Civic education of Moldovan youth with the support of the EU-funded HOPE project

The Diaconia team, within the EU-funded HOPE project, chose to create Youth Parliaments in Action because it is a method of learning through civic projects. Thus, young people learn:

» to notice the problems that are around them;

» to communicate – to speak and be heard;

» to create their own youth movement;

» to become responsible and active citizens;

» to mobilise the community;

» to write projects.

During February and March, the members of the Parliaments took part in trainings on the subject of PROJECT WRITING. Thus, they learned in a simplified way how to write a project proposal.

The project implementation algorithm is:

» analysing community needs;

» choosing a need/problem they are able to respond to by voting;

» writing a mini-project proposal;

» implementing the project proposal;

» launching the implemented project.

So far, 9 trainings have been carried out, following which the following project ideas were initiated: relaxation space for young people, individual lockers for students, setting up a green space in the school yard, setting up the technological education room, equipping the biology laboratory with microscopes, etc.

In the next period these project proposals will be implemented and other proposals will be written.