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Work Plan 2022

The WHO constitution states that “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”, but according to a 2017 UN report nowhere in the world does mental health enjoy parity with physical health in budgeting, education or practice.

The poor access to health, decent work, housing, education and a healthy environment of young people was subject of FYEG’s AWPs on social rights in 2019 and on just transition in 2020. The pandemic exacerbated this reality.

Young people also struggle to take part in democratic processes, not only because their participation has moved online but due to limitations on their freedom of association. Meanwhile, in activist spaces the topic of mental health is being centered, with terms such as burnout, compassion fatigue, anxiety, climate grief, and self-care becoming of daily interest among groups that wish to invest in the long-term resiliency of their memberships.

The project plan will unfold in three international activities to understand the causes and consequences of worsening mental health among young people and ensure the youth’s role in building and sharing the solutions needed to address it.

Work Plan 2021

As a result of COVID-19, the world is going through an unexpected social and economic crisis with long-term consequences for young people. In 2021, as we reimagine our societies after the COVID-19 crisis, we need young people to show decision-makers what better inclusion and participation look like.

The project plan involves a wide range of actions, both in digital form and IRL intending to pursue more inclusive and democratic interactions, processes and structures among youth-led groups and organisations. It will allow young activists from Young Greens and other progressive movements to learn about the different online and offline tools to advocate for better youth participation in civil society.

Learning and capacity-building

After one year of virtual organising, FYEG Member Organizations aims to support one another through the exchange of best practices and tools for building resilience and invest in participation in difficult times!

This series of webinars will be led by people from Member Organizations, not in the traditional top-down approach, which means it will be rather facilitated than created by FYEG. It aims to build the skills of MOs and increase international networking between them.

These workshops are rather facilitated than created by FYEG. Differently from the traditional top-down approach, the trainers will all be members of our Member Organisations.

Learn about a Young Green Recovery

Throughout 2020, young greens across Europe implemented a series of online campaigns, hackathons, protests, training and assemblies, bravely overcoming the restrictions of several waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. These actions varied in format and topics, but they were all focused on asserting youth-inspired, green solutions to the systemic issues exposed by the pandemic. You can learn more about the options in the video below.

In the end, 10 decentralised actions were organised by FYEG’s Member organisations and coordinated by FYEG. The topics developed as a part of the process inspired us to create a video on the concept of a Young Green Recovery which you can watch below.

FYEG recognized the wider potential of the concept of Young Green Recovery. This is why at the beginning of 2021, we created an online course together with the Green European Foundation. The course, which you can take for free HERE, gives the participants topical knowledge and organisational skills needed to implement their own actions facilitating a green, youth-inspired recovery.

Work Plan 2020

The Young Greens strive to see a transition to the carbon neutral society while at the same time making sure that the structural obstacles for marginalised groups are being diminished. Just transition is not only an energy transition, but the transition to the democratic and inclusive society where everyone is fulfilling their rights. FYEG is organising a year long project in order to ensure young people’s say in the political processes leading to a carbon-neutral just society.

the project activities ranging from workshops to seminars, field trips, conferences etc. will also form a foundation for a joint vision and produce a concrete set of actions to enhance youth participation in important decisions on mobility, infrastructure and food production while reflecting on the different contexts of urban and rural living.

Work Plan 2019

A lot of young people across Europe live in precarious situations: job insecurity, inaccessible housing, unequal access to education and quality healthcare. There is a discrepancy between guaranteed social rights, and what is experienced by young people in reality.

FYEG organised a year-long project in order to empower young people to understand and gain access to social rights and increase their capacities to advocate for them through different international actions ranging from workshops, conferences and hackathons.

Work Plan 2018

Today commoning is on the rise as it has become increasingly clear that “business as usual” is failing us, both economically, and ecologically. People want to create a better world and to write a new narrative for the future. As a result, individuals and organizations have begun to embrace the commons as a concept and practical approach for transcending the dominant paradigm of modern life, for solving pressing issues, and for creating a more life-giving future.

As the result of the project, we created a publication that offers a youth-friendly introduction to the commons, generates curiosity and perhaps motivates young people to get engaged in local and transnational struggles to protect our commons. It contains a list of sources for exploring commons further both in theory and its application in practice.