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Youth Voice Regional Campaign
“The Future We Want in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”
Report
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………… page 2
BACKGROUND AND CONCEPT .………………………………………………………………………………………………… page 7
REGIONAL INITIATIVES ……………..………………………………………….………………………………………….……… page 8
Regional advocacy platform ………………………………………………………………………………………… page 8
Writing articles ………………………………………………..………………….…..……………………… page 8
Sharing resources…………………………………………………………………….….…………..……… page 9
Taking selfies with a message ………………………………………………………..……..…………page 10
Regional advocacy training …………………………………………………………..…………….………………page 12
NATIONAL INITIATIVES …......................................................................................................... page 13
National advocacy campaigns …………………………………………………….…………….….…………… page 13
Country Summaries ……………….………………………………………………………………………… page 13
Working in partnership at national level ………………………..…………….………………… page 18
Youth priorities ………………………………………………………….……………………………………page 19
Facilitating factors ………………………………………….……….…………….…..……….………….page 22
Challenges faced ……………………………………………….…………………………………..……… page 22
Lessons learned and recommendations …………………………………………….…..…….… page 23
WAY FORWARD…………………………………………………………………..……………………………….……………….. page 23
ANNEX ……………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………… page 24
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background
Based on the positive experience of creating youth platforms for sharing youth perspectives (i.e. the
Regional Youth Forum in 2013), the UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
(EECARO) has continued to ensure a broad consultation and coordination with the youth organizations
and networks in the region and the collecting of youth views, experiences and expectations related to
the post-2015 development framework. Building on the Regional 2013 Geneva Conference Outcome
Document and the Youth Call to Action, the “Youth Voice” Regional Campaign aims to ensure that
young people are placed in the center of the future development agenda, which can only be achieved
with their full participation. The “Youth Voice” Regional Campaign comprises several elements, with
activities at both the regional and national level, taking place from October 2014 to November 2015.
Coordination
Coordination of the campaign is carried out by a Regional Youth
Leadership Group that is composed of representatives of the
following youth networks/institutions: ASTRA Youth, PETRI Center
Sofia, YouAct, Youth Coalition, Y-PEER and YSAFE, in close
collaboration with the Adolescents and Youth Cluster in the UNFPA
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (EECARO) and
UNFPA Country Offices.
Participating organizations
Following an open call launched in October 2014, 80 organizations from 23 countries in Central and
Eastern Europe and Central Asia have signed up to join the “Youth Voice” Regional Campaign.
Youth-led or youth-serving organizations expressed their interest in contributing to the Campaign by:
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Writing articles for publication on the regional online advocacy platform
Sharing resources in the Library on the regional online advocacy platform
Making the case for investing in youth, by taking and sharing a selfie with a message
Organizing national advocacy campaigns
The full list of participating organizations can be found in the Annex of this report.
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Regional advocacy platform
The regional advocacy platform EECA Youth Voice (http://eecayouthvoice.org/) was developed in both
the English and Russian languages and has served as the main place for young people to share their
messages and access information and tools to build their advocacy strategies.
In the first three months after its launch, from October 2014 to January 2015, the advocacy platform
gathered together:
 41 articles written by young people. These blog entries on different topics allow young people
to share their opinions, views, situations or examples from their community, country or region,
as well as updates about the activities and advocacy work being carried out at a national level.
 A calendar of main events and milestones at the global, regional and national level.
 An online library with 65 national, regional and international resources (publications, toolkits,
brochures, fact sheets, infographics) that help young advocates to better plan their activities.
Social media mobilization
Along with the http://eecayouthvoice.org/ website, youth across the region used social media channels
to mobilize and engage other young people in the campaign:
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The EECA Youth Voice Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/EECAYouthVoice) has
more than 1,000 followers
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150 tweets used the hashtag #eecayouthvoice
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1,000 selfies with a message have been collected from youth across the region
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The campaign activities made 30 appearances in local news; Albania, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan,
Macedonia, Moldova and Turkey all reported wide media coverage
National advocacy campaigns
The national advocacy campaign was envisioned to be rolled out in two phases:
 Phase 1: Mobilize and gather youth voices from your country - in 2014
 Phase 2: Reach out to decision-makers from your country - in 2015
For the Phase 1 activities, 17 countries held consultations with young people and gathered diverse
youth voices, then developed the youth vision for the future they want through a consultative process
and formulated key messages that will be used for the follow-up Phase 2 activities.
Out of these 17 countries,
 In 14 countries, the activities were implemented with financial support from the UNFPA
Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Country Offices
 In three countries, the activities were implemented with support from both the UNFPA Regional
Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Country Offices, as well as by using organization’s
own resources
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In three countries, the activities had already been planned by the participating organization,
which had allocated its own resources for the project
Activities and youth engagement
The type of activities carried out at the national level included workshops and focus-group discussions
(Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Turkmenistan), gathering photos with messages from
different locations across the country (Macedonia and Kosovo), debate tournaments (Tajikistan) and
collecting postcards (Moldova).
Across the 17 countries, more than 7,500 young people have been engaged in the consultation process
and contributed to shaping the youth vision for the future they want. The activities drew participation of
youth from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including:
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1,186 young people from rural areas
1,201 young people from ethnic minorities
231 young people from families with socio-economic difficulties or who are at risk of losing
parental care
Close to 100 young people who lack parental care, have disabilities (hearing and speech
disabilities, restriction of movement, etc.), have been released from prison, or belong to the
LGBTQI community
Note: The total number of marginalized groups and minorities engaged cannot be fully reflected, as
some young people did not want to be identified as part of such groups, and some national
consultations did not closely monitor the profile of youth participants.
Youth priorities
In all countries, young people voiced their needs and recommendations and agreed on the priorities
they would like to present to their national stakeholders and further advocate for their inclusion within
the post-2015 development agenda.
Though there are variations in the youth priorities identified by the youth organizations or networks in
each country, the overarching ones mentioned in all 17 country reports are related to investments in
young people’s:
Education
While ensuring
and
Health
Meaningful youth participation,
including youth-adult partnership
and
Employment
Equal opportunities for all
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These results strengthen the conclusions of the UNFPA SWOP Regional Supplement “Investing in Young
People in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”1, which emphasized the need to ensure the current
generation of young people is equipped with the education, skills and health it needs to help translate
today’s demographic realities into tomorrow’s economic and social prosperity.
Summary of youth priorities identified during the national consultations in 17 countries in
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Youth priorities
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10
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6
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Number of countries
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http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/SWOP%20Supplement%20Final%20Web%20Version_0.pdf
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Way forward
All country reports include a clear expression of interest in continuing the national advocacy campaign
by conducting activities in 2015. Some of the organizations (e.g. those from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and
Turkmenistan) have already developed an Action Plan, while others will be doing so in the upcoming
period.
In Georgia and Belarus, for example, a Youth Advisory Panel will be used as a mechanism to finalize a set
of recommendations based on the youth vision and ideas collected in Phase 1 and then present them to
decision-makers, stakeholders and government representatives during roundtable meetings.
UNFPA Country Offices in Albania, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova and
Turkmenistan have already expressed their support for continuing to work with interested CSOs and
young people on developing a joint advocacy plan tolobby central and local governments to put youth
issues into their annual budgets and plans.
Already-planned regional and national events and processes will be used as opportunities to create
momentum around this campaign and to conduct follow-up activities. Such events include the
Conference on the Healthy Lifestyle for managers of educational institutions organized by UNFPA
Kyrgyzstan and the Model United Nations Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Expanding the partnerships and engaging more civil society organizations as well as other stakeholders
such as the National Youth Council and Agency for Youth and Sports has been mentioned as a priority by
organizations in Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BiH, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.
The Bulgarian NGOs mentioned an initiative to develop a regional campaign in partnership with the
Romanian NGOs, members of Y-PEER and YouAct, and UNFPA EECARO. The idea is to create and
distribute postcards across the two countries (Bulgaria and Romania) and engage young people in
writing their messages on the cards, then collecting them and sending them in regular pouches to
relevant EU parliament members. Then, a hearing at the European Parliament could be organized to
present the key collected messages. This campaign would aim to make the youth voice heard at the EU
level since Bulgaria and Romania will be involved in the post-2015 inter-governmental negotiations as
part of the EU region.
These organizations are planning to prepare proposals and seek support from UNFPA EECARO and
UNFPA Country Offices as well as from other potential donors, such as:
- Other UN agencies
- The EU
- Various international organizations such as AMSHC (Agency for Civil Society Support)
and IPPF
- Municipalities
- Embassies
- Private donors
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BACKGROUND AND CONCEPT OF THE CAMPAIGN
Two decades after the adoption of the landmark Cairo Programme of Action by the 1994 International
Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), and a year before the expiration of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), several processes have been taking place to review the progress that has
been made and identify the gaps that still exist in achieving these targets. The post-2015 framework will
build on these earlier agreements to guide future government policies and spending on social and
economic development.
The role of youth in the post-2015 development framework
In the course of the ICPD Beyond 2014 Review, a number of regional conferences/forums and
global/regional thematic conferences were organized. In December 2012 in Bali, the first UN-mandated
process led by global youth, for global youth, gathered over 3,000 onsite and virtual delegates to make
recommendations that formed the Bali Declaration2 - a groundbreaking document that contributed to
shaping the future development agenda. Following the success of the Bali Declaration, regional
platforms were developed in preparation for the Regional Population Conferences.
In 2013, UNFPA EECARO organized a Regional Youth Forum in Istanbul which brought together 40 young
people from the UNECE region (comprising Europe, Central Asia, North America and Israel). This youthled initiative reached out to networks and mobilized young people in the region to provide input to help
establish a vision and ICPD-related priorities for the region over the next decade. The meeting’s
outcome document – The UNECE Regional Youth Conference Call to Action3 – was presented by 10
young people selected from among their peers, at the Regional Population Conference “Enabling
Choices: Population priorities for the 21st century” in Geneva.
Building on this positive experience, UNFPA EECARO is committed to continue ensuring a broad
consultation and coordination with the youth organizations and networks in the region, and to collect
youth views, experiences and expectations related to the national development and the creation of the
global post-2015 development framework. By building on previous processes and outcome documents,
the “Youth Voice” Regional Campaign aims to ensure that young people are placed in the center of the
future national and global development agenda, which can only be achieved with their full
participation.
The campaign included several elements and activities at the regional and national levels, from October
2014 to November 2015. Young people were engaged at both levels and a strong coordination between
country and regional levels was ensured with the support of the Regional Youth Leadership Group,
composed of representatives of the following youth networks/institutions: ASTRA Youth, PETRI Center
Sofia, YouAct, Youth Coalition, Y-PEER and YSAFE, in a close collaboration with the Adolescent and Youth
Cluster in UNFPA EECARO and UNFPA Country Offices.
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https://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/events/2012/Bali%20Global%20youth%20Forum
%20Declaration%20FINAL-1.pdf
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http://eeca.unfpa.org/publications/unece-regional-youth-conference-call-action
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REGIONAL ADVOCACY PLATFORM
The EECA Youth Voice (http://eecayouthvoice.org/) regional advocacy platform has been developed in
both English and Russian and has served as the main place for young people to share their messages and
access information and tools to build their advocacy strategies.
Young people contributed to enriching the content of the website by:
Writing articles
Sharing resources
Taking selfies with a message
WRITING ARTICLES
The http://eecayouthvoice.org/ regional advocacy platform gathered together
41 articles written by young people over a period of three months, from
November 2014 to January 2015. These blog entries on different topics allowed
young people to share their opinions, views, situations or examples from their
community or country, as well as updates about the activities happening at a
national level, within the framework of the campaign.
A list of all articles collected can be found in the Annex to this report.
The main themes of these articles were chosen to reflect and build on previous consultations that took
place at the global4, regional5 and national levels, including “The world we want” national consultations
and the ICPD review-related consultations that represent the youth voice and priorities for the post2015 development agenda:
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Education, including comprehensive sexuality education, improving preparedness for the
employment market, etc.
Health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to youth-friendly
services, safe and legal abortion, etc.
Employment, including links with education, entrepreneurship, etc.
Participation & volunteering, including participation in decision-making, research and data
on young people, transparency, etc.
Discrimination & equality, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender
identity and expression, violence, migrants’ rights, etc.
4
The Global Youth Call “Prioritizing Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda”
http://www.un.org/youthenvoy/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/The_Global_Youth_Call.pdf
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UNECE Regional Youth Conference Call to Action, based on Bali Youth Forum Declaration
http://eeca.unfpa.org/publications/unece-regional-youth-conference-call-action
Youth Statement on the Post-2015 Development Goals - Europe & Central Asia
http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/POST-2015_statement_31_11_No_TRACK_FINAL.pdf
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Through these articles, young people have raised awareness about the issues that concern them,
challenged social norms and suggested solutions for some of the problems they are facing. Some of the
issues addressed in the articles were related to child marriage (Georgia and Romania), teenage
pregnancy (Romania) and gender discrimination (Moldova).
Other articles presented different methods of working with and engaging young people, such as by using
theatre-based techniques (Russia) and debate techniques (Tajikistan).
Many of the article writers shared news about their countries’ capacity building, outreach or advocacy
work at the national level, including: activities dedicated to World AIDS Day (Bulgaria, Moldova and
Turkey), launching the “Youth Voice” campaign and implementing national consultations (Kosovo,
Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Romania and Ukraine).
Below are some quotes from the articles written by young people, addressing issues such as:
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Parental engagement for comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents and youth
“Helping parents in Albania educate young people about sexuality and discuss the subject in the
context of a loving family may require a great and concrete effort by the institutions at all levels. But
it is not impossible. We could learn from the best experiences of the other countries. First of all it
requires a close cooperation between all the stakeholders involved in addressing the issue.
Policymakers have to focus their attention on creating and implementing parental education
programs appropriate to our social-cultural context along with other initiatives, in order to improve
the sexual and reproductive health of youth in Albania.”
Uarda Petriti, a youth peer educator from Albania who has a master’s degree in public health and is
putting her knowledge and skills into practice by delivering sexual and reproductive health to other
young people
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The impact of early and forced child marriage
“It is indisputable that the social and emotional impacts of an early marriage are devastating. One
of the main contributing factors is related to the lack of importance given to girls’ education. Also, a
young pregnant girl has more responsibilities, which means less time for concentrating on selfdevelopment and education. Considering that she is unlikely to go back to school and get a diploma,
she won’t be qualified for getting a job and this causes further challenges such as unemployment.”
Giorgi Shakarashvili, a healthcare management student from Georgia, member of the Georgian Youth
Education and Development Association, and head of the youth reproductive health center at the
University of Georgia
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The importance of data collection in addressing gender equality
“Before designing the programme it is important that we identify the main socio-cultural issues of the
region, assess the challenges and the goals for implementing the programme,and study and consult
the statistics. True and accurate information on the gender issues specific to the region can only be
obtained by going into the field and seeing the real situation.”
Daniela Alexeiciuc, advocate and trainer at the CEDES Association of Development of Health and
Education in Moldova and a member of YouAct, the European Youth Network on Sexual and
Reproductive Rights
SHARING RESOURCES
The http://eecayouthvoice.org/ regional advocacy platform also has an online
library through which young people gathered and shared 65 resources
(publications, toolkits, brochures, fact sheets and infographics) that are helping
youth advocates to better plan their actions.
30 regional and international and 35 national publications on youth sexual and reproductive health and
rights, empowerment and participation, advocacy, ICPD Review and post-2015 development agenda
have been shared. As a platform for knowledge-sharing, the online library will continue to gather further
materials throughout 2015.
A list of all resources collected can be found in the Annex to this report.
TAKING A SELFIE WITH A MESSAGE
In the first weeks of the campaign, young people made megaphones out of paper
and wrote their message on them. They then took photos of themselves with the
megaphones and uploaded then on Twitter and/or Facebook, using the hashtags
#eeacyouthvoice and #showyourselfie.
The photos contributed to the #showyourselfie global movement, initiated by UNFPA. The photos
submitted are contributing to a visual petition aimed to show world leaders that young people need to
be recognized, that they want to make a difference and have their voice heard, that NOW is the time to
invest in them.
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In all countries, young people used the opportunity of other events, such as the “Jashtar Camp” in
Kyrgyzstan, to encourage more young people to contribute to the selfies campaign with their own
messages. In Kosovo and Macedonia, the teams designed and produced a photo booth for field activities
in different cities, as seen in the image below:
In total, young people managed to collect about 1,000 selfies. The messages conveyed through these
pictures addressed the need for investment in youth, the importance of young people’s presence in
decision-making, and issues of education, equality, health and inclusion of minorities.
Below are few selected examples of the main
messages that young people wrote in the
photos:
 Take volunteerism into consideration
as work experience
 We want more friendly services for
young people
 We need more peer educators on
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youth-related issues
Include youth priorities at the heart of national and
international development frameworks
We can’t achieve full realization of youth rights
without our meaningful participation
We have energy and ideas to build a brighter future
Youth are key agents for development and peace
We want quality education
We want access to quality health education in
school, including comprehensive sexuality education
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REGIONAL ADVOCACY TRAINING
To support the “Youth Voice” Regional Campaign
momentum, the Peer Education Training and
Research Institute (PETRI) Sofia Center and UNFPA
EECARO dedicated their Annual Training School to
the topic of advocacy. The training brought together
57 participants from 19 countries across the Eastern
Europe and Central Asian region, from organizations
that had joined the campaign and planned to
conduct national advocacy campaigns.
The training strengthened the capacity of young
people to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate advocacy campaigns in their countries aimed at
improving the situation of young people and ensuring their issues are reflected in the post-2015 agenda
as they developed concrete action plans for their national campaigns.
The training was a priceless and irreplaceable experience. I was
incredibly delighted to get to know many enthusiastic people
who strive to transform the world into a better place to live and
to hear their innovative ideas – that’s the best motivation one
could ask for. We are now even more entitled to plan, act and
make a difference.
Aidana Yeslamgali (Y-PEER Kazakhstan)
Dynamic, interactive and very useful – those would be the three
words I’d use to describe the Advocacy Training. There were
many highly motivated young people from various parts of the
region partaking and willing to learn, so I think this made the
whole training an environment of exchanging good practices and
learning not only from the trainers but from our peers as well.
Having the possibility to transform theory into practice and being
mentored by professionals were the main things I would like to
highlight when talking about the training.
Aulonë Kadriu (Peer Education Network, Kosovo)
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NATIONAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS
The national advocacy campaigns are being rolled out in two phases:
 Phase 1: Mobilizing and gathering youth voices - in 2014
 Phase 2: Reaching out to decision-makers - in 2015
An open call for proposals was sent out to all participating organizations in
October 2014. A review of these proposals was conducted by a Selection
Committee consisting of:
 One member from the Regional Youth Leadership Group
 One member from the UNFPA EECA Regional Office
 One member from the UNFPA Country Office
The awarded proposals have been implemented with financial support from the UNFPA Regional Office
for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and from UNFPA Country Offices. 40 youth-led or youth-serving
organizations from 14 countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Georgia,
Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine) were supported by
UNFPA in conducting a national consultation or a similar activity in the framework of the “Youth Voice”
Regional Campaign.
Moreover, 11 youth-led or youth-serving organizations from six countries (Albania, Bulgaria,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkey) conducted activities in the framework of the “Youth
Voice” Regional Campaign that they had already planned and allocated resources for from their own
budgets.
Each country organized a different type of activity, but with the same objective: to gather diverse youth
voices to develop the youth vision for the future they want through a consultative process. The
following paragraphs summarize the highlights of activities organized in each country.
Albania
Young people took part in consultation workshops and gave their input related to the priority issues that
should be addressed by the government and included in the post-2015 development agenda. A final
meeting then gathered youth leaders from four parts of the country (Tirana, Vlora, Shkodra and Korca)
who worked together to compile a final document related to youth priorities at the national level. This
document will be the advocacy tool used by young people from Albania to urge decision-makers and
politicians to include youth priorities in their local and national development plans and in the post-2015
development agenda. The UNFPA SWOP Report launch event also focused on exploring the views and
concerns of the youth in Albania regarding the future and the post-2015 development agenda, as it
brought together young people and government representatives (Minister of Interior, Minister of
Education, Minister of Health and Minister of Social Welfare and Youth).
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Armenia
The organizations in Armenia have focused on preparatory activities for the roll-out of the national
campaign: materials were translated into the local language and announcement letters and a Facebook
page were created. In 2015, meetings with youth and discussions and debates on issues that directly
affect them will take place.
Azerbaijan
A day-long consultation with young people was organized back-to-back with a four-day-long theatrebased training aimed at raising awareness on SRHR, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and trafficking. A
follow-up activity was held in collaboration with the Ombudsman’s Office in Baku at the Ombudsman
Resource Center, and brought together more than 60 people, including young students and
schoolchildren with a poor socio-economic background, as well as their parents. The peer educators
performed theatre scenes which revealed aspects of youth SRH, gender equality, stigma and
discrimination. This was followed by a facilitated consultation in which the group shared views on the
issues they would like to change, emphasizing the need for improved youth involvement and
participation.
Belarus
Partner organizations conducted group discussions with young people from diverse backgrounds,
including those who are vulnerable and most at risk. Selfies with a message were collected and used for
the development of a “Youth Voice” calendar publication. Four selected videos were selected from
submissions to a video contest with the theme “A world without stigma”. The final meeting summed up
the results of the various consultations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The views and priorities of young people were
collected through five focus group discussions
with young people from diverse backgrounds.
Then, a roundtable was convened with youth
stakeholders and representatives such as
student councils, municipality councils and
school representatives, and the youth vision
was presented.
Bulgaria
The participating organizations are also part of the ACT!2015 advocacy initiative of UNAIDS and have
thus already brought together a national alliance and conducted a strategic meeting in September 2014.
Within the joint framework of the ACT!2015 and the “Youth Voice” Regional Campaign, they organized
the “Klyuche Forum”, which saw six youth speakers present on two thematic areas: comprehensive
sexuality education (CSE) and youth employment. The event was attended by 73 participants: young
people, NGO representatives, business representatives and decision-makers, including the Deputy
Minister of Youth and Sport. The UNFPA SWOP Report Executive Summary and the Eastern Europe and
Central Asia Regional Supplement were translated and the materials distributed among the attendees of
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the “Klyuche Forum”. These actions complemented each other and presented solid arguments on the
role of CSE in youth development and economic growth. A custom made photo-stand was also installed
at the venue and used to collect selfies with messages from young people.
Georgia
The UNFPA SWOP and the Youth Voice campaign in Georgia were launched with a press conference that
included the participation of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs. The event was followed by a
screening of the documentary film “Motherhood in Childhood” on the issue of early marriages in
Georgia. Later, two other events were organized in rural areas, where the same documentary was
shown and followed by discussions with the gathered group of local youth. A screening of the film
“Dallas Buyers Club”, followed by a discussion session on issues related to HIV stigma and ways to
prevent it, was also organized to mark World AIDS Day.
Kazakhstan
The consultation "Voice of Young People
in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
Formation of proposals for the post2015 development agenda” was
organized with the support of the UNFPA
CO, and with the participation of 25
young people of various backgrounds.
The consultation’s report was presented
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ministry of Healthcare and Social
Development and Parliamentarians
during a roundtable meeting.
Kyrgyzstan
The youth networks used the momentum created
by the "Jashtar camp" and set up a stand where
young people were informed about the Youth
Voice campaign, photographed with messages
and informed about a petition in support of an
SRHR bill. They also organized meetings with
university students, held a flash mob advocating
for parliamentarians’ support for the reproductive
rights bill and produced a video for advocacy
purposes.
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Kosovo
A workshop-tour took place in five municipalities (Prishtina, Gjilan, Gjakove, Dragash, Mitrovica),
engaging young people from elementary and high schools. In each of the workshops, after hearing
information presented about the campaign, young people participated in a facilitated discussion that
revealed what they think can be changed for the better in their community, city, school or country and
how they can be part of that change.
Macedonia
The team from Macedonia gathered youth voices by visiting universities, youth events, youth
organizations and urban locations and then used these inputs to develop a photography exhibition. This
exhibition was displayed in the same venue where youth activists performed three educational shadowtheatre plays, followed by facilitated discussions. The culminating event was a youth conference and
roundtable discussion that provided space for the representatives of the youth sector (youth
organizations, political party youth wings, student associations, and relevant institutions) to discuss
development policies and inclusion of youth priorities.
Moldova
Youth voices were collected through postcards on which young people wrote their answers to the
question “Why should the government
invest in young people?”. Nearly 7,500
young people were informed, motivated,
and given the opportunity to express
their opinion during the campaign and
almost 3,000 postcard responses were
received. The answers were analyzed and
backed-up by statistical data on the main
problems facing youth as well as
solutions to these problems. A youth
statement was developed and will be
used to advocate for the inclusion of
young people into government priorities.
Romania
A consultation workshop brought together participants from different NGOs and with different
backgrounds. The workshop included a capacity-building component on general advocacy principles in
which participants analyzed strategic documents, statistics and laws, and voted on their six main
priorities. Following the development of a joint Position Paper, participants conducted a validation
process using the open space method, which involved more than 300 young people.
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Turkmenistan
The voices and opinions of young people were collected by conducting focus group discussions, debates,
competitions and interviews, as well as by analyzing some of the available reports and previously
conducted consultations with young people.
Tajikistan
The activities implemented included a debate tournament
and an art event where young artists expressed their
thoughts and visions for the future through painting, graffiti
and anime. A youth conference then brought together
representatives of governmental and nongovernmental
organizations to discuss the youth priorities and their
integration in the future development agenda. In addition,
the NGO "Cultural Educational Center for Girls - Tomiris"
organized a Public Forum for women and girl leaders where
issues related to capacity-building and methods of
preventing violence against girls from rural areas were
addressed.
“Art can stir our curiosity, spark our
creativity, provoke contemplation or
discussions, and trigger memories.
Great
works
of
art
help
us make connections among ideas
and people. They connect us and help
bring us together; access to great
works of art elevates the creative
energy as well as the sense of
cohesion within that community”
Tajikistan team member
Turkey
All activities were carried out as part of the
Annual Work Plan of the “Community
Volunteers Foundation”, an organization
that is one of UNFPA’s implementing
partners in Turkey. This Annual Work Plan
included: the UNFPA SWOP Report launch
event where young people presented their
statements
to
representatives
of
government,
non-governmental
organizations and media; over 156
outreach events in 37 different cities in
Turkey to mark World AIDS Day; and the
convening of a Youth Advisory Panel in
order to ensure more youth-friendly
programming and gather young people’s recommendations for UNFPA Turkey programmes.
Ukraine
Along with organizing meetings with local youth activists and students, the main activity in Ukraine
focused on producing a video that incorporates inputs received from young people – what they need,
and what the state and society can do to create favorable conditions for their development and wellbeing.
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 18
Youth engagement
In total, more than 7,500 young people have been
engaged in the consultation process and
contributed in shaping the youth vision for the
future they want.
The activities drew the participation of youth from
diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds,
including:
 1,186 young people from rural areas
 1,201 young people from ethnic minorities
 231 young people from families at risk of losing parental care, or who face socio-economic
difficulties
 Close to 100 young people who lack parental care, have disabilities (hearing and speech
disabilities, restriction of movement, etc.), have been released from prison, or belong to the
LGBTQI community
Note: The total number of marginalized groups and minorities engaged cannot be fully reflected, as
some of the young people did not want to be identified as part of such groups, and some national
consultations did not closely monitor the profile of youth participants.
The summary of country activities and participants can be found as Annex to this report.
Working in partnership
Along with the organizations that submitted joint proposals and worked in close collaboration with the
UNFPA Country Office team, there were other partners or stakeholders engaged in the activities:
 Albania: Directorates of Education in Tirana and Vlora, Faculty of Public Health, Brainstorm
Organization, Roma NGOs, Youth Center in Vlora
 Azerbaijan: NAYORA, Children’s Public Union, Office of the Ombudsman
 BiH: Schools’ student councils, municipality councils, NGOs, Red Cross
 Belarus: Belarusian Association of UNESCO Clubs "BelSet anti-AIDS", NGO "Meeting", NGO
"Positive Movement"
 Bulgaria: Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport, Head of Parliamentarian Committee on
Education, Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law, National Center for Public Health and
Analysis, Bulgarian Family Planning Association, UNFPA Liaison Officer in Bulgaria, Network of
Health Mediators
 Georgia: The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia; CCE (Center for Civic Engagement in
Kakheti) and Sukhishvilebi University Gori
 Kyrgyzstan: AFPPD, PU “Kyrgyz Indigo”, Kyrgyz National University named after J.Balasagyn,
Kyrgyz State University named after Arabaeva
 Macedonia: Southeast European University, Agency for Youth and Sports
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 19


Moldova: Administrations of middle and higher educational institutions in villages where the
campaign took place, administration of penal jurisdiction № 10 for juvenile criminals,
administrations of youth centers for the protection of the rights of the child in Chisinau
municipality
Ukraine: Universities in the eastern and southern parts of the country
“Working in partnership with many stakeholders has inspired the network members to work
together, collaborate, talk, listen to each other, hear and be heard.”
Azerbaijan team member
Youth priorities
In all countries, young people voiced their needs and recommendations and agreed on the priorities
they would like to present to their national stakeholders and further advocate for their inclusion within
the post-2015 development agenda.
Though there are variations in the youth priorities identified by the youth organizations and networks in
each country, the overarching ones mentioned in all 17 country reports are related to investments in
young people’s:
Education
While ensuring
Health
Meaningful youth participation,
including youth-adult partnership
and
and
Employment
Equal opportunities for all
This result strengthens the conclusions of the UNFPA SWOP Regional Supplement “Investing in Young
People in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”6, which emphasized the need to ensure the current
generation of young people is equipped with the education, skills and health it needs to help translate
today’s demographic realities into tomorrow’s economic and social prosperity.
Most Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries spend substantially less on education compared to
European Union countries7. The consequences of this and the demand for improvement were reflected
in the priorities identified by the young people involved in the campaign consultations:
 Providing quality education (Albania, Belarus, BiH, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia,
Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan)
6
http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/SWOP%20Supplement%20Final%20Web%20Version_0.pdf
7
Education Expenditure as % of GNI, World Development Indicators, 2012 – extract from
http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/SWOP%20Supplement%20Final%20Web%20Version_0.pdf
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 20
 Boosting the curricula reform at all levels of education, including life skills, gender-based and
rights-based approach and using interactive teaching methods (Albania)
 Ensuring that education matches the requirements of the job market (Belarus, BiH, Kazakhstan)
 Increasing teacher support (BiH)
 Prioritizing education as a key to eliminating harmful practices of child marriage and genderbased violence, and integrating SRHR issues into formal and informal education as an efficient
tool for raising awareness on the aforementioned issues and enabling youth to live healthy lives
(Georgia, Tajikistan)
 Ensuring access to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) (Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Turkey)
Albania
Belarus
BiH
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Macedonia
Moldova
Romania
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Quality Education
Belarus
BiH
Kazakhstan
Education matching
the job market
Albania
Bulgaria
Georgia
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Romania
Turkey
Comprehensive
Sexuality Education
Georgia
Tajikistan
Girls’ access to
education to prevent
child marriage
Along with the needs for investment in education, young people also reflected on health-related needs
and priorities:
 Providing quality healthcare (Belarus, BiH, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, and
Turkmenistan)
 Integrating youth-friendly health services into the primary healthcare package (Albania, Belarus,
Georgia, Moldova and Turkey)
Belarus
BiH
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Macedonia
Moldova
Turkmenistan
Quality healthcare
Albania
Belarus
Georgia
Moldova
Turkey
Youth-friendly
health services
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 21
Another area that needs to be prioritized, in order to complete and foster young people’s potential, is
related to employment:
 Enhancing local programs related to youth employment and building upon the need to improve
management of the education system in order to deliver the skills demanded by the labor
market (Albania, Belarus, BiH and Macedonia)
 Strengthening support for young people’s entrepreneurial endeavors, creation of conditions for
the realization of employment rights of young people, and, in particular, assistance in obtaining
first jobs after university graduation and opportunities for young professionals without working
experience (Moldova, Ukraine)
 Addressing the “export” of young people’s human capital to other countries, also known as
“brain drain” (BiH, Tajikistan)
Albania
BiH
Macedonia
Moldova
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Turkmenistan
Employment
opportunities
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Youth-adult
partnerships
“Social and financial insecurities are the main reasons for emigrating. This encompasses
unemployment, financial problems, the political situation and a desire for a better future. Due to the
difficult economic situation, our parents are mostly providing social and emotional support, rather than
sufficient financial support until we manage to ensure our own livelihoods. “
Young person from BiH
Promoting the participation of young people in decisions on policies and programmes that affect them
also came up as a priority in many of the countries (Albania, Belarus, BiH, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova,
Tajikistan and Turkey):
 Fostering youth leadership and participation
 Providing support and opportunities for youth and youth NGOs to be engaged in national
development strategies
 Cultivating youth-adult partnerships (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan)
 Ensuring inclusion of those from marginalized groups and inclusive and equitable opportunities
for all (Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BiH, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Romania)
Albania
Belarus
BiH
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Tajikistan
Turkey
Youth
Participation
Albania
Azerbaijan
Belarus
BiH
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Romania
Equal
opportunities
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 22
Facilitating factors
Two facilitating factors reported in most of the countries refer to the active participation and
contribution of the young people who have implemented the activities/projects and the facilitating role
played by the UNFPA Country Office (Albania, Moldova and Tajikistan).
Oher listed key factors include:
 Crucial NGO support (BiH)
 The ongoing advocacy initiative under ACT! 2015 (Bulgaria)
 Partnerships with universities and other organizations (Kyrgyzstan)
 Good media coverage (Macedonia)
 Ensuring wider visibility through promotional video clip (Moldova)
 Previous exposure to similar initiatives such as the 10 Days of Activism (Turkey)
 The interactive and participatory methodologies used, such as the focus-group discussions
(Albania) and role play and social theatre (Ukraine, Kosovo) which allow young people to share
their opinions in an engaging way
Challenges faced
The most common challenges identified were related to the activity of taking selfies with messages:
 Lack of smartphones
 Discomfort over appearing in publicly shared photos.
The fact that not all young people have enough technological support (smartphones) has been
addressed by activities that reached out to rural areas, and by those that used pre-printed boards and
the organization’s camera for taking photos (Macedonia, Kosovo). This aspect will be taken into
consideration for future planning.
Another area in which youth organizations faced challenges was related to youth engagement:
 Many young people aren’t informed on their rights and existing laws and regulations at the
country level, which created additional barriers in formulating their advocacy messages (BiH)
 General lack of trust in the government generated youth distrust in campaign effectiveness
(Moldova)
 Engaging an audience that is as diverse as possible, including youth with diverse social, ethnic
and cultural backgrounds (Ukraine)
 Ensuring meaningful participation of all participants (Albania)
 Some young people belonging to vulnerable groups, such as those using drugs, did not feel
comfortable voicing their needs due to fear of stigma and discrimination from other participants
Participants also mentioned logistical problems, such as the inconvenient timing of the campaign
activities in December, during general holidays, in the period of the govermental elections and when
bad weather affected travelling (BiH, Kosovo, Moldova).
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 23
Lessons learned and recommendations
The lessons learned section yielded very diverse responses:
 Planning in advance brings better achievements (Turkey and Kyrgyzstan)
 Joining forces among four NGOs created a positive image among targeted beneficiaries (Albania)
 A need for bridge-building between UN activities and young people (Belarus)
 The importance of engaging young people in decision-making processes (Georgia)
 The fact that every young person deserves to learn and present their own opinion (Kosovo)
 The importance of involving stakeholders from the planning phase on (Macedonia)
 The similarity of youth problems and needs regardless of social background (Ukraine)
As for recommendations, the responses were also very diverse, such as:
 Involving young people in advocacy as being one of the best ways to bring about change
(Albania)
 The need for additional capacity-building in project development, advocacy and partnership
building (BiH)
 Unifying voices at a regional level for the post-2015 inter-governmental negotiations taking
place in New York (Bulgaria)
 Identifying clear qualitative indicators to evaluate a campaign's success and involving more
young people in decision-making (Georgia)
 Forming a strong advocacy group and actively working with the media (Kyrgyzstan)
 Involving stakeholders in early event planning (Macedonia)
 Devoting more time for activities that aim to gather youth opinions and thoughts (Ukraine)
Way forward
All country reports include a clear expression of interest in continuing the national advocacy campaign
by conducting activities in 2015. Some of the organizations (e.g. those from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and
Turkmenistan) have already developed an Action Plan while others will be doing so in the upcoming
period.
In Georgia and Belarus, for example, a Youth Advisory Panel will be used as a mechanism to finalize the
set of recommendations based on the youth vision and ideas collected during Phase 1 and then present
them to decision-makers, stakeholders and the representatives of the government during roundtable
meetings.
UNFPA Country Offices in Albania, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova and
Turkmenistan have already expressed their support for continuing to facilitate and coordinate with
interested CSOs and young people on developing a joint advocacy plan. This will include advocacy with
the central and local government to put youth issues into their annual budgets and plans.
Already-planned regional and national events and processes will be used as an opportunity to create
momentum for this campaign and to conduct follow-up activities. Such events include the Conference
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 24
on the Healthy Lifestyle for managers of educational institutions organized by UNFPA Kyrgyzstan and the
Model United Nations Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Expanding the partnerships and engaging more civil society organizations as well as other stakeholders
such as the National Youth Council and Agency for Youth and Sports has been mentioned by
organizations in Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BiH, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.
The Bulgarian NGOs mentioned an initiative to develop a regional campaign in partnership with the
Romanian NGOs, members of Y-PEER and YouAct, and UNFPA EECARO. The idea is to create and
distribute postcards across the two countries and engage young people in writing their messages, then
collecting the cards and sending them in regular pouches to relevant EU parliament members. Then, a
Hearing at the European Parliament could be organized to present the key collected messages. This
campaign would aim to make the youth voice heard at EU level since Bulgaria and Romania will be
involved in the post-2015 inter-governmental negotiations as part of the EU region.
The organizations are planning to prepare proposals and seek support from UNFPA EECARO and UNFPA
Country Offices as well as from other potential donors, such as:
- Other UN agencies
- The EU
- Various international organizations such as AMSHC (Agency for Civil Society Support)
and IPPF
- Municipalities
- Embassies
- Private donors
Attached as Annex to this report:




List of articles written by young people
List of resources from online library
National consultations details
List of joining organizations
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 25
List of articles written by young people – published on http://eecayouthvoice.org/
Country
Total
number






Alternative Care in Albania
Albanian youth between
traditional mentality and trends
of globalization
Youth Voices from Tirana and
Vlora
Problematic situations of
violence against children and the
violation of their rights
Family Care
If I were a boy
Article Topic: POVERTY
“HUNGER”
Albania at the end of the 1st
Millennium and the beginning of
the 2nd Millennium
World AIDS Day in Bulgaria
Bulgarian National Training of
Trainers
Early Marriage in Georgia
Promoting Volunteeris
Georgia – Good Practices




Albania
8




Bulgaria
2
Georgia
3
Kazakstan
1
Kosovo
1



Kyrgyz
Republic
2



Macedonia
Article Author
Article Title
3








Eristjana Karcanaj (SOS
Children’s Villages Albania)
Uarda Petriti (Aksion Plus)
Brunilda Hylviu (ACPD)
Arjeta Alibali (SOS Villages)
Bedrie Fishti (high school
Shkoder-North Albania)
Uendi Bushati
Landi Dardha (“Martin
Camaj” school, 9th grade B)
Suad Tafili (high school
student, Shkoder)

Preslava Ivanova



Giorgi Shakarashvili
Biliki Society team
Eduard Demetrashvili
Tolerance and Gender Equality

The “Youth Voice” 5 day tour in
Kosovo has started!
Overview of the youth activities
in Jashtar Camp 2014
Youth of Kyrgyzstan vote for
sexual and reproductive rights!
The Making of our local
campaign in Macedonia
Y-PEER Macedonia channeling
youth voices through promotion
of youth creativity and activism
Better education, health and
employment opportunities are
youth priorities

Jamilya Akhmetova,
Nuralieva Alua
“Artpolis” team

Asel Kubanychbekova


Irina Janevska
Damjan Nikolovski
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 26


Moldova
5



Romania
3




Russia
2



Tajikistan
3
Turkey
2






Regional
articles
6



“Generation without HIV starts
with me” World AIDS Day
activities
Overcoming gender
discrimination through building
leadership skills
I became the girl who wanted to
change the world for the better
I gained problem solving skills
that I used to dream about
Connecting different
personalities in a couple of hours
Child marriage
Adolescent pregnancy
Youth Voice campaign lunch
Theater as a tool for supporting
advocacy events
The importance of the EnglishRussian translations for the
“Youth Voice” campaign
Debate – Building tolerance
About the Draft Law “On Public
Associations” in Tajikistan
International Day of People with
Disabilities in Tajikistan
World AIDS Day in Turkey
Small Funded Projects in Turkey
Young People as Stakeholders in
the Post-2015 Dev. Agenda
Explaining Post-2015 and How Young
People Can Still Get Involved
Listening to the Youth Voice in
Post-2015
Annual PETRI – Sofia Training
School for Advocacy
Y-PEER Regional Planning
Meeting
Regional Youth Leadership Group
of Youth Voice Campaign







“Generatia cu Initiativa”
team
Daniela Alexeiciuc , YouAct
Taya Dolgova volunteer of
“Generatia cu Initiativa”
Lera, volunteer of
“Generatia cu Initiativa”
Maxim Ujavka, volunteer of
“Generatia cu Initiativa”


Luciana Grosu, YouAct
Iulia Denisa Mihai si Oana
Mancu
Youth Voice NGOs team
Evdokia Romanova


Rukhshona Jamoliddinova
Dzumaeva Rano

Elçin Arıbaş

Youth Coalition members
contribution, re-posted
PETRI – Sofia team and YPEER members
PETRI – Sofia team and
RYLG members


“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 27
List of National Resources – published on http://eecayouthvoice.org/
Country
Total
number
Resources with country specific information
Albania
8
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
3. Resource title: Youth, Sexual and Reproductive Health
and 5 other products of the European Youth Parliament – EYP 4th
International Conference supported by UNFPA/UN Albania:
Preparation Kit, Issues, 2 Videos and the Resolution Booklet
Armenia
2
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
Azerbaijan
2
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
Belarus
1
BiH
2
1. Country Factsheet
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
Georgia
5
1. Three issues of Newsletter – Youth Vision
2. Country Factsheet
3. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
Kazakhstan
2
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
Kosovo
1
Kyrgyz
Republic
2
Macedonia
Moldova
1
1
Romania
2
Tajikistan
1
Turkey
2
Ukraine
2
1. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
1. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
1. Country Factsheet
1. Youth and HIV related country research
2. video on Family planning and fertility
1. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
1. Türkiye’deki 19 Milyon Gencin Gücü, video about Youth Power and
Country Statistics
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
1. Country Factsheet
2. Child Marriage – Country Specific supplement
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 28
List of Regional and International Resources - published on http://eecayouthvoice.org/
No. Category
Regional and International Resources Author / Organization
1
Advocacy
European Youth Advocacy Handbook YouAct
2
Advocacy
Toolkit for Advocacy Strategy
ACT!2015
3
Advocacy
Guide to Safe Abortion Advocacy
Youth Coalition
4
ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
Post-2015 Policy Briefs
Youth Coalition
5
ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
Post-2015 Made Simple
IPPF
6
ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
Human Rights Integration
Human Rights watch
7
ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
EECA Youth Statement
CSO
8
ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
Global Youth Call
CSO
9
ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
Regional CSO Recommendations
CSO
10 ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
CPD47 Watchdog
Youth Coalition
11 ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
UNECE Regional Youth Call to Action
CSO
12 ICPD beyond 2014 and post-2015
ICPD Regional Review
13 Regional publications
Youth SRHR Factsheets
YouAct
14 Regional publications
Youth SRHR Factsheet
Astra Youth
15 Regional publications
Adolescents’ SRHR
Astra Youth
16 Regional publications
Adolescent Pregnancy
UNFPA EECARO
17 Regional publications
Child Marriage
UNFPA EECARO
18 Regional publications
Adolescent and Youth
UNFPA EECARO
19 Regional publications
Youth Participation
UNFPA EECARO
20 International publications
YCSRR 2014 Watchdog
Youth Coalition
21 International publications
Women Deliver Infobook
Women Deliver
22 International publications
Invest In Girls And Women
Women Deliver
23 International publications
Invest In Youth
Women Deliver
24 International publications
Maternal Health
Women Deliver
25 International publications
Education
Women Deliver
26 International publications
Equality
Women Deliver
27 International publications
Family Planning
Women Deliver
28 International publications
Women’s Health
Women Deliver
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 29
National consultations details
Country
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
BiH
Bulgaria
Organizations
Albanian Center for Population and
Development (ACPD), SOS
Children’s Villages Albania, Aksion
Plus
Let's Create Smile Youth; House of
Peers (Y-PEER)
Activity
Participants
consultation workshops
250
preparatory activities
0
Y-PEER
theatre based training +
consultation meeting
80
Y-PEER,Belarusian Association of
UNESCO Clubs
consultation workshops
26
group counseling
98
youth campaign for WAD
video contest
youth campaign
focus-group discussions and roundtable meeting
info stand
Klyuche Forum
180
18
180
SWOP press conference
33
workshop in rural area
58
film screening and discussion
33
consultation workshops
consultation workshops
youth camp, flash-mob and
advocacy video
collecting selfies with messages
photo exhibition, theatre event and
press conference
youth conference
16
91
Center of the friendly relations
with adolescents "Trust"
Y-PEER
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Y-PEER, SMART Foundation
Georgian Youth Development and
Education Association (GYDEA),
Association Hera XXI, Georgian
Youth Parliament, European Youth
Parliament, Real People Real Vision
Y-PEER
Artpolis
Kyrgyzstan
Y-PEER
Macedonia
Youth Can, Macedonian Red Cross,
H.E.R.A., ARNO, Shadows and
Clouds
Georgia
Moldova
NGO “Initiative Generation”,
Association for Youth Promotion
sending postcards
"XXI Century"; CERTITUDINE;
National Youth Council of Moldova;
Youth Peer to Peer Education
Network, Y-PEER Moldova;
Gender-Centru; YouAct; CEDES
analyzing workshop
Association of Development of
Health and Education Moldova
60
2,000
73
350
100
350
37
2,872
40
“Youth Voice” Regional Campaign Report/ page 30
Romania
Tajikistan
Turkey
Y-PEER members & partners: Youth
for Youth Foundation, Carusel,
SECS, A.R.T. Fusion, ASLS
Y-PEER Tajikistan (Hamsol ba
Hamsol), AIESEC, AKHP Debate
Club,and “Advance” Debate Club;
Coalition of Youth NGOs
“Dushanbe Youth for
Development”
Tomiris Girls Education Center
Y-PEER and TurkMSIC
Turkmenistan Y-PEER
Fund of Social Development “Our
Ukraine
Future"
consultation workshop
35
debate tournament, art event,
conference
200
public forum
planning for WAD
SWOP press conference
Youth Advisory Panel
consultation workshops
67
13
70
12
72
video contest
100
List of joining organizations
No.
Country
1
Albania
2
Albania
3
Albania
Name
Organization’s mission
Our mission is to help people of all walks of life and backgrounds on issues
related to HIV and drugs, for prevention and treatment. We work with
Aksion Plus
students in universities and schools for prevention and also with young
volunteers on different campaigns related with HIV and drug addiction.
ACPD is a non-for-profit organization, established in January 1993 run by
volunteers. The activities of the Centre during the last decade have
Albanian Center tremendously expanded and diversified. In line with its mission ACPD has
for Population and engaged in capacity building and policy dialogue and cooperation among
Development the different stakeholders, developed and promoted methodologies,
tools, good practices for human rights including sexual and reproductive
health and rights.
SOS Children's Villages is social, non-profit, non-politic and non-religious
organization acting on assistance to children who have lost parental care
or at risk of losing it. We build families for children in need, we help them
SOS Children's
shape their own futures and we shape in the development of their
Villages Albania
communities
Our vision: Every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect
and security.
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Women's Rights Center (WRC) is a non-governmental, non-profit
organization operating in Armenia. It is a voluntary union of people that
have joined their efforts for the sake of accomplishing their shared goals
Women's Rights to prevent domestic violence against women and their children, as well as
Armenia
Center
to protect women’s reproductive and sexual health and rights. The main
missions of our organizations are promotion and support of the
democratic changes in Armenia and raising women's role in social,
economic, cultural and political life.
Let's Create Smile
Armenia
Youth participation, social inclusion
youth NGO
Y-PEER Azerbaijan youth group is a part of İnternational Y-PEER Network
which aims to work on issues concerning youth locally, regionally and
gloablly. While focusing on reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS
awareness and prevention, gender and other mandatory issues, Y-PEER
has been instrumental to raise awareness on the most sensetive topics by
Azerbaijan Y-PEER Azerbaijan
using peer to peer approach, develop capacity of youth as well as ensure
the social inclusion of each and every vulnerable group in Azerbaijan.
Y-PEER Azerbaijan also have supported confidence-building activities
within the region and activly participated in the youth policy making and
advocacy process in Azerbaijan.
National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The National
(NAYORA) was established by 11 youth organizations on 21st of November
Assembly of Youth of 1995 and was registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of
Azerbaijan
Organizations of Azerbaijan on 31st of January of 1996. Since its creation the number of
the Republic of members has reached to 93. NAYORA is a united youth platform, the
Azerbaijan
leading youth organization cooperating with international organizations,
organizing international integration of youth.
Y-PEER in Belarus
Promoting the youth peer education principle, SRHR issues and youth
feat. Belarusian
Belarus
leadership
Association of
Promoting the principles and ideas of the UNO and the UNESCO
UNESCO Clubs
Center of the
Mission: to provide favorable conditions for the preservation of health and
friendly relations socialization of adolescents and youth.
Belarus
with adolescents Target groups: adolescents and young people
"Trust"
The main principles: accessable, friendly, voluntary
Vision - Y-Peer believes that young men and women are socially
competent for personal development and have equal opportunities to
contribute towards democracy and justice in society, where their voice,
Bosnia and Y-Peer Bosnia and rights and needs are acknowledged and recognised at all levels. Y-Peer’s
Herzegovina
Herzegovina
mission is development, implementation and promotion of community
youth work and youth policy with aim to improve status of young men and
women, through educational programs focused on their personal and
social development, as well as their active participation in the society.
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“Otaharin is Bijelina based non-government, non-profit organisation that
supports youth Roma population by formal education, and acts towards
Citizen's
strengthening the capacities of Roma communities and increasing the
Association for level of knowledge and awareness among the Roma population”.
Bosnia and
Promotion of
The Mission of the Association of citizens "Otaharin" is directly related to
Herzegovina
Education of Roma the improvement of living standard among Roma population, especially
"Otaharin"
among youth. Besides direct works with the Roma population, Otaharin
permanently disseminates information on Roma and raise public
awareness on Roma minority issues.
It is a youth-led European network working in empowering young people
in their SRHR to raise awareness on current issues in Europe and make
Bulgaria
YouAct
their voices heard. It advocates on National, European and International
level, collaborating with many other youth organisations.
The mission of SMART Foundation is to equip people with the skills,
knowledge and opportunities they need to sustain healthy and meaningful
life and take active role in social, economic and civic processes.
Bulgaria
SMART Foundation
Main areas of work: - health of young people; - career development; promotion of volunteerism; - education through art
Main youth target group: - young people 15-29
Our network is a youth network from volunteers, working in the field of
Bulgaria
Y-PEER Bulgaria HIV/AIDS prevention, Sexual reproductive health and rights, Advocacy,
Youth Policy, etc.
YOUTH NETWORK
FOR
We are a network of youth and youth associations, which creates space
DEVELOPMENT
for young people to become active citizens through empowerment,
ASSOCIATION,
Bulgaria
mobilisation, self-organisation and participation. We believe in the
MEMBER OF
common efforts by creating trust, and mutual respect between Roma and
INTERNATIONAL
non-Roma youth.
ROMA YOUTH
NETWORK
CroMSIC mostly works with medical students, and uses knowledge and
motivation they have to work with different population groups. We work
Croatia
CroMSIC
especially with students and young people in general, on prevention of
some diseases,their education, but most actively we work on recognition
of their problems and solving the same
YIG works on prevention STI, abortion, HIV/AIDS , family planning
,development young volunteers movement through trainings, campaigns
Initiative Youth and street actions // YIG has been active for ten years, providing sexuality
Georgia
Group (YIG)
education workshops and counselling to teenagers in schools and
universities. Active involved in ASTRA YOUTH NETWORK , prepared a
number of advocacy tools, publications, reports .
RPRV is the Georgian Union of PLHIV with youth wing working for
Real People Real
Georgia
contributing to creation of stigma free environment for vulnerable and
Vision
marginalized young people inducing PLHIV.
Georgia
Georgian Youth The mission of the organization is to support young people professional as
Development and well as personal development through educational activities. These
Education
includes awareness raising of local youngsters on the topics that are
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Georgia
Association
ATINATI
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Georgia
European Youth
Parliament
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Georgia
Georgian Youth
Development and
Education
Association
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Georgia
Association "HERAXXI"
Georgia
Non-governmental
organization "LGBT
Georgia"
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challenging for them through info sessions, youth festivals, trainings etc.
ATINATI’s mission is to promote the establishment of an educated,
tolerant and free society. For this ATINATI implements projects aiming at
rising citizens’ competence, protecting their rights and strengthening
opportunities. The organization supports the development of civil society
in West Georgia and raises the informational awareness of its citizens.
Mission of EYP is to raise awareness of European issues, encourage active
European citizenship and motivate young people to get involved in
European politics.Promote international understanding, intercultural
dialogue and diversity of ideas and practices.Contribute to the personal
skills development of European youth.Provide a forum in which young
people of Europe can express their own opinions, without reverting to role
play.
Georgian Youth Development and Education Association” (GYDEA) is
newly developed (in 2010) Non-Governmental organization founded by
Peer Educators and persons aiming at development of young people in the
Caucasus Region through promotion of all main fields of youth
development including: Health care, Education, Employment and Social
protection.
Association "HERA XXI" is a non-governmental organization which
supports volunteer involvement throughout the country and ensures the
visibility and comprehensive accessibility of SRHR information and
services that respect the sexual rights of every individual and is committed
to meet the needs of the marginalized population. Fundament of our
work is evidence-based practice and sustainable democratic
development.
We envision a society where every individual enjoys the right to informed
choices and has access to high quality services on SRHR; where the right of
every individual is recognized, protected and fulfilled by the government;
where everyone is equal without any form of discrimination; where young
healthy couples share responsibility and take decisions together for a
healthy future; where democratic values are fundamental.
LGBT Georgia is a non-governmental organization, which aims towards
providing equal rights and opportunities of LGBTQI persons, and their
integration in the society; identifying, investigating and preventing existing
discrimination against LGBTQI persons; delivering adequate information to
the public; overcoming general, institutionalized and internalized
homophobia.
LGBT Georgia works profusely with young people's demographic in terms
of regarding raising awareness and living standards of representatives of
sexual minorities, because they are the most vulnerable and easily
violated against, as well as beneficiaries in the project related to MSM and
young people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Kazakstan
International
Promotion of development of public diplomacy, conflicts prevention,
Association of youth professional development, promoting sustainable development and
Young Diplomats healthy life style among youth, youth exchange, etc.
Georgian Youth Parliament is an non-governmental organization founded
in 2011. The organization aims at increasing the involvement of active,
vibrant youth in the academic-practical activities, and its parliament
Georgian Youth
sessions. The basic goal of Georgian Youth Parliament is to promote
Parliament
democracy, the academic activeness and realization of the knowledge in
the youth.
Organization absolutely based on voluntary working.
“Children of Georgia” (CoG) is the professional organization of
psychologists, striving for psychological well-being, social adaptation and
development of children and adolescents by providing them, their parents
and associated professionals with the assessment and advice, skill
Children of Georgia development, training and expertise, with the overall goal of achieving
systemic change in the country.
Among professional services, CoG provides advocacy for children and
youth rights. In the process of advocacy, organization supports the
involvement of youth in different activities.
Protect the rights of children and youth with disabilities and their families;
support social integration, education and employment of youth with
disabilities. Main goals: Protect the rights of youth with disabilities and
Association
support their complete integration; support complete and harmonous
"Anika"
development of children with disabilities; promote accessible education,
art and sports activities; support vocational education and employment;
protect the rights of mothers (trustees/guardians) of children with
disabilities and support their employment and economic empowerment.
To help every child reach their full potential regardless of social, ethnic, or
Society Biliki
religious background.
NGO Youth
network for peace The structure of NGO "JUVENCO" is a network all around the Georgia and
and cooperation strong partnership in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"JUVENCO"
FLEX students are young ambassadors who teach Americans about the
people and culture of Eurasian countries. Students gain an appreciation
American Councils for and develop sensitivity to other cultures and become better prepared
for International for an increasingly interdependent world; a benefit that extends to their
Education/ FLEX American peers and others in their host communities. Students form
Alumni Network in strong ties with their American host families and U.S. communities,
Georgia
building relationships that often last a lifetime.
We focus on improving our communities. We work on different activitiesa
as educational, volunteering, charity events.
AIESEC - a platform for young people who want to grow and make a
positive contribution to society. AIESEC provides an opportunity for young
AIESEC in
people to participate in an international internship program, and receive
Kazakhstan
leadership experience, directing various projects and activities of the
organization.
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Vulnerable groups, namely, drug users, people are / released from prison,
Kazakstan
NGO "Answer" people living with HIV, tuberculosis, sex workers, migrants (both internal
and external), the fatherless.
Kazakhstan Association on Sexual and Reproductive Health seeks to
improve the reproductive health of the population of Kazakhstan,
Kazakhstan
especially socially disadvantaged, the poor and young people, through the
Association on
protection of fundamental reproductive rights of women, men and young
Kazakstan
Sexual and
people, ensuring free and informed choices about their sexual and
Reproductive
reproductive health and the provision of moral and sexual education, highHealth
quality information and services in the field of sexual and reproductive
health.
Promotes sexual and reproductive health among young people.
Kazakstan
"Y-PEER KZ"
Principle: Peer-to-peer
I work with rural youth. Developing their leadership experience, teaching
NGO "Jalinda
Kazakstan
young leraners, orgonizing varaity of conferences, trainings of ESL
Jastar"
teachers
ARTPOLIS is a Kosovo-based NGO that promotes culture, arts and multiethnic co-existence through social dialogue and use of theatre as a tool for
Kosovo
Artpolis Center
promoting diversity. Founded in 2004, its primary mission is to enhance
cultural development through an open social dialogue.
Our mission is to create a community where youth are mobilized and
PEN - PEER
empowered to act as agents of social change for an inclusive society, by
Kosovo
EDUCATORS
implementing programs on capacity building, social inclusion and healthy
NETWORK
lifestyle practices utilizing peer to peer approach.
Uniquely, we provide long-term, family-based care for children who have
lost parental care, or who are at risk of losing it, and we support and
SOS Children's strengthen families and communities to help prevent child abandonment.
Kosovo
Villages Kosova Our organization is non-governmental and non-denominational; we
respect all religions and cultures, and work with trusted partners in
communities were we can contribute to social development.
Mission: Creating conditions for youth to realize their rights for healthy
Public Union
life-style.
Kyrgyz
"Youth Peer
Directions of activities:
Republic
Education Network 1. Promotion of sexual-reproductive health and rights of young people
Y-PEER"
2. Gender equality
3. Promotion of youth equal participation in decision-making processes
Macedonian Red To improve the lives of vulnerable population by mobilizing the power of
Macedonia
Cross Youth
humanity.
H.E.R.A.- Health The HERA strives to fulfill the basic human right of all women, men and
Education and young people to receive right information and have appropriate access to
Research
high quality confidential services in order to make free and informed
Macedonia
Association
choices regarding sexuality, prevention, care and treatment of sexually
(member of Y-PEER transmittable infections and HIV, including full respect of the rights of
Macedonia and people living with HIV/AIDS and their close ones, contraception, safe and
IPPF)
legal abortion, sexual and reproductive rights.
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Our mission is to empower young people to take active participation in the
development of their own community trough social and youth activism as
a powerful tool to change and respond to their own or the needs of the
Macedonia
community.
Youth Can envisages a society where young people are leaders of the
today, not of the tomorrow.
Our mission:ARNO develops and supports social innovation through
design of new options in digital creativity and diverse social initiatives,
ARNOwhich are developed by active, independent citizens that act jointly and
Macedonia
Organization for
contribute towards community development and po
Social Innovation
Our vision:Shaping the future by sharing our resources and discovering
new approaches.
We are active in the field of peer education on HIV/AODS/STD/PLANNED
Stories from the
PARENTHOOD through shadow puppet theater.
shadows
Our mission is to enable youth to bring well informed decisions about their
Macedonia
(Приказни во
sexual life, by behaving responsibly and self-aware of risk of HIV/STD.
сенка) - Skopje,
We follow the principles of non-formal education, drama education, real
Macedonia
time performances, focus group discussions etc.
"For a Common Mission of organization is to support young people who start to get
Goal" which grow independent. They have to leave care and start their own journey in life.
Other: Estonia
out of I Matter We support them in basic life skills, we organize them seminars,
campaign
conferences, we try to motivate them connect with different project etc.
PONTON is a group of volunteer peer educators affiliated with the
Ponton Group of Federation for Women and Family Planning. We describe ourselves as
Poland
Sex Educators peer educators and our main focus is sexual education and counseling for
teenagers on issues of puberty, contraception and reproductive health.
NGO “Terra-1530” is an umbrella-organization for other 18 ones: “TerraHS”; Association for Youth Promotion “XXI Century”, etc.
On 6-11 October 2006 we have organized the "VI European Youth Water
Association for Parliament", in Vadul lui Voda – Moldova.
Republic of
Youth Promotion (http://www.terra1530.md/files/7parl.pdf ).
Moldova
"XXI Century" In 2009, we have implemented the project “Together”, financed by the
Eurasia Foundation. The main goal of the project was to prevent and
combat corruption by organizing training for a group of youth from the
rural, socio-economically disadvantaged, areas.
Republic of
NGO
Empoweing Youth for Community Participation. We are a transparent,
Moldova
”CERTITUDINE” youth-led and youth-focused NGO.
CNTM promotes active participation of youth in the society development
National Youth by strengthening youth associative structures, implementing
Republic of
Council of Moldova informational, educational and lobby programs and activities, as well as
Moldova
(CNTM)
represents youth associative structures in their relations with state
institutions and international structures.
Youth Peer to Peer Y-PEER, the Youth Peer Education Network, is a groundbreaking and
Republic of
Education
comprehensive youth-to-youth initiative pioneered by UNFPA. Y-PEER
Moldova
Network, Y-PEER aims to promote a healthy life style through peer to peer approach and to
Moldova.
empower young people to make responsible decisions.
Association of
citizens "Youth
Can"
*Member of YPEER Macedonia
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Moldova
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Moldova
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Moldova
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Romania
Mission statement: Promotion of gender equality as one of the basic
principle to consolidate of the democracy in Moldovan society.
Sectors of expertise:
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Social Empowerment and Gender Education programs
(informational resources, studies, public awareness campaign etc.)
•
Legal Empowerment through gender perspective (elaboration,
Gender-Centru
advocacy and monitoring of Gender Equality Law, Domestic Violence Law
in Moldova etc.)
•
Capacity building and Assistance programs on preventing of
gender based violence (training, workshops, studies, informational
resources and campaign etc.).
Target group: youth, teachers, civil servants etc.
YouAct, the
YouAct works to empower young people to take an active role in their
European Youth communities and organizations and to advocate for Sexual and
Network on Sexual Reproductive Rights as Human Rights.
and Reproductive Personally, I am a clinical psychologist interested in gender equality and
Rights
child protection issues.
Center for Developmenton Education and Health (CEDES)
Association for development of health and education CEDES Moldova aim
CEDES Association is to develop competences of youth at national and international level and
of Development of to enable them to advocate and act as activists or facilitators in
Health and
Millennium Development Goals based on working with non-formal
Education Moldova education. We also strive to establish harmony, solidarity and legal /
Y-Peer Moldova human rights awareness among the people through the means of
UNFPA
education, seminars, lectures, symposium, training, workshops and mass
media. We are working to fight with manifestations of xenophobia and
racial discrimination as well human trafficking through education.
Asociația
Consolidation and strengthening the efforts of all stakeholders responsible
Obștească
for the development and implementation of programs aimed at capacity
"Generația cu building, strengthening and improvement of youth initiatives, in the
Inițiativă"
context of prevention and combating social - hazards.
Our mission is to create social change by making people in the community
take responsibility and our vision is that of a world where each is aware of
their role in society on a global level and brings a change in the community
A.R.T. Fusion
in which they wish to live.
Association
The principles that guide us are participation, responsibility,
empowerment, awareness, social change.
We work with youngsters and young adults, most of our activities involve
High School students and University students.
Y-PEER, The Youth Peer Education Network, is a groundbreaking and
comprehensive youth-to-youth initiative pioneered by UNFPA.
Y-PEER Romania Y-PEER promotes the equal access to opportunities and “defends the
Network
practice” of discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, serologic
status, physical capacities and disabilities, political and religious views,
ethnic or national origins, disability or chronic illness.
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Society for
Education on
Contraception and
Sexuality (SECS)
Serbia
Center for
development of
non-formal
education
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Aga Khan
Humanities Project
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club
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SECS is a nongovernmental organization that supports and advocates for
access of every individual, without discrimination, to information,
education and high quality services regarding sexual and reproductive
health. We believe that sexual and reproductive rights are human rights
and should be part of the national strategies and politics. Every person
should know their rights regarding their sexuality and reproduction and
therefore should have access to comprehensive sexuality education.
The Center for Development of Non Formal Education is a nongovernmental community service organization founded in 2001 with its
mission to promote active participation of citizens in the society,
particularly of young people, through various forms of non-formal
education models.
Debate clubs(ADVANCE and AIESEC) are the fertile and sustainable basic
platform for “today Leaders” and progressive young activists to promote
the debate movement and amplify it toward the depth extended borders.
It is the prolific, proactive, efficient and practicable substructure to
advance toward the perfection and firm contribution for maintaining
democracy. Freedom of expressions and individual points of view
concerning the problematic and controversial matters are welcomed
within our debate club. Our debate club construct the tenable atmosphere
for young leaders to deliver their message and voice to the world through
debate movement(debate rounds and tournaments.)
Y-PEER -(Youth Peer Education Network) international network has been
functioning since 2001 to provide support to the state and nongovernmental organizations working on the principle “Peer to Peer” in
implementing, monitoring and evaluating the programs on preventive
measures against HIV infections and promoting youths’ health. The YPEER
network is initiated by the UNFPA together with FHI/Youth net, UNICEF
and other organizations. The indicated network is currently collaborating
with more than 500 governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
The mission is to debate and discuss about different topics and issues in
both Tajikistan and the world. The main principles are to work in a group
and show to the world the facts and realities of any existing things.
Unity of Public
Organization of
This unity's mission is to coordinate the cooperation of NGO's and State
Tajikistan near to
Institution in Tajikistan in order to implement common social projects
the State Youth
sponsored by State Youth Comity or other independent donors.
Comity of
Tajikistan
The organization is engaged with the solution of such problems of youth
Youth-PEER
as: unemployment, HIV, AIDS, and the social problems connected with
Tajikistan
youth.
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AIESEC in Tajikistan Peace & Fulfillment of Humankind Potential
Tajikistan
NGO "Cultral- Assist in improving the legal, cultural, economic, political, social
Educational Center knowledge and skills of girls and young women to protect their rights and
for girls Tomiris" interests in the society.
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Tajik Family Planning Alliance (TFPA) - is a voluntary, self-governing, not a
government organization.
Our mission is to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, with
special emphasis on HIV / AIDS and sexually transmitted infections,
unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and in the Republic of Tajikistan.
TFPA activities aimed toward the whole population, especially young
people, who have limited access to information and services and those
who do not exercise their rights.
Promoting volunteerism in the region through training volunteers for the
governmental and public organizations and initiative groups by providing
consultations, information and other support. & Conducting a series of
mini-trainings for pupils and students of Kurgan-Tube city about
"Volunteerism, leadership, civil society, gender equality and debate."
Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı (TOG – Community Volunteers Foundation) is
founded in December 2002. Foundation contributes to the personal
development of young people through encouraging young people to
participate to the social responsibility projects as volunteers. By this way,
it increases the young people’s community involvement on the voluntary
base.
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Public organization
"Volunteers
School"
Turkey
Toplum Gönüllüleri
Vakfı (TOG)
& Y-PEER Turkey
Turkey
International
Federation of
Medical Students'
Associacion /
Turkish Medical
Students'
International
Committee (IFMSA
/ TurkMSIC)
We are aiming to represent all medical students in Turkey for
national&international areas without religion, race, language,poltical
opinions and culture.
We are working on personal and research exchanges for medical studenst.
On the other hand, we are volunteer on several areas, such as "Sexual And
Reproductive Health", Human Rights, Medical Education, Public Health.
Y-PEER
Turkmenistan
Improving the access of adolescents and young people to the knowledge
of a healthy lifestyle through using peer methodology.
- Equality of participants; - Goodwill to each other;- The ability to listen
and hear the other;
- Respect for personal dignity;- Voluntary participation;- The uniqueness of
each individual;
- Tolerance;- The accuracy and completeness of information;
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Ukraine
Woman Health and
Family Planning Improving access for teenagers to information of reproductive health,
Charity
raising the level of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and
Foundation; Youth rights
Group
Youth Assembly of Development and organizing educational programs for students and
Ukraine
graduates.
NGO "Social
Organization's mission of "Social Development Fund" Our Future "- is
Development Fund development of civil democratic society through education, culture and
"Our Future"" art.
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Kremenchug City
Committee of
Youth
Organizations
The purpose of the Committee is to coordinate youth movement in the
city, attracting young people to the state building and civil society in
Ukraine
Ukraine, and opportunities for self-realization of young people and
involving young people in solving general social problems.
Our audience: pupils and students of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
"Network of
Our mission is to educate young people in the direction of Ukraine's
Euroclubs in
Ukraine
integration into the EU in matters of education, self-organization and selfDneprodzerjinsk"management of young people, their social activity and responsibility,
Youth unity.
European and universal values of human rights, volunteering.
"Social Innovation and Volunteerism in Uzbekistan" is aimed to promote
youth participation in decision-making and community development
processes through volunteering. The main target group is young social
Uzbekistan Sevara Khamidova
innovators, youth leaders in rural areas, youth led organizations,
volunteers willing to enhance their capacity and develop social initiatives
related to MDG issues and based on creative thinking.
Vision: A world in which all medical students unite for global health and
are equipped with the knowledge, skills and values to take on health
leadership roles locally and globally. From EECA region, IFMSA is present
Regional
IFMSA
in: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Turkey
Women Deliver brings together diverse voices and interests to share
solutions and drive progress in maternal, sexual and reproductive health
and rights. As a leading global advocacy organization, we build capacity
International Women Deliver
and forge partnerships, together creating networks, messages and action
that spark political commitment and investment in the health, rights and
well-being of girls and women.