AT A GLANCE
Across the EU, migrant people remain underrepresented in democratic processes, often excluded from decision-making and civic life. The Citizenship Academy project addresses this democratic gap by empowering migrant people as active EU citizens and strengthening participatory democracy from the local to the European level.
The project brings together partners in Spain, Italy, France, and Romania to deliver action-based training and civic campaigns focused on EU rights, responsibilities, and political engagement.
Through Citizenship Academy, migrant people will co-create citizen-led initiatives that respond to key EU debates and local challenges such as housing, integration policies, and equal treatment.
OBJECTIVES
Specific objectives of Citizenship Academy:
1. To develop educational training and campaigns on EU values, rights and responsibilities, as well as participatory processes to promote migrants’ active engagement.
2. To build citizen-led initiatives in response to current EU debates, nourished by local representatives, NGOs and political parties, facilitating cooperation between citizens and public authorities.
3. To create civil society networks of migrant rights defenders and promoters for the engagement of democratic and civic participation.
Project’s hashtags: #Inclusivedemocracy, #politicalparticipation, #inclusiveeurope, #participationmeethods