Better Crisis Preparedness by Involving Children and Young People in the Nordic region

Why Attend?

This webinar is essential for policymakers, educators, youth workers, and anyone dedicated to improving crisis management strategies by involving children and young people. And, of course, young people themselves who are committed to strengthening youth participation. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and contribute to shaping resilient structures for the future.

Are you in Helsinki and wish to participate on-site at Scandic Park Hotel? Send an e-mail to info@nordicwelfare.org!

Program

• Unlocking Better Crisis Management: The Power of Youth Involvement
  Nordic Youth
• How to manage child and youth participation during crisis: Recommendations for decision makers in the Nordic region on Child Rights
  Lisa Sjöblom, Child Rights Expert, Fasil
• What went wrong with youth involvement during the pandemic and what worked?
  Jakob Trane Ibsen, Chief Analyst, VIVE – Danish Center for Social Research
• How and why, you need to involve student councils in your crisis preparedness. 
  Ragný Þóra Guðjohnsen, Assistant Professor at the University of Iceland & Eva Harðardóttir, Assistant Professor at the University of Iceland
• Youth leisure – a key to resilience in times of crisis
  Åsa Gunvén & Monica Johansson, Rapsod
• Recommended actions for Nordic unity: Ensuring children’s rights in times of crisis
  The Nordic Children’s Ombudsmen and Kirsten Sandberg, Professor Emerita, the University of Oslo
• Concluding remarks, Alexander Winge, the president of  The Nordic Council of Youth, Viggo Kalman Youth representative of The Nordic Committee for Children and Young People, NORDBUK and project manager Merethe Løberg, The Nordic Welfare Centre