The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Youth Councils from May 2023 to May 2024 is implementing the educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy”.
The programme aims to increase the professional competences of teachers (trainers) of providers to implement training for civil servants and officials of local self-government to ensure the participation of young people in the formation and implementation of youth policy, taking into account the standards and approaches of the Council of Europe, based on the approved Model general short-term training programme “Participatory Youth Policy”.
- You can familiarize yourself with the content of the Model programme at the following link: https://nads.gov.ua/npas/pro-zatverdzhennia-typovoi-zahalnoi-korotkostrokovoi-prohramy-za-temoiu-molodizhna-polityka-zasnovana-na-pidkhodakh-uchasti
A series of videos was prepared to visualize the practices of young people’s participation and the activities of the Council of Europe to strengthen youth participation:
- about the experience of participation of a team from Kurne community (Zhytomyr region) in the first phase of the Project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine” - https://vimeo.com/901802244;
- about researching the needs of young people in Novoukrainka community (Kirovohrad region) - https://vimeo.com/901821825;
- • about the experience of participation of a team from Nizhyn community (Chernihiv region) in the first phase of the Project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine” - https://vimeo.com/901819307;
- about strengthening youth participation by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine - https://vimeo.com/901806739;
- about activities of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, in particular projects in the field of strengthening youth participation- https://vimeo.com/901824048.
It is foreseen within the programme “Participatory Youth Policy” to have:
- research of the needs and state of activity of local, regional and national authorities responsible for youth policy, in particular, taking into account the needs and realities of youth in the war and post-war period;
- approval of Model general short-term training programme “Participatory Youth Policy”;
- training manual according to the Model programme;
- training for trainers (teachers) of providers;
- mentorship and expert support of the trainers’ team in the preparation and implementation of training at the regional and local level;
- a consolidation meeting to evaluate the implementation of training programmes.
The project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" emphasizes the importance of the Council of Europe Youth Sector Strategy until 2030 and reflects the National Strategy of State Youth Policy until 2030, the State Target Social Program “Youth of Ukraine” 2021-2025.
The project will encourage interested stakeholders of youth policy in Ukraine to implement and disseminate the Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers to member states: on the access of youth from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights, CM/Rec(2015)3; on young people's access to rights, CM/Rec(2016)7; on youth work, CM/Rec(2017)4; on Roma youth participation CM/Rec(2023)4; on protecting youth civil society and young people, and supporting their participation in democratic processes CM/Rec(2022)6.
News, resources of the Council of Europe in the field of youth and open calls for participation in the project’s activities can be found here.
