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The purpose of the project proposal is to strengthen the democratic culture and awareness of the youth about the civic engagement importance and to strengthen the capacities of the OCDs in order to develop their own capacity, but also in order to improve the overall situation in the community. The project will include 25 young unemployed persons from the VSŽ region and empower them through the Program for enhancement of soft and transversal skills and also through the Targeted program for the development of civic competence which includes three key areas (modules). There is a number of initiatives with the aim of improving the engagement of citizens, but OCDs face obstacles that affect their ability to proactive work in the community. One of the challenges is also the lack of financial means the opportunities for capacity development. The project will directly affect these issues by strengthening the capacities and the multiplication of the gained competencies onto the target groups (project participants, unemployed youth, OCDs) of the project. The applicant will participate in the organization and implementation of the TTT in soft and transversal skills enhancement, organization of the informative public campaign which includes a database of good practice examples. Together with the partner AEI Studium, the applicant will develop a Program of Soft and Transversal skills enhancement for vulnerable groups, and the Targeted program for the development of civic competence with three key modules - financial literacy, ecology, and sustainability, EU project development, and implementation. All partners and additional stakeholders will be included in virtual workshops with the aim of knowledge and experience sharing organized by the partner Citizens Foundation Iceland.