The most inspiring moment was being able to create something new together with people from different cultural backgrounds. It really gives the feeling of unity in Europe.
This ten-day training course in Estonia showed youth leaders, educators and social workers how to encourage young people to get involved in politics and become more active as citizens. By improving their ability to influence decisions and promote their own exciting ideas, we can really help to increase youth participation. Whether you work in a youth council or an NGO, the training methods developed by the project can easily become part of your regular group sessions.
For me, participation is about citizens making informed decisions on all aspects of their lives: economic, political, cultural and social. It's not just being informed but deciding on what action to take. A sense of belonging is the foundation for participation. If you feel that you don’t belong and don’t understand your rights and duties, it’s very hard to participate in a meaningful way.
Check out the project in Erasmus+ Project Results Platform as well.
Project coordinators
About the project
Supported by:
Erasmus+ / Mobility of Youth Workers
EU Youth Programme Priority:
Participation in Democratic Life
Topic:
Youth Participation / Activism and Decision Making
Youth Goals:
Visibility:
The 28 youth workers who took part were able to share their new skills with youth groups all across Europe. Successful promotion of the project outcomes has been supported online: check out this engaging journey about participation with the hashtag #participatoryeurope on Facebook and on Instagram!
Organisations involved:
Mittetulundusühing Discovering Opportunities (EE), EUDUCATE (ES), Mladejki centar za razvitie- Vzaimopomosht (BG), Udruga gluhih i nagluhih Nova Gradiska (HR), Bué Fixe- Associação de Jovens (PT), ProAtlântico – Associação Juvenil (PT), ASOCIATIA GEYC (RO), EduEra (SK), European Youth Centre Břeclav (CZ), ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE STRAUSS (IT), Youth Empowerment Center (EL), Asociacija “Aktyvus jaunimas” (LT), Oriel (IT), SINOP EGITIM PROGRAMLARI VE EVRENSEL VE KULTUREL AKTIVITELER DERNEGI (TR)
