The main problems addressed by our project are: 1. Members and coordinators of Municipal Youth Councils have lack of methodological support. 2. Hard work of Municipal Youth Councils is not recognized in the society 3. Municipal Youth Councils are missing a tool for sharing of experience and resources, and building their own specific network Project objectives: 1. Increase the methodological support of members and coordinators of Municipal Youth Councils 2. Increase the awareness in the society (municipal representatives, NGOs, Policy makers) about the mission, role and activities of Youth Councils. 3. Improve the options for networking, resources and experience sharing among the Municipal Youth Councils Target groups: Primary target group of our project are Municipal Youth Councils - their members (young people) and their coordinators. Secondary target group are the municipal representatives, NGO active in youth participation, policy makers. The expected intellectual outputs of the project are: 1. Study on Youth Councils 2. Methodology for Training of Youth Councils' Members 3. Digital Guide for Youth Council & Web Platform In the project there is 1 training activity: Pilot training for Youth Councils' members (18 participants) and 1 multiplier event - Final Conference (40 participants). Expected outcomes come from the project outputs. Users of the study (local authorities, NGO representatives) will increase their awareness and knowledge about Youth Council's mission, role and activities. Coordinators of Youth Councils and Youth workers will get knowledge how to develop personal, professional and social competencies of Youth Councils' members. Participants of Pilot training for Youth Councils will increase their competencies in the field of communication, teamwork, motivation. Users of the Digital Guide (either direct members of Youth Councils or ad-hoc guests) will get better understanding on Youth Council work. Members of Youth Councils will get opportunity to network with other Youth Councils and share experience. Impact: In long-term perspective this project will contribute to higher recognition of Municipal Youth Council's work, to higher level of participation of youth on a local level and to higher efficiency and quality of Youth Councils' work.
Project objectives: 1. Increase the methodological support of members and coordinators of Municipal Youth Councils (Indicator: Created and published Methodology for training of Municipal Youth Councils' members and Digital guide for Youth Council.) 2. Increase the awareness in the society (municipal representatives, NGOs, Policy makers) about the mission, role and activities of Youth Councils.(Indicator: Created and published Study on Youth Councils) 3. Improve the options for networking, resources and experience sharing among the Municipal Youth Councils (Indicator: Created and published Web Platform for Youth Councils).
Our project was coming from the experience and analysis which we and our partner organizations had in the field of youth councils. The needs which we addressed in this project were: 1. Members and coordinators of Municipal Youth Councils had lack of methodological support. This was the cause for other issues like: Youth were not prepared for the complicated process of Youth Councils; Lack of understanding and communication between Youth Council members; Lack of responsibility inside the Youth Councils; Lack of communication between Youth Council and target groups; Manipulation from local public authorities etc... 2. Hard work of Municipal Youth Councils was not recognized in the society. This was related to other problems like: Lack of awareness about Youth Council institution among youth and other citizens; Lack of dialogue between different stakeholders; Lack of awareness about benefits coming from membership in Youth Council; No support from local authorities; Struggling with motivation of their peers; etc. 3. Municipal Youth Councils were missing a tool for sharing of experience and resources, and building their own specific network