About NOT SKIP
How is it possible to effectively promote the participation of citizens in decision-making processes at the EU level, in order to contribute to the construction of the Future of EU?
"Network of Organizations and Towns for Promoting Skills for Participation" is a Network of CSOs, a LA, and a LAG, born from the belief that it is necessary to intervene in the enhancement of skills, knowledge, and competencies of the citizens at all levels (grassroots, professionals/ experts and decision-makers) so that participatory processes can be promoted and activated in a shared and conscious way, thus providing a considerable impact. The involvement of citizens in all phases of NOT SKIP will ensure the sustainability of the initiative, starting from the research phase on post-EP elections evaluations, conducted locally on 6 partner countries, and continuing with the Local Awareness Raising Campaigns (LARC) involving the various stakeholders on how to contribute to the Future of EU.
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Starting from the recommendations resulting from the Conference on the Future of EU in 2021, each partner will choose the topic closest to its community (climate changes, job market, citizens' engagement, digital divide, etc.) and will debate its contents, developing its own recommendations, to be later shared with the MEPs, by recording podcasts. The methodologies used will therefore be diverse and inclusive: desk research, street debates, round tables, focus groups, and podcasts, and their implementation will be entrusted to 4 facilitators per partner, specifically trained during the EU meetings.
Overall, there will be 4 in-situ events, 1 online, and a LARC in each partner country. Around 1,000 direct and 30,000 indirect participants will be involved over the 2 years. The "NOT SKIP Recommendations", the 6 podcasts, and the Skills for Democracy- Training Curriculum will represent the main outputs that will be shared and promoted on EPALE, OER, media pages, and 6 national dissemination events.
Objectives
Will help reinforce the EU dimension and democratic participation by involving different actors working closely on all three levels (grassroots, professionals, and decision-makers) by creating a direct link with the community and understanding the real needs.
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To build a European Network of partners that works for the promotion of participative democracy tools in the construction of the Future of Europe – the participatory democracy and e-democracy tools promoted by the NOT SKIP project, will help citizens to raise their voices, increasing inclusion and democratic participation.
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To train 24 facilitators with different experience and expertise (youth +18 y.o., educators, decision-makers) to create an adequate environment, working at the local level to guarantee citizens’ engagement in the rural and periphery areas for the construction of the Future of Europe.
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To develop recommendations representing ideas and suggestions of the engaged citizens and sharing
them with the EU policy-makers.