A) Transnational Partner Meetings (March 2022- February 2024)
Four Transnational Project Meetings (TPMs) will be organised throughout the project. They will aim at setting up the bases and the evaluation for the whole implementation of the project. Moreover, they will establish the links between the partner organisations and their roles. The TMPs will be organised in Brussels (Belgium), Riga (Latvia), and Rome (Italy).
B) Survey and desk research (from March 2022 to August 2022)
During the first months of the project, desk research will be carried out in order to get a broader academic understanding of youth participation and thus establish a comprehensive mapping of the literature and different strands of thought, with a particular focus on first time voters in European elections.
This knowledge will be used to create the Education, Youth Citizenship and Democratic Participation survey. The aim of the survey is to explore the different aspects of youth participation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially how it could have affected the engagement and participation of young people in civil society activities and initiatives.
C) Blended training for multipliers (October 2022- April 2023)
The knowledge gained through the desk research and survey will be used to organise online crash courses, focus groups and 2 in- person Trainings for Multipliers.
- Training for Multipliers in Lisbon: development of VOTING TOOLBOX
- Training for Multipliers in Sofia: development of Action Plans
D) Europe@School activities and Social Media Campaign (March 2023- August 2023)
This part of the project will involve a Social Media Campaign which will include the dissemination of the Education, Youth Citizenship and Democratic Participation survey results. Secondly, training sessions will be organised for high school students on the topic of Youth Participation. Additionally, discussions will be organised with decision makers, as well as multiplier events in different European cities to present the toolbox.
E) Multiplier events & Follow- up (September 2023- February 2024)
The multiplier events will be organised in 5 European cities and have two different objectives: • presentation of the toolbox and practice of some of the tools with youth organisations at local and national level • panel discussion with young people that are involved in European politics.
During the Central Youth Voting Conference in Brussels, the Informal Alliance Co-operation Youth EP Elections 2024 Action plan will be presented and the first meeting of the Alliance will take place at the end of the Conference.