The project “Peace through Democracy”, approved by the Turkish National Agency and funded under the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission, includes 9 youth organisations from Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, and Turkey. The project is based on the need for active citizens that participate in local, national and European politics and civil society, and adopt and defend the democratic values of Europe such as multiculturalism and inclusion. It considers youth work and non-formal education as effective and crucial for the fulfilment of this need. Therefore, it aims to provide youth workers and young activists with a better understanding of the concept of democracy and promote the debate and actions about European democracy and social cohesion.

 

In this respect, the project aims to provide youth workers and young activists with a better understanding of the concept of democracy and thereby enable them to disseminate this understanding in their future activities.

In order to achieve this general aim, we will follow the following specific objectives:

– To create an educational atmosphere in which the participants will go deep into the concept of democracy, experience, discuss and discover various aspects of democracy, and understand the link between democracy and peace (social cohesion);

– To discover and demonstrate the relevance of youth work and non-formal education for the promotion and implementation of democracy and democratic values;

– To equip the participants with sufficient competences and understanding to adopt a democratic approach and use relevant tools and methods in their future work in order to create a multiplier effect;

– To encourage creative thinking and debate among youth workers and young activists about European democracy by using social media and interacting with local people;

– To encourage and support the creation of new projects related to the topic at European level;

– To further develop the European Cooperative Youth Network (ECYON) through stronger international communication and cooperation, and thereby to contribute to the formation of a “European public sphere” beyond national and cultural borders.