A Youth Democracy Project is developed by European partnership, allowing the pooling, at European level, of ideas, experiences and methodologies from projects or activities at local, regional, national or European level, in order to improve young people's participation.
Experiences within the youth field can vary, so the Youth Democracy concept is designed to be flexible, in order to accommodate the variety of experiences different groups can bring. Some examples of activities implemented within a Youth Democracy Project are:
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Creation of networks for the exchange, development, and dissemination of good practice in the field of youth and participation |
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Consultations by and of young people, with a view to find out their needs and wishes on matters relating to participation in democratic life |
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Meetings between young people and decision-makers or experts in the field of participation in democratic life and democratic institutions |
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Events simulating the functioning of the democratic institutions and the roles of decision-makers |
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Information events or seminars or debates for young people centred around the mechanisms of representative democracy at all levels, including the functioning of the EU institutions and the EU policies |
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A series or combination of the above activities, which may be carried out at different levels (local, regional, national, international) within the time-frame of the project |
The key is to establish brand new relationships between organisations or groups which serve to promote the participation of young people in the democratic process. Therefore each organisation or group involved must each be independent from the others.
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