1. Increase the capacity of youth organisations and public institutions to jointly implement more participatory and structured policy dialogue in the context of the EaP architecture as well as at the national and local levels.

2. Improve the quality and outreach of youth work for mobilising and engaging more young people from remote / less advantaged and conflict-affected areas in the EaP region.

3. Strengthen the capacity of youth councils and youth organisations from the EaP region to carry out their mandate and enable them to design and implement innovative youth projects.

4. Develop and enhance the capacity of personnel from youth ministries, youth departments, agencies, and other relevant public institutions at all levels by training them on how to better involve youth in policy-making and how to develop evidence-based policies within certain sectors.

5. Offer small grants to facilitate innovative pilot projects by youth organisations at the local level, focusing on climate change and the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities. 

At the heart of building stronger, peaceful, and democratic societies lies the paramount importance of engaged and empowered young people. Acknowledging the substantial role they undertake as catalysts for change, young people stand as indispensable contributors in driving the realisation of the shared EU-Eastern Partnership (EaP) agenda.

This commitment to youth empowerment is at the forefront of EU4Youth phase IV, a project of the EU4Youth programme, which centers on 'Youth Engagement and Empowerment.' Also, this phase of EU4Youth represents a component of the “Strengthening Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership” project, implemented by GIZ. 

The project aims to actively involve young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine in policy dialogue and decision-making. It provides significant capacity-building support to key youth sector stakeholders in these countries and promotes networking, exchange, and mutual learning between government and civil society actors in the EaP region and their EU counterparts.

Ministry of Education and Research, National Youth Agency, National Youth Council of Moldova, Network of Local Youth Councils in Moldova, youth NGOs, youth initiatives, youth of Moldova.

Ministry of Education and Research, National Youth Agency, National Youth Council of Moldova.