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Empowerment of Families at Risk to Practice Active Citizenship

Empowerment of Families at Risk to Practice Active Citizenship. GRU THANKS – 2 nd Meeting, Carini, Italy 06-09 March 2014. Everyday families. We all want our families to be healthy and happy, being able to cope with every day.

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Empowerment of Families at Risk to Practice Active Citizenship

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  1. Empowerment of Families at Risk to Practice Active Citizenship GRU THANKS – 2nd Meeting, Carini, Italy 06-09 March 2014

  2. Everyday families • We all want our families to be healthy and happy, being able to cope with every day. • FAMILY EMPOWERMENT means the ability of families to manage life, to become competent and active.

  3. 1st Meeting, Newry - UK • Presentation of each organization - Introduction: experiences on topic in each country • local working team on topic • responsibilities for every partner for the next months • calendar of activities • Preparing logo designs and Poster/ flyer • Educational research – ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP, preparing the questionnaire • According to the agenda, the aims of the meeting were achieved.

  4. Objectives 2nd meeting, Grundtvig Forward network in Carini • Networking, European collaboration - website • leaflet; flyer; Contest/ Official Logo • Discussion about Questionnaires – AC perception (EU VALUES) • Disseminate local products and exchange good practices • Family Intervention Projects; evaluate the differences or cultural similarities on the common understanding of Active Democracy Citizenchip; material used by the different organizations Learning resources; materials – national researches about Innovative education and training modules; • IDEAS – local workshops: Get Active in your Community! • Plan for the next meeting – Linköping (15-17 May) • Construction of the web page, facebook page

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  6. Plan for the next meetings • 04/2014 Application - Questionnaires: Cultural values, national characteristics, profile of AC for Family at Risk; • Local- projects, Collaborative learning: Articles, workshops, focus groups • 14-17/05/2014MEETING 3 - SWEDEN - Results of questionnaires; Plan for educational activities; GRU projects; • Web, dissemination • MEETING 4, SPAIN, GRANADA (7-9 July)- newsletter 1, intermidiate report, cross-cultural dialogue and co-operation • Local Educational research - Creation and compilation of a set of documents useful for parents and teachers with tips and educational messages; • LOCAL WORKSHOPS- Campaign: "Opportunities to learn for families"; National Campaign for Learning AC; (RESULT: Enrichment of skills to a team of 35-40 people)

  7. "Opportunities to learn for families"; National Campaign for Learning AC (ideas) • Family health and wellbeing - Ideas for keeping our family healthy, including information on nutrition and caring • Family relationships - All about building strong relationships with all members of the family. • Family safety - Keeping the family safe at home, in school and out in society. • Caring for elderly family members - Ways to help the senior members of the family. • Working with communities - information on how to make a difference in the community. • Networks and services – join the services and groups that operate in the community. • Running a community organization - Information and resources to assist people managing community organizations.

  8. Have You… • Ever helped a neighbor with their shopping? • Taken part in a campaign to change or improve something in your area? • Answered a questionnaire about the quality of a public service you receive? • Are You… • Involved in community events? • A volunteer for a charity or group? If you can answer ‘YES’ to any of the questions above then, though you may not realize it, you are an active citizen!

  9. What is active citizenship? • Active citizenship as a value-based concept. • A European perspective on active citizenship always should refer to democracy and human rightsas founding elements. • An Active Citizen is someone who cares about their community enough to change it (local area, city, or the world!)

  10. Guiding Principles • Active Citizenship concerns everyone. • We all have rights and responsibilities, and shared national, continental and global interests. • Strong and healthy communities welcome diversity in cultural expression, values and lifestyles.

  11. Guiding Principles • A successful society depends on a partnershipwith citizens, civil society, unions, business, and elected representatives. • Active Citizens are made, not born. • Active Citizenship needsleadership.

  12. A citizen • is a person furnished with knowledge of public affairs, instilled with attitudes of civic virtueand equipped with skills to participate in the public arena • What skills, attitudes and knowledge does a citizen need to be active??

  13. ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP • Active Citizenship is not for someone else – it is for each one of us • It is about how we engage with each other and create together a set of shared values for a better society .

  14. Competencies for Active Citizenship • Self expression • Belonging • Attentiveness and sensitivity towards different codes • Negotiation of meaning • Openness • Identity • Externalization • Empowerment • Knowledge • Values and attitudes “It’s not doing things right, but doing the right things. “

  15. ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP • Active Citizenship refers to the voluntary capacity of citizens and communities working directly together or through elected representatives to exercise economic, social or political power in pursuit of shared goals. Ways of contributing to society: - Giving time, sharing your culture, connecting with whanau or others with similar interests, helping at playgroup, signing a petition and planting trees

  16. Direction: Values – Goals – Behavior – Self-value • Values give direction and consistency to behavior. • Values help you know what to and not to make time for. • Values establish a relationship between you and the world. • Values set the direction for one’s life.

  17. Becoming an Active Citizen • What can you do to encourage family involvement and participation in community? • What skills are needed and used by active citizens? • Participating in society can help make it a great place for families and children Some of the ways you can be active as a citizen:  - Volunteering - Joining up with others - Help run local organizations

  18. Skills necessary to be an active citizen • critical thinking regarding civic issues • effective communication, engagement, and collaboration with diverse individuals and communities (including listening skills) • an understanding of our own values and motivations • a recognition of one’s responsibility to the community

  19. List of virtues • Making a list of the values of the 'ideal citizen' as a starting point for the debates: • honesty, patriotism, altruism, respect for persons and property • sensitivity to the environment • accepting of racial differences • tolerance of others • lifestyles and activities within the limits set by the law • tolerance of religious differences,respect for law and authority

  20. CONCLUSION Connecting with our community • The institutions of democracy, the market, the State – civil society as a whole – cannot operate in a sustainable way without the practice of civic virtueand without the active participation of citizens in the community.

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