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Małopolska Voivodeship: Academy of Citizen Participation

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The Academy of Citizen Participation is an innovative educational initiative designed to strengthen the social and civic competences of young people living in smaller towns of the Małopolska region in Poland. Launched in 2023, the project responds to observable challenges: despite statutory guarantees of youth involvement in public decision‑making, many young people lack a sense of agency as well as the knowledge and skills required for active civic engagement. The Academy addresses these gaps by providing accessible, practical civic education and creating opportunities for direct dialogue with local decision‑makers.

The project follows a two‑stage structure. In the first stage, participants engage in workshops introducing them to democratic tools, forms of youth participation, and key civic competences. Delivered by experienced practitioners, the workshops on social communication, identifying local problems, and understanding the contemporary role of citizens participation in local comunity. In the second stage, participants immediately apply this knowledge through structured meetings with local authorities. This deliberative component allows participants not only to learn about public decision‑making but to experience it in practice, often leading to joint initiatives in their municipalities.

Young people have been involved in the project from the very beginning, which aims to show them the specifics of grant projects and encourage them to continue their involvement. The project partners are non-governmental organisations from Krakow, which support us in organising workshops, as well as universities that support our student internship programme (students can complete their compulsory internships and support us in organising the project) and local partners: the media, schools and municipal authorities. The project has so far been implemented in several towns in Małopolska: Wadowice, Zabierzów and Oświęcim.

Learn more: https://demokracjawpraktyce.pl/projekty/akademia-partycypacji-obywatelskiej 


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