Program overview

09:00 – 09:10  Opening 
– Slampoetry by Rosanna Fellmann

09:10 – 09:20  How can we improve the global work in developing Youth’s Participation in Society?
The need for a platform/meeting place, research and evaluation.

– Line Marie Tholstrup, from the Eastern Norway Research Institute (ENRI), will introduce the key elements of the report “Youth’s Participation in Society” (YPiS)

09:20 – 10:00  Presentation WEXFO Youth

– Managing director WEXFO  |  Kristenn Einarsson
– WEXFO Young Expert Seminar on Freedom of Expression  |  Zamran Ahmad Butt, Utøya 
– WEXFO Youth, Lillehammer  |  Sigrid Velure, Snorre Fostervoll
– Network Building  |  Maren Lindberg

10:00 – 10:30  Project presentations TBA – Three projects from the network

– Demokrativerkstedet  |  Zamran Ahmad Butt, Utøya (NO)
– Arab Digital Expression Forum  |  Hanin Tarek, Nowwar Salem, Aida Hamed (EG, PS, EG)
– Asia Justice and Rights  |  Raisa Widiastri (ID)

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:15  Project presentations 

– Childpress  |  Elise Sitjhoff (NL)
– Youth Action Lab  |  Elisa Novoa, CIVICUS (CO)
– Voksenåsen  |  Marie Thrana Tindstad (NO)

11:15 – 12:45 Workshop

A dialog in groups about the presented projects and your own projects. What can we learn and be inspired by?

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:00  Sponsor presentations

What are we looking for?

14:00 – 15:30  Workshop

How can we improve cooperation? Our way forward.

15:30 – 15:40 Break

15:40 – 16:30 The way forward Summary of the workshop and a panel discussion.

Moderator: 

Eliana Hercz

*This is an open event, free of charge.