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The aim of the project is to contribute to the creation of a democratically oriented, socially aware, and humane society by providing support to children and young people who are threatened by social exclusion in the context of social affirmation and achieving equal opportunities. The project will develop volunteering as a form of strengthening social cohesion and equality and encourage active participation of children and youth and other stakeholders in creating preconditions for creating a society of equal opportunities as a basis for exercising their fundamental, democratic rights by increasing access to social facilities for children and youth in Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia County. Insufficient cooperation of stakeholders in the field of development of participatory democracy aimed at solving social problems in the community affects the lower involvement of children and youth in social activities, which results in feelings of discrimination and stigmatization.
The lack of skills that are important for volunteering and activism in the community causes greater passivity in the engagement of the individual aimed at building a healthy community. There is an evident negative impact of necessary but excessive use of technology on their psycho-physical development, worsening by the recent Covid epidemic which proves even more significant negative consequences and affects the susceptibility to health problems of children and youth, higher incidence of unacceptable behaviors, and greater social exclusion. This project is a response to the needs of children and young people (100) and will ensure greater activism, social inclusion, tolerance, development of knowledge and skills in the field of entrepreneurship, volunteering and improving self-confidence, self-esteem, shaping achievement goals, taking control and self-control which are all crucial to the more successful long-term development of children and youth.