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Active Participation as a tool for Democracy
Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

We want to implement this project to make young people more conscious about the topics of democracy, active citizenship anddemocratic participation in order to enable them to take an active role in solving the problems in their locals.With the project the topics of democracy, active participation, participation of youth, Erasmus+ youth subjects will be adressed . wewant to carry out this project to demonstrate the importance of youth participation and remind that civil society and the projectson youth can also be used as a participation mechanism.Project is planned as a youth exchange and it will take place with the participation of 37 participants ( 4 participants +1 leader per country) from 7 countries (France-Turkey-Italy-Croaita-Hungary-Estonia and Spain) between the dates of 17.01.2017 - 26.01.2017 including the days of arrival and departure. Young participants who will attend the project : Participants will be youngsters aged between 18-30 ,who are insterested in the topics of democracy, youth participation, state-individual relations, who want to be informed about democratic participation mechanisms of young people , who are experienced or inexperienced and financially limited.The aims of the project;- raise awareness about the relationship between youth Participation and democracy- inform young people about the concept of active citizenship and support the activities that help the development of activecitizenship- to ensure the knowledge on the subject of the relationship between civil society and democracy- help young people to comprehend the relationship between the state ,civil society and individuals.During the youth exchange ,non-formal education methods will be used. A heterogenous group of participants which came fromdifferent enviroments and experiences will be provided, so they will have the chance to learn from each other. The youth exchangewill last 10 days and roleplays,case studies, group work, visual presentations, collages, simulation games and outdoor activities willbe made with participants.At the end of the project , participants will find a chance to improve their knowledge and skills on the subjects of democracy,activecitizienship, civil society and state- individual relation. They are expected to use the knowledge that they gained in this field in thelocal activities they implement. With this activities they will have local,national and international impacts.Long-term benefits that we expect from the project are;-Widespread use of the concept of democracy among young people- increase the activities that supports Active citizenship ,and participation of young people in decision-making process-the potential benefits of the growth in the number of young people who knows and uses democratic participation mechanismsconsciously.

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