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Develop Strategies for Lobbying: Youth Mobility. 1. Define the Problem 2. Options how to Overcome the Problem 3. What/Who is Your Audience? 4. How do you send the Message on the Need to Change Policy/Policies? 5. Tools to Do it 6. Sequencing 7. Measuring Impact. Defining problem.
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Develop Strategies for Lobbying: Youth Mobility 1. Define the Problem 2. Options how to Overcome the Problem 3. What/Who is Your Audience? 4. How do you send the Message on the Need to Change Policy/Policies? 5. Tools to Do it 6. Sequencing 7. Measuring Impact
Defining problem • Main problem stated are: • Visa problem – procedure and time needed for getting visas; • Youth/student exchanges, programs and implementation of Bologna process; • Lack of information on regional networks regarding voluntary service; • Lack of information network in general. • Lack of funds and bad economical situation.
The audience • Youth, students, youth and other NGOs; • National institutions – ministries for foreign affairs, education, culture, work and social affairs; • International institutions – EU commission, embassies, youth related organization on EU level and other international organizations. • Business organizations - companies and foundations.
How to overcome problems and send SMS? • Pressure through networking!!! • Build youth network in region and share information; • Initialize actions of relevant institutions regarding visa problem; • Ask for intergovernmental agreement; • Lobby relevant institutions and universities for implementing Bologna; • Demand precise time table considering visas and Bologna; • Increase motivation and awareness of young people, they can do things!!!
Tools • Media – Internet, press conferences, debates, campaigns.. • Lobbying; • Round tables; • Research papers on the issues; • Promotions; • Intercultural meetings and exchanges; • Bologna – study visits, exchanges.. • Peer information exchange; • Entertainment activities – Use fun for being heard! National Regional International
Sequencing Levels: National Regional Local International
Measuring impact • NUMBER of youth programs, networks, exchanged students, grants, promotion materials; • Space in media – Number of articles, commercials.. • International cooperation in youth strategies; • Liberalization of visa regime; • Evaluation – self-evaluation, governmental institutions and university evaluations; • Research!!!
Participants • CRPM Macedonia • Kosova Youth Network • Institute for Democracy and Mediation Albania • MJAFT Albania • +2 radio Albania • Albanian Youth Council Albania • Euro<26 Serbia
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