Description
The project addresses the need for greater involvement of young people in local youth policy-making and the need to develop the skills and knowledge to be actively involved, voice their opinion and be heard. The project aims to raise the awareness of young people and encourage them to participate actively in the public life. First, 30 young people aged 15-29 in Varna will be selected and trained. The training will include 8 modules on team building, citizen participation, youth participation, civic education, work with the media, the institutions and public life, youth policies and evaluation. Afterwards 15 of the participants will join the Youth Forum for Partnership with Local Authorities and 9 will join youth NGOs. Next, awareness raising campaign will be held in 11 schools and universities reaching 400 young people and online information campaign via the social media will reach 1000 more people. The project will benefit the target group of the young people in Varna District.
Summary of project results
The project addressed the need for greater involvement of young people in local youth policy-making and the need to develop the skills and knowledge to be actively involved, voice their opinion and be heard. With the project implementation 30 young people aged 15-29 improved their competence for active involvement in the public life and in the already developed youth structures for participation in the community life and in local decision-making. The project resulted in the following outcome: 19 participants (63%) of the main target group of young people joined the Youth Forum for partnership with the local authorities, 10 members of the target group joined NGOs and 10 youth attended a session of the municipal council. The project outputs are 2 proposals for changes to some aspects of the local policy made by the project participants to the local authorities. The young people themselves from the main target group spread the project teaching other young people including in the 3 small municipalities of Provadia, Valchi Dol and Suvorovo. The information campaign reached 402 young people. A team of young trainers was set up to train and inform other young people and boost their civil activity.
Summary of bilateral results