Every year, the World Youth Movement for Democracy (WYMD) celebrates World Youth Day for Democracy on October 18th. This year’s theme “Youth Now!” reached nearly 10,000 people through WYMD’s online and offline engagements, and 24 youth civil society organizations in 37 countries hosted democracy-related events as part of the celebration. [View the story “#WYDD2017” on…
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) recently introduced their new strategy for democracy promotion under their Strategic Framework 2017-2022. On September 12-13, WFD convened 200 delegates from around the world to attend its 25th anniversary conference in London, United Kingdom. At the conference, WFD announced they would increase direct engagement with civil society and a…
In July 2017, the World Youth Movement facilitated a working meeting in Belgrade, Serbia bringing together 10 prominent youth leaders to create a 3-year action plan for the network. Participants of this meeting included WYMD Leadership Board Members, Hurford Youth Fellowship Alumni, and leaders of regional youth networks from: Argentina, Belarus, Cameroon, Hong Kong, Kosovo,…
In June 2017, the Latin American Youth Network for Democracy (Juventud LAC) organized their fifth Regional Forum, bringing together over 50 activists from 18 countries from across Latin American and the Caribbean. Participants engaged in several workshops and debates on critical issues in the region such as populism, anti-corruption, and support for human rights defenders.…