Event at Hanns Seidel Foundation in Munich
Introducing Civics Academy during Youth Day in Germany
Program for the day
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Youth participation in development cooperation
Around 150 high school students from Bavaria were invited and participated in different workshops at the event. The day gave students insights into projects of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, and the Civics Academy workshop provided a practical example of how civic education can promote youth participation and contribute to deepen democracy. The role of youth in successful development cooperation was an important dimension the engagements focussed on as well.
Panel discussion at the HSF
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Multi-party panel discussion and a market place
A panel discussion with spokespeople on development cooperation from different parties allowed for critical reflection. The event also included a so called Open Market Place where different organizations showcased their work and development initiatives. This provided a diverse and colourful display of the many different ways in which people can engage in fair and sustainable trade and exchange and development initiatives.
The Civics Academy project is presented
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Networking for development, justice and civic education
The event was organized in cooperation with the “One World Network of Bavaria”, which is a coalition of people and organizations working on global justice, solidarity, peace and nature conservation and preservation:
https://www.eineweltnetzwerkbayern.de
The South African HSF project Civics Academy was started in 2015. The civics education initiative works with local partner organisations. It has a website where it offers the short educational videos and podcasts it produces online, free of charge: