An overview of organisations working with youth on international solidarity
Today’s youth want to make a difference in promoting greater justice, solidarity, and a sustainable future. BeGlobal therefore wants to map out the activities and experiences of organizations working with youth aged 16 to 35 on international solidarity.
Why mapping youth engagement and international solidarity?
Young people in Belgium are growing up in a rapidly changing world with major social challenges such as polarisation, climate change, increasing social inequality, geopolitical tensions and digital transformation. At the same time, they show a great willingness to get involved and make a difference.
This engagement often arises outside the school walls within what is known as non-formal learning. Think of youth organisations, socio-cultural associations, sports and cultural initiatives, NGOs and local youth initiatives and networks. These actors play a crucial role: they reach young people in an accessible way and are closely connected to their world.
However, there is currently no up-to-date and comprehensive overview of who reaches young people, how this is done and how organisations work on global issues and international solidarity.
BeGlobal wants to change this. This mapping helps to bring together insights from the field and contributes to a better coordinated policy on youth engagement, global citizenship education and international solidarity in Belgium.
What do we want to identify with this mapping?
The mapping is about having an overview of organisations, collectives and initiatives that work within non-formal learning with young people on international solidarity.
With this mapping, we identify:
- who these actors are,
- how they work (explicitly or implicitly) on international solidarity and global citizenship,
- how they raise awareness and mobilise young people around global issues,
- which young people are reached (and which are not),
- what forms of engagement and methodologies are used,
- and what trends, needs and opportunities organisations experience in their work.
Who is included in the mapping?
Everyone who works within non-formal learning with young people aged 16 to 35 on global citizenship and/or international solidarity, in all regions of Belgium, such as:
- Youth organisations
- NGOs and civil society organisations
- Diaspora organisations
- Socio-cultural organisations
- Sports and cultural organisations
- Media
- Private organisations or foundations
- Local, regional and international authorities
How are we going to do this?
Through an online survey or an online (in-depth) interview.
The results and findings will subsequently be available on our website.
Any questions?
Feel free to contact us at mapping@enabel.be
