ENGAGE — EAST

Expanding New Generations’ Access to Governance and Engagement - ENGAGE

2024-2-FR02-KA220-YOU-000292285

Summary:

The Expanding New Generations’ Access to Governance and Engagement (ENGAGE) project addresses the urgent need to counter political polarization among European youth and enhance their civic and political participation. ENGAGE empowers youth aged 15-24 across five European countries to actively engage in democratic processes by equipping them with knowledge of European values, critical civic competences, and a strong sense of European identity.

By fostering informed, constructive participation, the project seeks to mitigate the rise of Euroscepticism and far-right ideologies while encouraging youth to become active contributors to inclusive, democratic societies. Through awareness-raising campaigns, skills development workshops, and youth-led initiatives, ENGAGE takes a comprehensive approach to improving youth civic education and political literacy. The project emphasizes participatory methodologies, gamified learning tools, and intercultural exchanges to create an engaging and sustainable framework for youth civic engagement..

Objectives:

Boost youth workers' abilities to engage youth in active civic participation and enhance their understanding of democratic
processes.
Equip youth workers with tools and methodologies to foster civic and political competences among young people.
Develop and distribute innovative, participatory resources that encourage youth to understand and influence civic life.
Empower youth to take initiative, fostering informed engagement and responsible citizenship behaviors.

Results:

Civic Competence Framework outlining essential civic and political competencies;

A set of 10+ participatory and educational resources, including forum scenarios to enhance civic engagement;
Minimum 200 youth workers trained with effective tools and resources for fostering civic participation;
Minimum 1000 directly empowered young people to engage actively in democratic processes and advocate for civic involvement in their communities.