This report is based on the quantitative data gathered as a part of the mixed-methods research project "Youth Labour Market Participation in Urban Sierra Leone" funded by the Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung. A structured survey was administered in April 2025 in three urban centres: Freetown, Bo and...

Hundreds of millions of young people in the Global South face uncertain futures due to poor access to quality education, inadequate skills, and limited employment opportunities. By 2033, the Global South will host 1.2 billion people ages 15 to 24. However, unless current trends are reversed,...

The Charter on Youth and Democracy puts forward concrete recommendations relating to the democratic participation of young people to social, political and civic life at three levels of governance: the local and regional level; the national level; and the European level. It strives to build and...

Materialism, characterized by prioritizing material possessions over intrinsic values, has been shown to negatively impact well-being, social behavior, and economic activities. However, limited research addresses interventions to reduce materialism in non-WEIRD societies, particularly in the...