Youth Democracy

Young people’s participation in public life is largely driven by specific issues or interests. This requires working across development sectors, including health, education, business, and others, to better engage young people on issues they care about, while also connecting them to spaces for decision-making and political participation.

In response, Svenska Youth League developed the Youth Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Cross-Sectoral Initiative, a multi-phased program exploring promising practices to advance the political participation, representation, power, and leadership of young people in decision-making positions and processes. The initiative has served as a virtual knowledge-sharing and creation forum dedicated to helping practitioners, donors, and young leaders across sectors explore the challenges and opportunities impacting cross-sectoral leadership and participation.