Nepal ABSTRACT Nepal has experimented with a range of government systems, from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy to multi-party democracy. These shifts, however, have brought little in the way of change in the lives of ordinary citizens resulting in polarisation, civic disengagement and political apathy. Corruption and […] read more
Uganda ABSTRACT The aim of the WFDâs âStrengthening National Youth Representation and Engagement in Politics in Ugandaâ programme was to ensure better representation for the needs and interests of young people in policy and decision-making in the Parliament of Uganda. The programme supported the Uganda Parliamentary Forum […] read more
El Salvador ABSTRACT In 2018, TRACODA created a training process, targeting youth from the eastern of El Salvador. Shortly after, in alliance with the Centre for Strengthening democracy, the organisations reshaped the vision of the process and launched âDemocracy bootcampsâ, which brought together young people aged 14-22. […] read more
Zambia ABSTRACT For the Summit for Democracy Year of Action, Save the Children (SC) hosted nine national roundtables, providing platforms for young people and local civil society to speak directly to their governments about their leading issues for democratic reform and renewal. One of the nine participating […] read more
Nepal ABSTRACT Baal Kachahari (Childrenâs Forum) is Save the Children Nepal’s contextualised, child and young people-centred social accountability tool. Young people aged under 18 organise intergenerational dialogues in their communities and invite local service providers, elected representatives, other duty-bearers and influential stakeholders to a non-adversarial discussion, from […] read more
Nigeria ABSTRACT The #YouthMarchForth for Electoral Reforms 2.0 (#YMF-FER), which ran from March 2021 to February 2022, was a nationwide RTLA day of action project. It was designed in 2020 to engage the RTLA State Chapters as key drivers in advocacy for electoral reforms in Nigeria. It […] read more
Africa ABSTRACT In the face of COVID-19, vaccine inequity, widespread job losses and economic aftershocks, improving the Africa-Europe partnership is more important than ever, if the inequalities growing across both continents are to be addressed. Many African and European youth share a vision for the future, but […] read more
Senegal ENABLING FACTORS Strong advocacy, during the in-person Council, by the National Youth Council for better management of the needs of young people in terms of youth employment. This has enabled improved involvement of young people in the implementation strategy and ownership of the programme at the […] read more
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 âEmpowered Youth Leadersâ (EYL), which engaged a total of 114 direct beneficiaries under the age of 35, benefitting from […] read more