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\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Youth participation with Erasmus+<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>
Have your say. Help shape things. Make a difference.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Young people have \ud83d\udca1 ideas, \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f opinions and important perspectives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Through the \ud83e\udd1d Erasmus+ participation programmes,<\/strong> young people can raise awareness of the issues that matter to them and help shape change.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about taking action together, putting ideas into practice and having a say in decisions \u2013 \ud83d\udccd locally, \ud83c\udf06 in Cologne, \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa in Europe and \ud83c\udf0d beyond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2753 What are youth participation projects?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Youth participation projects support young people in getting involved.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f They can plan and carry out their own projects, focusing on topics that are important to them.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Democracy and co-determination<\/p>

\n\ud83c\udf31 Climate and sustainability<\/p>

\n\ud83c\udf08 Diversity and cohesion<\/p>

\n\ud83e\udde0 mental health<\/p>

\n\ud83d\udcbb Digitalisation and media<\/p>

\n\u2696\ufe0f Equality and anti-discrimination<\/p>

\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa Future of Europe<\/p>\n

\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 Young people play an active part in decision-making. Their ideas are at the heart of it all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc65 Who are these programmes for?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>

The programmes are aimed at young people aged between 13 and 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfeb Groups, initiatives, clubs, youth centres, schools or other organisations<\/strong> that work with young people are welcome to take part.<\/p>\n

\u2b50 It is important that young people play an active role in shaping the projects. They should not just take part, but develop their own ideas and make decisions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u2728 What is possible?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Erasmus+ can support a wide range of formats.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa4 Workshops and events<\/p>

\n\ud83c\udfa8 Creative projects and campaigns<\/p>

\nYouth dialogues and discussions<\/p>

\n\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Meetings with female political decision-makers
\n\ud83c\udfd8\ufe0f Activities in the local neighbourhood or at school\n<\/em>
\n<\/em>\n\ud83d\udcbb Digital projects and participatory initiatives\n<\/em>
\n<\/em>\n\ud83c\udf0d International cooperation with\n<\/em>female partners<\/em> from other countries<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd Projects can take place at local, regional, national or international level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\ud83d\ude80 What are the benefits of youth participation?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Youth participation empowers young people.<\/p>\n

You are learning:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f to express your opinion<\/p>

\n\ud83d\udcaa Taking responsibility<\/p>

\n\ud83e\udd1d making decisions together<\/p>

\n\ud83d\udcdd Planning projects<\/p>

\n\ud83e\udde9 Resolving conflicts<\/p>

\n\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Experiencing democracy actively<\/p>\n

\u2728 It also leads to new connections, ideas and experiences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Professionals can support young people in making their interests visible and actively promoting participation.<\/p>\n

\u2753 Why is this important?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Democracy thrives on people having a say and helping to shape things.<\/p>\n

Young people should realise that: \u2b50 Their voice matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all young people have the same opportunities to get involved. Some face barriers \u2013 for example, <\/strong>due to \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f language, \ud83d\udeab discrimination, \ud83d\udeaa a lack of access or \ud83d\udcad a lack of confidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd1d Erasmus+ supports projects that enable many young people to get involved. \ud83c\udf08 Openness, diversity and participation<\/strong> are key objectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Support for Youth Workers and Organisations<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Professionals and organisations can develop youth participation projects together with young people.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb6 Erasmus+ supports the implementation of ideas and provides financial funding for projects.<\/p>\n

\u2b50 The important thing is: young people have a say. Good participation means that their perspectives are taken seriously.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd1d Practitioners accompany, support and create spaces for participation.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcac Interested?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Would you like to find out more about \ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f youth participation projects with Erasmus+<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udce9 Then get in touch with us.<\/a><\/p>\n

We provide information on options, funding and suitable contacts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ija-koeln.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}