VII. Youth grassroots campaigns

Grassroots campaigns are those that are intended to mobilize public support and use democratic tools such as lobbying, in order to instigate social or policy change. Campaigns can seek local, national or international objectives and are often threatened by government censorship or of violence by individual citizens. Different from traditional campaigns, online campaigns have the ability to mobilize millions, regardless of geographical obstacles or national borders.[NR1] 
 
Key entry points on this topic include (but are not limited to) the following:

• How are mass-online campaigns shaping societies in the region?
• How are youth participating in mass-grassroots movements shaping societies in the region? Are they contributing to expand civic space for young people?
• How are Information and Communications Technologies opening up new doors for youth engagement?