”Nothing will be the same after this crisis”
Key insights from the discussion:
The participants acknowledged the challenges connected with finding a job in the pandemic context where only some industries are recruiting: medical and social care, sales and deliveries;
Youth entrepreneurship is seen as an alternative to the lack of jobs. Participants identified some arising business opportunities: online shops, delivery, financial services, etc.;
The process of creating new jobs and business opportunities has to be sustainable. The participants tackled the importance of sustainable development in the post-Covid19 economic recovery context.
We would like the following participants for their active engagement and great insights:
Aleksej Leon Gajica from Croatia,UNICEF Junior Ambassador for the Rights of the Children and Young People
Andrijana Mikulovic from Serbia, Opreromasrbija.rs
Daniela Cosovan from Moldova, GEYC - Group of the European Youth for Change
David Joseph from Italy, U-Report on the Move
Erjon Lleshi from Albania, Ambasadoret e Paqes
Gabrijela Ivanjko from Croatia, UNICEF Junior Ambassador for the Rights of the Children and Young People
Imran Ibishov from Azerbaijan
Jelena Bratić from Serbia
Kristijan Lazarev from Republic of North Macedonia
Lala Safarli from Azerbaijan
Lusine Marutyan from Armenia, Armenian Regional Youth
Manzurakhon Abdulazizova from Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Ureport
Nina Topic from Croatia, UNICEF Junior Ambassadors for the Rights of the Children and Young People
Saidakhror Khodzhaev from Kyrgyzstan
Tamara Ceaicovschi from Moldova, GEYC - Group of the European Youth for Change
Todor Antić from Serbia
Vaska Andonova from Republic of North Macedonia
We would also like to acknowledge the efforts and support of the UNICEF Country Offices in ECA for identifying and mobilizing the youth delegates.
About the consultations
GEYC is partnering with the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) to conduct a series of youth consultations in the context of the Covid-19 crisis.
Four (4) online consultations took place on the 7th and 9th of July. During these consultations, young people from the Europe and Central Asia region were invited to share their views on issues of education, employment, mobility, participation, youth experiences and sentiments related to Covid-19, and how to build back better with young people.
The consultations are being conducted in the context of a joint project by the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF ECARO) and the European Training Foundation (ETF), aimed at understanding the impact of Covid-19 on the lives of young people in Europe and Central Asia Region, as well as identifying ways in which young people can be engaged to build resilient, sustainable and digital economies and societies in the post-COVID-19 scenario.