Increasing youth participation in Democratic Governance and Social Justice

The overall objective is to contribute to strengthen accountability through promoting and enhancing meaningful participation of the youth and youth leaders in the democratic process. More specifically, this training seeks: – To enhance the awareness and knowledge of youth and decision-makers by equipping them with the knowledge and skills on human rights, governance processes, accountable and responsive leadership and the workings of multi-party democracy. – To promote greater accountability of leaders and citizens at local and national level to ensure increased responsiveness to the rights and development priorities raised by the youth. – To build the confidence of the youth for their meaningful participation – To enhance their participation in political processes such as elections through critical thinking skills as a tool for good leadership – Increased and sustained engagement and accountability between youth leaders, political leaders, technical government officials and youth at the local government level.