Visegrad fund
YOUNG BSF: YOUTH AS A (FUTURE) (RE)SOURCE
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Focus area/objective: Public Policy, Legislation and Justice, Increased awareness and active involvement of civil society in policy making with emphasis on youth
Background on the project:
The Young Bled Strategic Forum (Young BSF) is an annual conference bringing together young leaders to engage in lively discussion and develop out-of-the-box solutions to some of the most pressing world issues. The Young BSF model has been growing and changing and has become a unique meeting place for a diverse array of young leaders, entrepreneurs, influencers, thinkers and social activists and thus, offering them a platform to share their visions, exchange ideas and connect with one-another. The Young BSF 2019 will host young leaders under the title “Youth as a (future) (re)source”.
Young BSF 2019 will reflect the topics of the BSF and focus on sources and resources of (in)stability and look up at young people as a (re)source for the future. The young people that will attend this year’s edition of Young BSF will prove youth is a valuable resource in several ways. Young people are not solely valued as potential contributors to society, in their status as adults-to-be, but also in their present status as youth, whereby they contribute to society for the very reason that they are young, full of innovative ideas and able of thinking out of the box.
Special emphasis will be given to cross-regional cooperation. Youngsters will demonstrate such cooperation is not only necessary, but inevitable for positive next steps in democratization, human rights, sustainable development, EU integrations of WB, climate change and other cross-border topics. Young leaders have to learn from their peers from different regions, share their knowledge, ideas and know-how. Sustainable regional cooperation programs are therefore key towards a comprehensive, inclusive, and innovative approach that engages youth and prepares agents for change. In order to strengthen the regional cooperation and know-how exchange between V4, WB6, EU and beyond, project will in one place join experts from leading institutions in V4 and WB6, as well as leading youth organizations.
Strong, committed and inclusive democratic youth leadership will be of crucial importance for the process of democratization, conscientious European integration and future EU expansion in general. In our efforts to build a structured regional cooperation we must therefore bring young leaders on board in order to build tighter ties among civil societies, offer room for youth-to-youth exchanges, and enable a continuous flow of information and knowledge among the EU member states and non-EU states.
Youth, being the essential cornerstone of dynamic civil societies, should be given an opportunity to:
- Contribute to the regional integration,
- Be the herald of European values and democratic leadership with dedication and perseverance,
- Identify topics of common interest and tackle issues of shared concern for communities in the region.
Young leaders will also be selected to participate as speakers at the main event. This practice has proven its worth in past editions and to the benefit of BSF, as it brought innovative solutions and shed a light on youth perspectives. Youth will through active participation at BSF have an opportunity to meet the leaders from the governmental, business and nongovernmental sectors and join them in discussions addressing salient issues.
Project phases:
| 20/05/2019–23/06/2019 | Planning |
| 24/06/2019–25/06/2019 | 1. Preparatory event – V4 country |
| 04/08/2019–05/08/2019 | 2. Preparatory event – WB country |
| 30/08/2019–03/09/2019 | Final Conference – Young Bled Strategic Forum |
| 04/09/2019–30/09/2019 | Video production |
| 04/09/2019–30/09/2019 | Writing Policy Recommendations |
| 01/10/2019–30/11/2019 | Evaluation and Reporting |
Project partners:
CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE – Visit webpage
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ASSOCIATION FOR UNITED NATIONS – Visit webpage
RESEARCH CENTER OF THE SLOVAK FOREIGN POLICY ASSOCIATION – Visit webpage
TOMORROW YOUTH FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY – Visit webpage
INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE – Visit webpage
MODEL UNITED NATIONS PRAGUE Z.S. – Visit webpage
EUROPEUM INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY – Visit webpage
BETA POLAND ASSOCIATION – Visit webpage
Project Coordinator:
Meliha Muherina
meliha.muherina(at)cep.si
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