{"id":903,"date":"2019-03-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthforequality.sk\/index.php\/2020\/04\/17\/skolenie-training-course-how-to-stop-infodeformation-in-youth-copy-copy-copy-3\/"},"modified":"2020-11-29T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T12:47:13","slug":"vymena-ivoteu19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthforequality.sk\/index.php\/2019\/03\/17\/vymena-ivoteu19\/","title":{"rendered":"Ml\u00e1de\u017en\u00edcka v\u00fdmena\/Youth exchange „IVOTEU19“"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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V\u00fdmena bola zameran\u00e1 na v\u0161etky aspekty zvy\u0161ovania povedomia o E\u00da medzi mlad\u00fdmi \u013eu\u010fmi s osobitn\u00fdm d\u00f4razom na vo\u013eby do Eur\u00f3pskeho parlamentu v m\u00e1ji 2019. Analyzovali sme v\u00fdznam \u00fa\u010dasti voli\u010dov na vo\u013eb\u00e1ch a mo\u017en\u00fdch v\u00fdsledkov volieb do Eur\u00f3pskeho parlamentu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u00fdmeny ml\u00e1de\u017ee sa spolu z\u00fa\u010dastnilo 35 mlad\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed vo veku od 18 do 28 rokov z celej Eur\u00f3py s cie\u013eom posilni\u0165 ich pocit zodpovednosti za bud\u00facnos\u0165 ich kontinentu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ml\u00e1de\u017en\u00edcka v\u00fdmena mala za cie\u013e zv\u00fd\u0161i\u0165 mieru \u00fa\u010dasti mlad\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed vo vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do Eur\u00f3pskeho parlamentu prostredn\u00edctvom zv\u00fd\u0161enej anga\u017eovanosti a lep\u0161\u00edch vedomostiach o E\u00da ako takej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na dosiahnutie cie\u013eov projektu sme sa tie\u017e p\u00fdtali \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkov na ich vz\u0165ah k E\u00da – \u010do o nej vedeli, ak\u00e9 boli ich o\u010dak\u00e1vania a \u010do boli pod\u013ea nich znepokojuj\u00facej\u0161ie \u010dasti projektu vo vz\u0165ahu s eur\u00f3pskou integr\u00e1ciou. Prij\u00edmanie neust\u00e1lej sp\u00e4tnej v\u00e4zby od \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkov bolo k\u013e\u00fa\u010dov\u00e9 pre rozvoj a dosiahnutie cie\u013eov projektu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dosiahli sme tieto ciele projektu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– uskuto\u010dnili prieskum medzi \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkmi a zistili d\u00f4vody, pre\u010do \u00fa\u010das\u0165 Eur\u00f3panov na vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da mala pod\u013ea nich klesaj\u00faci trend a n\u00e1sledne sme im poskytli ofici\u00e1lne v\u00fdsledky prieskumu a anal\u00fdzu – d\u00f4vody boli odhalen\u00e9 po\u010das diskusi\u00ed a \u00favah (nedostato\u010dn\u00e9 vzdelanie, ch\u00fdbaj\u00face predmety na \u0161kol\u00e1ch o politike, o samotnej E\u00da a jej in\u0161tit\u00faci\u00e1ch, nejasn\u00e9 programy a pr\u00e1ca poslancov, nedostato\u010dn\u00e1 prezent\u00e1cia v\u00fdsledkov pr\u00e1ce, nedostatok z\u00e1ujmu mlad\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed, falo\u0161n\u00e9 spr\u00e1vy, dezinform\u00e1cie, ktor\u00e9 vytv\u00e1raj\u00fa zl\u00fa poves\u0165 – je \u0165a\u017ek\u00e9 rozl\u00ed\u0161i\u0165 pravdiv\u00e9 skuto\u010dnosti, … )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– rozvinuli vedomosti \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkov o E\u00da a pomohli im lep\u0161ie porozumie\u0165 E\u00da prostredn\u00edctvom r\u00f4znych zauj\u00edmav\u00fdch aktiv\u00edt (napr\u00edklad formou diskusi\u00ed, prezent\u00e1ci\u00ed, vlastn\u00fdch n\u00e1rodn\u00fdch workshopov),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– presk\u00famali sme r\u00f4znymi sp\u00f4sobmi celkov\u00fa s\u00fa\u010dasn\u00fa situ\u00e1ciu v E\u00da – pomocou re\u00e1lnych \u0161tatist\u00edk, diskutovan\u00edm o tom, ako h\u013eada\u0165 relevatn\u00e9 zdroje a rozl\u00ed\u0161i\u0165 skuto\u010dn\u00e9 inform\u00e1cie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– navrhovali sme rie\u0161enia, ako zv\u00fd\u0161i\u0165 zapojenie ob\u010danov E\u00da do eur\u00f3pskych volieb v roku 2019 a vytvorili ak\u010dn\u00fd pl\u00e1n zameran\u00fd na r\u00f4zne soci\u00e1lne skupiny:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. pouli\u010dn\u00e9 rozhovory s ob\u010danmi s cie\u013eom zisti\u0165 ich n\u00e1zory a n\u00e1vrhy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. zn\u00e1me osobnosti a influenceri, ktor\u00ed robia reklamu<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. pr\u00edspevky na soci\u00e1lnych m\u00e9di\u00e1ch pomocou hashtagov<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. spolo\u010densk\u00e9 udalosti pre mlad\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed v kaviar\u0148ach s politikmi alebo relevatn\u00fdmi osobami<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. simul\u00e1cie volieb na \u0161kol\u00e1ch ako s\u00fa\u010das\u0165 povinn\u00e9ho predmetu<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. hry s de\u0165mi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. kontaktn\u00e9 miesta na verejnosti s inform\u00e1ciami o vo\u013eb\u00e1ch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. diskusie s rodi\u010dmi a rodinou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. realiz\u00e1cia projektov Erasmus +<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. vytvori\u0165 datab\u00e1zu pre mlad\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed zo zahrani\u010dia, vybra\u0165 si priate\u013ea a vymie\u0148a\u0165 si listy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– uskuto\u010dnili sme jednod\u0148ov\u00fa simul\u00e1ciu volieb do E\u00da (modelov\u00e9 vo\u013eby E\u00da) – kde sa \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci dozvedeli o procese a programoch 4 politick\u00fdch str\u00e1n, lobistov a \u017eurnalistov. Niektor\u00ed \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci mali vytvori\u0165 politick\u00e9 programy pre 4 strany – ALDE, ENF, EPP, SD. \u010eal\u0161\u00ed \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci hrali \u00falohu lobistov, ktor\u00ed mali ovplyv\u0148ova\u0165 z\u00e1konodarcov a novin\u00e1rov. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– zlep\u0161ili sa soft skills \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkov ( tvoriv\u00e9 myslenie, komunika\u010dn\u00e9 zru\u010dnosti, z\u00e1klady politick\u00e9ho marketingu, sebaprezent\u00e1cie a tie\u017e schopnos\u0165 rie\u0161i\u0165 probl\u00e9my)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– bol poskytnut\u00fd priestor na vytv\u00e1ranie nov\u00fdch n\u00e1padov, vytv\u00e1ranie nov\u00fdch trendov – \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci robili vlastn\u00e9 workshopy s r\u00f4znymi t\u00e9mami:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tureck\u00fd t\u00edm o diskusii a argument\u00e1cii – \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci sa dozvedeli o z\u00e1kladn\u00fdch pravidl\u00e1ch diskusie, o efekt\u00edvnej argument\u00e1cii a tipoch, ako v diskusii napredova\u0165. T\u00e1to predn\u00e1\u0161ka pomohla rozv\u00edja\u0165 schopnos\u0165 mlad\u00fdch \u013eud\u00ed vyjadrova\u0165 svoje n\u00e1zory alebo obhajova\u0165 svoje n\u00e1zory;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma\u010farsk\u00fd t\u00edm o hlavn\u00fdch politick\u00fdch frakci\u00e1ch a stran\u00e1ch v Eur\u00f3pskom parlamente. Predstavili men\u00e1 s\u00fa\u010dasn\u00fdch komis\u00e1rov E\u00da a aktu\u00e1lny v\u00fdvoj kampan\u00ed Spitzenkandid\u00e1tov;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00edm z Po\u013eska o vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da, politick\u00fdch frakci\u00e1ch v Eur\u00f3pskom parlamente, z\u00e1sad\u00e1ch, pravidl\u00e1ch a hodnot\u00e1ch a o tom, ako pou\u017e\u00edva\u0165 spo\u013eahliv\u00e9 zdroje online, aby sa mohli kvalifikova\u0165 pri sk\u00faman\u00ed inform\u00e1ci\u00ed a overovan\u00ed faktov;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u010cesk\u00fd t\u00edm uskuto\u010dnil aktivity World cafe, kde sme diskutovali o 5 aktu\u00e1lnych t\u00e9mach – Brexit, migr\u00e1cia, korupcia, politick\u00e1 integr\u00e1cia E\u00da, integr\u00e1cia Vy\u0161ehradskej \u0161tvorky;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slovensk\u00fd t\u00edm predstavil problematiku falo\u0161n\u00fdch spr\u00e1v a dezinform\u00e1ci\u00ed a jej vplyv na politick\u00e9 kampane, vo\u013eby a spolo\u010dnos\u0165. Pozreli sme sa na prostriedky prevencie, boja proti \u0161\u00edreniu \u00famyseln\u00fdch l\u017e\u00ed predstaven\u00fdch politick\u00fdmi vodcami, sprisahancami a \u010fal\u0161\u00edmi. Po tomto workshope nasledovala tvorba komiksu – t\u00edmy pri\u0161li s pr\u00edbehom, v ktorom falo\u0161n\u00e9 spr\u00e1vy zohr\u00e1vaj\u00fa k\u013e\u00fa\u010dov\u00fa \u00falohu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– podporovali sme eur\u00f3pskeho ducha a viac sa zapojili do t\u00e9m a ot\u00e1zok E\u00da pomocou reflexn\u00fdch skup\u00edn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– poskytli medzin\u00e1rodn\u00e9 prostredie, medzikult\u00farne porozumenie a obohatenie po\u010das medzikult\u00farnych noc\u00ed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– pomohli \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkom objavi\u0165 viac o programe Erasmus + a jeho mo\u017enostiach – \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci objavili viac o programe Erasmus + a jeho pr\u00edle\u017eitostiach, aby sa stali akt\u00edvnej\u0161\u00edmi v programe alebo informovali a in\u0161pirovali ostatn\u00fdch – informovali rodinu, priate\u013eov, spolu\u017eiakov o programe, niektor\u00ed z nich pripravuj\u00fa vlastn\u00fd projekt so svojimi rovesn\u00edkmi pomocou vysielaj\u00facich organiz\u00e1ci\u00ed (\u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci z Turecka, \u010ceskej republiky a Slovenska).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Po v\u00fdmene ml\u00e1de\u017ee sa od \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkov o\u010dak\u00e1valo, \u017ee si viac uvedomia Eur\u00f3psky ob\u010dianstvo, \u013eah\u0161ie sa dok\u00e1\u017eu \u013eah\u0161ie orientova\u0165 v komplexnom syst\u00e9me z\u00e1le\u017eitost\u00ed a reforiem E\u00da.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vybrali sme si krajiny s najni\u017e\u0161ou \u00fa\u010das\u0165ou (Slovensko, \u010cesk\u00e1 republika, Po\u013esko, Ma\u010farsko) na posledn\u00fdch vo\u013eb\u00e1ch a Turecko ako krajinu, ktor\u00e1 mus\u00ed \u010deli\u0165 odmietnutiu by\u0165 \u010dlensk\u00fdm \u0161t\u00e1tom E\u00da. Po mobilite v Bratislave implementovali v\u0161etky krajiny tvorbu strat\u00e9gi\u00ed na svojej miestnej \u00farovni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aktivity a met\u00f3dy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– denn\u00e9 pou\u017e\u00edvanie z\u00e1bavn\u00fdch l\u00e1ma\u010dov \u013eadu;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– kreat\u00edvna sebarealiz\u00e1cia – tvorba videa, fotografovanie a \u010fal\u0161ia dokument\u00e1cia aktiv\u00edt;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– pouli\u010dn\u00e9 aktivity a rozhovory s miestnymi obyvate\u013emi;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– vypracovanie dokumentov – ak\u010dn\u00fd pl\u00e1n na zv\u00fd\u0161enie \u00fa\u010dasti na vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– medzikult\u00farne a z\u00e1\u017eitkov\u00e9 vzdel\u00e1vanie;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– hranie rol\u00ed (simul\u00e1cia volieb do E\u00da v roku 2019);<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– hry , kv\u00edzy (s\u00favisiace s prezent\u00e1ciami);<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– inovat\u00edvne met\u00f3dy brainstormingu (napr. pri vyprac\u00favan\u00ed spolo\u010dn\u00fdch pravidiel projektu, ale aj pri mnoh\u00fdch \u010fal\u0161\u00edch \u010dinnostiach t\u00fdkaj\u00facich sa harmonogramu);<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– diskusie v pracovn\u00fdch skupin\u00e1ch a pred v\u0161etk\u00fdmi \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkmi;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– interakt\u00edvne prezent\u00e1cie;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci pravidelne poskytovali sp\u00e4tn\u00fa v\u00e4zbu a dozvedeli sa viac o tom, ako zv\u00fd\u0161i\u0165 kvalitu svojej sp\u00e4tnej v\u00e4zby.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zv\u00fd\u0161ila sa \u00farove\u0148 vedomost\u00ed a povedomia \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edkov o z\u00e1le\u017eitostiach E\u00da, in\u0161tit\u00faci\u00e1ch, z\u00e1sad\u00e1ch a vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da. Mlad\u00ed \u013eudia z\u00edskali nov\u00e9 zru\u010dnosti a kapacity, ktor\u00e9 vyu\u017e\u00edvaj\u00fa ako akt\u00edvnej\u0161\u00ed a vzdelanej\u0161\u00ed ob\u010dania E\u00da. Taktie\u017e boli povzbuden\u00ed, aby vyu\u017e\u00edvali tieto nov\u00e9 inform\u00e1cie a osobn\u00e9 zru\u010dnosti na \u0161\u00edrenie osved\u010den\u00fdch postupov vo svojich krajin\u00e1ch. Motivovali tak \u013eud\u00ed v ich bl\u00edzkom okol\u00ed, aby volili v nadch\u00e1dzaj\u00facich vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da v m\u00e1ji 2019. Vysvetlili svojim priate\u013eom a rodin\u00e1m v\u00fdznam ich akt\u00edvneho hlasovania vo vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da s cie\u013eom zachova\u0165 demokratick\u00fd rozmer a zastupite\u013esk\u00fa moc Eur\u00f3pskeho parlamentu. Po v\u00fdmene ml\u00e1de\u017ee konaj\u00fa \u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci ako akt\u00edvnej\u0161\u00ed mlad\u00ed ob\u010dania E\u00da, ktor\u00ed bud\u00fa schopn\u00ed efekt\u00edvne sk\u00fama\u0165 a overova\u0165 inform\u00e1cie, aby sa zn\u00ed\u017eila ich zranite\u013enos\u0165 pri falo\u0161n\u00fdch spr\u00e1vach a dezinform\u00e1ci\u00e1ch. Nau\u010dili sa, ako efekt\u00edvne diskutova\u0165 (boli prezentovan\u00e9 u\u017eito\u010dn\u00e9 techniky) a zlep\u0161ili aj \u00farove\u0148 verejnej prezent\u00e1cie. To im umo\u017enilo nesk\u00f4r posilni\u0165 a motivova\u0165 rovesn\u00edkov vo v\u0161etk\u00fdch s\u00favislostiach najm\u00e4 o z\u00e1le\u017eitostiach E\u00da a o vo\u013eb\u00e1ch do E\u00da 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The exchange focused on all the aspects of raising awareness of the EU among young people with the particular attention to the EU elections in 2019. We were analysing the importance of voters‘ participation in the elections and the possible EU elections‘ outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The youth exchange targeted 35 young people between 18 and 28 years old from all over Europe and enhanced their feeling of responsibility for the future of their continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed youth exchange increased the participation rate of young people in the EU elections through their increased engagement and better EU knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We achieved the following objectives of the project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– carried out survey among participants to identify reasons why the participation of Europeans on the EU elections was according to them in declining mood and afterwards provided them the official survey results and analysis – the reasons were revealed during the discussions and reflections (not enough education, subjects in schools about politics, EU itself and its institutions, no clear work of politicians and not enough outcomes presented to society, not enough interest of young people, fake news and media creating bad reputations – hard to distinguish the true information, …)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– developed participants‘ EU practical knowledge, made them understand the EU more effectively through different interesting activities (for example discussions, presentations, own national workshops)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– explored by different means the overall current situation in the EU – by using real statistics, discussing how to search for the sources and distinguish the true information<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– proposed solutions of how to raise the involvement of EU citizens in the European elections in 2019 and created action plans directed at different social groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. street interviews with citizens in order to learn their opinions and suggestions<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. famous people doing advertisements<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. posts on social media, using hashtags<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. social events for young people at coffee places with politicians or related persons<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. simulations of the elections at schools as a part of obligatory subject<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. games with kids<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. contact points in the streets with information about elections<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. discussions with parents and family<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. making Erasmus+ projects<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. make a database for international youngsters, choose a friend and exchange letters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– carried out a one-day simulation of the EU Elections (Model EU Elections) – we carried out a one-day simulation of the EU Elections (Model EU Elections) where participants learnt about the process and programmes of 4 political parties, lobbists and businesses. Some participants were supposed to create political programmes for 4 parties – ALDE, ENF, EPP, SD. Another participants played the role of lobbyists who were supposed to influence legislators and journalists. The activity was lead by our member Daniela Lieskovanov\u00e1 who is working for Representation of European Commission and she has been part of the simulation in Brussels so it helped to prepare the carry out the activity and reflection in a proffesional way what was highly appreciated by participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– improved participants‘ soft skills (develop their creative thinking, communication skills, essentials of political marketing, self-presentation and also problem solving capacity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– provided space for creating new ideas, setting up new trends – participants made their own workshops with different topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkish team about debate and discussion – participants learnt about the basic debate rules, effective argumentation and tips on how to survive in the debate even with oponent. This lecture helped to develop the ability of young people to express their thoughts or defend their opinions;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hungarian team about the main political fractions and parties in the European Parliament. They introduced the names of current EU commissioners and the current developments in Spitzenkandidates‘ campaigns;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team from Poland about EU elections, political fractions in the European Parliament, the principles, rules and values and how to use reliable online sources, so they can become more skilled in researching information and verifying facts;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Czech team made a world cafe activity where we were discussing 5 current topics – Brexit, migration, corruption, political integration of EU, integration of Visegrad 4;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slovak team introduced the issue of fake news and disinformation and its effect on the political campaigns, elections and societies. We looked at the means of prevention, fight against spreading of intentional lies introduced by political leaders, conspirators and others. This workshop was followed by making a comics – the teams came up with a story in which fake news plays a key role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– fostered European spirit and more engaged in EU topics and questions encouraged by reflection groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– provided international environment and intercultural understanding and enrichment during the intercultural nights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– made participants discover more about the program Erasmus+ and its opportunities – participants discovered more about the program Erasmus+ and its opportunities so they became also more active in the program or inform and inspire others – they informed family, friends, schoolmates about the program, some of them are in preparation of own project with their peers with the help of sending organizations (participants from Turkey, Czech Republic and Slovakia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the youth exchange, participants were expected to become more aware Europeans that are able to orient themselves more easily in and complex system of the EU affairs and recognize the importance of active citizenship reflected also in their participation on the EU elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have chosen countries with lowest participation (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary) in last elections and Turkey as a country that for many has to face the refusals of being a member state of EU. After the mobility in Bratislava all countries were implement the create strategies on their local level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities and methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– daily use of entertaining ice-breakers to start day fresh and in positive mood;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– creative self-realization – video production, taking entertaining photos and other documentation of activities;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– street activity and interviews with locals<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– elaboration of documents- Action plans to increase EU elections turnout in the EU elections in 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– intercultural and experiential learning<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– role-playing (simulation of the EU Elections in 2019)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– games (introduction games), quizzes (related to presentations)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– innovative methods of brainstorming (e.g. in elaboration of common project rules but also in many other timetable activities)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– discussions in working groups and in front of all participants<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– interactive presentations<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Feedback groups – participants were providing regular feedbacks and in doing so, they learnt more about the way how to increase the quality of their feedback.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants‘ level of knowledge and awareness of the EU affairs, EU institutions, principles and EU elections were enlarged. The young people acquired new skills and capacities that they use as more active and educated EU citizens. They were also encouraged to use this new information and personal skills to spread good practice back in their homes. Help to motivate people in their close surrounding to vote in the coming EU elections in May 2019. Explain their friends and families the importance of their active voting in the EU elections in order to maintain the democratic dimension and representative power of the European Parliament. After the youth exchange, participants act as more active young EU citizens that will be capable to effectively research and verify information in order to decrease their vulnerability to fake news and disinformation. They learnt how to discuss effectively (useful techniques were presented) and they also improved their level of public self-presentation. This enabled them to later empower and instil motivation in peers in any context related to informing their peers about the EU affairs and particularly about the forthcoming EU elections 2019. For those it was possible, they sent us some photos of their friends and parents voting in elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n