Youth Forum Truth or Dare: Through the prism of non-formal education

In the period 14-16 October the Municipal Enterprise Youth Centre Plovdiv hosted a Youth Forum: Truth or Dare: Through the prism of non-formal education".

Participants in the eighth edition of the event were young people from the settlements of Plovdiv, Dimitrovgrad, Gotse Delchev, Krumovo, Vratsa, Stara Zagora, Trud, Sofia, Teteven, Krumovgrad, Cheshnegirovo. They came face to face with non-formal education by actively participating in the topics: Creativity, Volunteering, Human Rights, Youth Participation.

By going through the modules, they developed and improved their knowledge and skills related to creative thinking, teamwork and active participation in public life.

Young people compared formal and non-formal education, discovering the key characteristics of each. So they came to the conclusion that the two forms complement each other and work best together.

Forum participants turned their attention to creativity by actively engaging in several role-playing exercises. Through them, they developed their creativity and improvisation.

In addition, they immersed themselves in topics important to their formation as active citizens. Several activities were held related to volunteering and how it helps in the development of each one of us. This was followed by the module on human rights and a discussion of why their respect is at the heart of any democratic society. Finally, participants worked on the topic of youth participation, discussing the environment they live in and how it could be improved.

The youth forum is realized as part of the project Youth Center Plovdiv - a powerful factor for local development" under the program "Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Enhanced Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups, financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.

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Project № BG06-103 "Establishing a Youth Centre in the City of Plovdiv" under the programme "Children and Youth at Risk", component 1 "Care for Youth at Risk" with the financial support of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2009-2014.

Project № BGLD-1.003-0002 "Youth Centre Plovdiv - a powerful factor for local development" under the programme “Local development, poverty reduction and enhanced inclusion of vulnerable groups” funded by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.