The ‘Democratic Youth Network’ is an interregional network that serves as a forum for young leaders and activists from diverse backgrounds to discuss shared political and institutional obstacles to and opportunities for democratic reform. It is a resource and platform for building mutual understanding and cooperation, fostering inter-regional dialogue, and creating a supportive environment for the participation of politically active young people.
Origins of this Site
This idea for this site came from with young European and Eurasian political leaders at a 2005 seminar in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. 62 participants from 17 countries and regions gathered to share best practices, build relationships and develop specific action plans to encourage political and civic involvement among youth in their home countries. In September 2006, participants in a political leadership seminar in Chisinau, Moldova built the Democratic Youth Network website during their four day program. Since March 31st 2008, DYN website has been administered by Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR). YIHR is a regional non-governmental organisation with programmes in the territories of Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. YIHR was formed by young people from these countries in order to enhance youth participation in democratisation of the society and empowerment of the rule of law. To find out more about this organization, click here
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Anyone can post messages by registering for the site, and anyone can post comments without registering for the site. While DemocraticYouth.net is an open environment, we ask that you respect the other members of our community and post items that have direct relevance to the site's stated purpose.
While we have experienced sometimes profound changes in our countries in recent years, we are confident that some of the most vital changes are yet to come. Please join us.
Code of Conduct
Web site administrators reserve the right to review and not publish contributions to DYN web site if deemed not compatible with the site's Mission statement and Code of Conduct. For this virtual community to be successful in its mission, all members of this site need to agree with the following Code of Conduct principles:
- Respect each other and our statements.
- Discuss and debate without personal attacks. Do not use sarcasm, obscenity, or "attack language" against other members. "Attack language" can be defined as straying from maintaining a professional, respectful dialogue, and attacking another individual's person, intelligence or emotions.
- Attacking or insulting anyone on national, religious, geographical or any other basis is forbidden.
- Express differences of opinion using factual statements and reasoned arguments.
- Respect other people's privacy.
- Links for websites with hate speech, cracks or viruses are strongly forbidden.
- Posting messages with commercial content is forbidden.
- Use of vulgar words or content is forbidden.
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