Youth Participation, Governance and Democracy

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Democracy works best when young people are actively involved. This workshop helps you understand how governance systems function, identify real entry points for youth participation, and develop strategies to influence policy processes. Strengthen your ability to engage as the informed, active citizen your community needs 🤝✨.

What you will learn 📚
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Analyse governance structures and decision-making processes at different levels 🏛️
• Apply strategies for meaningful youth participation in democratic institutions 🙌
• Advocate effectively within formal governance frameworks 🎯📣

🌟 Meet the trainer: Isra Peralta

Isra Peralta is an international trainer with 15+ years of experience in youth work, specialising in peace education, non-formal learning, and youth participation. He has supported young people, youth workers, and youth-led groups in international learning settings to transform ideas into practice. Isra trains youth facilitation, supporting young leaders to design and lead participatory processes in both international and online contexts. 

📝 Register here.

This workshop is part of the EU Youth Alumni capacity-building training series (January–April 2026)—a structured learning journey bringing together alumni of EU-funded youth programmes across developing countries. Through expert-led, interactive online sessions, the series strengthens practical skills and cross-border connections, helping alumni stay engaged beyond individual projects and grow their impact as active citizens and community leaders 🤝✨. The modules are designed using non-formal education methods and support alumni to develop competences they can apply immediately in their local work 📚🎯. Find out more about the capacity-building training-series here.