Fishbowl Youth & The European Youth in Action Programme
Aspects to Project
This is the project that we are currently working on and it is supported by the European Youth in Action Programme. for this project we partnered with two Italian youth organizations Il Monastero and Binario Uno, based in Rome. Together we hope to build on our relationship with a new project focussing on democracy for young people in school and in the way their schools are governed.
Fishbowl Youth developed a partnership with two schools, Scariff Community College and Scariff Youthreach. The Italian youth organizations have partnered with a large school, Liceo Nomentano, in the city of Rome; it has approximately 1500 Students and about 70 teachers.
An advance-planning trip took place from 7th to12th January in preparation for a group of 15 participants to meet in Rome with their Italian counterparts from 15th to 22nd February.
Workshops on the various aspects of this project have been ongoing in both the Irish and Italian schools since October 2009. In order to focus and document their findings, training in filming and camera use is an integral part of the project and is supported by Fishbowl and its volunteers.
The Democracy Project enables young people to develop their understanding of democracy and to take an active part in civic and democratic life e.g. by supporting young people to talk to decision-makers and experts in the field of youth provision and policy.
Funding: Fishbowl Youth achieved 70% funding for the Democracy Project in their application to Leargas, the National agency for Youth in Action in Ireland.
They look forward to running a number of successful fun and fundraising events to support this worthwhile project
The Youth in Action Programme aims to inspire active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union’s future.
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