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Building Capacity of Youth Councils in Donetsk Region

Course description
The course is aimed at providing basic knowledge about the functioning of youth councils as a tool for involving young people in decision-making. Participants will gain practical advocacy skills, learn to apply various tools at the community, regional, and national levels, and get acquainted with successful cases of youth councils in Ukraine. The course includes step-by-step guidance for creating youth councils and recommendations for their effective operation.

What you will learn
- What a youth council is and how it works
- How to create and organize a youth council
- Which participation tools are available for young people
- How to advocate for youth interests at local and national levels

Duration
619 minutes

Format
10 topics, approx. 80 minutes each

Methodology
Theory (100%)

Additionally
Certificate upon course completion
COURSE SPEAKERS

Volodymyr Sonko
Head of NGO 'Ukrainian Association of Youth Councils'

Danylo Metelskyi
Director of NGO 'Center for Social Transformations' and Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Relations, NaUKMA

Diana Pridma
Youth council development expert, Head of Youth Council under KODA, Director of the Regional Communal Institution 'Plast Educational Center'

Yuliia Aleksiienko
Youth worker, board member of the Ukrainian Association of Youth Councils (UAYC), experienced in youth work and policy development

Maksym Bondarenko
Head of the Youth Council under the Sumy Regional State Administration

Oleksandr Tuz
Lawyer, public activist, board member of the NGO 'European Democratic Youth Network of Ukraine'

Lesia Holoiad
Program Manager, Head of the National Youth Advisors Association, author of advocacy guides for youth councils

Viktoriia Polishchuk
Head of the Kirovohrad Youth Council, trainer of youth programs

Sviatoslav Bilous
Board Member of UAYC in charge of institutional development, Head of Youth Council under Ivano-Frankivsk City Council, experienced in youth council activities and grant writing
REVIEWS
COURSE PROGRAM
Module 1
Fundamentals of Youth Self-Governance and the Role of Youth Councils
- TOPIC 1. Youth Council as a Tool for Youth Participation
- TOPIC 2. Importance of Strategic and Operational Planning for Youth Councils
Module 2
Advocacy, Communication, and Influence
- TOPIC 3. Advocacy for Targeted Programs in Communities
- TOPIC 4. Establishing and Developing Youth Councils
Module 3
Organizational Capacity and Institutional Development
- TOPIC 5. Developing Social Responsibility Competencies Among Youth Council Members
- TOPIC 6. Funding Youth Councils
- TOPIC 7. Registration and Operations of NGOs
- TOPIC 8. Social Media as a Civic Engagement Tool
- TOPIC 9. Leadership and Effective Team Building in Times of Challenge
- TOPIC 10. Funding Youth Councils