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 The Global Student Forum is the umbrella organisation of the world’s major representative student federations. It is the only independent, democratic and representative student governance structure dedicated to promoting the rights and perspectives of student organisations and movements on the global level. It has emerged […] read more
Central African Republic ABSTRACT The Central African Republic (CAR) is a context mired in successive crises. It is currently ranked 188th of 189 countries in the United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Index (HDI). With 78% of the population of the CAR under 35 years old, young […] read more
Nepal ABSTRACT Freedom Studio is a youth-led initiative that strategically and creatively supports civic mobilization. It researches, documents, artvocates, campaigns and collaborates to amplify new social movements around the globe. It invests in building leadership and capacities of people at the grassroots especially young, marginalized, and oppressed […] 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
Ghana ABSTRACT Among Ghana’s population of 30.8 million, approximately 57% are under the age of 25, according to the Ghana Statistical Service data for 2020. This proportion has been increasing year-on-year over the last three decades. If the country seeks to build its human capital, it is […] 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
Malaysia ABSTRACT Following the implementation of the Undi18 Amendment, an estimated 5.8 million new voters have been added to Malaysia’s electoral roll, increasing the total number of eligible voters by 40%. This is significant step forward for Malaysian democracy, and one that could not have taken place […] read more