Active Citizens Camps

In order to become a participant, you should: 

• Be, and/or consider yourself, a leader in your community/university/organisation in some way. Volunteering experience is desirable. 
• Have proven experience of social project delivery. 
• Be motivated and ready to work to create positive change in your community. 
• Be at least 18 years of age. 
• Have a PC/laptop, internet access and the possibility to take part in camp online activities from 11am-2pm during weekdays.

• Main activities will be delivered from 11.00 till 14.00 on weekdays.
• There will be optional evening sessions as well as individual and group homework tasks. 
• 50% of the agenda is based on the British Council’s Active Citizens methodology that will help participants to become more self-aware, develop their dialogue skills, learn how to plan and deliver a social action project. 
• The agenda also includes space for networking, presentation of your own initiatives, and your success and lessons-learned stories, and meetings with European and Ukrainian opinion leaders. 
• The participants will plan team-based social projects that should be delivered between 28 August and 28 September 2020. 

Every participant will get:

• The chance to make professional connections with 40 young leaders from other regions of Ukraine. 
• The chance to learn more about successful youth practices in Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the European Union. 
• Funding, team, and mentoring to implement the social initiative. You will have up to UAH 10,000, a team of other participants of the camp, and the support of experts in project management. 
• Membership in the House of Europe and Active Citizens alumni communities.