Future Agents NOW - robust, representative and responsive Youth Delegate Programmes that help young leaders push for change

We applied for this project to address the growing need for inclusive, representative, and responsive youth delegate programmes that amplify the voices of young people in decision-making processes. Youth delegates play a crucial role in representing young people, particularly in international forums like the United Nations, but the programmes that support them vary greatly in terms of resources. Many current youth delegate programmes face similar challenges such as limited resources, lack of diversity, and training needs to meet the rising demands placed on youth delegates. Yet youth delegate programmes have little cooperation and sharing of best practices, which this project has addressed. This project focused on strengthening youth delegate programmes across the partner countries and beyond by gathering and sharing best practices, improving inclusivity, and enhancing the overall capacity of youth delegates and youth delegate programmes.

The project aimed to promote the inclusion and participation of young people in decision-making processes. The objectives were threefold: 1. Strengthening youth delegate programmes: The project sought to enhance youth delegate programmes in the participating countries and beyond by gathering and sharing best practices, improving the effectiveness and inclusivity of the programmes, and providing resources to organisations that recruit, train, and support youth delegates. 2. Building capacity of youth delegates: Another key goal was to build the capacities of youth delegates and other young leaders, equipping them with the skills needed to represent their peers in international forums, such as the United Nations. Through networking and training, we aimed to improve youth delegates' readiness to engage in decision-making processes and policy discussions effectively. 3. Enhancing representation and diversity: The project also sought to enhance the representativeness and diversity of youth delegates. This included working towards diversity and accessibility evaluations in the partner countries and a virtual tool for self-evaluation of diversity in youth delegate programmes.