In this episode we discuss why and how to advocate for youth work. Guests: Federica Demicheli (Italy) is a vice President of NINFEA (National Association aiming for the recognition of youth workers in Italy) and active as a youth worker and European trainer since 2004. She works in the field of prevention of violent radicalisation, youth work recognition and volunteering both at national and European level. She has been working in the youth work field in South Med countries.  Anna Yeghoyan (Armenia) has been working in the field of youth work, youth training and youth policy in Armenia for almost 20 years, and has been an active advocate of youth participation at all levels: community development to policy making. She has significant experience in grassroots youth work, capacity development, volunteering promotion and accessibility of non-formal education both as a freelance expert and as one of the founders and a project consultant of Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO. After receiving the Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices from Geneva Graduate Institute in 2015-2016, the main areas of her professional interest have become youth research and evidence-based, participative policy development and implementation. Podcast host: Ekaterina Sherer