The HrodnaYouthHub program aims to increase the participation of young people through the development of civic and professional competencies, the implementation of youth initiatives and public awareness of the potential of young people and their needs.

Since April 2020, all educational events of the program have been held online.

Tandem Evenings in Hrodna are language integration meetings held as part of the program.

The participants of the meetings had the opportunity to speak different languages ​​(English, Belarusian, Italian, German, Polish), share their knowledge and experience, meet with residents of foreign countries and people who are interested in developing and getting to know other cultures.

The topics of the meetings were the culture and cuisine of different countries, cinema and travel, volunteering and social activism.

Also, in an online format, he took a course on the development of entrepreneurial initiatives YOUthCAN.

Participants were able to develop the competencies necessary for finding a good job, starting their own business or an interesting creative project.

At the Discussion Club`s meetings, participants talk about the needs of people with disabilities and the challenges they face, about inclusion and how it can be achieved in practice.

Hrodna Celebrity Talk – meetings with interesting artists, musicians, directors, public figures. Hrodna Celebrity Talk – discussions about the role of young people in society, their needs and dreams, finding their place in this life, self-realization.

The Greenhouse of Youth Initiatives (a course on the development of public benefit projects) and the Summer School of Journalism and Media Literacy were held in an offline format, but with online components (trainings, webinars with foreign practices).

The Inclusive School “Step Towards”, the HrodnaIdeaLab (an open town workshop for generating and developing ideas for youth projects), the YOUthCan: Hrodna Festival, and a competition to support youth initiatives will be held within the framework of the HrodnaYouthHub program.

The HrodnaYouthHub program is run by EENCE members Institution for Additional Adult Education “Practical Competences Studio” and NGO “Center “Third Sector”, as well as the Web portal Hrodna.Life, the Volunteer Group “Step Towards” in partnership with the international non-profit organization Pact with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Сообщение We present the winners of the Competition of the Best Online Practices in the Sphere of Citizenship Education: HrodnaYouthHub появились сначала на EENCE Citizenship Education Week.

The international jury determined the winners of the competition in two nominations:

Nomination online practices planned in the sphere of citizenship education:

1. Virtual «University of the Golden Age» (Belarus)

2. Educational course «Fostering democratic citizenship via e-learning in the fields of human rights and history» (EENCE Working group)

3. Course of public interactive lectures «Fundamentals of critical thinking: logic, dialectics, rhetoric» (Ukraine)

 Nomination online practice implemented in the field of citizenship education:

1. Educational course «HrodnaYouthHub» (Belarus)

2. Сivic education platform «Open Univercity of Maidan» (Ukraine)

3. «InnoSchool Digital Game» Experimental Learning in Process (Moldova)

4. Educational online-marathon «ActivEast: Hate it? Fix it!» (Ukraine)

Сообщение Online Citizenship Education Practice Contest: See Winners List! появились сначала на EENCE Citizenship Education Week.

Among the nominees for the competition are online courses and seminars, podcasts and games, virtual schools and universities created by organizations and experts from the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia.

The largest number of applications were received from Ukraine (18) and Belarus (14).

In the near future the jury of the competition will determine the winners in two categories:

– implemented online practices in the field of civic education

– planned online practices in the field of civic education.

The winners of the competition will be announced during the EENCE Civic Education Week.

Information about them will be published on the EENCE online platforms.

Сообщение More than 40 applications were received for the competition of the best online practices in the field of civic education появились сначала на EENCE Citizenship Education Week.

Representatives of civil organizations (NGOs, associations, foundations, non-profit institutions), state and academic organizations, institutions of formal and non-formal education from all countries of the Eastern Partnership and Russia are invited to participate in the competition.

The situation connected with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, when millions of people lost access to traditional forms of education, proved thenecessity for the available and high-quality online resources necessary for organizing formal education as a part of the school and other educational institutions curricula, as well as the sphere of non-formal education.

Furthermore, well-designed online products and services (events / programs / courses, etc.) can expand the access of various focus groups to education, reduce the cost of implementing curricula, improve the effectiveness of the curricula (especially in combination with conventional forms of training) .

The main objectives of the competition:

• Promotion and public awareness of the best practices and providers of citizenship education in the Eastern Partnership region and Russia.
• Increasing sustainability and improving the quality of projects and programs in the sphere of citizenship education through the exchange of experience in implementing online and distance learning tools.

Winners of the competition will be determined in two categories:

• online practice implemented in the field of citizenship education (descriptions of the events held and the results achieved are accepted for the competition)
•  online practices planned in the sphere of citizenship education ( descriptions of concepts of planned events and expected results are accepted for the competition).

The best practices submitted for the competition will be awarded by the organizers during the Citizenship Education Week.

Information on the practices submitted for the competition will be published on the EENCE online platforms.

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Deadlines and additional information

You can apply for the competition until September 15, 2020 filling out the online form by clicking here.

Additional information related to participation in the contest and its conditions can be obtained by sending your questions (in Russian or English): eence.cew@gmail.com

The organisation and conduct of the competition is provided by the organising committee of the Citizenship education week, Eastern European Network for Citizenship Education (EENCE) with the support of Federal agency for Citizenship Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) and the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Сообщение Competition of the Best Online Practices in the Sphere of Citizenship Education появились сначала на EENCE Citizenship Education Week.