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Explore the activities we organise to engage young people in local governance and decision-making. Our programs include workshops, training sessions, and community projects designed to empower youth and address their needs.
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from "Migrant Youth Friendly Cities" training course
Partnership Building Activity (PBA) “Youth participation for sustainable local democracies”
from Study Session "Youth Democracy Academy"
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.
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 frommunicipalities from Belgium, Slovenia and Portugal for Testing phase 2 – Youth dialogue 2.0. scheduled to take place in 2025.
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 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
The EmpowerEU Academy aimed to enhance youth awareness of the EU, promote civic participation, and develop strategies for active engagement.
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
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.
The Winter Democracy Academy Report highlights the critical role of youth in revitalizing democracy through innovative participatory mechanisms. This initiative provided a space for stakeholders to meet, debate, and cooperate on youth participation issues, emphasizing the importance of their contribution to sustainable societal development. It serves as a call to action for communities and policymakers to harness the potential of youth for a more inclusive and vibrant democratic future.
The Winter Democracy Academy International Conference, “Today’s Democracy Challenges,” focused on the critical issues surrounding democracy and citizenship, particularly emphasizing youth involvement. The conference facilitated discussions between young entrepreneurs, youth leaders, researchers, and public organization members. Key topics included the intricacies of democracy, youth empowerment in democratic participation, policy development, political pathologies, and democracy deficits. It also highlighted innovative tools and approaches for youth engagement, the role of youth centres in fostering cultural diversity, and strategies to bridge the gap between youth eagerness and institutional capacity in democratic processes.
The “Partnership Building Activity (PBA)” report, under the theme “Building Synergies for Sustainable Democracies,” details an event aimed at enhancing youth participation organized by the DYPALL Network in Lisbon, Portugal. The event brought together participants from various countries to discuss strategies for youth engagement in democracies. The report highlights the success of the event in fostering a network among youth workers and NGOs, sharing best practices in youth participation, and planning future Erasmus+ projects for sustainable collaborative youth initiatives across Europe.