Calling all members: Join our call for Local Actions!

The Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety is inviting its official members to join local actions by submitting project proposals that could help achieve the demands listed in the Global Youth Statement for Road Safety by localizing youth-led road safety efforts. The call for proposals will be open from 22 January to 12 February. 

A local action is a short-term or mid-term grassroots action plan oriented to address the most pressing issues in the city or area where the youth member belongs. 

Through Local Actions, the Coalition seeks to find original, impactful, and innovative projects to address the most urgent needs outlines in the Global Youth Statement through topics connected to the global goals that relate with road safety and sustainable mobility.

These goals include SDG 3: Health, SDG 4: Education, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities, and SDG 13: Climate Action. 

The applications are exclusive for members of the Global Youth Coalition, specifically those who have already conducted the second round of Youth Consultations.

The youth consultation will help the applicant shape the project according to the specific needs of the community and give them the chance to interact and connect with other youth leaders in their area. 

The Coalition will fund three types of projects; community mobilization and awareness, advocacy, and peer-to-peer engagement. 

Community mobilization projects help bring together stakeholders to raise awareness on important road safety issues in the community. advocacy projects focus on developing concrete and tangible actions and petitions to influence decision-makers to further the road safety agenda, and peer-to-peer engagement projects lean more on helping young leaders to facilitate, train, consult, and collaborate with other young leaders. 

Winners will receive three incentives from the Coalition; seed funding worth € 5000 for the implementation of the project, support in the development of a project plan to map out the project, and mentorship from the Coalition in areas such as communication, fundraising, networking, youth participation, and more. 

An international and diverse group of experts will form the selection committee where they will judge proposals based on presentation, sustainability, impact, evidence-based actions, SDG inclusion, connection with road safety, project structure, and project implementation. 

Get the chance to turn your road safety plans into a reality by joining!