​Project description

‘I, Youth Advocate’ is a seminar for youth representatives in partnership with MIJARC Europe. It aims to train volunteers of DBYN’s member organisations to become active in advocacy work, relevant for the network. The seminar will be organized as a study session in the European Youth Centre of Budapest. It takes place 07-10/10/2019.

Objectives

The aim of the study session is to further the work of DBYN volunteers in the area of representation, through building capacity for Human Rights Advocacy. The objectives are as follows:

  1. Empower youth with information, knowhow and practical tools on advocacy to successfully participate in social change and influence decisions.
  2. Foster the creativity of young people to design advocacy tools that could be adapted to different contexts.
  3. Consolidate youth participation by teaching youth how to use technology to mobilize themselves and others and by strengthening their role in advocacy groups.
  4. Assist young people to practically address the obstacles that prevent them from being advocates for change.
  5. Create youth friendly visual advocacy tools (infographics), interactive and easily comprehensible, available on the websites of MIJARC Europe and Don Bosco Youth-Net which can be used by any interested individual.

Partners

Financial support

This project is a study session organised at the European Youth Centre Budapest and funded by the Council of Europe 

Profile of participants

Costs
The participants of this study session are expected to become active in developing and implementing advocacy actions within our network. These actions can include development of campaigns, representation assignments in local and national youth councils, support of policy development within member organisations, training local and national volunteers in advocacy and the rights-based approach. Apart from this they can get involved in DBYN’s pool of youth representatives, representing the network towards international institutions and civil society organisations. In order to attain this outcome, we’d put forward following profile:

  • 18 – 30 years’ old
  • Active English knowledge
  • Active in local partner organisations of DBYN
  • Experience in inclusion work
  • Experience in European and/or International youth work
  • Interest in advocacy work
  • Interest in the topic of Human Rights
  • Being able to act a multiplier within the local community and/or DBYN after the activity
  • Travel is reimbursed
  • € 50 participation fee
  • Possibility to apply to DBYN's solidarity fund
PLEASE APPLY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING LINK:
https://www.dbynbuildingcitizens.net/i-youth-advocate-application-form.html
Training programme
Venue
The European Youth Centre in Budapest (EYCB) with its meeting and conference rooms, restaurant area and bedrooms has a capacity of up to 140 guests.  It is used to implement the youth programme of the Council of Europe. 

​More info: https://www.coe.int/en/web/youth/eyc-budapest

DisclaImer
The international secretariat of Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw is financially supported by the European Union, through its ‘Erasmus+ Youth in Action’-programme, and by the Council of Europe, through its 'European Youth Foundation '. This website is a publication of Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw.  The website reflects the views only of the author, and the European Commission nor the Council of Europe cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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