Nigeria ABSTRACT Having young people participate in civic life is important for democratic health. Know this: the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) started the Kimpact Democracy School (KDS) in 2020 to increase civic learning experiences, which have nearly vanished in conventional schools in Nigeria. Such experiences strengthen young […] read more
El Salvador ABSTRACT In 2018, TRACODA created a training process, targeting youth from the eastern of El Salvador. Shortly after, in alliance with the Centre for Strengthening democracy, the organisations reshaped the vision of the process and launched ‘Democracy bootcamps’, which brought together young people aged 14-22. […] read more
Global ABSTRACT ‘Engaging a New Generation for Accessible Governance and Elections’ (ENGAGE) is a civic and political leadership course for young people with disabilities. It builds their leadership skills in their communities while providing hands-on community engagement experience. ENGAGE addresses the barriers that young persons with disabilities […] read more
Central African Republic ABSTRACT The Central African Republic (CAR) is a context mired in successive crises. It is currently ranked 188th of 189 countries in the United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Index (HDI). With 78% of the population of the CAR under 35 years old, young […] read more
Armenia, Bangladesh, Georgia and Ukraine ABSTRACT In 2010, IFES developed a global, university-level civic education approach entitled‘Strengthening Engagement through Education for Democracy’ (SEED). This was designed to better engage young people in learning about their rights and responsibilities and applying them in their communities and democratic processes. […] read more
South Africa ABSTRACT Pupil transport is vital to fully realising the right to basic education, as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. In 2014, members of Equal Education (EE) in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) raised long, dangerous walks to school as an obstacle to […] read more
Ouvrir Les Horizons is a non-governmental organisation created on May 24, 2014, in Kindia by young people with a passion for development, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of living conditions for various communities in Guinea, especially children, youth, and women. The organisation works in […] read more