Πέμπτη 10 Απριλίου 2014



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



 What prompts us to design this project is the distance of young people from participation in democratic life, both locally as well as internationally. The policies of the European Commission's Youth field seek to facilitate the transition of young people into the labor market and to develop their active participation of citizenship at European level. The White Bible " A new impetus for European youth " led to the adoption of a framework for European cooperation in the youth field where Member States agreed to focus on four specific priorities to encourage the active participation of young people :
•  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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