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The Democracy Reloading trajectory has given me focus on youth participation

The Democracy Reloading programme has set a lot of things in motion in the field of youth participation at the municipality of Nijmegen. Thanks to the continuous attention youth policy officer Lieke Peeters has given to the subject ever since; she has created renewed attention and support among young people, colleagues, schools, and other stakeholders. […]

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Five tips from young people on engaging young people

Tip 1: Take young people seriously by making an effort You can take young people seriously by showing that you are making an effort for them. Two ways to achieve this are active listening and giving feedback. Active listening Listen and ask further questions. Then, summarise the young people’s answers and double-check your understanding. Here, […]

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How to create a supportive environment within the municipality for involving young people in decision-making?

In the Democracy Reloading Partnership activities we always ask municipal youth policy officers about the general attitude of the municipal authority towards giving a voice to young people in municipal decisions, and we provide these four statements above. Those youth policy practitioners who join our activities tend to stand with the statements 2. and 3. […]

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Council of Europe: Reykjavik Declaration refers to democratic youth participation in decision-making

Heads of State and Government gathered in Reykjavík on 16 and 17 May 2023 to stand united against Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to give further priority and direction to the Council of Europe’s work, and they concluded their visions in the Reykjavik Declaration that includes also a very clear and specific note […]

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The Impact of Democracy Reloading

Democracy Reloading is bringing together people from across Europe to improve youth participation in municipalities and help young people to have a voice at local level. But what difference is it currently making? To help us understand that we have commissioned Ondřej Bárta and Dan Moxon from People Dialogue and Change to undertake a study on the impact of Democracy Reloading. The study is now in its third year – and has a range of results so far

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Democracy is reloading in 2024

You can read here the plans of the partnership for 2024. The Democracy Reloading Partnership is involving the Erasmus+ national agencies of the following countries in 2024: Belgium (French and Dutch speaking communities), France, Italy, Portugal, Norway, the Netherlands, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Iceland, Bulgaria, and started consultations with relevant youth services in Armenia and Switzerland. It means that these countries can send participants to the Democracy Reloading activities. Next year we will offer several learning and sharing opportunities for municipal youth policy officers and youth participation experts.

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ChangeTracker – Assessment tool

Change Tracker_Final This self-assessment tool aims at identifying successful engagement with decision making within youth political participation activities.

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Webinar 4 – Municipal youth dialogue: Make it work, make a change!

Local municipal authorities can involve young people to influence the local decisions. Managing the two diverese sides of the dialogue is challenging, but NOT impossible. This webinar is one of the four online activities that the Democracy Reloading Partnership is organising on the basis of its online Toolkit. Each webinar is focusing on one of the 4 key competences […]

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Webinar 3 – Youth’s voice in decision-making: A matter of a strategy!

Involving young people in local municipal decisions require designing efficient structures and having a widely supported strategy. Let’s look into the practice of how to do it! This webinar is one of the four online activities that the Democracy Reloading Partnership is organising on the basis of its online Toolkit. Each webinar is focusing on one of the 4 […]

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Training Course – Municipalities4Democracy – Local youth policy and youth voice

How to efficiently involve young people in local municipal DECISION-MAKING and local democracy. If you want the young people in your municipality to be actively engaged and involved, you need to involve them in the decision-making and development of youth policies. Municipalities and regional public authorities should therefore commit to address the needs and interests […]

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Study Visit – How are municipalities involving youth in their decision making?

15-18 October 2023 | Agder, Norway In this short study visit, you will meet local youth and municipal staff to learn about, but also share experiences how municipalities involve young people in decision-making processes. WHO Are you working in a municipality and interested in how other municipalities in Europe work to improve young people’s participation […]

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Good practice, best practice, not good practice?

The Democracy Reloading Collection of practices – A new feature of the Toolkit. Learning from practice of others and sharing practices to provide different perspectives be became a very popular way to learn how to create positive and efficient social change. Engaging young people in the democratic discourse and providing them with the space and […]