2022 Award "Best Practice in Citizen Participation"
16th Edition
The Chamber of Senators Model was born as an initiative of the Argentine Youth Organization for the United Nations (OAJNU) with the aim of bringing together a sector of the citizenry relegated from political decision-making, the youth, to government institutions, in this case to the Legislative Power.
In this way, we always seek to achieve greater empowerment of youth and make them participate in these important instances in society. Following our motto of "building a more just, democratic and rights-promoting society", this project achieves that goal in an efficient manner.
The inclusion of different groups of society is a fundamental pillar of OAJNU that is found transversally in all projects. In the project presented, it was sought to include youth in the political decision-making process and in this way, empower them and make them protagonists of the legislative process. Continuing with this, we also sought to raise awareness about the problem of mental health and emphasize its importance.
During the execution of the project, different young people from the province assume the role of senators from different parties and debate about the selected topics: reform of Law No. 26,206: "National Education Law" and the modification of Law No. °26.657: “Right to Mental Health Protection”. In the first instance, the young men and women discuss in commissions with the help of senators from the Argentine Republic. Subsequently, the discussion takes place on the premises and imitates a parliamentary session of the Senate of the Nation.
On the other hand, multiple strategic alliances were made with different civil society actors, mainly with the Legislature of Córdoba, who provided us with the infrastructure, logistics and other important issues. In addition, relations were also established with Universities and High Schools, actors that served as support for the dissemination of the project and thus, increased its scope.
Regarding the results, these were positive in every way. In the first place, the team members were happy and motivated when working together to develop the project, which was fundamental. On the other hand, regarding the recipients, on a scale from one to seven, the average satisfaction with the project was 6.6. In this way, it is that the objectives set at the time of project formulation were met satisfactorily.
Finally, from OAJNU we continue to believe in youth as one of the main engines of democratic societies, therefore, continuing to carry out projects of this nature is fundamental in our organization, always pursuing our vision and mission.
Additional Information
The relationship with the government of the province of Córdoba was essential for the realization of this project, since it was coordinated and managed jointly, especially with the Legislature of the province of Córdoba and with the Vice Governor Manuel Calvo. In this way, the logistical and content issues were provided by the provincial government. Attached below is the link to the Government Legislature where this close relationship is displayed.
More information:
https://legislaturacba.gob.ar/?s=oajnu
https://vimeo.com/user148165966
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