Youth
Democracy Project “Role of Youth in Democracy”.
The duration of the project is from 01-09-2013
to 31-05-2014.
Themes
of the project
·
promoting the active participation of young people in general and
the status as European citizens in particular
·
develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in
particular to encourage social cohesion in the European Union
·
foster mutual understanding between young people from different
countries
·
promotion of European cooperation in the youth field
Short
Description of the project
The action "Role of Youth in
Democracy" supports youth participation in democratic life. Our goal is to
encourage the active participation of young people in the life of the European
community. Through the program, we will enable young people to learn about
democratic processes and to become active citizens at all levels - local,
regional, national and European. European Union’s main concept/ values, such as democracy,
equality, solidarity, social inclusion, justice, cultural diversity - are under
discussion, because of the deep economic crisis that many European countries
are facing. The difficulties that young people are facing – economic - poverty,
unemployment, high tuition costs, etc., have a negative impact on their
consciences. Through the action we aim to learn how to do critical analysis of
social and political issues and gain the ability to heeded our view. Our plan
will be developed in the spirit of European cooperation, allowing the pooling
at European level of ideas, experiences and methodologies. The young
participants will gain voice, and as active citizens will take action at local
and regional level. Through different workshops, roundtables discussions and
consultations we are going to find out young people’s needs and wishes relating
to participation in democratic life.
The results of the workshops and
consultations where presented at the common activities program, which was held by NGO Prosvasi in the city of Limassol during December. The
total duration of the project is 6 days.
Partners in the project:
Organization
|
Country
|
Role in the project
|
NGO PROSVASI
|
Cyprus
|
APP
|
LCYouth
|
Cyprus
|
Promoter
|
PRAXIS
|
Greece
|
Promoter
|
Hellenic regional Development Center
|
Greece
|
Promoter
|
UNESCO Youth Club Of Thessaloniki
|
Greece
|
Promoter
|
Resource Center for Roma Communities
|
Romania
|
Promoter
|
Support for Youth Development Association
|
Romania
|
Promoter
|
•
information
• participation ,
• voluntary activities
• and to increase knowledge on youth.
The results of these actions are
encouraging, however the national reports highlight the need for renewed
efforts at the local level and it is necessary to remove the barriers that
prevent the participation of certain groups of young people .
Through our work we aim to identify through
workshops and round table discussions nationwide excluded / marginalized youth
groups, as well as the reasons that prevent them from participation in
democratic life.
The methods that we will apply are based on
non – formal and informal types targeting the promotion of informal learning.
The activities will be workshops, you initiatives, teleconference exercises,
team building activities, role play games, discussions, outdoor activities and
group work local level by each partner organization.
Profile of
participants
-
Young people aged between 16 to
18 years old
-
Young people with fewer
opportunities
-
Young leaders aged between 18
to 30 years old.
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