1. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014 - 2020 Sergiu STANCIU, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Moldova

2. General information on the youth sector Ministry of Youth and Sports Staff: 41 persons, out of which 5 persons in the youth department (4 persons in charge of youth policy; one person in charge of the international cooperation of the MYS) Budget of the MYS for 2014: Budget for the Sports activities - 82 137 600 MDL (≈ 4 600 000 €) Budget for the Youth activities - 7 040 400 MDL (≈ 400 000 €) Separate budget Youth Resource Centers in 2014 - 11 653 2 00 MDL (≈ 650 000 €) District Councils in 2014 – 2 799 200 MDL (≈ 160 000 €)

3. General information on the youth sector 943 047 youth aged between 16 – 30 years of age constitute approximately 27% of the total population 29,9% - employed 8 % - unemployed (15-24 y.o. unemployment rate is 11,8%) 62,1% - still studying (not officially registered as unemployed (not active population), or thinking to go abroad) 14 % - of all young Moldovan are migrants. Average age of migrants in Moldova is 35 years or 39% of all migrants 20 Youth Centers funded by APL of over 60 created by 2007/2008 ≈ 400 Local Youth Councils (LYC) in 2010 - ≈ 100 LYC in 2013 The number of Youth Friendly Health Centers has been expanded from 12 in 2009 to 37 in 2013, with coverage throughout the country. 15% of young people have accessed youth-friendly health services.

4. Legal framework for youth policy  Law on Youth (adopted in 1999, amended in 2003, 2007) (youth age 16-30);  Government Decision nr. 552 from 07.10.1996 referring to the establishment of the feast “National Day of Youth”;  National Youth Strategy and the Action Plan (2004-2006; 2007-2008);  Local youth strategies in the districts (2006) and the Action Plan (2007-2009);  National Youth Strategy and the Action Plan (2009-2013);  Law on Volunteering (2010);  Government Decision nr. 1213 from 27.12.2010 approving support measures for youth activities;  Government Decision nr. 733 from 29.09.2011 on the creation of the government Commission for youth policy;  Government Decision nr. 158 from 12.03.2012 on the implementation of the Law on volunteering.

5. Report on the evaluation of the National Youth Strategy 2009–2013 This report was developed at the request of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Moldova with the assistance of UNFPA, and the financial support UNDESA The main priorities of the NYS were to: Provide access to education and information for young people; Develop health and social protection services for young people; Provide economic opportunities for youth; Participation of youth in public life and promotion of active citizenship; Strengthen institutional capacity in the youth field

6. Report on the evaluation of the National Youth Strategy 2009–2013 National Youth Strategy and its Action Plan Coordinator – MYS Period 2009 – 2013 Priorities - 5 Sub-priorities -13 Actions -79 Level of achievement of the results Achieved – 37 Partially achieved -27 Not achieved -12 Could not be objectively evaluated - 3

7. Report on the evaluation of the National Youth Strategy 2009 – 2013 Overall recomendations: Improve RBM and monitoring system Improve coordination mechanism in the youth sector Improve national system for collecting data on youth for evidence-based policies (align it to the EU dashboard on youth)

8. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014 - 2020 Given the: Recommendations of the NYS 2009-2013 assessment Report; Consultations conducted for the development of the new NYS 2014-2020; Practice and current trends in youth policy at national and international level; Functional competence and development guidelines set by the Ministry in the field of Youth The vision of the draft youth strategy will focus on developing, enhancing and recognizing youth sector as a stakeholder in the development of the country, which will ensure the socio- economic integration of youth

9. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014-2020 4 priorities of the draft strategy: I. Youth participation II. Services for youth III. Economic opportunities for youth IV. Youth sector consolidation/ strenghtening institutional capacity

10. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014-2020 I. Youth participation entail: Involving young people in the decision-making process, Civic Activism, Local Youth Councils, Youth Mobility, Youth Information Projects and initiatives a) Creating an online national Platform for youth participation b) Establishment of District Youth Councils in all districts c) Accreditation of volunteering organizations and creating a databases on volunteering

11. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014 - 2020 II. Services for youth entail: Youth Resource Centres, Youth Friendly Health Centers, outreach services, Interships, healthy lifestyle promotion, etc. Projects and initiatives a) Development of minimum quality standards for services for youth and accreditation of youth service providers b) Creating a structure for accrediting youth services and voluntary work c) Development of the Youth Friendly Service Providers Strategy

12. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014 - 2020 III. Economic opportunities for youth entail: Youth economic empowerment, entrepreneurship promotion, employment opportunities Projects and initiatives a) Developing the components of the National Programme for Economic Empowerment of Youth b) Accreditation of guidance and training services provided by youth organizations

13. Priorities of the draft National Youth Strategy 2014 - 2020 IV. Youth sector consolidation will be focused on: Strengthen Youth civil society, youth labour and workers, intersectoral cooperation, development of the legal framework in the field, non-formal education Projects and initiatives a) Recognition of youth labour and worker (developing and adapting the regulatory framework, occupational standard, academic training, retraining, certification, etc.); b) NYS 2014-2020 continuous promotion and drafting regularly the Action Plan, and ensuring a quality monitoring; c) Recognition of non-formal education; d) Approval of a new Law on youth; e) Developing the support mechanism, including the funding of youth organizations; f) Increasing and building human and institutional capacity of the youth sector, including in the Ministry

14. Next steps 1. Finalize and approve the Strategy (the end of February 2014) 2. Establish the coordination mechanisms (May 2014) 3. Promotion of the strategy at the local level 4. Drafting regularly (for 2/3 years) the Action Plans of the Strategy

15. Thank you for your attention Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Moldova Our contacts: 162, Ştefan cel Mare ave. MD – 2004, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova Tel/fax : +373 820-864 email: tineret@mts.gov.mdtineret@mts.gov.md www.mts.gov.md