About WYDE Civic Engagement
The WYDE* Civic Engagement project aims to improve the inclusion of youth in all levels of democratic participation at the national, regional, and global scales. *WYDE : Women and Youth in Democratic Engagement
WYDE Civic Engagement is part of a wider programme (WYDE) that seeks to empower and strengthen the rights, and participation in the public and political life of youth and women as key actors of development and change. The initiative promotes political pluralism and the inclusiveness of democratic processes.
The project seeks to enhance the involvement of youth in democratic processes at national, regional, and global levels: Advocacy and Research Capacity building of civil society and youth leaders (primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa) Support to EU delegations (in any country in the world)

Advocacy
The voice of Youth, when empowered and united, has the power to reshape democracies and bring about a brighter, more inclusive future for all. This is the basic observation through which WYDE Civic Engagement is advocating for greater youth political participation in democratic systems across the world.
Research

WYDE Civic Engagement also produces youth-led research, to widen the evidence base on the proven methods of youth inclusion and participation in democracy worldwide. The flagship deliverable will be the global Youth Political Participation Index, which fills an important gap in the available data on the state of youth participation in several spheres of public affairs.
Capacity building
Operating at regional and global levels, five projects aim at engaging young people active in public affairs, strengthening the capacity of existing youth actors, and creating new networks of youth leaders across the world. The WYDE Civic Engagement project also complements its activities at global and regional levels with ad-hoc country-level support.
Partners
The European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA), Democracy Reporting International (DRI), Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF), Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), Club de Madrid (CdM), Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), Experts in Democracy Governance and Elections (EDGE), Elbarlament, People In Need (PIN), ,The Oslo Center, Election Watch EU, European Exchange, Demo Finland