CaSYPoT Youth strategies 21-23 mars Cilla Ilhammar, Youth Coordinator

Youth strategies EU strategy National strategy Regional strategies Local strategies

EU Youth Policy Education and training Employment and entrepreneurship Main objectives To provide more and equal opportunities for young people in education and the job market To encourage young people to actively participate in society Eight areas Education and training Employment and entrepreneurship Health and well-being Participation in civil society Voluntary activities Social inclusion Youth and the world Culture and creativity How is this being done? The objectives are achieved through a dual approach which includes: Specific youth initiatives, targeted at young people to encourage non-formal learning, participation, voluntary activities, youth work, mobility and information, 'Mainstreaming' cross-sector initiatives that ensure youth issues are taken into account when formulating, implementing and evaluating policies and actions in other fields with a significant impact on young people, such as education, employment or health and well-being.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child Swedish Youth Policy The Convention on the Rights of the Child Human rights ”All young people should have good living conditions, the power to shape their own lives and influence on social development” Based om human rights and the CRC Cross-sectorial means that all these departments have a common responsability to achive the national goal Cross-sectorail education, work, participation, health, leasure and culture

Youth strategy at the Regional council in Kalmar County A part of the Regional Development Strategy Lupp gives indicators attractiveness participation safety health We know that up til 80% of our youth wants to move from their home municipality. To make them stay or come back we need to be attractive. If you feel you can make influence and have participation you will feel that you are needed and that someone is listening to you. The feeling of safety also plays a roll when it comes to your feeling about your childhood and growing-up conditions. Both mentally and physically health among our young people has increased and we need to turn this negative trend. We also know that there are big differences between the boys and the girls expericences and we need to consider that in our work Equality; boys and girls, different nationalities, different religions etc

Municipal strategies Instead of youth strategies many municipalities in Kalmar Region has Youth Policy Programs or action- or activity plans based on their local Lupp-results