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Democracy Camp 2023

Democracy International e.V. - Germany

50+ young Europeans, 6 countries, 5 days, and 2 questions: What democratic tools are available for youth? How can they be used to promote sustainable and inclusive societies? Empowered by intersectionality workshops and democracy trainings, the participants developed a Youth Democracy Handbook to share with European decision-makers.

 

More information: Democracy Camp | Democracy International e.V. (democracy-international.org)

Session under the Model EU Parliament to promote the youth dialogue

Youth resolutions European solutions

Agenzija Zghazagh - Malta

The project hosted the 51st international session of the Model European Parliament to promote youth dialogue, participation and active citizenship. Young participants from different European countries, with different social and cultural backgrounds, met in Malta for an activity that engaged them in dialogue and debate on issues relevant to themselves.

 

Project fiche: Youth resolutions European solutions

More information: EU Funded Projects 2019 – Agenzija Zghazagh (gov.mt)

Young girl showing the project website on her cellphone

Vote Young campaign 2023

Stem op een Jongere - Netherlands

"Vote Young" advocates for better representation and participation of young people in politics. Therefore, during elections, we run campaigns to encourage young people to vote and inspire them to vote for a young candidate. We built a tool to help young people find candidates, so that they can vote for someone who really represents them.

 

Project fiche: Vote Young campaign 2023

More information: Home | Stem op een Jongere

Scene from the Nordic Youth Democracy Festival - ©Natalia Skovsø

Ungdommens Folkemøde NORD - Nordic Youth Democracy Festival

Fonden Ungdomsbureauet - Denmark

The Nordic Youth Democracy Festival was a democracy festival where Nordic youth shared experiences and inspiration from across the region through workshops and dialogue. The festival was held in April 2023 and aimed to strengthen the democratic self-confidence of Nordic youth as well as the social and cultural community across the region.

 

Project fiche: Ungdommens Folkemøde NORD

More information: Landing page | UFM Nord (ufm-nord.org)

 

Artistic figures in traditional polish costumes

Do it together - in Hajnówka Centralna

Stowarzyszenie Kulturalne "Pocztówka" - Poland

International European Solidarity Corps' volunteers are taking part in an artistic project in the town of Hajnówka in the Podlasie region, far from big city centres. During Christmas, they sing carols in their native languages, putting on a show featuring live music, dancing and outfits reminiscent of the traditional costumes of carol singers. This is an ongoing project. 

 

Project fiche: Stowarzyszenie Kulturalne "Pocztówka" 

More information: Hajnówka Centralna – Stacja Kultury (hajnowkacentralna.eu)

Working in group around a table

Dialogues about the Elections

Re:colo - Slovakia

The project "Dialogues around elections" responded to the needs of youth in Nitra. The problem was the low interest and trust of young people in politics and in politicians, and as well as the low participation of young people in elections. The goal was to improve and strengthen local youth policy and youth work.

 

Project fiche: Dialogues about the Elections

More information: Aktuality - Re:colo (recolo.sk)

High-school students participating in seminar on EU affairs - © Miloslav Pospíšil

Decide on Europe - "Become a European policy maker for a day"

EUTIS o.p.s. - Czechia

The project "Decide on Europe" is a unique combination of one-day seminars and a simulation of a meeting of the EU institutions. The project aims to promote dialogue among all high-school students in Czechia on current European issues and introduces them to EU decision-making processes. 

 

Project fiche: Rozhoduj o Evropě

More information: Eutis, o.p.s

A group of young participants - credit: Mojca Žerak

Against Violations on the Labour Market

Sindikat Mladi plus - Slovenia

The main goals of this youth participation activity were to empower young people to enter the labour market, educate them about their rights and take action when their rights are being violated, as well as to encourage them to think more broadly and become more involved in society. In order to reach their goals, the applicant successfully created an escape room with various supporting activities, which included more than 1,300 young people from Slovenia.

 

Project fiche: Against Violations on the Labour Market

More information: Mladi plus - aktualno 

Young people sit on a circle during a meeting

EU101

ARYAS - Romania

The project, “EU101” was launched to combat the growing trend of Euroscepticism, particularly among the youth of Central and Eastern Europe, where there is a prevalent lack of understanding about how the EU functions and why is the European Project so important for all of us.

 

Project fiche: EU101

More information: EU101 - ARYAS NGO

Young people playing fooball

Street Football - Change Lives Through Sports

CAIS - Portugal

The Street Football project promotes sport as an innovative strategy for intervention, social inclusion and democratic participation of young people. On the other hand, it challenges established stereotypes through youth empowerment and non-formal education to encourage greater participation in decision-making processes.

 

Project fiche: Street Football - Change Lives Through Sports

More information: CAIS – Todos Contam

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