At European level and in member countries young people at risk such as: migrants, refugees and minorities in terms of policy developing are described as groups who are” hard to reach” and to provide results in such policies. Young people at risk face particular problems, especially when they are migrants from the “third world” or when they belong to communities which, due to historical or cultural factors, have their own subculture and traditions. They seem to be less accepted in the societies they live in, and are not given an equal voice. Youth migrants and young people at risk are still often not included or represented in mainstream policies , therefore their concerns and interests are not many times reflected in the decisions taken. Moreover the 2015 Youth Report on the one hand pointed out the need to foster the social inclusion and participation of young migrants, and the quality of youth work in general, but also in particular with these groups of young people, on another hand.

Over the Europe are noticed attempts in forms of programs and political measures that where meant to tackle the migrants and young people at risk social – political participation and integration into society.The indicators from these attempts show a minor effect on the target group. Moreover, the perception of the Migrant and the young people at risk is that they are permanently left out from the consultation process and participation and till now almost all the policies where coming from top – down approach. Voiceless, lack of knowledge and skills, political inferior, under representation, discrimination- One in four (24 %) respondents felt discriminated against because of their ethnic or immigrant background ( FRA’s second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II) are the most common emotions and attitudes in most of the migrant and young people at risk.

-Empower youth workers to reach young people at risk such as: migrants, refugees and minorities to represent their interests in policies of their interest: integration, discrimination, employment, education, and involvement in the decision-making process;
– Equip youth workers, decision makers and young people at risk with knowledge and good practices from the fields of youth work, youth policies and institutions dealing with their engagement in decision making
– Support the cross sectoral cooperation and build the know how in participation in decision making of young people at risk
– To raise awareness of the importance of intercultural learning within young people at risk and develop participants’ competences to work in intercultural environments

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