• 10 March
  
  

First informal meeting where the new Youthwise members 2022 initiated discussions on their work programme and next steps.

• 21 March
  
  

Youthwise was officially launched during a high-level panel of policymakers and members of youth organisations to discuss the main findings of the OECD policy paper “Delivering for youth: How governments can put young people at the centre of the recovery”, compiling the views of youth organisations from 72 countries on their experiences through the COVID-19 crisis, and analysing national response and recovery plans across OECD countries.

Speakers' contributions centred on how governments can strengthen public governance approaches to deliver a fair, inclusive and resilient recovery for young people. Marine Marty, the Youthwise member on the panel shared insights on youth participation.

• 31 March
  
  

Members of Youthwise were invited to contribute to the OECD Environment Ministerial Meeting, the first one since 2016, to bring young people's perspectives.

Two members of Youthwise 2022, Victoria Reeser, American environmental economist, addressed the plenary session alongside the Secretary-General and Erika Xananine Calvillo Ramirez, Mexican climate and indigenous rights activist, spoke at the climate justice breakout session. Manpreet Deol, a member of Youthwise 2021 was also invited by the US Chair to share her remarks in the breakout session on the green and digital transitions.

• 7 April
  
  

Youthwise 2022 participated in its first workshop of the year, joined by Carol Guthrie, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at the OECD. The goal of the session was to explore what Youthwise can do in 2022 to promote and embody inclusive and meaningful youth participation.

The workshop kicked off with introductory remarks by the OECD and a video from Youthwise 2021 member Manpreet Deol, where she talked about her experience in Youthwise and shared some tips for the incoming members. Following Manpreet's video, 2022 Youthwise members Victoria Reeser and Xananine Calvillo Ramirez spoke about their experience contributing to the OECD Environment Ministerial Meeting. Then, members gave a presentation on how to improve youth engagement, which was followed by them discussing their ideas on challenges and solutions in 4 breakout sessions. The discussion that ensued covered various topics, from promoting civic education and local engagement, to boosting digital skills or reaching out to marginalised communities.

The exchange provided valuable perspectives and a great starting point for shaping our programme of work this year.

• 20 April

Read the Forum Network articles by OECD Youthwise members:

- "Enhancing environmental justice and the meaningful involvement of all people in decision-making processes" by Erika Xananine Calvillo Ramirez
- "Moving to Net Zero—Closing the ambition gaps on climate mitigation and adaptation" by Victoria Reeser