Develop Strategies for Lobbying: Youth Mobility

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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

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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.

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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.

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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!!!

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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
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Sequencing
Levels
National
Regional
Local
International
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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!!!

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Participants

• CRPM Macedonia
• Kosova Youth Network
• Institute for Democracy and Mediation Albania
• MJAFT Albania
• 2 radio Albania
• Albanian Youth Council Albania
• Eurolt26 Serbia

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• Thank you for your attention
• Hope you apply this at your country?