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Find here more information about our work on enabling environment for youth organisations.

Total paths:

8

Total activities:

38

Status:

  • Ongoing: 31
  • To be started: 6
  • Cancelled: 1
  • Done: 0

Overall progress:

0% done

Timeline activities

Advocate for youth organisations to be legally and politically recognised as legitimate voices of youth and essential actors to all aspects of society.

Contribute to the Western Balkan Summit

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > June

Engagement in the Western Balkan Youth Lab Project

Status: Ongoing

Period: April > November

Engagement in the Youth Summit Berlin processes (cancelled due to COVID 19).

Status: Cancelled

Period: April > July

Participation to RYCO advisory board including in their activities when relevant

Status: Ongoing

Period: February > November

Monitor MFF NDICI and IPA III programmes negotiations and advocate for increased funding for CSO, HR and UNSCR2250

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > November

Advocate for the contributions of youth organisations as youth representative and youth-led bodies to be fully taken into account in policy and decision making at all levels.

Contribute to the finalisation of the VII EU Youth Dialogue cycle through the European Steering Group and input into relevant political outcomes of the cycle.

Status: Ongoing

Period: February > August

Contribute to the VIII EU Youth Dialogue cycle through the European Steering Group. Facilitate consultation, and input into relevant political outcomes of the cycle (postponed due to COVID 19).

Status: To be started

Period: April > December

Together with the EC coordinate the organisation of a working group to design a communications strategy for the EU Youth Dialogue (in the context of the VIII cycle)

Status: To be started

Period: May > December

Co-organise the EU Youth Dialogue coordination meeting for the National Working Groups in Romania, empowering NYCs & INGYOS to contribute to the EU Youth Dialogue and start preparing for the next coordination meeting (postponed due to COVID 19).

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > June

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the EU Youth Dialogue by showcasing the impact of the process.

Status: Ongoing

Period: April > December

Monitor the process of the development of the EaP Youth Dialogue and in coordination with MOs provide input when relevant.

Status: Ongoing

Period: February > December

Implementation of the inter-regional cooperation strategy with a focus on Africa

Status: Ongoing

Period: February > December

Engagement with relevant institutions and partners (especially EEAS and DEVCO)

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > December

Contribution and participation in the Africa-Europe Youth Summit

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > November

Develop quality standards for youth representation in order to secure a real and meaningful representation of youth at national and international levels.

Finalise, adopt and disseminate the Policy Paper on “Quality Youth Participation and Representation in Institutions”

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > December

Promote the quality standards for UN Youth Delegate Programme in relevant events organised by MOs

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Advocate for increased and more accessible structural and activity-based funding for youth organisations.

Influence the ongoing MFF negotiations and their effect on the budget, objectives and implementation of Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > November

Engage with the membership on funding related advocacy.

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > December

Organise coordination meetings with MOs active in fundraising related advocacy.

Status: Ongoing

Period: April > June, September > November

Organise an info day on the new programmes and funding opportunities for youth organisations in 2021 with EACEA, DG EAC and EYF.

Status: To be started

Period: June > July, September > November

Continue cooperation with institutional stakeholders.

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > December

Advocate for an enabling civic space, offering the necessary legal, political and financial safeguards for youth organisations to fulfil their roles.

Support the organisation of the UYD and the MEDIUNI, together with Member organisations and explore the possibility of having a YFJ activity in line with the vision for the Network

Status: Ongoing

Period: April > November

Increase institutional recognition of the Universities on Youth trough political support and sharing funding opportunities when available

Status: To be started

Period: May > November

Follow-up of the Euro-Arab Youth Forum and monitor developments in relations to the Euro-Arab Youth cooperation

Status: Ongoing

Period: April > October

Launch and promote the European Youth Forum's study on shrinking civic space for youth organisations.

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Advocate for an enabling civic space for youth organisations through establishing a network of contacts.

Status: Ongoing

Period: January > December

Contribute to the work of the drafting group of the Council of Europe on the Recommendation on shrinking space for youth organisations (postponed due to COVID 19).

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Monitoring the developments regarding the EU Democracy Package.

Status: Ongoing

Period: February > December

Provide support to its Member Organisations to develop and strengthen their financial, legal and political foundations, reflecting the evolving needs of Member Organisations.

Implementation of the Academy 2020 considering Member Organisations needs, identified in the MOs survey 2019

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > August

Continuation of the mandate of the Pool of Experts & Trainers and organising PoET annual meeting

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Continuation of the financial support measure for the Member Organisations to use the PoET

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Provide capacity building opportunities in the form of webinars and ad-hoc workshops addressing emerging needs of MOs

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Launch development of an Advocacy Handbook for Member Organisations

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Provide tailored support to our Member Organisations when they face struggle from governments and institutions in their respective environment, if it threatens their existence, sustainability or ability to fulfil their role freely.

Provide ad-hoc support to MOs facing struggles, based on emerging requests from MOs throughout the year

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Inform MOs about the support Member Organisations can ask from the Youth Forum when facing struggle from governments and institutions.

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Ensure networking and exchange opportunities among our Member Organisations, to foster an environment of constant learning based on collective intelligence and provide spaces fostering their capacities and expertise.

Provide space for sharing and networking among members at Youth Forum meetings (statutory meetings and other events)

Status: Ongoing

Period: March > December

Map possible ways to stimulate networking and exchange opportunities as part of the Membership strategy review

Status: To be started

Period: May > September

Review of the Membership Strategy 2018-2021

Status: To be started

Period: May > September

Implementation plan

Recognition of youth organisations: Legal – Political – Financial

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Path 1 Last update: 09.07.2020

Advocate for youth organisations to be legally and politically recognised as legitimate voices of youth and essential actors to all aspects of society.

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Path 2 Last update: 09.07.2020

Advocate for the contributions of youth organisations as youth representative and youth-led bodies to be fully taken into account in policy and decision making at all levels.

0%

Path 3 Last update: 15.04.2020

Develop quality standards for youth representation in order to secure a real and meaningful representation of youth at national and international levels.

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Path 4 Last update: 15.04.2020

Advocate for increased and more accessible structural and activity-based funding for youth organisations.

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Path 5 Last update: 09.07.2020

Advocate for an enabling civic space, offering the necessary legal, political and financial safeguards for youth organisations to fulfil their roles.

Resilient youth organisations: Organisational development – Tailored support

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Path 1 Last update: 15.04.2020

Provide support to its Member Organisations to develop and strengthen their financial, legal and political foundations, reflecting the evolving needs of Member Organisations.

0%

Path 2 Last update: 15.04.2020

Provide tailored support to our Member Organisations when they face struggle from governments and institutions in their respective environment, if it threatens their existence, sustainability or ability to fulfil their role freely.

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Path 3 Last update: 15.04.2020

Ensure networking and exchange opportunities among our Member Organisations, to foster an environment of constant learning based on collective intelligence and provide spaces fostering their capacities and expertise.

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