in Mollina, Spain, and brought together 20 representatives of civil society organisations, municipalities and local youth councils from Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, and Türkiye.

Study visit “Innovation for Youth participation in EU Outermost regions”

Innovation for Youth participation in EU Outermost regions

The study visit was organized within DYPALL Network’s framework from 6th to 10th May 2024 in partnership with the Center for Educational Innovation, Department of Education and Youth, of the City of Reykjavík, Iceland. The study visit aimed to explore innovative youth engagement practices and policies implemented in municipalities of Iceland, enhancing youth participation in democratic processes and empowering the network of youth work.