On the 16th of May, we turned up the voltage on youth participation and advocacy in Luxembourg with Electrick+ Youth Exchange ⚡️ in hopes of charging up the next generation of change-makers.
We had just wrapped up a whirlwind of pitches, prototypes, and digital dreams, but it was high time to bring 40 young minds from across Europe to:
🔹Understand how advocacy works today, and what strategies and systems exist at both national and EU levels.
🔹Show how young people can make a difference in decisions made by their countries and the EU.
🔹Help young people build digital skills by learning about new ways to take part online.
🔹Support young people in creating and promoting their own advocacy efforts, using real-life examples as inspiration.
🔹Boost critical thinking by helping them learn how to assess and question information found online.
Over the course of the program, the teams have diagnosed what’s holding young people back from taking part in elections and other democratic processes. Participants divided themselves into teams to develop real solutions to:
🔹 The lack of local youth communities.
🔹 The lack of motivation.
🔹 Inaccessibility of information.
🔹 Youth passivity and apathy.
🔹 The absence of unbiased information.
