Check below some examples of publications produced as part of EYF-supported projects. The content of the publications presented below are the sole responsability of the authors and their youth organisations. The opinions expressed therein do not necessarily represent the official views of the Council of Europe or the European Youth Foundation.
If you are running an EYF-supported project and you wish that your publication is included in this list, contact us via the EYF online system.
Insight. Impact - an Educational Toolkit to combat gender-based violence - International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
This compendium/toolkit is intended to support youth organisations and their members in conducting activities combating gender-based violence. It was produced with contributions from the participants to the 2025 annual work plan project "InsightImpact: Addressing gender-based violence globally" implemented by IUSY with financial support of the European Youth Foundation. Through reflection on personal biases, privileges, and internal structures, participants examined how societal norms and power dynamics contribute to gender-based violence.
Choose the methods from this toolkit that best suit your group’s needs, and ensure that all participants are able to contribute meaningfully to the shared goal of ending gender-based violence.
Intersectional Measures Promoting Advocacy, Collaboration, and Transformation (IMPACT Booklet) - Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU)
This Booklet is a compendium of practices and activity reports responding to the alarming rollback of minorities’ rights across Europe and the weakening of intersectional approaches in public discourse. The findings presented therein are the result of the 2025 OBESSU’s project IMPACT (Intersectional Measures Promoting Advocacy, Collaboration, and Transformation), funded by the European Youth Foundation through an annual work plan grant.
With rising attacks on the rights of women, migrants, and minorities, and growing divides in how feminist issues are understood across countries, IMPACT aims to strengthen OBESSU and its Member Organisations’ capacities to promote gender equality through an intersectional lens.
The “Gender Equality Toolkit for Youth Organisations” is a resource that aims to serve as a guide for youth organisations to design and implement their own protocols for prevention, detection, care, and redress in cases of gender-based violence and LGTBIQ+ phobia. This publication was produced by the ESN Spain in the framework of the EYF-funded project "Generating Gender Equality".
The struggle for equality - International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
This toolkit supports practical thinking and acting on how to make youth organisations more gender equal. It can be used by organisations as well as by individuals with different levels of skills and expertise. The aim is to raise awareness about the topics included in the toolkit and make organisations inclusive and safe for everyone.
Free to be You and Me - Service Civil International (SCI)
The toolkit, aimed at youth workers, volunteer coordinators and trainers, provides comprehensive information on gender and sexuality, along with practical guidelines and easy-to-use tools, with the aim of helping leaders to address the topic of gender and sexuality in their activities. The goal of the toolkit is to help make activities safer and more inclusive for all, regardless of gender identity or sexuality. Available in English, Albanian, Bulgarian and Serbian.
Let's Talk About Sex - International Falcon Movement (IFM-SEI)
The Let's Talk about Sex zine is a fun, interactive and engaging resource for kids and young people that explores sex and sex education from the aspect of inclusion, celebrating different identities, sexualities, genders and body types.
Demasculinisation of politics - Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG)
This publication provides information and support in combating the inequalities in politics, especially regarding gender balance and the redistribution of power which is still very male-centred throughout Europe and the world. It includes the mapping of reality regarding this topic, as well as different tools and actions for feminist activism and to help evaluate your organisation from that perspective.
Variety is the spice of life - Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU)
This publication is a guidebook is a tool for youth workers, youth organisations, and facilitators who are dealing with gender issues in their work with young people.
Norm Criticism Tooklit - International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization (IGLYO)
This toolkit developed by IGLYO norm-criticism, what it means and how it can be implemented by individuals and organisations. It also dissects the norms themselves and how they are reflected in society. You can find Reflections and information but also concrete tools to use in your organisation.
Intersectionality Toolkit - International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization (IGLYO)
This toolkit explores and explains the different identities people can have and proposes ways to adopt an intersectional approach in a youth organisation with concrete tools and a glossary on the topic.
Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming Toolkit - World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
This toolkit is about promoting inclusion from a gender and diversity perspective. The toolkit looks specifically at six core areas: Membership, Educational Programme, Relation to Society, Finance, Structure and Management and Training. It provides tools to run a mainstreaming project and gives examples from both girl-only and co-educational settings.
I Act Handbook -International Falcon Movement Socialist Education International (IFM-SEI)
I Act Handbook will challenge the reader's perception of what is sexual violence, show how to spot acts of sexual violence and give tools to be active bystanders to contribute towards developing organisations and societies where it is the norm to challenge acts of sexual violence together.
Sexual (R)evolution. It's time to make a difference - ADAE Network
The publication contains a comprehensive overview of topics related to gender issues such as sex and gender, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, trans- and gender non-conforming roles, gender and power, gender-based violence, double discrimination of women with disabilities, the feminist movement and LGBTQI terminology.
Gender Toolkit - United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY)
The UNOY gender toolkit is a publication with activities and methodologies to include gender mainstreaming in youth organisations, both in the structure itself and in the different phases of a project. It also includes an introduction and several reflections on the topic, including theimpact of gender in peacebuilding and youth work.
IGLYO on Gender - International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization
Tool for those interested in getting information about gender-related issues through the LGBTQ perspective. This booklet collects 7 articles on a variety of topics such as: body image; gendered childhood; how gender is reflected in spoken language; and how gender identity is displayed.
Rainbow Resources - Compasito Companion on Sexuality and Gender - International Falcon Movement - Socialist Educational International
The handbook is divided in two parts: a first part giving the theoretical framework on child development; non-formal education; learning styles and definition of main terms. The second part collects methods to work with children and young people on sexual and gender issues. The methods, which are energizers and activities, are divided into 3 categories which are: identity and being; families and relationships; and bullying and discrimination. A glossary is also provided. The resource is available in English, German, Spanish and Lithuanian.
Toolkit to Work on Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights - Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service
The toolkit is a tool to promote the work on gender, sexual orientation and body autonomy in international youth camps. The first part consists of an introductory workshop on the main topics; the second part gathers examples of workshops to do with participants of international workcamps. And finally the third part covers guidelines for camp leaders to avoid situations where people are discriminated on the basis of their gender identity or sexual orientation.
Toolkit for Argumentation Strategies - International Young Naturefriends NGO
This toolkit, developped in the form of argumentative cards, offers practical tools for navigating difficult or challenging statements in youth work, activism, and everyday life.
The cards are grouped into four types:
Theory cards to unpack key concepts
Method cards with short activities to try in groups
Debate cards to explore perspectives through discussion
Reflection cards to pause and look inward
They’re made for youth workers, educators, and anyone looking for support in discussion, critical thinking, and clear communication in trainings or everyday conversations.
Download or request the toolkit (in English) at this link.
Snap activism including high school students in creative activism - Libero
This toolkit gives examples of promoting activism among high school students using non-formal methods.
Promoting active citizenship and participation. Methods, activities and project ideas - International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
This toolkit is a collection of non-formal education methods, activities and project ideas. While the main thematic focus is on active citizenship and youth participation, the toolkit also provides a step-by-step guide on how to develop a complete 4-day youth training course with non-formal education methods that can provide inspiration for other youth activities.
Bringing into play - Manual for young online activists - Libero
The publication introduces the characteristics of online activism, examples of tools, and information on how to train activists on human rights education.
Combating Hate Speech in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A Balkan Diskurs Special Report - Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC)
This report explores the prevalence of hate speech in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The publication is presented as a collection of articles which provide insights into the fight against online and offline hate speech across the country.
IGLYO on Online Hate Speech - International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth and Student Organization
The publication investigates the differences between hate speech and offensive speech. It also collects testimonies on online hate speech in Norway and Italy. Information about the Council of Europe No Hate Speech Movement is also provided.
PIL EQ - Building Caring Music Ecosystems: A toolkit for Youth Music Leaders, Teams, and Organisations - JM International (JMI)
Produced in the framework of JMI's 2025 annual work plan project "PIL! EQ", this toolkit addresses inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) topics in the musical sector. The toolkit can be used to support group discussions with young people, facilitators, or teams as a starting point for reflection and dialogue on IDEA. It can also be used as a self-check tool when designing, reviewing, or evaluating projects and organisational practices. Finally, it can strengthen abilities to advocate for IDEA and care-centred approaches in your everyday work and decision-making.
If you wish to organise focus groups in your own context to address these topics, you may use the PIL EQ Focus group reports as a guiding document.
Pride House Toolkit: Empowering the LGBTQIA+ Community Through Knowledge, Creativity, and Connection - LGL National LGBT Rights Organization
The Pride House Toolkit! was developped as an output of the EYF-supported project "Pride House: Human Rights Education for Young People by Young People" implemented by LGL. It contains valuable knowledge collected during the 19 Pride House events organised during Baltic Pride 2025 by LGL. This resource supports young LGBTQIA+ activists, educators, and organisers in developing and expanding similar initiatives, acting as a helpful resource for anyone seeking to advance the advocacy for LGBTQIA+ rights.
Guidelines on Media Representation of Persons with Disabilities - European Network on Independent Living (ENIL Youth Network)
These guidelines were produced in the framework of the “Crip, Cut, Rewrite” International Summer school organised by ENIL Youth Network through their annual work plan 2025 supported by the EYF. The purpose of these guidelines is to guide young professionals and stakeholders on how to portray stories of persons with disabilities in the media, based on the human rights approach and informed by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ensuring that:
Representation of disabled people is created with mutual understanding, empathy, and respect,
Authentic stories of young persons with disabilities are promoted and advocate for accessible and inclusive media content,
Tips from young persons with disabilities and young emerging media professionals are taken into account.
"Surviving politics - a well-being guide for young politicians" - International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)
This guide for young politicians created by the International Federation of Liberal Youth is the result of a year-long project supported by the EYF. IFLRY is addressing the topic of mental health of young politicians, as the well-being of individuals in democracy and this guide offers practical resilience techniques to help young politicians cope with the pressures of political life.
Minority Youth in Europe: A State of Play – YEN – Youth of European Nationalities
This report contains chapters on the complexity of minority identity, minority rights as human rights, youth empowerment and strong minority youth organisations, and a glossary. Each chapter has an introduction, facts and best practices, recommendations and further readings.
The Peace Cards are a tool to spark discussion on the topics of peace, non-violence, and activism. These are 56 cards, each having a quote connected to the above topics. The Peace Cards can support trainers, facilitators, youth workers, workcamp coordinators, psychologists, and educators who look for a creative tool to discuss the issues of peace, war, nonviolence, and activism with diverse groups.
Inclusionary -Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU)
Inclusionary is designed to empower the individual to take the initiative to make change in their organisation. The journey starts with an introductory quiz to see where an organisation currently stands in terms of inclusion, followed by specific recommendations that can bring positive change, including publications, workshops and events, as well as dedicated support where possible.
Artoolkit, Art for intercultural dialogue -International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development (CEIPES)
This toolkit collects methodologies based on art in the field of intercultural dialogue, anti-discrimination, inclusion of migrants and peacebuilding processes.
25 Stories for Peace - United Network of Young Peacebuilders
The publication is a collection of inspiring real life stories about what it means to be a youth worker in the field of peacebuilding. It gathers testimonies of young peacebuilders who are active in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. It shows the different approaches but also the similar challenges peacebuilders face.
Exercising our rights! Developing new tools in support of social cohesion - Youth for Exchange and Understanding
The publication has been created as a tool to enhance social cohesion at a local level. It starts with a brief introduction of the NGO, its values and work; and the project through which it was developed. The glossary explains the main terms relating to social cohesion and the Council of Europe Action Plan for Social Cohesion is introduced. The final part of the publication presents examples of activities to of social cohesion and its different forms.
A practical guide to mainstreaming peace education and intercultural dialogue in youth work with particular emphasis on EuroMed joint projects. The toolkit is divided in five parts. The last section presents several activities, ranging from ice-breakers to role-plays, aimed at tackling a wide array of topics: leadership, inequality, identity, conflict analysis, religion, gender equality, minorities and human rights among others.
Peace Education Handbook - International Falcon Movement - Socialist Educational International
The publication focuses on peace education with children and youngsters and is divided into a theoretical and a practical section with 24 educational activities into 3 categories: understanding conflicts, transforming conflicts and making peace.
Guidebook - Building resilient structures for rural youth - Rural Youth Europe NGO (RYE)
This guidebook was created as an outcome of The European Rural Youth Participation Summer Forum, so called European Rally 2025 and of Autumn Seminar 2025: Seminar on building resilient structures for rural youth, to serve as both a practical tool and an advocacy resource. It provides a methodology for establishing rural youth organisations and supports RYE's broader mission to empower young people in rural communities.
UpDatAed guide for youth organisations on digital safety and privacy - Connect International (CONNECT)
This guide provides youth organisations with concise advice on the safe use of data in the context of the increased digitalisation of youth work. It provides basic principles to follow, supplemented with clear examples of how these can relate to the day to day functioning of a youth organisation. The guide is suitable for the use of any youth organisation as they review their practices around data management.
Youth Impact for Peace: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in Six European Youth Organisations - UNOY Peacebuilders
The report collects the research results of monitoring and evaluation practices in those organisations in relation to different kinds of activities such as capacity building programmes, advocacy projects and support to dialogue and peace processes and it gives suggestions on how to improve it.
Inclusion in Environmental Youth Projects – Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)
This booklet aims to help youth workers, youth and environmental organisations to understand the topic of inclusion better, and gives practical tools making projects and activities more inclusive.
Climate for Peace Inspirations - Service Civil International
The toolkit gives ideas on how to organise youth activities for climate justice and sustainable living. It collects examples of projects developed by SCI branches and other organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America to raise awareness about climate change and sustainable living. Tips about how to make visible the work done on this topic at the local level are also included.
Environmental education for sustainability - Youth and Environment Europe
The publication is the outcome of the training course for young people who wanted to become environmental educators. After a brief introduction about the training course and the explanation of its aim and objectives, the guide tackles the topics of sustainability, the methods of environmental education, the profile of the environmental educator. Later on a list of useful materials such as books, videos and websites is also presented.
Pacman guide, Paths to Alternative Consumption - Fair Trade Hellas
Concise and practical guide on ethical and responsible consumption. It explores the notions of fair trade; ethical consumption; responsible consumption and conscious consumerism. A practical section devoted to examples of sustainable lifestyles follows the theoretical section. Awareness raising, advocacy campaigning and educational activities, approaches and activities are presented.
The Green Toolbox - International Young Naturefriends
The toolbox deals with the three dimensions of sustainability: environmental, social and economic sustainability in workplace and everyday life. It collects facts, cases studies, information and practical tips on a wide range of topics such as: recycling; saving energy; organising activities; purchasing; merchandising and gifts; food; waste management; selection of venues; activities; mobility; and green building. It also gives suggestions on how to include sustainability in projects which are not directly related to this topic.
Tool for individuals and organisations looking for ideas on how to reuse and recycle materials. It is organised in two sections: the first part provides background information about upcycling, including tips on how everyone can make a contribution. The second part presents concrete ideas on how to reuse materials such as paper, plastic, glass, carton, clothes and metal.
Young and Green Peace - A global report on youth and peace and environmental sustainability - UNOY Peacebuilders
This toolkit is a useful starting point for those interested in exploring the inter-connection between environmental sustainability and peacebuilding with an emphasis on involving young people. Concrete examples of best practices or problems faced by young people when it comes to environmental sustainability are presented and some recommendations on future steps are also given.
Mental health and youth work - Resources for youth workers - European Confederation of Youth Clubs (ECYC)
As part of their 2025 Annual Work plan project focusing on Mental Health and Youth Work, the European Confederation of Youth Clubs (ECYC) commissionned an organisational study, gathering youth voice insights to examine how member organisations are supporting mental health, the challenges they face, and the strategic opportunities ahead.
Also in the framework of their EYF-funded project, a manual was produced, as a practical companion for youth workers, trainers, and anyone who designs or hosts spaces for young people, especially in contexts where emotional well-being, resilience, and participation must go hand-in-hand.
Desk research on internal and external challenges facing international youth organisations in relation to their strength, resilience and strategic development - by Björn van Roozendaal
This desk research produced by Björn van Roozendaal was commissioned by the Council of Europe Youth Department to assess the internal and external challenges facing International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations (INGYOs) in relation to their strength, resilience and strategic development. It responds to a political moment in which youth civil society is increasingly recognised as essential to democratic resilience under the Council of Europe’s Reykjavík Declaration and the New Democratic Pact for Europe.
This document serves as a literature review to help determine what future capacity building and support activities need to respond to.
YOUTHLEAD: Empowering political facilitation with digital tools (workbook) - International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
The Workbook was developed as a key outcome of the YouthLead: Empowering political facilitation with digital tools training course. Its purpose is to capture, consolidate, and share the collective knowledge, experiences, and tools gathered throughout the activity.
The Workbook compiles the learnings, methods, and good practices that emerged from the training course. It includes facilitation techniques, digital tools for hybrid and online events, examples of interactive NFE activities, and project examples drawn from participants’ experiences. Together, these elements create a comprehensive guide for youth workers and trainers who seek to enhance participation, dialogue, and political engagement among young people.
Policy Paper: Tackling Shrinking Civic Spaces and Ensuring Meaningful Rural Youth Participation - Rural Youth Europe (RYE)
This position paper outlines the barriers rural young people face in accessing civic spaces and provides recommendations to address them. It serves as a call to action for institutions at every level to ensure that rural youth have the physical, digital, and political spaces they need to shape Europe’s future.
This document was developed based on the input of participants of the activities of the 2025 RYE's Annual Work Plan funded by the European Youth Foundation.
Publication “From the Sidelines to the Playing Field: LGBTQI Youth Perspectives on Inclusion in School and Community Sport” by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation (IGLYO)
In the framework of their EYF-funded 2025 annual work plan, IGLYO has developed a qualitative study documenting LGBTQI young people's lived experiences in school and community-based sports.
The publication presents the main findings structured around thematic topics and integrates examples of promising practices that aim to inform action at European, national and local levels. It also puts forward concrete recommendations for policymakers, sport institutions, educational actors, and youth organisations to ensure that sport remains a space where the human rights of every young person - regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics - are fully respected.
Organisational culture in civil society organisations - Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Europe
This document is designed for leaders of civil society organisations to raise awareness on organisational culture and to equip them with the tools to analyse and shape the culture within their own organisations — all with the ultimate goal of enhancing their social impact. The document is designed as a support material within YMCA Europe Leadership Academy project “Bridging Cultures: from personal transformation to community development”, supported by the European Youth Foundation. This is an overview of the theme, encouraging each organisation to study the topic deeper.
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"Roots and wings - the power of youth participation" - study on downturning brain drain in Transcarpathian region in Ukraine - 3.5 Percent NGO
This is a research study, conducted by the NGO 3.5 Percent in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, to determine how the participation of young people of this region in public life affects their migration intention, in particular their desire to leave or stay in Ukraine.
SNAP Activism – Including High School Students in Creative Activism – LIBERO
The toolkit aims to promote new innovative methods of youth activism tailored for needs and habits of high school students in order to boost their participation and active citizenship. This toolkit is a set of recommendations and examples of methods for inciting youth activism.
Promoting active citizenship and participation. Methods, activities and project ideas - International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)
This toolkit is a collection of non-formal education methods, activities and project ideas. While the main thematic focus is on active citizenship and youth participation, the toolkit also provides a step-by-step guide on how to develop a complete 4-day youth training course with non-formal education methods that can provide inspiration for other youth activities.
Rebuilding Ukraine: A Youth Policy Agenda for Recovery and EU Accession – The European Youth Parliament (EYP)
The publication is the flagship outcome of the Rebuild Ukraine Ambassadors Programme, a youth-driven initiative supporting Ukraine’s sustainable reconstruction and its path towards EU accession. The 2025 edition of the Rebuild Ukraine Lab was possible with financial support of the EYF, where participants engaged in research, consultations with experts, and collaborative policy development across borders, aimed at involving young people from Ukraine and across Europe in shaping future policy action through sectorial recommendations.
The Youth Policy Agenda for Recovery and EU Accession stands as both a policy contribution and a call to political stakeholders to ensure that youth perspectives remain central to shaping Ukraine’s recovery and European future.
“Ready, Set, Go,… - The Green Future” Youth Manifesto – Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG)
This Youth Manifesto is a product of an international meeting, (part of the Annual Work plan of the FYEG) and representes the outcomes of the discussions and votes on a series of policies on greenwashing, climate migration, decolonisation, climate justice, food production and lifestyle and activism. The Youth Manifesto make suggestions to the EU and the Council of Europe for concrete actions from a young, intersectional, inclusive and green perspective.
Steps towards social entrepreneurship - Youth for Exchange and Understanding
The publication includes a definition of social entrepreneurship, the main elements of a social enterprise, the skills and role of the social entrepreneur and the steps to establish a successful social entreprise.
This manual was created in order to develop research on the topic of stereotypes in Albania and to challenge negative stereotypes that prevail in society. The publication contains theory and research on the topic at a local level, which has been gathered for young people by young people.
Toolkit to work on Migration and Human Rights - Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service
The publication is a tool to promote the work on migration and human rights in international youth camps. It aims to raise awareness about challenges linked to migration such as: freedom of movement and the right to have the same opportunities and civil and social liberties as citizens of the receiving country.
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