Rural You - Rural Albanian Youth

Overall Objective

OO: To strengthen rural youth’s interest representation and contribution to the implementation of Albania’s EU accession agenda in the agricultural and rural development sector.

SO: To enhance youth participation in the social, economic and political life of rural communities of north-eastern Albania, namely in rural and remote areas of Shkoder, Kukes and Diber Regions.

Expected Results

Outcome 1: Increased awareness among target groups on the role of youth in Albania’s agriculture and rural development reform.

Outcome 2: Increased activism of young people on rural sustainable development of target areas.

Outcome 3: Consolidated the Rural Youth Hub (RYH) platform as a pilot experience to engage young people living in remote areas in networking actions and the policy dialogue.

Activities

ACTIVITY CLUSTER NO.1 – “AWARENESS”

1.1 Youth-friendly and community-wide information campaign on Albania’s agriculture and rural development reform in the three target areas

1.2 Training of Trainers (ToT) for leaders and managers of Albanian partner CSOs on rural youth empowerment

1.3 Professional training course for target grassroots organisations and local authorities on rural youth empowerment

1.4 Training course for young people from target areas focusing on youth entrepreneurship in the agricultural and rural development sector

1.5 Social media campaign on good practices and success stories of youth activism from target groups in partnership with young communication professionals and Albanian Diaspora associations

ACTIVITY CLUSTER NO.2 – “ACTIVISM”

2.1 Set-up of the RURAL-YOU Endowment Fund 

2.2 Information campaign and coaching actions to potential applicants to RURALYOU funding opportunities and other available schemes for rural youth

2.3 Financial and technical support to sector grassroots organisations for medium-scale initiatives focusing on youth employment and professional development

2.4 Financial and technical support to informal youth groups/individuals for the start-up and/or promotion of small-scale entrepreneurial and self-employment initiatives in the agricultural and rural development sector

2.5 Participatory monitoring & evaluation (PM&E) of youth initiatives funded under the RURAL-YOU Fund in cooperation with target local authorities.

ACTIVITY CLUSTER NO.3 – “NETWORK”

3.1 Participatory workshops to develop the internal organisation and the strategic planning of the Rural Youth Hub

3.2 Peer-to-peer visits for Rural Youth Hub members for experience-sharing with substantial rural youth initiatives at the country and EU level

3.3 Training course on advocacy for rural development for Rural Youth Hub members