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Youth participation is a term that appears in almost every policy document concerning young people in the Western Balkans. Yet, the gap between stated commitment and meaningful practice has become one of the defining frustrations for a generation increasingly disillusioned with democratic institutions. The project “A Cross Regional Predictive Model for
Over the past two years, young people from Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Italy have gone from observers to advocates researching youth employment, mental health, and civic participation, and bringing their findings directly to policymakers. Through the Erasmus+ project “Y-O MODEL,” Youth Observers co-led consultations, organized policy roundtables, and met
Within the Erasmus+ project “A Cross Regional Predictive Model for Youth Policy Shaping – Youth Observers (Y-O Model)”, together with our Albanian partners, we have published the policy brief: Understanding Mental Health of Young People in Albania – A Call for Action by Young People for Young People. This publication