Description
"The project is designed for middle and secondary school students in 6 small towns in the Masovia, Łódź and Podlasie Provinces. It addresses the problem of a low level of civic awareness among students and a lingering belief that citizens can make little difference in the community, region, country or in Europe. The project consists of 4 phases: education workshops, distant collaboration between students and trainers to plan mini-projects for local community members, project workshops and mini-project implementation. The 'I Know Why I Vote to Elect' project serves to enhance civic education, particularly addressing issues such as election turnout, building the sense of agency and promoting public participation. The project seeks to demonstrate that it takes the involvement of local leaders to promote citizenship effectively. Hence, election turnout promotion mini-projects will be implemented in 6 towns to support civic attitudes and encourage voting in elections."
Summary of project results
"The project was designed for youth in middle and high schools in six county capital cities with a goal of addressing the low level of civic awareness among youth and the widespread belief that things are beyond their control (based on the findings of the 2011 Youth Report, Voter 2.0 Report and the 2010 Youth questionnaire). Local, presidential and national elections were held in 2014 and 2015, which opened the opportunity for many young people to go to the polls for the first time. In the long term, the project aimed at increasing the number of young active voters in six selected county capitals. 445 students in six middle and high schools developed 29 mini-projects designed to encourage higher voter turnout in their communities. The project assessed the baseline situation of each community, offered two rounds of workshops, developed an educational game and young people organised street performance activities, information campaigns, social campaigns, city fames and candidate debates. Project beneficiaries included young people and teachers in middle and high schools in Łapy, Łowicz, Piastów, Pruszków, Radomsko and Suwałki."
Summary of bilateral results