Change the village Challenge yourself

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Change the villageChallenge yourself !

• You(th) can make a difference!

A European networking project on youth
participation set up by MIJARC Europe
(http//www.mijarc.org) and RYEurope
(http//www.ruralyoutheurope.com), supported by
the European Commission
www.change-the-village.org
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I. Background of the project

• Rural Youth Europe MIJARC Europe
• An early cooperation on the theme of youth
• participation in rural areas
• The rural youth issue on the political agenda
• corpus of important political texts from
  European
• institutions about the situation of rural
  youth and
• their perspectives in Europe

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II. The project
Why ?
Launch of the study by MIJARC Europe RYEurope
? to have a clear picture of rural young peoples
needs and means to participate
How ?

• 1. Collection of quantitative data - Feb.
  05-April 06
• 2. Highlight - Double Study Session April 06
• 3. Elaboration of a strategy - Perspective - Oct.
  05-Feb. 07

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• Collection of quantitative data

• On-line translated questionnaire
• Personal interviews during the activities
• Collection of national studies

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THE SURVEY - February 05 - April 06

• 1491 answers recorded from 29 different
  countries,
• Most participants lt 25 years old
• Some interesting figures
• Social involvement of participants
• ? average time devoted to associative
  activities (40 1-3
• hours per week 40 3-9 h, 12 more than
  9h)
• Brain drain phenomena
• ? 50 participants could imagine to leave the
  countryside (due
• to high education, job opportunities, wish
  to travel)
• Main measures suggested
• More consultation of y. people in decision-making
  processes voluntary work supported, transport
  opportunities improved and youth-targeted
  information campaigns promoted.

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THE INTERVIEWS

• Complementary qualitative analysis after the
  survey
• 2 main features related to
• ? diverse issues affecting the environment of
  young
• people living in rural areas
• ? role of youth work and different forms of
  rural
• participation in order to
  transform it
• Concrete aspects
• ? Dormitory effect as a sign of the brain
  drain, positive
• negative aspects of life in rural
  communities
• ? Role of family and friends
• Stimulation through involvement in youth
  activities,
• Gaining of self-confidence and motivation
  through non-formal
• learning and during international meetings

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• 2. Double Study Session EYC Budapest
• Discussing and finding solutions for the
• following issues
• Employment, Education,
• Mobility/Infrastructure, Leisure time,..
• ..and communicating them to European level
  decision-makers gt
• TALK-SHOW
• Add up to the recommendation 1530 on the
  situation and
• prospects of young people in rural areas
  (2001, Assembly CoE)
• Collection of qualitative data
• Exchange on best practices
• 2nd round of interviews

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• 3. Elaboration of a strategy - Perspective
• Elaboration of the final report
• Communication - Dissemination of the outcomes of
  
• the study
• Elaboration of a best practise handbook
• Follow-up of the project
• Planning of future steps (training courses,
  co-
• operations...) to follow-up the project
• (from February 2007 onwards)

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