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Reykjavik Youth Council Step by Step Towards Empowerment

Reykjavik Youth Council Step by Step Towards Empowerment. Eygló Rúnardsóttir Reykjavik Education and Youth. First steps. 2001 – First district youth councils in Reykjavik 8 D istrict Y outh Councils 2002 – Reykjavik Youth Council 2 representatives from each District Youth Council

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Reykjavik Youth Council Step by Step Towards Empowerment

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  1. Reykjavik YouthCouncilStepbyStepTowardsEmpowerment Eygló Rúnardsóttir Reykjavik EducationandYouth

  2. Firststeps • 2001 – Firstdistrictyouthcouncilsin Reykjavik • 8 DistrictYouthCouncils • 2002 – Reykjavik YouthCouncil • 2 representativesfromeachDistrictYouthCouncil • Foundation • EC Whitepaper • UN Convetion of theRights of theChild • LawinIceland • Variousexperimentalprojects eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  3. Projetaims • Tocreate a platform andways for youthaged 13-18 yearsoldandenablethemtoadresstheiropinion, ideasandproposalstowhomtheymatter • Tooffer educationandtrainingindemocraticwaysand a platform toexperimentandlearn eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  4. Framework - guidelines • Oneyear- november 1st tooctober 31st • Meetingeveryotherweek • Youthcenter a base • „Manifesto“ • Changingroles eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  5. Projects • Discussions – a lot! • Annualmeetingwith City Council – formal andprotocol • Initiativeprojects – interestsandsocialmatters • Participationinconferencesandadhocprojects • Advisoryprojects eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  6. Harts´ParticipationLadder(1994) eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  7. Leaderthreadingthethinline • Theiremployer • Guidanceandencourage • NOT influencing – at least not onpurpose! • Trust • RepresentativesintheYouthCouncil • City Hall andpoliticians • Dilemma – mentoring, supportingandleadingyet not stearing eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  8. Representatives - participants • Participating is fun • Goodgroup, interestingpeople, interstingissues, feelingeffectiveandempowered • Feeling of not being heard from the decision making people • Learned a lot • Interestingthings, howtodo, howtocommunicate • Somedisappointments • Lack of responsefrompoliticiansandthecity • Progressmeeting – still waiting for response eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  9. Nextsteps • Tenyears of Reykjavik YouthCouncil • Surveytorepresentatives • Fromtokenismtojointdiscussionanddecisionmaking • View of thepoliticiansandofficers of themunicipality eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

  10. Thankyou! eyglo.runarsdottir@reykjavik.is

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