The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III” in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service and the Ukrainian Youth Councils Association invites civil servants and officials of local self-government of Ukraine, who are responsible for youth policy, to a survey on the needs and state of activity, in particular, taking into account the needs and realities of young people in the war and post-war period.

The assessment is conducted within the framework of the component “Participatory Youth Policy”, and it is assumed that the results of the assessment will become the basis for:

• development of a Standard Curriculum for representatives of local, regional and national authorities in the field of youth policy according to the Council of Europe standards on implementation of youth policy, which is based on the approaches of participation, youth participation and civic participation in the decision-making process;
• a training manual on standards, tools and resources for strengthening youth policy and youth work at the local and regional levels to remove barriers to youth participation;
• training for trainers;
• mentoring and expert support for team of trainers in the preparation and implementation of trainings at the regional and local level;
• a consolidation meeting to evaluate the implementation of training programs.

In addition to the survey, the assessment of the needs and state of activity of the authorities responsible for youth policy involves mapping and in-depth interviews with civil servants and officials of local self-government.

The project 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.

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.

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