Fostering development Pro Local, Bitola
Total budget: 13,998,851.00 MKD
Implementation period: 01.12.2023 – 30.06.2026 (30 months)
Specific topic: Youth
Partners:
- Empowering, Krushevo
- Urban Nest, Krivogastani
- Association – Center for Youth Pelagonians Ethnos, Debreshte, Dolneni
- Association for аdvanced contemporary education Volvоx, Bitola
- Association for european integration European view point
- Youth Council Prilep (YCP)
- Association for environmental protection ECO GUERRILLA PRESPA, Resen
- Citizens association for the promotion of culture and development of rural tourism “Civic Initiative Icarus,” Demir Hisar
Constituents: young people between 15 to 29; civil society organizations; local governments; local sector institutions; regional development centers; national institutions that are responsible for youth policies, MPs and media;
About the project supported by Civica Mobilitas: Youth policies matching youth needs
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SELECTED SPECIFIC TOPIC
Young people are a heterogeneous category with different needs and opportunities depending, among other things, on their place of residence. In addition to the passivity of all young people, those who live in rural areas, due to the lack of socio-cultural infrastructure, face challenges in their overall development. Youth policies must match youth needs in real life to povide sustainable solutions to systemic problems.
OBJECTIVES AND RESULTS
Overall Objective: The project “Youth policies matching youth needs” aims to include civil society organizations in decision-making processes and policy development through cooperation and transparent dialogue with the authorities.
Specific Objective:
- To develop and adopt youth policies matching young people needs.
- To improve youth opportunities with more effective implementation of youth policies.
RESULTS
- CSOs are involved in policy development and decision-making processes through cooperation and dialogue with the authorities.
- Developed and adopted youth policies according to the measure of young people.
- Improved youth conditions with more effective implementation of youth policies.
ACTIVITIES
- Impact Assessment of youth policies over the youth conditions in rural versus urban municipalities and recommendations for improving the legal regulation (all 8 regions)
- Public Debate on amendments to the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies (LYPYP)
- Establishing and testing a mechanism for youth policies development and youth participation into decision-making
- Sectorial workshops for youth policies development
- Sectorial analysis of youth conditions and opportunities
- Youth participation
- Small-scale youth projects
- Plenary sessions of the Regional Youth Platform (RYP)
- Regional conference on local youth policies
- Capacity building for representation and participation in policy development
- Certification of youth workers
- Thematic forum
- Final conference for presentation of results
- Promotion of the challenge to develop youth policies matching real youth needs
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