Youth Dialogue 2021 - Belgian French-Speaking Youth Council

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"The call concerns the last 12 months of 8th Cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue. This project aims to implement the youth goal #9 Space and Participation for All. Forum des Jeunes and its young Ambassadors will organise various activities in order to reach this youth goal. For the Forum des Jeunes, the final objective of this Cycle is to build a policy paper that answers the question: How to reinforce youth participation in society? This position will be the basis of our advocacy work towards policy-makers at all levels of authority in Belgium and at European level. The overall objective is to bring out concrete ways (means/measures) to improve youth participation. To reach this goal, qualitative consultations and a centralised quantitative survey will be carried out. Dialogue activities between young people and decision-makers will also be organised to create an informal participation space where young people can express their opinions and recommendations. Partnerships with various stakeholders (NWG, youth organisations, etc.) will be created throughout the Cycle in order to reach a wide and representative target audience. Our target audience is all young people aged between 16 and 30 and living in the Belgian French-Community. Particular attention will be given to young people with less opportunities and those who live in rural areas to ensure that the results reflect the diversity of Belgian youth. Decision-makers and youth organisations are also important stakeholders of this project. In terms of outcomes, the analysis of our consultations and other activities will be gathered through a policy paper containing concrete political demands that reflect young people’s voices. In terms of dissemination, various communication products (visuals, documents, brochure, and events) will be produced to promote our activities and its results and increase their visibility to young people and to other partners."