“Secret Code for Active Citizenship” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Secret Code for Active Citizenship”

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Social entrepreneurship / social innovation; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Sociological research demonstrates that the largest segments of society with the greatest capacity for change are the young people. Young people’s participation contributes to civil society by building a sense of belonging, solidarity, justice and responsibility, caring for people in need, and sensitivity towards people who are from different cultural backgrounds. Unfortunately, global statistics reveal the low interest of young people in civic life, in knowledge of state institutions, citizens’ rights and freedoms, active participation and responsibility within the community. Young people have lost confidence and motivation to change something, only few of them believe that the future of society stand in their hands and act to change something.
Therefore, four organizations from four countries – Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Romania – have come together for a 2-years-project in the Strategic Partnerships in the field of youth to improve the level and quality of active citizenship in at local/national/european/global communities of young people (14-26) by using innovative educational tools (e.g., escape rooms) and train youth workers, creating a European network of “Change Makers” and allowing a wise participation in society.

The objectives of the Project are:
O1: promote the exchange of good practices among NGOs and other local entities from 4 countries;
O2: create an innovative Change Makers Training Experience and mobile escape rooms kits, addressing active citizenship in youth;
O3: increase sense of initiative and entrepreneurship in youth at local/global level;
O4: foster active participation and active citizenship in society;
O5: contribute to the sense of belonging as European Citizens and motivate participants to learn more about the EU, creating a European Network;
O6: invest in the capacity building of youth workers promoting high-quality work and innovative methods of reaching out to youth using escape rooms;

To reach our goals, we will start by creating video tutorials and portable escape rooms kits, promoting common ground in how to use this educational tool to reach up to youth. Next, we will develop a Training Experience “Change Makers Academy” that applies this tool and much more in the promotion of Active Citizenship with local youth. We will address subjects that we consider crucial in “life” as Human Rights, local and EU active participation, intercultural dialogue and social entrepreneurship. Simultaneous, transnational and local activities will occur as pilot tests of the innovative material.
We want youth to become the next “change makers” of their local/global communities, meaning active citizens that have, not only, the skills and capacity to engage, as well as a sense of self-worth, purpose, awareness and social responsibility, creating a European Network. Together with youth workers aware and skilful for addressing youth needs and partners empowered with a cross-sectorial knowledge and a European strong network.
Having good geographic coverage, we hope, in the future, to enlarge its implementation to other countries. More than inspirational solutions, we want to be able to tackle some of society’s pressing challenges, pushing Europe to the forefront of innovation. Sharing of different approaches, methodologies, insights and visions, we want to contribute to enhanced networking and internationalisation, promoting European-minded citizens and filling in the missing links, avoiding fragmentation and realising the potential of a border-free Europe.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 113274 Eur

Project Coordinator

Stowarzyszenie Projektow Miedzynarodowych “Logos Polska” & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Asociatia “Un strop de fericire”
• ASSOCIACAO ANIMAM VIVENTEM
• Awesome People