Engage in a meaningful advocacy action: plan a youth work advocacy campaign.

• Target group. Who is the primary and secondary beneficiary of the advocacy campaign?
• Topics. What needs and rights does the campaign address?
• Message. What is the main campaign message?
• Stakeholders. Who are the stakeholders you want to influence through the campaign?
• Tactics. Which tactics will you use to achieve impact?
• Content & Activities. What advocacy content and activities (in-person and online) do you need to produce/organise?

• European Youth Forum Advocacy Handbook
• UNICEF UK Youth Advocacy Toolkit
• Advocacy tools for youth work development

• Willingness to collaborate with other actors and stakeholders;
• Appreciation of the added value of new partnership and collaboration opportunities;
• Knowledge of the needs of the community;
• Knowledge of youth policy and youth work in one’s own context;
• Being able to identify relevant partners in different environments (especially in an international setting);
• Knowledge of advocacy approaches and methods in a youth work context;
• Readiness to allow being confronted with other views and work approaches;
• Knowledge of the socio-political and economic background of the young people;
• Knowledge about media and promotion mechanisms with regard to youth work, as well as rules and regulations, including copyright;
• Ability to create and disseminate digital contents as videos, podcasts, memes, digital presentation formats etc.