Global Youth Advocacy (GYA) aimed at increasing the active participation of young people and youth NGOs in the political field through Advocacy (AD from now on).Our understanding of AD in this project was the development of strategies for active participation that should trigger change in society through campaigns and initiatives, aiming at influencing decision-making processes.This project aimed to develop training modules for NGOs in the field of advocacy through non-formal education. The partners developed specific competences that enabled them to promote active participation and provided tools to local communities to implement advocacy activities, particularly to raise awareness and to introduce change making initiatives in their local communities.The project involved 3 European and 3 Latin American Organizations with experience in active participation and change making. Moreover, each partner involved local stakeholders. The project aimed at increasing the active participation of young people and youth NGOs in political life. We focused on the interests of partner organisations in providing NGOs with tools and capacities to train and inspire young people to take an active role in social change and to give NGOs the competences to start and support sustainable Advocacy processes.Furthermore, the project aimed to:Implement non formal education and popular education methodologies on Advocacy and use of artistic and creative methodsProvide partners and local stakeholders the capacity to manage and facilitate YEs on AD using NFE and methodologies derived from art and theatre, following E+ YE modelBuild the capacity of partners and young people to implement AD campaigns and local TCs training them on: Increase the capacity of partners to interact & transparently influence policy & decision making process and implement a strategy to reinforce their local networkProvide young people, half of them with fewer opportunities, with positive learning experience based on NFE, intercultural learning and active participation using creative and artistic methodsCreate & test versatile NFE methodologies to train facilitators and young people on AD at international and local levelPromote through local events, website, social media, booklet, videos the project outcomes to 10 youth NGOs and 100 young people in each countryRaise awareness of local community and young people on AD itself and on the theme selected by each partner for the local AD campaign.The whole project was followed by a professional video-maker who created videos and web promotion for each activity. The project reached the following results:The creation of a booklet that contains detailed project description, theoretical contents on AD, format description of TOF, YE and local TCs, description of specific methodologies, case study of the AD campaigns implemented for this project and other examples by the partners and other organisationsvideo-tutorials to explain the NFE methodologies created. They have been complemented with subtitles in English in order to give clear information about the activities, materials, needs and steps to follow for the facilitatorsIn the Facebook page Youthnetworks we published contents on advocacy and on the meetings, tools on policy making and information on the campaign of each national The website https://www.globalyouthadvocacy.net/ contained all information on the project, the AD campaign, good practise from each countries methodologies and video tutorials.GYA project was based on a strong co-management and exchange of competences between all partners this created a group commitment in the whole project.

Economic instability has exposed youth to unemployment, socio-economic inequalities and exclusion, negatively impacting on their autonomy, well-being and access to rights. This creates precarious lives and erodes social cohesion and peace. Social entrepreneurship (SE), particularly in youth voluntary work, has the potential to drive young people to creativity and leadership and to engage with the local community for their own holistic development and the collective growth of the community. Young people in this project will develop and lead campaigns and actions that run beside mainstream economy, creating economic opportunities and alternative approaches to employability. Aims-Build capacity and share best practice among volunteering and host organisations to promote social entrepreneurship for/by volunteers and young beneficiaries in host projects, e.g. community development, social cohesion projects for the disabled, refugees and migrants, advocacy and activism, youth initiatives in disadvantaged areas...-Promote creativity and leadership skills for social entrepreneurship among volunteers, young people and local communities-Build social cohesion and solidarity among partners and within local communities across continents Activities-Young Leaders for Social Change Taskforce Meeting-Young Leaders for Social Change: Entrepreneurship International Multiplier Workshop-12 young people participated in 8-month volunteering activities -Entrepreneurship Workshops held for volunteers and host projects in 12 countries: UK, Finland, Austria, Iceland, Poland, Slovakia, Argentina, Honduras, Ecuador, Vietnam, Philippines, South Africa-Volunteer campaigns or projects took place in 10 countries-Online Social Entrepreneurial Final Evaluation MeetingTangible resultsa) Global network of SE multipliers (youth workers, social workers and volunteers) from 6 European, 3 Latin American, 2 African, and 2 Asian countries develop SE tools and support processes for entrepreneurship b) International multiplier workshop for 20 SE participantsc) 12 SE local workshops for volunteers and host projectsc) SE campaigns or projects in 12 countries by/with volunteers, local youth and host organisationsd) Handbook for Social Entrepreneurship through Volunteering for volunteers, IVS and host organisations e) Strengthened partnerships, new cooperation with NGOs and likeminded organisations. Impact on youth, volunteers, civil society, partners and local communities:-Creativity, leadership and motivation for social entrepreneurship among volunteers, IVS and host organisations, and local communities-Cultural exchange at local and international levels fostered social cohesion, solidarity, sustainable change and development for partners and local communities-SE workshops and hands-on experiences maximised volunteers’ learning outcomes, opened up new economic opportunities and new initiatives in social economy, particularly for youth with fewer opportunities-Greater visibility and recognition of volunteering