CITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP
CONNECT International stands for strengthening of democratic values and empowering of system of check and balances in our societies. Digital tools today provide us with a great opportunity to improve efficiency of democracy and democratic institutions, strengthen decision making processes and foster and empower youth participation. Therefore, we are using our work to put out these digital tools into action of making democracy more efficient and resilient.
NEWS
The EAF event took place in Croatia
The first EAF event was held in Varazdin, Croatia, from April 21 to 24, 2023. Within it, we brought together a large number of young people, educators, and media and policy experts to discuss how fake news are formed, disseminated, and received by people...
The President of CONNECT International took part in the Current Affairs Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
On 28 th of June, 2023 the Current Affairs Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe held its meeting at Palais de l’ Europe in Strasbourg, France, with the presence of the Committee Chair Mr. Thomas Andersson and the...
Members of CONNECT at the EYCA Conference in Podgorica
The members of CONNECT took part in the Annual Conference and General Assembly of the European Youth Card Association that was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 to 18 June 2023. The mission of the European Youth Card is to support young people across Europe to be...
Digital Citizenship Training held in Belgrade
The Digital Citizenship Training on Mainstreaming Youth Perspective into Digital Citizenship Debate was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from June 11 to 16, 2023. It brought together young people and youth organization representatives from all around Europe in...
Call for Participants: Road to Online Digital Citizenship Education (Brussels, 5-10.11.2023)
Representatives of youth organizations throughout Europe, youth workers, and educators working on/interested in Digital Citizenship Education (DCEducation), we are excited to invite you to our upcoming DCEducation training, which will be taking place in Brussels from...
CONFIDENT Training Held in North Macedonia
From May 14th to 21st, a training of trainers within the CONFIDENT project was held in Struga, N. Macedonia, with participants from Spain, Kosovo, Serbia, and North Macedonia. The training focused on piloting our innovative training methodology as part of the...
“Family Friendly Sport” Training for Clubs’ Staff Held in Belgrade
This week a Training of staff in clubs to become organizers of the family sport approach was held in Belgrade within the project "Family Friendly Sport". During the training, participants learned how to organize a family sport system in their clubs, ensure learning...
“Family Friendly Sport” Guidelines Have Arrived!
We are happy to announce that the two Guidelines developed within the project "Family Friendly Sport" are now officially online and available for free to all interested stakeholders that want to improve their capacities for implementing family friendly sports...
Call for Participants: Training on Mainstreaming Youth Perspective into Digital Citizenship Debate (June 11-16, Belgrade, Serbia)
Young people and representatives of youth organisations throughout Europe, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming Digital Citizenship training, which will be taking place in Serbia from June 11 to 16, 2023! Citizens' assemblies, protests, and elections are just...
The E-volunteering Mind Mapping Event Held in Belgrade
The E-volunteering Mind Mapping event was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from April 5 to 8, 2023. It gathered youth workers, educators, and other stakeholders in order to enable them to analyze and reevaluate the quality elements of the research on the current online...