LINKS

The sites of the Directorate of youth and Sport of the Council of Europe contains a European survey of national on-line data-banks and internet services of interest to young people, information on the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest, guidelines of application to the European Youth Foundation, as well as information on youth research and youth policies. It also provides a list of links to national and international youth organisations and useful addresses.

European Youth Forum www.youthforum.org

Site of the European Youth Forum, which comprises the National Youth Councils (NYC) and International Non-Governmental Youth Organisations (INGYO) in Europe. The aim of the association is to promote issues relevant to young people in Europe towards the Council of Europe, the European Union and other policy makers and to support and co-ordinate the work of its member organisations.

European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Municipal and Regional Life www.coe.fr/cplre/eng/etxt/echartejeunes.htm

School Network Human Rights www.iz.or.at/humanrights

A project co-ordinated by the Interkulturelles Zentrum, Austria. Teachers and students from 41 countries developed joint projects and agreed on activity plans to find out if human rights are respected – in their schools, in their homes, in their communities. The international projects are on participation, racism & xenophobia, human rights, violence/conflict and violation of childrens rights.

Council of Europe www.coe.int and http://culture.coe.fr/edu/eng/edulist.html

The web page of the Council of Europe. Under ‘education’ you can find out about ‘Education for democratic citizenship’ , Network for School Links /Exchanges and Human Rights

International Youth Foundation www.iyfnet.org/document.cfm/23

Presents in-depth discussions on the range of ways young people are involved within child and youth development programs as well as in the broader social, political and economic development of their communities and countries.

Database: Bibliographic data on youth research literature from a number of European countries http://eyrb.epm.se/aeyrb.htm

A database including bibliographic data on youth research literature from a number of European countries. Data registration began in April 1998. It also contains entries from the Nordic Youth Research Bibliography - NYRIB, Produced by the European Youth Centre, Strasbourg.

Australian Youth Foundation www.youngaustralians.org/Resources/Youth%20Participation/1.htm

A guide by the Australian Youth Foundation which is intended to assist organisations to develop appropriate strategies to enable young people to participate, learn and share. It has advice on how to include young people in ongoing decision making in your organisation and ensure a genuine partnership between the young people and adults involved.

Resolutions of the Rio Summit www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/peace-ch.htm

Report on resolutions of the Rio Summit concerning the participation of children and young people in environmental and developmental issues.

Overview of participation and participatory approaches www.britishcouncil.org/governance/democ/participation/part1.htm

An overview of participation and participatory approaches detailing some of the key issues in the UK and internationally; listing key information sources, and sharing a few pointers on possible courses of action.

International Institute for Environment and Development www.iied.org/resource

Based in London, the Resource Centre at IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) provides a comprehensive service for those seeking practical information on all aspects of participatory methodologies, with a particular focus on their application and integration into institutional structures. The documentation consists mainly of unpublished literature, case studies and reports, and features material in more than ten languages. The PLA database contains bibliographic information on more than 2000 documents and includes a full index, with abstracts, of the journal PLA Notes.

Institute of Development Studies www.ids.ac.uk/ids/particip/home/index.html

The Participation Group at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, is working in support of participatory approaches to development. Their major focus is in supporting South-South sharing workshops, exchange visits and information exchange between practitioners, local people, government workers, NGO and donor staff. The Participation Group also convenes action research projects, disseminates writing, provides training and catalyses and supports participation networks around the world. The Participation Group Reading Room at IDS holds a collection of about 3000 documents consisting mainly of unpublished, practical information on participation.

Eldis http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/

Eldis is a gateway to on-line information on development and the environment, focusing on countries of the South. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access. It provides an ever increasing number of descriptions and links to a variety of information sources, including WWW and gopher sites, databases, library catalogues, bibliographies, full-text documents, email discussion lists, research project information, map and newspaper collections. Where there is no Internet link available, other information on the availability of databases, CDRoms and other sources is given.

Eldis Directory of Participation Information Sources http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/pra/pra.htm

The Eldis Directory of Participation Information Sources is one of the 80 subject guides available on the Eldis site. It offers a structured overview of the subject. Major sources (which include descriptions of organisations, databases and discussion lists) are arranged into useful groups. Searches have also been prepared using a set of appropriate search terms to find on-line materials (including sections of WWW sites) and bibliographical references to printed publications (books, journal articles, working papers, etc.) held in the British Library for Development Studies.

Intermediate Technology Bookshop www.oneworld.org/itdg/shop.html

Based in London, the Intermediate Technology Bookshop specialises on development issues, stocking not only IT Publications but also a wide range of complementary publications and is one of the best places in the UK for anyone wishing to purchase books on participatory development.

International youth movement campaigning for peace www.oneday.org/youth_participation_in_un.htm

Site of an international youth movement campaigning for peace.

Europe 2000 - youth participation www.cm.coe.int/dec/1999/690/81.htm

Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called "Europe 2000 - youth participation: the role of young people as citizens", CLRAE Recommendation 59 (1999)

US clearinghouse for minors http://youthactivism.com/index.htm

A US clearinghouse for minors, who are excluded from democracy. It encourages maximum youth participation by presenting success stories, strategies for action, advice for adult allies, and (mostly US-based) resources.

International network of youth participation projects http://www.ecpatiyp.org

Rich site of an international network of youth participation projects fighting for the end of child prostitution and trafficking

Volunteer management www.energizeinc.com

Site focusing on volunteer management. Contains also a rich electronic library of books and articles covering all aspect of volunteerism. Participation-related discussion lists Discussion lists allow you to communicate by e-mail (rather than using the world wide web) with other individuals on specific topics of interest.