rural youth forward

The aim of Rural Youth Forward is to cultivate resilient networks of rural youth organisations for more inclusive and participatory policy-making.

Rural Youth Network

Forging resilient partnerships and networks among rural youth organisations across Europe.

Transnational Cooperation

Facilitating dialogue between rural youth and policymakers.

Inclusive Policy Making

Innovate new approaches to inclusive and participatory policy-making.

Project Summary

This two-year European Youth Together project aims to create and strengthen partnerships and resilient networks between rural youth organisations in order to empower and facilitate the meaningful participation of rural youth in policy-making across Europe.

It is bringing together strong and sustainable rural youth organisations, as well as smaller rural youth organisations, to empower them to create stronger networks, and to identify existing ways of engaging with rural youth.

Rural Youth Europe are the project coordinator and we will be working alongside Landjugend Österreich (Austria), Zveza Slovenske podeželske mladine (Slovenia), Asociación La Bardal (Spain), Asociatia Pentru Dezvoltare Activa (Romania) and Vidiecky Parlament Mladych na Slovensku (Slovakia).

Key objectives:

Forging resilient partnerships and networks among rural youth organisations across Europe, empowering rural youth to meaningfully engage in policy-making processes.

Connecting and empowering rural youth organisations through transnational cooperation, as well as facilitating dialogue between rural youth and policymakers.

Amplifying existing efforts and innovate new approaches to inclusive and participatory policy-making (by facilitating knowledge exchange, good practice sharing and collaboration).

Strengthening the European dimension of participating organisations and reinforcing their collective identity and impact.

Promoting inclusive democratic processes and societal participation.