CIVIS LAB - NEW APPROACHES TO YOUTH PARTICIPATION

By equipping youth workers and organisations with inclusive, accessible, meaningful, and sustainable participation tools, Civis Lab builds capacity across Europe. The project brings together educators, youth workers, and community leaders to co-develop practical resources that can be replicated and adapted in diverse local contexts.

Objetives:

- Promote inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities in rural, disadvantaged, or culturally diverse contexts. Stimulate active and democratic citizenship among young people through meaningful engagement and empowerment.

- Strengthen participating organisations and build a lasting European network. Ensure the sustainability and replicability of methodologies so impact continues beyond the project's duration.

- Train socio-educational youth workers in innovative participation methodologies through training sessions, job shadowing, and hands-on workshops.

- Test and validate new youth engagement approaches through pilot activities implemented in partner countries.

- Strengthen youth workers' core skills: dialogue facilitation, active listening, conflict mediation, group management, and critical thinking stimulation.

- Create practical tools: a digital methodological toolkit with participatory activities, step-by-step guides, and real-world examples.