Changemaker è un progetto europeo che mira a promuovere l’empowerment giovanile e il coinvolgimento nella vita democratica sia locale che nazionale tramite un approccio bottom-up e partecipativo. BE A CHANGE MAKER ANCHE TU!

The main objectives of the project are:

• To train youth organisations at grass-root level and youngsters in active citizenship.
• To improve cooperation, decision-making, and negotiation skills of youngsters.
• To provide theoretical and practical information for active participation.
• To inform and raise awareness among youngsters and youth NGOs about COVID-19 and green lifestyle, inclusion & diversity, EU rights/tools/opportunities, gender gap, and the European Youth Strategy.

The activities planned for the project are:

• Project management.
• Information and publicity activities of the project.
• E-learning course on: “Advocacy and lobbying”, “Digital skills for digital participation”, “Youth Empowerment”, “Leader-to-be mindset & fundraising strategies”.
• 4 transnational events.
• Creation and distribution of the toolkit “Be a Change Maker”.
• Bi-monthly newsletters.
• 3 Videos on: COVID-19 and green lifestyle; Inclusion & diversity; Gender gap; Raising awareness about EU.
• Dissemination of information and capitalization of the results obtained.
• Realization of a project website and a Facebook group for communication and socialization.

The expected impact of the project includes:

• Contribute to the improvement of youth active citizenship skills through non-formal training activities.
• Increased commitment of youth NGOs in the involvement of youth perspective in the definition of decision-making processes.
• Strengthened cooperation and exchange of information between youngsters.
• Improved knowledge and capabilities of youngsters on the role and definition of active policies.
• Improved engagement of youngsters in the implementation of youth-led initiatives in their local communities.
• Increased awareness of public authorities about the importance of youth role in the shaping of the communities’ future.