Project place: Braga, Portugal
Project dates: 20th – 26th of March, 2022
Deadline for applying: 31.01.2022
About the project
This Training course is designed for youth leaders, youth workers and municipality officers responsible for youth from all Council of Europe member states. During the Training course, the participants will be able to develop competencies to create and empower youth participation structures and instruments that enable young people to take an active part in decision-making processes at the local level. The idea of this project was born out of the need identified by the partners to work together on the theme of creating structures and conditions that support young people in becoming competent and engaged citizens and that allow them to take an active role in decision-making processes that will influence their future.
Objectives
- to mainstream key models of youth participation in decision-making processes at the local level across the key stakeholders responsible for the
field of youth at the local level; - to create a connection and common understanding between the key stakeholders responsible for the field of youth at the local level (youth leaders, youth workers and representatives of local authorities from the same municipality);
- to capacitate youth leaders, youth workers and representatives of local authorities to implement digital solutions into their youth participation
structures and spaces; - to identify and present different instruments and structures of and for youth participation in decision-making processes from both sides of the
Mediterranean in our partner’s countries, and debate about their potential and challenges; - to develop competencies of participants in implementing and creating such instruments and structures at the local level as youth policies, youth action plans, local youth councils and co-management;
- to capacitate youth leaders, youth workers and representatives of local authorities to implement digital solutions into their youth participation
structures and spaces;
Participants profile
- be able to work in English;
- be willing to contribute with their experience to the Training course;
- be able to attend the whole duration of the Training course;
- have relevant experience in the topic of youth participation at the local level;
- be highly motivated towards learning about models and local youth policies for youth engagement in the decision-making process;
ACCOMMODATION and FINANCES:
All costs related to accommodation and food will be covered according to Erasmus+ distance calculator.
Participation fee: NONE!
Sending fee: 500 MKD