Rural advocacy: buildng skills and empowering change-makers across rural Europe

Rural Youth Europe (RYE) in cooperation with the Council of Europe and the European Youth Center in Budapest (EYCB) are organising the study session “Rural Advocacy: Building Skills and Empowering Change-makers Across Rural Europe”. The study session will bring together 35 young people from rural communities of Council of Europe member states with the aim to empower a new generation of rural youth change-makers by equipping them with the advocacy skills and knowledge needed to actively engage at local, national, and European levels. This platform will foster meaningful participation, amplify their voices, and strengthen their impact on rural development and societal change.  

The objectives of the study session are:   

• To bring together rural young people from across Europe and to provide a space for interaction;  

• To raise awareness on the importance of advocacy, European democratic processes, the institutions as well as the topic of meaningful rural youth participation;  

• To build capacities and equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary so they can advocate for their needs, ideas and meaningfully participate in political processes and society as rural youth change-makers;  

• To create a new generation of rural youth advocates and leaders, equipped with the needed competencies and tools to participate at the European level and become RYE’s new generation of representatives.

More on the link below. Registrations are now closed.