1. Visegrad Youth. Comparative review of the situation of young people in the V4 countries Ewa Krzaklewska Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Pool of the European Youth Researchers, COE&EU Youth Partnership

2. Plan of review Young people situation in the V4 countries – background information Comparative analysis of the four focus themes 1. Employment & Entrepreneurship 2. Voluntary activities and their international dimension 3.Participation 4.Non-formal learning

3. Population data => Population aging, low fertility, late motherhood

4. Involvement in education

5. Risk of poverty

6. Employment & Entrepreneurship

10. Counselling

11. Good practice

12. Voluntary activities and their international dimension

13. Potential for growth New attitude: -Information accessible -New media -Institutional engagment -Business -Local activism Volunteering Lack of recognitio n/ prestige Not in a career model Low awarness Low NGO recources Lack of understa nding why it is needed

15. Good practice

16. Participation

17. Hear my voice!

18. Youth participation -Youth organisations (10-15%) -Community planning -Private expressions/artistic actions -Online participation

19. Good practice

20. Non-formal learning Non-formal learning is purposive but voluntary learning that takes place in a diverse range of environments and situations, for which teaching/training and learning is not necessarily their sole or main activity (Chrisholm 2005)

21. ERASMUS PROGRAMME PARTICIPATION

23. Good practice

24. Recommendations 1 Employment -Quality employment -Internships -Individualised counselling - PES -Promoting entrepreneurial activity -Promoting women participation in the labour market

25. Recommendations 2 Promoting volunteering -As a part of curricula -As a tool for social inclusion -Of an intercultural/international character -Strengthening NGO’s capacity

26. Recommendations 3 Strenghtening youth participation -Strenghtening local participation -Finding you ways to involve young people e.g. online -Appreciate alternative participation by listening actively to its results -Empowering young people as leaders

27. Recommendations 4 Non-formal learning -Recognition of diverse forms of non-formal learning -Investments into youth workers competences -Widen access to intercultural encounters PLUS: V4 collaboration should be encouraged!

28. Thank you! Ewa Krzaklewska ewa.krzaklewska@uj.edu.pl