Valutare la sostenibilità: una ricerca ex post sui progetti giovanili in Puglia.

Supporting youth-led projects is part of the youth policy implemented by the Council of Europe and the European Commission since the early 90s. Taking an active role in a project is both an empowerment experience and a contribution to the development of the own community. The paper presents an ex-post evaluation of a programme for youth-led projects in the South of Italy. The evaluation study focused on the sustainability of the new youth organizations established thanks to the programme, namely their continuity after 4 years from the first annual project funded by the programme. Research methods included a survey of young project leaders and in-depth interviews aimed at exploring forms, barriers and facilitators of the sustainability paths taken up by the youth groups.