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In the city of confusion the newly elected mayor wants to make a new ‘social contract’ between young people, youth NGOs and the local authorities. The reason is that the city is facing quite a few challenges and the mayor wants to involve the young people in public life and get the support of youth NGOs. Therefore he is asking for a meeting with young people and youth NGOs that are active in the city. Your task is to formulate – from your group’s perspective – what you would need in order to be able to solve the problem(s). Later on you will have the chance to present your needs to the other two actors. Your task is to negotiate with the two other actors until you find a common agreement on how to deal with the problem and who does what.

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Educational

The school curriculum is fixed by the national government. Young people are asking for alternative teaching methods and more space for extra-curricular activities. Specifically they are asking for more non-formal education methods. The local municipality manages the school together with the parents of the school students.

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Issue 1: Educational

Our needs:

Alternative Teaching Methods: We need the local municipality and the national government to be open to incorporating non-formal education methods into the school curriculum. This could include project-based learning, experiential learning, and other hands-on approaches that complement the existing curriculum.

Space for Extra-Curricular Activities: We need the school to allocate time and space for extra-curricular activities that foster holistic development.

What we need from the other actors:

Local Municipality: We need the local municipality to advocate for our needs with the national government and to facilitate the implementation of these changes in the local schools.

National Government: We need the national government to be flexible and open to modifying the school curriculum to incorporate our suggestions.

What we are willing to negotiate:

We understand that drastic changes cannot be made overnight. We are willing to work on a phased approach where changes are gradually introduced.

Issue 2: Setting up a Youth Club

Our needs:

Space and Resources: We need a dedicated space where young people can engage in activities, access the internet, socialize, and participate in leisure activities. This requires funding and resources.

What we need from the other actors:

Local Municipality: We need the local municipality to provide a suitable space and the necessary funding or resources to set up and maintain the youth club.

National Government: We need support in terms of policies that facilitate the establishment and operation of youth clubs.

What we are willing to negotiate:

We understand that resources may be limited. We are open to exploring different funding options, such as public-private partnerships, grants, or community fundraising. We are also open to starting with a smaller space and expanding as more resources become available.

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Setting up a youth club

In confusion city there is no youth club providing space for activities, Internet access and socialising and leisure time activities. There are only some local cafeterias where the young people hang around

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1. What are your needs?

2. What do you need from the other two actors?

3. What are you willing to negociate/let go?

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We want more extra-curricular activites and more non-formal education methods.

We need to map different alternatives of non-formal education methods that are already implemented elsewhere in order to have some alternatives to propose.

We need to establish alliances both knowledge-wise and action-wise.

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We need the local government and NGOs to be willing to listen to our propositions.

We need the involvement of the municipality and local building companies in order to be able to facilitate the physical spaces for extra-curricular activities.

We need the support of the local government and NGOs in developing a plan for implementing the change in education.

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As long as the main goal is reached at the end of the process, we are willing to negotiate in which way we do so.

If there are limited resources, we are willing to prioritise our issues and direct more focus towards a certain issue.

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We need a space for youth with the facilities required to engage in activities and socialise.

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We need funding from the municipality and from the NGOs.

We need the municipality to provide a physical space.

We need the NGOs to provide their expertise in planning, organising and facilitating spaces for youth.

We need the NGOs to facilitate activities and events for youth.

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If there is a lack of funding oppotunities, the youth space could be an already excisting space such as a local cafeteria organising a youth evening once a week.

The space for youth can be a space that is used for multiple purposes.