On 27th – 29th March, within the framework of the project DECIDE, the Iezer Muscel Mountain Community Association, Romania, kicked off the pilot testing phase of the “Youth Council” as one of the measures of the democratic compact promoted by the Slovakian Center for Community Organizing and the Municipality of Banska Bystrica.
More than 30 good practices promoting citizen participation have been collected during the first phase of the project and exchanged through an international platform. The aim of this phase is to test existing forms of participation and to analyse the possibilities of forming a Youth Council in Godeni, Romania, based on the experiences of other municipalities.
The local stakeholders in this phase (Godeni and Domnesti municipalities, schools, youth association and unemployed young people) were identified through the cooperation between IMMCA and local actors. 7 young counsellors were elected and their role in the YC was established. The general objective of the implementation is to engage youth representatives in decision making process at the local level; gain experience in doing responsible services for the local community benefit; and allow young people to experience democracy and participation in their daily life.
On 27th – 29th March, within the framework of the project DECIDE, the Iezer Muscel Mountain Community Association, Romania, kicked off the pilot testing phase of the “Youth Council” as one of the measures of the democratic compact promoted by the Slovakian Center for Community Organizing and the Municipality of Banska Bystrica.
More than 30 good practices promoting citizen participation have been collected during the first phase of the project and exchanged through an international platform. The aim of this phase is to test existing forms of participation and to analyse the possibilities of forming a Youth Council in Godeni, Romania, based on the experiences of other municipalities.
The local stakeholders in this phase (Godeni and Domnesti municipalities, schools, youth association and unemployed young people) were identified through the cooperation between IMMCA and local actors. 7 young counsellors were elected and their role in the YC was established. The general objective of the implementation is to engage youth representatives in decision making process at the local level; gain experience in doing responsible services for the local community benefit; and allow young people to experience democracy and participation in their daily life.