Успешно реализирана обука за „Дигитално учество и активно граѓанство (DigiPAC)“ - Successfully implemented training on

Successfully implemented training on "Digital Participation and Active Citizenship (DigiPAC)" in North Macedonia

Coalition SEGA realized the training on "Digital Participation and Active Citizenship (DigiPAC)", with 11 representatives from civic and youth organizations from the Pelagonia region.

The participants strengthened their capacities for ways and adopt the methodology used in European countries to encourage digital participation and active citizenship among young people, they got acquainted with the terms Media literacy, good behavior on the Internet "Netiquette", youth participation and digital youth participation, but also they learned methods and techniques that they will use with young people at the local level.

During September, follow up local activities with young people will be carried out in the direction of encouraging digital participation and active citizenship of young people, that means organizing workshops for E-participation with young people using the OPIN tool www.opin.me. The DigiPAC training manual and additional materials created within the ACTIon project were shared with the participants of the training. Coalition SEGA will provide mentoring support in the implementation of the follow up activities at the local level.

The training was held in the period from August 12 - 14, 2022 in Struga as part of the activities of the ACTIon project financed through the Erasmus+ program which aims to help promote civic education, active digital citizenship and democratic participation of young people in formal and informal education.

With the start of the training, we also marked the International Youth Day, August 12.