From, with and for young people

Wednesday 6 October 2010WHO HQ, Executive Board Room

Floor Lieshout

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3rd European Youth Forum for Road Safety

• Under auspices of the European Commission • Organized by RYD, member of Youth

Taskforce • 1st and 2nd July 2010, Brussels • 70 youth delegates from over 35 countries

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3rd European Youth Forum for Road Safety

Main objectives:• Strengthen the European Youth network

• Sharing experiences and knowledge

• Plan collective European road safety action

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3rd European Youth Forum for Road Safety

First day:• Introducing organizations• Sharing road safety activities• Setting the scene:• FIA Foundation: Decade of Action• YOURS: Scope of problem, global youth

network, World Crossing Campaign

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3rd European Youth Forum for Road Safety

First day:• Setting the scene:• European Commission: new outlines • Aliou Oumarou: sharing road safety

experience and problems on the African continent

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3rd European Youth Forum for Road Safety

Second day:• Hands-on, action oriented agenda: planning a

collective European campaign.• 4 workshops, discussing com. tools, planning• development of a roadmap of activities• Michelin represented Private Sector and

presented ´do´s and don’ts´ approaching a company for funding

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World Crossing Campaign

Why the World Crossing Campaign?• to show the world that we are united as one global

youth network for road safety and we are committed to keep young people safe;• urge for action and support for especially youth

initiatives;• in order to get global recognition of the importance

of young people’s participation in road safety.

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World Crossing Campaign

• Asked youth network for participation

• Make a 10 second video• Theme was visibility• Winner has access to a 1000 EURO grant for their

own youth activity for road safety• End result …

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