ACTIVE CITIZENS +

Objectives The project aims to promote civic activism and stimulate youth participation by supporting local young people in the co-creation of sustainable solutions to common environmental, economic and social problems. Through the participatory methodological approach of co-creation, the project aims also to enhance the skills of youth workers and small local organizations, and to raise the awareness of the larger local communities on sustainability and civic engagement. Activities After a horizontal self-training workshop on non-formal methodologies for co-creation with staff members and local youth workers, participatory and democratic co-creation pilot projects will be implemented in each local context. Groups of òocal youths aged 18-30 will be guided by youth workers and staff members in the research, design and implementation of creative, innovative and sustainable solutions to common problems and specific needs of their communities. Impact The project aims to: - Expand the theoretical-practical co-creation skills of 6 youth workers - Stimulate 30 young people to civic activism and offer them practical, useful skills for their future careers or entrepreneurial projects. - Create a practical manual containing the non-formal co-creation methodologies and the case studies of the project - Implement 3 mobilities for the capacity building of