Target audience
Category
1. Engagement and participatory projects
2. Governance
3. Group dynamics
Language

Engagement trees

The tree commitment is a fun and creative way of working through stories both individually and collectively to bring out issues and values shared by a group. It can be used for self esteem or identity or also for commitments and can be exhibited-work on the tree.

Prioritize the challenges/action plan

Taken from the Active Citizenship Toolbox by KIYO NGO, these guides are designed to equip young people for their international exchange projects, focusing on Children's Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Your Hiking Route to Youth Participation

This tool offers an overview of the different stages of young people's participation in local decision-making. It is mainly designed for the participation of young people at a political level and is aimed at local authorities, but it can be transposed to NGOs. This tool was created as part of the GaYA project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG Alpine Space programme. Project website: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/gaya/

How to support Youth Commitment?

This tool is a practical guide with recommendations for adapting a structure and its practices to encourage young people to get involved. It was created by Coordination Sud as part of the "Place Aux Jeunes !" project.

Empowerment Grid

This tool is a grid to examine a young person's commitment path and how he/she fits into his/her organisation. It traces or provides information about the young person's empowerment. It was created by Batik International, Frères des Hommes, and the "Former pour Transformer" Collective. It is also available on the "Atelier de la transformation sociale" website: https://atelier.fdh.org/fr/passer-a-l-action/nos-outils/evaluer/article/la-grille-de-l-empowerment

Passing the baton to new volunteers

Developed by ULB Engagée (an organization linked to the Université Libre de Bruxelles), this guide aims to inform young people about the key aspects to consider for energizing and sustaining their association

5 questions to ask yourself before (getting) involved

After proposing a definition of participation, this analysis suggests five key questions to ask before embarking on a participatory process. These questions concern the reasons, the people involved, the levels, the subjects and the places of participation