Aim
The study session aims to empower youth participants to actively engage in the field of health and human rights. With the practical outcomes, they will be able to disseminate gained knowledge in their organisations.
Objectives
- To explore the concept of health as a human right and raise awareness amongst young people on how to utilise the human rights-based approach in their work, initiatives and advocacy efforts.
- To learn about the Council of Europe’s work on mental health and mental wellbeing of young people and its relation to access to rights, taking into account the Enter! Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3 on Access to Social Rights.
- To build the capacity of young people to become leaders and advocates in health and human rights so their needs do not get overlooked when it comes to health and wellbeing.
- To increase understanding of and foster peer-to-peer collaboration in engaging in and creating opportunities for health and human rights.
- To provide a space where they can develop their own ideas for how to serve as multipliers in their own local realities, including but not limited to inclusive and democratic policy-drafting and campaign-creating.
Abouth the organisation
YHO works towards health and wellbeing of young people, through promotion of healthy lifestyles and prevention of non-communicable diseases, including mental health and environmental health. It develops and supports evidence-based and effective policies to assure health-promoting environments for young people.
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