Description
The project addresses the need to encourage responsible parenting and active citizenship in the village of Kozarevets. The project aims at training young parents to boost their capacity to bring up active citizens. First, a public activity area will be set up in the courtyard of Zemedelets Community centre. Second, the Responsible Parent Club will be set up where parents of children below 14 will share experience and get counselling. Third, the club members will attend 4 training courses with a psychologist on the challenges facing parents, prevention of violence against children, tolerance and gender equality. Fourth, active citizens will be identified and a public council will be set up to detect problems, inform the mayor and propose solutions. Finally, the public council members will be trained in local policy-making. The project will benefit the children, parents and the local community in Kozarevets. The partner will provide the area for public activities and experts.
Summary of project results
The project met the need of prompting civil activity in the village of Kozarevets and turning Zemedelets-1899 Community Centre into a source of civil initiatives. The project aimed at promoting active citizenship in the village of Kozarevets and raising civil participation in the process of decision-making on local level. The project also aimed at raising the skills of the parents from the village to educate active citizens via training sessions for parents. The following activities took place to help achieve the project goals: (1) Listen to the Voice of Kozarevets Public Council was set up (16 members and 7 volunteers) with the mayor’s office to support civil participation when priorities are set and problems are solved; the members of the public council were trained to develop competence for task solving; (2) the Club of Responsible Parents was set up (45 members) and young parents raised their skills to raise their children to show civic responsibility; (3) an area of citizen activity was set up (more than 800 visitors) which became a nice recreation area where parents and the other community members can meet. The area includes an outdoor chess set, a frame loom and the screen for a puppet theatre.
Summary of bilateral results