Ladder of Youth Participatio

8 initiative belongs to the youth, decisions are shared with adults.

Young people are asked for their opinions, but are not informed of the results. They are asked to do a Tik Tok or to be part of a social media campaign of which they have little or no knowledge. Young people are abused.

7 Youth initiated and led

Young people are asked to facilitate a conference organised with their youth leaders on a topic they are passionate about and want to support.

6 Adults' initiative, joint decisions

A youth club, concerned about homophobic language, decides to create an awareness-raising campaign. They apply for community funds and with the support of youth professionals, they receive the money and manage to create an engaging social media campaign that is widely shared across the community.

5 Adults make decisions. Young people consulted and informed of outcomes.

Young people are used. They are forced to protest without understanding the issues, like holding banners without knowing their meaning.

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4 Young people are assigned tasks and informed how and why they participate in a project.

Local authorities want more bike lanes to encourage sustainable travel to school. They invite students and community to plan routes. Youth propose a safer and faster route, which the authorities adopt. The new route is built and all involved are recognised at the inauguration.

3 Participation for the show - youth have little or no influence on the activities carried out.

Involving young people just for show, such as consulting them for funding without including them in the expenditure, putting them on a panel without preparing them, or creating an LGBTQ+ group for accreditation without real support.

2 Decoration: young people help to implement adult initiatives

Youth professionals create an advertisement to promote trans rights. They show the first draft to a group of young trans activists, who contribute ideas and suggestions.

1 Manipulation: adults use young people for their projects and pretend that these are youth ideas.

After the success of a campaign against homophobia, led by young people and their youth club, local authorities offered support to take it to the national level. In addition, the young people obtained additional funding and support from a private company to improve their social media campaigning skills.

8 Young people take the initiative, decisions are shared with adults.

After the success of a campaign against homophobia, led by young people and their youth club, local authorities offered support to take it to the national level. In addition, the young people obtained additional funding and support from a private company to improve their social media campaigning skills.

7 Youth initiated and led

A youth club, concerned about homophobic language, decides to create an awareness-raising campaign. They apply for community funds and with the support of youth professionals, they receive the money and manage to create an engaging social media campaign that is widely shared across the community.

6 Adults' initiative, joint decisions

Local authorities want more bike lanes to encourage sustainable travel to school. They invite students and community to plan routes. Youth propose a safer and faster route, which the authorities adopt. The new route is built and all involved are recognised at the inauguration.

5 Adults make decisions. Young people consulted and informed of outcomes.

Youth professionals create an advertisement to promote trans rights. They show the first draft to a group of young trans activists, who contribute ideas and suggestions.

4 Young people are assigned tasks and informed how and why they participate in a project.

Young people are asked to facilitate a conference organised with their youth leaders on a topic they are passionate about and want to support.

3 Participation for the show - youth have little or no influence on the activities carried out.

Involving young people just for show, such as consulting them for funding without including them in the expenditure, putting them on a panel without preparing them, or creating an LGBTQ+ group for accreditation without real support.

2 Decoration: young people help to implement adult initiatives

Young people are used. They are forced to protest without understanding the issues, like holding banners without knowing their meaning.

1 Manipulation: adults use young people for their projects and pretend that these are youth ideas.

Young people are asked for their opinions, but are not informed of the results. They are asked to do a Tik Tok or to be part of a social media campaign of which they have little or no knowledge. Young people are abused.