ANNUAL REPORT 2018 WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OUR NUMBERS WELCOME OUR IMPACT OUR MEMBERS OUR RESOURCES Luìs Alvarado Martìnez President OUR PEOPLE Anna Widegren Secretary General 2018: a year that brought celebrations, positive change in the cities themselves but As we look to the future we must be ready to breakthroughs and powerful moments for in others across Europe as they share ideas, stand up for the realities and challenges still young people. While challenges remain experiences and best practices. The creation facing young people across all aspects of their on the horizon and new threats for Europe of new and improved co-decision-making lives: from navigating the precarious transition and our planet are imminent, we must not structures was highlighted as one of the main from education to work, to fighting against underestimate the significant advancements benefits for the title winners in our ten year multiple discrimination, social exclusion, that the European Youth Forum and our report. We can’t wait to spark the evolution poverty and lack of representation. As our new Member Organisations have made this year. of more innovative, youthful cities as we look Youth Progress Index shows, our societies still ahead to ten more years of the European have a long way to go to meaningfully include We are starting to witness the world waking Youth Capital - and beyond! youth voices. Empowering young people and up to the reality of youth rights. Through our their communities to support other displaced work with the United Nations we are proud This year our biggest event of the year got young people was also a significant focus of that for the first time young people are being even bigger. For the 10th anniversary of Yo!Fest 2018, as we worked in partnership with the recognised as rights-holders in the UN Youth we gathered, together with the European UN Refugee Agency to increase the capacity Strategy. At European level, the announcement Youth Event, 10,000 people to the doorstep of of ten youth-driven volunteer projects through of the new EU Youth Strategy marked another the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Young our European Youth Initiative Fund. huge milestone, reflecting years of dedicated people demonstrated beyond doubt that they work by the Youth Forum and our Member have the vision to shape and carry forward the As the Board has reached the end of its 2017- Organisations. We’re now ready to make sure European project. With the countdown to the 2018 cycle we are proud of what the European that young people and youth organisations are next European elections well underway, it is Youth Forum has accomplished. Our youth at the core of turning this ambition into reality. a message that must not be lost. The Youth movement continues to grow stronger and Forum is taking the call for youth-friendly together we’re ready for what’s on the horizon We were very excited this year to celebrate politics directly to European political parties, in 2019. what has been an incredible ten years of supported by our unanimously adopted policy the European Youth Capital. With each new platform, 10 ideas to #YouthUp the European winning city the initiative grows stronger, Elections creating a ripple effect that not only brings WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OUR NUMBERS HIGHLIGHTS OUR IMPACT OUR MEMBERS OUR RESOURCES OUR PEOPLE JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 2016 O Updated position on O Partners organisations O Regional consultation on O 10 projects selected O UN Security Council O Yo!Fest 2018 the implementation of meet in Strasbourg to youth and human rights for funding under the adopted resolution 2419 the Youth Guarantee prepare the Yo!Fest 2018 organised jointly with the European Youth Initiative on youth, peace and O Response to the adopted by the Board UN Human Rights Office Fund, from a total of 155 security observations of the O EU leaders meet in and bringing together project applications Government of Belgium representatives of youth O Position on Sofia and commit for O European Youth Initiative regarding the merits Comprehensive more investment in the civil society to feed into O Policy paper on the Fund kick-off and of our collective implementation of Erasmus+ programme a report to the Human Multiannual Financial capacity-building event complaint, lodged in the 2030 Agenda Rights Council Framework adopted for project leaders of 2017, to address unpaid for Sustainable the 10 funded youth-led internships Development in Europe O Youth Forum meeting O Policy paper initiatives adopted by the Board for the Member on Sustainable O President’s speech at Organisations and the Development adopted O Debate in Cascais on the High-Level EU Talanoa O Cascais European Youth European Commission on future of work Dialogue event on the EU Youth Strategy Capital 2018 opening O Global Progress Study climate change ceremony on Youth, Peace and O Launch of the Youth Publication of the O Security presented to UN Progress Index in the O European Youth Capital O Council of Europe High Shadow Report on the Security Council European Parliament debate in the European Level Task Force on Mid-Term Evaluation of Parliament Youth Work starts its Erasmus+ Youth Chapter O Participants at the EU O EU Conference on work, including the Youth Youth Conference Youth, Peace and O The Youth Forum joining Forum formulate input for the Security “Promoting Council of Europe EU Youth Strategy - EU Youth in Peacebuilding: Advisory Mission to O The Youth Forum speaks Youth Goals implementing UNSCR FYROM to advise on at the ECOSOC Youth 2250” creation of a new Youth Forum at the United O COMEM Debate with Law Nations in New York Member Organisations on European Elections 2019 priorities O Youth Forum and Council of Europe-European Commission Youth Partnership organised focus group for youth organisations on education and training pathways of volunteer youth workers WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OUR NUMBERS HIGHLIGHTS OUR IMPACT OUR MEMBERS OUR RESOURCES OUR PEOPLE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2016 2016 2017 O High-Level Political O Launch of the sustainable O UN Youth Strategy O Austrian Presidency O New EU Youth Strategy O Y outh Forum and our Forum on Sustainable development video and launched Conference on Youth & adopted Member Organisation Development - more campaign “Change the Gender (co organised by participation in global than 10 European Game” O UN High Commissioner the Youth Forum & the O One year anniversary of climate negotiations at countries were reviewed for Human Rights Report Austrian Youth Council) the proclamation of the COP24 in Poland on their progress O The Youth Forum on youth and human European Pillar of Social towards the 2030 vision for the EU Youth rights sent to Human O EU SDG Multistakeholder Rights O Meetings with main Agenda for Sustainable Coordinator and proposal Rights Council Platform (Youth Forum European political parties Development for an impactful EU Youth is a member) adopted O European Youth Capital to agree on joint activities Dialogue O Austrian Presidency and its input to the European 2021 award ceremony - and partnerships in the Youth Forum side event Commission’s reflection Klaipėda awarded 2019 European Elections with the Youth Working paper on the subject campaign Party of the Council of O General Assembly 2019: the EU and relevant O Capacity building Adoption of the Youth O Publication of the 4th stakeholders on the EU event on ‘Building a Forum’s 2019 European Africa-Europe Youth Youth Strategy more welcoming local Elections policy platform Summit Report community: inclusion of at the GA and election O Adoption of the Position displaced youth’, bringing of a new Board for 2019- on DiscoverEU for all: together grantees of the 2020 travelling, learning & European Youth Initiative volunteering Fund and members of the Migration and Human Rights Network O 19th edition of the University on Youth and Development O European Youth Capital took place in Mollina ten years anniversary on the Sustainable event where the Development Goal 16 European Youth Capital -Peace, justice and report on its impact was strong institutions launched WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OUR OUR NUMBERS NUMBERS OUR IMPACT OUR MEMBERS OUR RESOURCES OUR PEOPLE 1 393 10 1,988+ YOUTH FORUM EXTERNAL REPRESENTATIONS OF PROJECTS SELECTED FOR FUNDING BOARD ELECTION INVOICES THE YOUTH FORUM BOARD TO UNDER THE EUROPEAN YOUTH PROCESSED EVENTS OF MEMBERS, PARTNERS INITIATIVE FUND, FROM A TOTAL OF AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS 155 PROJECT APPLICATIONS 3m95 9,700+ 80 69 kilos MINUTES OF MEDITATION IN THE OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS MESSAGES IN THE BOARD OF COFFEE CONSUMED WHATSAPP GROUP, ACCORDING TO YOUTH FORUM OFFICE WITH IN- UNDISCLOSED SOURCES. HOUSE GURU. 27 1,6 mln 116 141,088 IMPRESSIONS ON USAGES OF PLANTS IN THE OFFICE FACEBOOK TWITTER RE-TWEETS #YOUTHUP ON TWITTER & AND 105 FOLLOWERS #FORYOUTHRIGHTS WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OUR OUR NUMBERS NUMBERS OUR IMPACT OUR MEMBERS OUR RESOURCES OUR PEOPLE 62 10,000 160+ YOUNG PEOPLE GATHERED FOR ACTIVITIES WITH 40 PARTNERS AT MENTIONS IN VARIOUS EUROPEAN YO!FEST 2018 AT THE EUROPEAN THE YO!FEST 2018 @ THE EYE 2018 MEDIA OUTLETS. YOUTH EVENT IN STRASBOURG 2 40,300 81,337 NEW FULL MEMBER MINUTES OF VIDEO VISITORS TO THE ORGANISATIONS VIEWED ON FACEBOOK YOUTH FORUM WEBSITE O NYCM-FYROM O EUDY European Union of the Deaf Youth WELCOME HIGHLIGHTS OUR NUMBERS OUR IMPACT OUR IMPACT OUR MEMBERS OUR RESOURCES OUR PEOPLE YOUTH RIGHTS In 2018, progress was made on youth rights at United Nations The Youth Forum also successfully advocated for the recognition level, with a UN report on youth and human rights submitted of youth organisations as youth work and non-formal education to the Human Rights Council in the second half of the year and providers in the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027.