Call for proposals: Digital Advocacy Grants

Are you passionate about digital rights and empowering young voices? The Youth Democracy Cohort is offering Digital Advocacy Grants to seven organisations in the Sahel and neighbouring regions.

This is your chance to drive real policy change, creating safe, inclusive, and accessible digital spaces for youth political participation.

🟡 APPLY BY 11 APRIL

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About the YDC

The Youth Democracy Cohort (YDC) seeks to enhance the involvement of youth in democratic processes at national, regional, and global levels.

The platform is composed of 9 co-leading organisations and over 350 member organisations worldwide, including governments, international organisations, civil society, academia and the private sector.

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Cohort Pulse

Digitalise Youth

📢 Digitalise Youth aims to strengthen online democratic participation, combat disinformation and protect digital rights

#RoadToNairobi

Meet with the YDC delegation of 8 young ambassadors heading to the Open Government Partnership Africa and Middle East Regional Meeting in Kenya.

YDC subgrantees

Get to know the work done by the 9 organisations supported by the Youth Democracy Cohort on their advocacy efforts to push for Youth Inclusion.

Youth Democracy Map

Explore Civic Engagement

Youth Participation in Perspective

Youth Political Participation Overall Average

Youth Participation in Civil Society and Social Movements

Lowest-ranking Youth Political Participation Scores

These data have been collected as part of the future launch of the Global Youth Participation Index.

Knowledge is power

The Youth Democracy Cohort advances research on youth political participation through scoping and case studies, a global index launching in 2025, and the Young Researchers’ Network.

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