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3.5. Socio-political education and participation
Young people acquire an extensive judgment as well as the qualification of self-determined
political thinking through the offers in the field of action “socio-political education and
participation”. They voluntarily and actively take part in political processes.
Principles and Contents
- New methods are tested and children and young people are “picked up” on topics
directly relevant to them
- A wide range of tested field of action-specific methods to support the actors are
established and provided
- There follows a consultation with the actors about how to include socio-political topics in
everyday professional life in order to reach target groups even more successfully.
Existing offers and action-field-spanning synergies are used more intensively in this
process
Target groups
- Young people, independent of their level of education, social environment, regional origin
etc.
- A focus is put on children and young people who left formal school education at an early
stage
Regionality
- Sustainable participation structures are to be created in regions, smaller regions and
municipalities (e.g. manifestation in the mission statement, seats in committees)
Quality and criteria for eligibility
- Besides the generally applied eligibility criteria in the context of the law for youth
promotion, action-specific quality criteria will be worked out and presented in a
transparent way.
Cooperation and networking
- An event with all interested actors in the field of action will be organized to transfer the
results and examined methods
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This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co -financed by the ERDF