Summary of organization’s strategic orientation
The Coalition of youth organizations SEGA is national umbrella of youth organizations and works on development and implementation of youth policies at local and national level, connects and strengthens youth organizations aiming to activate youth and improve the conditions for their personal and professional development in the Republic of Macedonia.
SEGA’s vision is: Youth influence the changes and the development of Macedonia, participate in the decision making at national and local level for issues that directly concerns them. SEGA as a sustainable and developed youth coalition enables youth to believe in themselves, to accomplish their interests, to create and to build.
SEGA’s strategic priorities:
- Youth activism, Youth participation and Youth information
- Development, support and coordination of youth organizations and other youth bodies
- Creation of youth policies and space for development of young people in the society
Summary of the supported project:
The project “Civil society in enhancing youth legislation” aims at active advocacy of civil sector in enhancing current youth participation legislation, thus contributing towards strengthening the role of the civil society in meaningful and transparent participation in decision and policy making.
The action will commence with analysis of the Law on youth participation and youth policies and mapping the needs of intervention for efficient application of the Law. In the next phase, a national public campaign advocating the need of enhancing the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies will be launched. And in the final phase, the action will end with the development of a Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies, which will be submitted to the Parliament, the Government and the Agency for Youth and Sports.
Project results:
- Identified needs of intervention for efficient application of the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies;
- Raised awareness among decision-makers and the public on the need of enhancing the application of the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies;
- Developed Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies through wide consultation process.
Project goal(s):
Overall aim: To contribute towards strengthening the role of the civil society in meaningful and transparent participation in decision and policy making.
Specific objective: Civil sector actively advocates on enhancing current youth participation legislation.
Beneficiaries
Project final beneficiaries are young people aged 15 – 29 at national level. The project will contribute in advancing the mechanisms for their active participation in decision and policy making through Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on youth participation and youth policies.
Main activities:
- Analysis of the Law on Youth Participation and Youth Policies (LYPYP) and mapping the needs of intervention
1.1. Developing of methodology and desk analysis
1.2. Data collection and processing and generating report
- Public advocacy on the need of enhancing the LYPYP
2.1. Online campaign for public advocacy on enhancing the LYPYP
2.2. Thematic Youth Circles at national level
2.3. Facilitation of Structured Dialogue process
2.4. Facilitation of e-participation of young people and youth sector
- Developing and submission of Draft Law on amending and supplementing the Law on youth participation and youth policies
3.1. Drafting the Law on amending and supplementing the LYPYP
3.2. Online consultation on the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the LYPYP
3.3. National Conference for presenting the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the LYPYP
3.4. Finalization and submission of the Draft Law on amending and supplementing the LYPYP
