"The idea about ,,Youthocracy"" began during a training seminar in May 2014, when some of the current partners met, and later on discussed the possibilities for collaboration. later on, the representatives from the applicant organization met the Italian partners during an Erazmus+ meeting and discussed their entry into the project. At the moment, it was identified a need to support young people with training and networking activities with focus on promoting youth development, non formal education through a variety of creative approaches and methods as well as research and share of best practices among the partners, as well share of those practices with home based organizations in Macedonia, Austria and Italy. This idea was initially realized through a grant from ERAZMUS+, KA2 action in the year of 2016. Currently within this open call/deadline the project is applied in order to be extended through updates and upgrades of the current on line platform, and through gatherings of youth people concerned in the form of multiplicatory events, thus enabling to revise and further improve the shared best practices in direct discussions among young people. The Youthocracy vol.2 will continuw with partenrs from Macedonia, Slovenia and Cyprus. The project in general will promote high quality youth work and various tested non formal education methods, activities and projects that are prepared and realized by a variety of organizations from different European Countries. The content of the created platform currently consists of more than 100 best practices and methods from 32 members from 6 European countries which through the Youthocracy Vol. 2 will be additionally discussed and revised. The desired objectives are: - Discussion, promotion and introduction of innovative methods and approaches related to non formal education for youth, through usage of theater, music, art, environment, social and economic issues and topics. - Strengthen the capacity and increase the knowledge of youth workers across Europe, emphasizing Macedonia- through update and upgrade of the current Youthocracy platform with new methods regarding non formal education in the existing 10 topics from Youthocracy vol. 1. The project strives towards achievement of sustainable change in support of youth development through additional non formal education for young people and networking opportunities for youth workers. The activities that will be realized through the project consist of: -networking, -discussion and share of experiences and resources, - discussion of training programs, - discussions on practices for improvement of the quality of youth services and promote youth development principles across a broad range of communities, emphasizing communities in macedonia, with advisory discussions from European youth CSO's and their representatives Target group - Directly involved: youth workers and youth organizations, local authorities,, municipalities from countries involved directly in Youthocracy vol. 2, as well as youth CSO's and their representatives members and volunteers from the member organizations of Youthocracy vol. 1 - Follow up involved: youth organizations and youth workers from the targeted countries in Youthocracy vol.1 and vol. 2- spreading of the network, dissemination of the platform, and realization of additional activities in the form of on line campaigning and on-line share of best practices. -Activities: - Phase1: Preparation 1.1 Basic contracts and financial agreements (Dec. 2017) 1.2 Research, collection and share of good practice examples, and innovative methods focused on project topics, from each partner (Dec 2017,Jan.,Feb.. March, Apr. 2018)) - Phase 2: Implementation and dissemination 2.1 Update and upgrade of Youthocracy platform with new best practices and methods (Apr.-May. 2018) 2.2 Transnational meeting - in Slovenia (Jun. 2018) 2.3 Dissemination(Mar. - Jul.2018) 2.4 Evaluation (Jul. 2018) 2.5 Newsletter (Jul.2018 Results: -Expression of interest of young people and Initiation of debates on local level regarding youth work and its pros and cons through share of knowledge and best practices across Europe (3 face to face debates delivered in each involved country) - Initiation of 3 on line debates/discussions on Youthocracy vol.1 and vol. 2 content regarding best practices and methods on non formal education (choosing from 10 already stated topics as part of Youthocracy vol. 1) - Update and upgrade of Youthocracy vol 1 into Youthocracy vol.2 - with additional upload of 20 new best practices and methods as an add-on to the existing 100+. The project strives towards achievement of sustainable change in support of youth development through additional non formal education for young people and networking opportunities for youth workers. Through its realization there will be a better understanding of non formal education, recognition of youth workers' skills and qualifications."