The DAY project aims to empower young people and youth workers, by enhancing their skills through the use of digital tools for advocacy. In particular, the project will train youth organizations on procedures and tools of digital advocacy. Its objectives are to:

• provide young people with new ways of participation in order to be more active citizens and advocate their positions
• enhance the capacity of youth organizations on digital advocacy
• optimise current approaches to digital advocacy
• create more dynamic and impactful opportunities for youth organisations and foster cooperation on EU level.

The project will promote an alternative way of involvement through digital advocacy, where youths can directly speak of their opinion and concerns, propose solutions, bring awareness to the issues that affect them, and claim their rights. Through advocacy, young people will have a direct role in creating solutions for their problems and the changes they seek in the world. Their direct involvement in the major current issues, will improve their readiness, awareness, and critical thinking. The target of our project is to increase active citizenship and through the success of the future digital campaigns, to give confidence to young people that their initiative can play a major role in forming future societies.

Its concrete results include:

• a Comprehensive Report, including Best Practices;
• an Education Tooklit
• an Online Hub-platform for youth advocacy.

During its 23-month lifetime, DAY will directly and indirectly positively impact: 

• 100 young people, who will provide input on their needs;
• 60 youth, who will participate in an online training;
• 18 young people who will be trained in a Learning Training Activity;
• 60 participants to youth-led workshops;
• 60 youth and 60 CSOs, who will benefit from “speed-dating” meetings;
• 120 users of the hub-platform;
• 140 young people, CSOs representatives, and members of the general public, who will be informed through the Multiplier Events.

DAY at a glance:

• 1 Comprehensive Report – a report on digital tools for advocacy, young people’s needs in terms of training, and best practices for advocacy campaigns
• 1 Educational toolkit – based on the needs analysis, providing tools for effective digital advocacy
• 1 Online training – based on the educational toolkit
• 1 Learning Training Activity – aimed at training and activating young people
• 1 Online Hub-Platform – hosting all the resources developed by the project
• 10 speed-dating events – to connect young people with CSOs
• 6 youth-led workshops
• 6 national Dissemination Events.