The Forum was attended by members of Youth Public Councils and public organizations, representatives of local self-government bodies and executive authorities.
During the discussion, important problems of the role of youth in the public life of Volyn were raised. In particular, the head of the Volyn Regional Council Vasyl Dmytruk and the head of the regional state administration's department for youth and sports Oleksandr Stelmashchuk shared their experience regarding the importance of public organizations in the implementation of youth policy.
The head of the Ivanychi Youth Public Council Neonila Vyzhva and a participant in the International Youth Municipal Hearings on youth participation in public life in Komsomolsk, a student of VIEM Bohdan Bondaruk, spoke about the activities of advisory-consultative bodies - Youth Public Councils. Among the positive aspects of creating advisory bodies for youth NGOs, the following can be highlighted: with the help of Youth Councils, organizations will be able to express their constructive proposals to government bodies, adopt and lobby before government bodies decisions initiated by youth organizations and defending the interests of youth. An advisory body can serve as a tool for coordinating the activities of government bodies and youth NGOs in solving youth problems, as well as be a tool for creating a positive image of youth NGOs in government bodies.
The deputy head of the Lutsk Youth Council Olha Korytnieva expressed her position regarding the mechanisms and problems of involving pupils and students in public life.
A practical seminar "Conducting public hearings on youth policy issues in the districts of Volyn Oblast" was held for the Forum participants.
Within the framework of the project of the Volyn Association for the Protection of Youth Rights "Activating Youth at the Local Level," a "School of the Local Leader" was conducted, round tables were held in the target districts of Volyn Oblast (Ivanychi, Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Shatsk, Ratne, Kamin-Kashyrskyi), and the creation of advisory-consultative bodies - Youth Public Councils - was initiated.
Overall, during the forum, the project's developments on involving district youth in the implementation of youth policy through the creation and support of public organizations and public advisory bodies were presented. Participants also initiated the creation of a Youth Public Council under the Volyn Regional Council.