Description
Our main goal is the strengthening and developing of the civil society, promoting the skills and civic participation among young people, focusing them into the human rights, developing the associations and preventing social exclusion. During the project 6 activities will be completed: - 120 young people between 14 and 17 will participate in 10 courses about “Training young people in active citizenship” organized by the Free Time School “Urtxintxa”. - 40 young people will participate in reflection groups and take part in global solidarity and citizenship organized by Medicus Mundi. - 40 young people will participate in the courses of “Ethic Gardener” with Ilundain Foundation, directed toward the promotion of employment and sustainable developing. - 90 young people will analyze the social problems at local and global level and will propose solutions that will be transferred to public authorities. - 30 educators from 10 different Spanish associations will participate in conferences to share experiences about education of teenagers for a global citizenship. - 15 teachers from “training free time schools” will increase their skills in Citizenship and Human Rights.
Summary of project results
Medicus Mundi Navarra, in partnership with the instructors’ training school Urtxintxa, IPES and Ilundáin Foundation, developed a project for the promotion of global citizenship with a focus on human rights and the prevention of exclusion, which included: strengthening solidarity groups; research/action led by youth groups from different associations; youth counselling for social action; training youth at risk of exclusion for self-employment by managing organic vegetable gardens; counsel to teachers in leisure instructors’ schools and meeting of associations working with youth to share and present their experiences. The project has demonstrated the ability of teenagers and youth to analyse, develop proposals and intervene on their reality when they are offered their own spaces, suited to their characteristics and interests. The project has allowed the creation of common spaces for work and intervention, as well as the sharing of experiences. Both youth research and the meeting of associations in Extremadura, the training and counselling processes and the joint work between promoting and Project Partners have linked different youth groups and youth associations, municipal agencies and institutions, thereby strengthening ties, allowing for learning and increasing the possibility of working together. The Project Promoter and Project Partners have strengthened their role and positioning in the fields developed in the project: Medicus Mundi, as an organisation providing advice and support for youth groups; Urtxintxa, as an advisory body and leisure school; and the Fundación Ilundáin as a promoter of initiatives in the social field. The conclusions and proposals elaborated have already been taken into account by UNICEF and other organisations working with children as a reference point in drafting the childhood plan in Navarre. The youth department of the Government of Navarra has shown interest in the products of this project (systematisation of experiences, research report and video – action, project blog, organic vegetables garden, consumer group) and intends to use it as a model to inspire new citizen action initiatives.
Summary of bilateral results