© Prospex, all rights reserved 1 Welcome to workshop 9 Your facilitator: Martin Watson (Prospex) Cohesive Communities: Promoting Youth Participation in Democratic Life

© Prospex, all rights reserved 2 Objectives of the workshop Identify positive examples for implementation Work on transferability, feasibility and impact of positive examples across different contexts and Member States Explore possibilities and inclinations for action Identify positive examples for implementation Work on transferability, feasibility and impact of positive examples across different contexts and Member States Explore possibilities and inclinations for action

© Prospex, all rights reserved 3 Roles in the process Participants! Facilitator European Commission expert(s) Pitchers Rapporteur

© Prospex, all rights reserved 4 Participants! Facilitator European Commission expert(s) Pitchers Rapporteur Graeme Robertson, DG EAC Roles in the process

© Prospex, all rights reserved 5 Participants! Facilitator European Commission expert(s) Pitchers Rapporteur Martin Watson, Prospex Roles in the process

© Prospex, all rights reserved 6 Participants! Facilitator European Commission expert(s) Pitchers Rapporteur Conor O’Neill, DG EAC Roles in the process

© Prospex, all rights reserved 7 Participants! Facilitator European Commission expert(s) Pitchers Rapporteur (first name) (last name), (organisation) Roles in the process

© Prospex, all rights reserved 8 Participants! Facilitator European Commission expert(s) Pitchers Rapporteur Roles in the process

© Prospex, all rights reserved 9 Agenda for our workshop ROUND 1 09: :00 Introduction to the process Introduction to the topic Identifying and exploring positive examples ROUND 1 09: :00 Introduction to the process Introduction to the topic Identifying and exploring positive examples ROUND 2 11: :00 How can we transfer and scale up the positive examples? Walk the talk: going for implementation Wrap-up ROUND 2 11: :00 How can we transfer and scale up the positive examples? Walk the talk: going for implementation Wrap-up Lunch (13:00), followed by Forum plenary (14:30)

© Prospex, all rights reserved 10 Ground rules Contribute & allow others to contribute All voices are equal English as lingua franca - respect for non-native speakers Keep your contributions short Contribute & allow others to contribute All voices are equal English as lingua franca - respect for non-native speakers Keep your contributions short Thank you!

© Prospex, all rights reserved 11 Introduction to the workshop content Cohesive Communities: Promoting Youth Participation in Democratic Life Graeme Robertson Policy Officer European Commission DG EAC Cohesive Communities: Promoting Youth Participation in Democratic Life Graeme Robertson Policy Officer European Commission DG EAC

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© Prospex, all rights reserved 13 Introduction to the workshop content ASSIGNMENT 1. Form three groups by moving to one of the three topics/work areas indicated 2. Listen to one or more pitches of good examples on that topic (5 minutes each) 3. As a group, identify other good examples on the specific topic you know about Please make sure you note each example on a post-it and paste it against the flip chart 4. After ca. 20 minutes, on the sign of the facilitator, please move clockwise to the next work area and start again at 2. ASSIGNMENT 1. Form three groups by moving to one of the three topics/work areas indicated 2. Listen to one or more pitches of good examples on that topic (5 minutes each) 3. As a group, identify other good examples on the specific topic you know about Please make sure you note each example on a post-it and paste it against the flip chart 4. After ca. 20 minutes, on the sign of the facilitator, please move clockwise to the next work area and start again at 2. Good example A Good example B Good example C Questions to the pitchers? Yes, during the break and after the session, please not during

© Prospex, all rights reserved 14 After touring the three topics: Any observations and remarks?

© Prospex, all rights reserved 15 Agenda for our workshop ROUND 1 09: :00 Introduction to the process Introduction to the topic Identifying and exploring positive examples ROUND 1 09: :00 Introduction to the process Introduction to the topic Identifying and exploring positive examples ROUND 2 11: :00 How can we transfer and scale up the positive examples? Walk the talk: going for implementation Wrap-up ROUND 2 11: :00 How can we transfer and scale up the positive examples? Walk the talk: going for implementation Wrap-up Lunch (13:00), followed by Forum plenary (14:30)

© Prospex, all rights reserved 16 For after the break … Please think about: Which of the three topics / work areas would you want to explore deeper? Please think about: Which of the three topics / work areas would you want to explore deeper?

© Prospex, all rights reserved 17 COFEE BREAK! RESTART AT: 11:30!

© Prospex, all rights reserved 18 Introduction to the workshop content ASSIGNMENT (ca. 40 minutes) 1. Select one topic to work by moving to one of the three topics/work areas indicated 2. In your group select a reporter, who covers your discussion on the flip chart and presents back in 5 minutes after the workshop plenary 3. Listen to a 5 minute overview of the examples collected previously in the work area (by a pitcher or a Commission representative) 4. Discuss the good examples collected for your topic and answer: How can we best transfer these good examples to other contexts and Member States in the EU? How to make them feasible? How to improve its impact? What is needed to support this, from the EU and others? ASSIGNMENT (ca. 40 minutes) 1. Select one topic to work by moving to one of the three topics/work areas indicated 2. In your group select a reporter, who covers your discussion on the flip chart and presents back in 5 minutes after the workshop plenary 3. Listen to a 5 minute overview of the examples collected previously in the work area (by a pitcher or a Commission representative) 4. Discuss the good examples collected for your topic and answer: How can we best transfer these good examples to other contexts and Member States in the EU? How to make them feasible? How to improve its impact? What is needed to support this, from the EU and others?

© Prospex, all rights reserved 19 Reporting back to workshop plenary How to scale up the good examples?

© Prospex, all rights reserved 20 Wrap-up by our rapporteur Conor O’Neill Policy Officer European Youth Forum (EYF) Conor O’Neill Policy Officer European Youth Forum (EYF)

© Prospex, all rights reserved 21 Thank you very much for your participation Your facilitator: Martin Watson (Prospex)