Pros4Democracy – Youths Promoting 4 Competences for Democratic Values in Europe
PROS 4 Democracy is the result of reflection of what is happening around us in terms of strengthening young people’s ability to think and vote critically.
It is also the result of the wish of the partners to exercise judgement so that, particularly in the context of the Internet and social media, they are able to grasp realities, to distinguish fact from opinion, to recognise propaganda and to resist all forms of indoctrination and hate speech. Pros4 Democracy is a reaction to economic crises, migration, extreme political views, corruption and-more recently-the COVID-19 pandemic that have challenged Europe as a union, its member states and its citizens.
This is why Pros4Democracy will equip and empower youths so that they:
acquire competences needed by critical voters to be knowledgeable about what is happening around them through higher media literacy,
become aware of the European values of democracy, social solidarity and sustainable equality through socio-emotional literacy and social justice literacy,
will be active EU citizens ready willing and able to promote European values in their future professional life and
up their skills and confidence in being more eloquent promoters of democratic rights and European values.
