From 7 to 11 December 2020 twenty-six participants from different regions of the Russian Federation took part in a training seminar “50-50” for specialists of local and regional authorities and representatives from non-governmental organisations working with young people from the Russian Federation, held in residential format in Ryazan region, Russian Federation.
Within the seminar programme, the participants discussed current realities, shared experience and positive practices for ensuring young people’s access to rights and for strengthening youth policy and youth work during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Online, the participants met with representatives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the National Youth Council of Russia, the Council of Europe Youth Department, youth workers from youth centres and youth organisations from Estonia, Lithuania, Spain as well as the Arkhangelsk Novosibirsk regions.
The core part of the programme was dedicated to drafting a Set of proposals to youth workers and youth policy makers at regional level, on how to support young people and the youth policy field today. In order to come establish relevant proposals, the participants explored Recommendation CM/Rec (2016)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on young people's access to rights in addition to the outcomes of the 3rd European Youth Work Convention.
