Empower Active Young Citizens to Influence Society (AYE)

June 30, 2022

The AYE project aims to promote young people’s initiative and civic engagement and contribute to quality and innovation in Youth Work by developing a range of engaging methods, tools and a non-formal learning programme. This will foster the inclusion and civic engagement of young people, with a particular emphasis on young people at risk of marginalisation and social exclusion.

The project was developed collaboratively by 6 European partners based on the needs observed and their experience in youth work and youth education, digitalisation, civic participation and human rights. The development of the project was based on the need to raise awareness about the role of youth in shaping our current society and to promote concrete, innovative partnerships and solutions based on the implementation of meaningful actions involving EU youth from diverse backgrounds, including those facing disadvantage.

The focus of the project is on issues that are most pressing for young people today – world crises, climate emergency, peace and democracy, intercultural dialogue and multilingualism, equity and inclusion. Europe has become a more intercultural society with the urgency of the climate emergency having an impact on a broad range of communities. It is through young people that these issues will now be addressed as they become the adults of the future who will inherit the current challenges facing Europe.

This project enables young people to connect with the wider society, to express their views in different ways and through different mediums and enables them to be heard as they take a direct role in and learn about civic awareness, media literacy. Young people develop the ability to understand and critically assess problems in society and how to take action to find concrete solutions, they learn how to independently create media messages that are about civic action, community and building a shared future for all at an EU level. Overall young people learn a range of core values and skills and learn how to communicate effectively in addressing issues facing society today, as they become champions for the future. The project enables youth to learn from and have access to Role Model stories, in which they can actually see themselves in action, enhancing their knowledge about digital activism and training them to address the current challenges they face in a critical and creative way.

The project will identify successful civic initiatives led by young people and of effective youth’s participation in civic life; develop a set of inspirational case studies – 3 case studies per country/18 case studies in total; develop 5 digital stories – short films of the most impactful and complex cases.

 

Project Number: 2021-2-IE01-KA220-YOU-000051489

 

Partners:

  • Smashing Times International Centre for The Arts and Equality (Ireland)
  • Inthecity Project Development B.V (Netherlands)
  • Fundatia Centrul Educational Spektrum  Miercurea (Romania)
  • SOCIAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CIVIL NONPROFIT SOCIETY (Greece)
  • SOLUCIONES TECNO- PROFESIONALES CONSULTING (Spain)
  • ICI ET AILLEURS (France)

Project Duration: 1 March 2022 until 29 February 2024

 

Website: TBA

 

Social Media Channels: TBA

 

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