Description
This project is created with the aim to respond to some of the emerging issues in Spain, such as the rise in youth unemployment, the increasing number of people at risk of social exclusion and the lack of social transformation processes and good governance with a comprehensive and integrated view to act on the causes of social exclusion. The project’s aim is to experiment and validate this innovative model in coordination with a public-private consortium that aims to empower young people at risk of social exclusion in the Metropolitan area of Barcelona. This project aims to strengthen and promote processes of personal transformation and empower citizens at risk of social exclusion to strengthen their political participation. The young participants will engage in the design, implementation and evaluation of socially transformative and good governance processes to have an impact on the causes of social exclusion. The applied methodology is inspired by the experiences of the Transition Towns, and has been successfully implemented at the international level.
Summary of project results
Get Active has been more than just a Project. It has generated an arena for innovative learning where the youth rights target group (between 20 and 30 years old) has built capacity and competences to develop projects for social change. Get Active has allowed motivate young people to accomplish their goals changing their social environment and social entrepreneurship. These relationships have set a positive environment so the Get Active project can be continued, developing learning actions with the youngsters so they can change their contexts and aided by various stakeholders in the territory.
Summary of bilateral results