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The project “FOR: future create now” will aim to promote active citizenship among young people by contributing to the formulation of public policies on gender equality.
The following problems will be addressed:
1. Low awareness of the importance of gender equality among Lithuanian youth, especially in the regions, and low youth participation in the formulation and implementation of equality policy between women and men hinder the development of society and democracy.
2. Insufficient involvement of NGOs and lack of instruments to promote young people''s active citizenship on gender equality issues, such as public campaigns based on research, facts or international documents, underdeveloped mechanisms for civic control of political parties, and especially at the municipal level.
The aim of the project is to promote young people''s active citizenship and increase the sustainability of NGOs by strengthening the capacity of young people to participate in the formulation of public policy on gender equality.
Target groups are young people (14-29 years old); representatives of organizations working with young people; representatives of NGOs working in the field of gender equality (members of LWLO); the general public.
The project contributes to the objectives and results of the ACF. The implemented activities will:
- strengthen civic education and encourage more active participation of young people in civic activities;
- strengthen the capacity of NGOs (members of the LWLO) to promote young people''s citizenship in the field of gender equality, to involve young people in the formulation of policies for monitoring equality between women and men and to monitor the implementation of these policies;
- lay the foundations for cooperation between NGOs (members of the LWLO) and youth organizations in promoting youth citizenship in the field of gender equality;
- raise awareness of civil rights, active citizenship, problems of gender inequalities and means of addressing them.