The Youth Advocacy Bridge
Date of publication: July 1, 2025.
Project information
ENG:
The project "The Youth Advocacy Bridge" is implemented by the World Youth Alliance of Southeast Europe in cooperation with the SPES Institute for Humanity and AI, with the financial support of the AU-EU Youth Action Lab program (Oxfam Novib, European Union). The goal of the project is to empower youth, especially marginalized youth from Croatia and Ethiopia, to monitor the transparency and accountability of government and the impact of technological development on democratic participation, through the creation of a comparative governance tool, advocacy training and the development of a 5-indicator framework for governance assessment. Activities include youth research workshops, international education in Zagreb, development and implementation of advocacy campaigns and dialogue with decision makers, as well as a network of Youth Governance Ambassadors to continue the application of the tool after the end of the project.
ENGLISH:
The project "The Youth Advocacy Bridge" is implemented by the World Alliance of Young People South-East Europe in partnership with the SPES Institute for Humanity and AI, with the financial support of the AU-EU Youth Action Lab program (Oxfam Novib, European Union). The project aims to empower young people, particularly marginalized youth from Croatia and Ethiopia, to monitor government transparency and accountability as well as the impact of technological development on democratic participation, through the development of a comparative governance tool, advocacy training, and the creation of a 5-indicator governance assessment framework. Activities include youth research workshops, international training in Zagreb, the development and implementation of advocacy campaigns, and dialogue with decision-makers, as well as the establishment of a Youth Governance Ambassadors network to ensure the continued application of the tool beyond the project's completion.

