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EUROPEAN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS’ CONTRIBUTIONS to the 2030 AGENDA Editorial Team EUROPEAN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2030 AGENDA Editorial Team Authors Acknowledgements Claire Gillette The authors would like to thank Jan Mayrhofer and Stephanie Bryan Amat Marin Stefani Beecroft of the European Youth Forum for their support and comments on the draft report, the 20 organisations interviewed, Editors and all the respondents to the survey from youth organisations Jan Mayrhofer all over Europe for their contributions to this study. Whether you Stephanie Beecroft were part of a small local association or a much bigger international organisation, your dedication and work toward a more sustainable Design Marin Stefani, with the and fairer world were inspiring. We hope that this study helps show assistance of Claire Gillette how valuable this dedication and work are, and provides some and Bryan Amat ideas on how to move forward. Agenda 2030, 1 2018 Study Table of Contents List of Abbreviations 3 INTRODUCTION 4 I-METHODOLOGY 7 II-DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 10 A. Using and having ownership over the 2030 Agenda: a challenge for youth organisations in Europe 10 1. Levels of awareness among youth organisations 10 2. The added value of the 2030 Agenda for the work of youth organisations 11 3. Challenges faced by youth organisations in working towards a sustainable world 13 B. A wide range of contributions to the 2030 Agenda 19 1. Diversified types of contributions and engagement 20 2. Case studies 26 III-RECOMMENDATIONS 54 A. General recommendations 54 B. Specific recommendations per type of engagement 57 CONCLUSIONS 60 Bibliography 61 Annexes 64 Agenda 2030, 2 2018 Study List of Abbreviations ACLEF Association de Coopération pour le Logement MSP European Commission’s Multi-Stakeholder des Étudiants de France (Cooperative Association for Platform on the implementation of the Sustainable Student Housing in France) Development Goals AIESEC Association International des Etudiants en NIP National Implementation Plan Sciences Economiques et Commerciales NGO Non-Governmental Organisation FIMCAP Fédération Internationale des Mouvements NYC National Youth Council Catholiques d’Action Paroissale (International Federation NYCI National Youth Council of Ireland of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements) OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and GLOW Girls Leading Our World Development HESI Higher Education Sustainability Initiative RADA Belarussian Union of Youth and Children’s Public HLPF United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Associations Sustainable Development SDGs Sustainable Development Goals INGYO International Non-governmental Youth SDSN Youth Sustainable Development Solutions Organisation Network Youth IT Informational Technology UN United Nations KNZ Maltese National Youth Council VSN FDD FSS Schweizer Verband studentischer LGBTIQ+ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer Organisationen für Nachhaltigkeit, Fédération suisse (the + is to include all others gender identities) d’organisations etudiantes pour un Développement LNU Landsradet for Norges barne- og Durable, Federazione svizzera delle organizzazioni Ungdomsorganisasjoner (Norwegian Children and Youth studentesche per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (Swiss Council) Association of Student Organisations for Sustainability) MP Member of Parliament VNR Voluntary National Review Agenda 2030, 3 2018 Study INTRODUCTION The 2030 Agenda and the role of youth for sustainable development, including active mobilisation on youth rights, peace and equality. Assembled in New York in September 2015, United Nations (UN) Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable The European Youth Forum has identified multiple potential Development. The 2030 Agenda details 17 Sustainable roles for youth organisations in supporting the achievement Development Goals (SDGs) that the assembled governments of the 2030 Agenda, including raising awareness, advocating committed to reach by 2030. International organisations, civil for policy change and holding governments accountable society and businesses also responded to the call, dedicating (European Youth Forum, 2018). This study explores this issue funds and developing projects to work towards the SDGs. further to present an analysis of how youth organisations in Nonetheless, problems persist, as the pressures of war, poverty, Europe are currently contributing to the 2030 Agenda and inequalities and climate change create global challenges. provides concrete case studies, as well as recommendations Young people are especially affected by these pressures. In for both youth organisations and public institutions. Europe, they still face high rates of unemployment, which was at 16.8% in the EU in 2017 (Eurostat, 2018). Young people are The goal of the study also greatly affected by lack of opportunities, economic and political crises, and inequalities. In its recent report on youth This study highlights the contributions made by youth and human rights, the Office of the UN High Commissioner organisations in Europe to support the implementation of for Human Rights recognised the barriers and discrimination the 2030 Agenda. The study gathers examples of good young people encounter in accessing their rights (UN, 2018). practices and challenges faced by youth organisations in Similarly, youth organisations face a great number of institutional working to contribute to sustainable development and challenges, ranging from lack of funding to lack of recognition. the SDGs. It also helps uncover the contributions made by organisations that are not fully aware of the 2030 Agenda or While young people are deeply affected by the challenges of do not explicitly frame their work in the language it provides. today, they have the potential and will to tackle these challenges. It presents a tool for both youth organisations and Young people and youth organisations play an essential role in decision-makers to work more effectively towards driving change and supporting the achievement of the SDGs. the SDGs and strengthen the role of youth and youth They can be invaluable catalysts to push for the Goals and organisations in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. the creation of a “better world”, through advocating and acting Agenda 2030, 4 2018 Study Young women and men are critical agents“ of change and will find in the new Goals a platform to channel their infinite capacities for activism into the creation of a better world. ” — UN, 2015, excerpt from the 2030 Agenda Agenda 2030, 5 2018 Study The Sustainable Development Goals The 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the Member States of the United Nations. Agenda 2030, 6 2018 Study I-METHODOLOGY The scope of the research: youth European Youth Forum, who were encouraged to share it with their own Member Organisations. It was also disseminated organisations in Europe online to reach out to other youth organisations. The survey (see Annex I) aimed to identify the ways in which youth organisations Commissioned by the European Youth Forum, this research work towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the focuses on the contributions of youth organisations in Europe 2030 Agenda, whether consciously or not, and included both to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For the multiple choice and open-ended questions. Valid answers to purposes of this study, youth organisations are considered to the survey were received from 89 organisations. To consolidate be “social organisations (associations, clubs or movements) the data, 20 interviews were conducted, providing more in- that are set up to serve young people and where young depth information that was used to compile case studies. In people are in charge of the organisational structure”. These total, contributions from 37 countries were included in the are “democratic, non-governmental and not-for-profit” (Souto- analysis. Otero, et al, 2012 in European Youth Forum, 2016). The research covers organisations active within countries that are members In addition, network analyses were conducted to provide a of the Council of Europe, as well as Belarus. In particular, all first insight into the online activities of youth organisations, in Member Organisations of the European Youth Forum were particular related to the 2030 Agenda. These used dedicated contacted for this research. software to determine the degree of connection between youth organisations, based on the number of references and links within their online presence, through websites, Facebook Tools used to collect quantitative and and Twitter, to other organisations’ webpages. The processed data provided insight into how the network of European Youth qualitative data Forum Member Organisations is structured and highlights some communication strategies used by the organisations. To best highlight youth organisations’ contributions to the 2030 Through a focus on references to the 2030 Agenda and the Agenda, this study is based on the collection of a combination SDGs on Facebook and Twitter, the analysis provided insight of quantitative and qualitative data. regarding the communication surrounding them. These first analyses thus produced valuable results that could be further An online survey was sent to Member Organisations of the examined. Agenda 2030, 7 2018 Study Challenges, successes and limits The challenge of collecting data on unconscious contributions to the 2030 Agenda was addressed by framing the first section The data set produced, while not exhaustive, offers a compelling of the survey around the idea of “building a sustainable world” overview of the diversity
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