Morocco ABSTRACT Youth participation in politics is a priority topic and first attention of the Initiative Youth Forum (Moroccan Non-Governmental organisation). The group set up a project entitled ‘Empowered Youth Leaders’ (EYL), which engaged a total of 114 direct beneficiaries under the age of 35, benefitting from […] read more
Global ABSTRACT ‘Engaging a New Generation for Accessible Governance and Elections’ (ENGAGE) is a civic and political leadership course for young people with disabilities. It builds their leadership skills in their communities while providing hands-on community engagement experience. ENGAGE addresses the barriers that young persons with disabilities […] read more
Global ABSTRACT Club de Madrid (CdM) – an independent, non-partisan, non-profit body promoting democracy and change – organised a series of intergenerational dialogue sessions between former heads of state and government and youth representatives. The aim of these sessions was to assist in navigating the green and […] read more
Austria and Albania ABSTRACT In 2007, the voting age in Austria was reduced to 16 years, an approach increasingly being adopted in Europe, notably for the European Parliament elections. However, the spectrum of citizenship education for this age group depends on the type of school and therefore […] read more
Kenya ABSTRACT For many decades, young people in Kenya have remained at the periphery of decision-making processes and excluded from participation in democratic processes. The Oslo Center’s programme established three Youth Assemblies with structures in all the villages and wards in three counties. These Assemblies have provided […] read more
Uganda ABSTRACT In 2020, Sensitise Uganda implemented a project entitled ‘Enhancing secondary students’ civic participation through mock elections’. The project aimed to use mock elections as a tool/approach for empowering secondary school students with civic education, in order to enhance their civic participation in Uganda. It was […] read more
Guatemala ABSTRACT NIMD’s (Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy) Youth +D project – ‘Jóvenes+D’ in Spanish – aims to integrate youth perspectives into national and municipal decision making and policy making in Guatemala. By providing capacity building and access to decision-making structures, the project gives young people greater […] read more
Guatemala ABSTRACT The youth population of Guatemala (ages 18-35) is growing, which is directly impacting the national conversation around the country’s political agenda. Improving citizen engagement and having free and transparent elections are core issues for this age group. Through its ‘Integrantes’ (Members) programme, the ‘Movimiento Cívico […] read more
Nepal ABSTRACT The Promotion of Youth Engagement in Local Governance Process (PROYEL) project began from the belief that youth can become leading agents for development. PROYEL encourages young people to engage in local governance processes. This way, they can positively influence local inclusive planning, transparent operations and […] read more