ample ex Example: Participation Café Estonia Eesti Noorteühenduste Liit (Estonian National Youth Council) Participation cafés started in Estonia back in 2008. Throughout the years, the café has grown into the biggest event of its kind in the country. Each year around 1,500 young people and 200 decision-makers take part in 15 regional cafés, discussing different topics particularly relevant to youth. Each year five to six topics are discussed, depending on the participants’ interests. Read more here (page 34).
Empowerment: Moving someone from dependency to self-advocacy. Youth empowerment is a process where young people are encouraged to take charge of their lives. They do this by addressing their situation and then take action in order to improve it. Engaging youth in pro-social, meaningful, and community-enhancing activities that the young people themselves define and control, helps them gain vital skills, responsibilities and confidence necessary to become active and productive adults.
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