Democracy Reloading Toolkit Webinars 2021

PRIOTITY COUNTRIES: Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Croatia, Finland, Cyprus, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Slovenia, Greece, Germany (during selection priority will be given to applicants of these countries)

The involvement of young people in developing youth policies and in decision making is fundamental to increase their sense of belonging and active citizenship in their communities. This calls municipalities and public authorities to address the needs and interests of youth, to engage youth as actors of the solutions for their problems, to increase the level of their ownership of and responsibility for their own community and thus to improve local participation and develop the quality of local democracy. We believe that young people if adequately informed, trained, empowered and engaged they will be the best actors of change and promoters of European values: democracy, rule of law and equality. 

Democracy Relaoding is a partnership of Erasmus+ Youth national agencies since 2015 that was established as strategic approach of working with local and regional public authorities in planning, developing, maintaining and reforming democratic youth participation structures for dialogue, co-decision and co-management. Based on the lessons learned during the activities of last 5 years a reference model designed out of the competences required for municipalities for engaging youth in decision-making and an online Toolkit as developed to support the development of these competences. This Toolkit is the basis of a long term strategic development plan to address municipalities through the Erasmus + Youth program. It is designed to help youth policy related municipality staff  to become empowered, competent and ready to engage young people into decision making and thus improving active citizenship and democracy in local communities. 

You can access the Toolkit here: www.democracy-reloading.eu 

The following webinar will be organised to present the Democracy Reloading Toolkit in 2021:

• 17th June, 15.30-17.00 CET

You only need to register and you will receive further information few days before the Webinar. 

The Webindars are designed for municipality officers and youth workers working in close cooperation with municipalities who want to improve their youth policies, structures and projects engaging young people in municipal decision making. The Webinars aim to support the development of their competences through using the online Toolkit.  Each Webinar will have the following program:

• Introduction to the Democracy Reloading Partnerrship
• Inspiring presentation by a practitioner from a municipality in Europe
• Presenting the online Toolkit
• Further learning opportunities with Democracy Reloading