@thecivics.bsky.social
First pan-European non-profit promoting mapping, exchange, learning & innovation in #civic #education bottom-up. Running #NECE, the European network for CE. π₯
π Curious about global civic education, or lessons in democratic resilience from Ukraine?
π± Want to learn about how Norway fights hate and builds democratic culture?
Join NECE Festival 2025: HOPEβs walk-in sessions to explore these questions and many more!
Read more here: nece.eu/nece-festiva...
Why should companies invest in civic skills?
Find out more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APx5....
Join us in Oslo to co-create your own conversations during the open space sessions, and encounter bold innovative civic ideas, pitches, tools and projects on the spotlight stage & at the project markets
β±οΈ Not registered yet? gstoo.de/nece-festiva...
More on the Action Hub: nece.eu/nece-festiva...
What role should companies play in strengthening democracy?
Find out more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST9i....
What can post-conflict societies teach us about trust, trauma, and dialogue?
πΈ Key lesson from NECE Lab Sarajevo: Polarisation isnβt the problem β how we respond to it is.
More here: nece.eu/navigating-p...
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#NECELab #CivicEducation #Polarisation
πThe final winning project from our CIF call on Financial Literacy: 'SHE COUNTS' by Prospera.
With workshops, mentoring & peer support in Austria and Serbia, the project empowers women, especially migrants, mothers & LGBTQ+ individuals to build financial skills, confidence & long-term independence.
#Polarisation can be a good thing - and doesn't influence democratic attitudes, says @bnbakker.bsky.social, assoc. prof. at University of #Amsterdam.
More of his theses & best practise of coping w/ polarised groups as discussed at our lab in #Sarajevo:
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Excited to have acclaimed historian, philosopher, and author Philipp Blom close the NECE Festival 2025 in Oslo, with a keynote inviting us to reflect, recharge, and return to the core of why civic education work matters.
π Register for the festival here: gstoo.de/nece-festiva...
Find out what our participants have to say about our CIVIC SCOUTS AT WORK programme.
ZΜeljka PlesΜe, a CIVIC SCOUT from Croatia, underlines the agency that this programme gives to its participants.
Listen in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9JQ....
π The '1000 Women Change Project' by WoW University is another winner of our CIF call on Financial Literacy.
This educative programme seeks to empower 100 single mothers in Lithuania and Latvia with financial skills, career coaching & mentorship to support personal growth & civic inclusion.
What does democracy from the ground up look like?
At the NECE Festival 2025, Debating Europe & @socentral.no β¬ share how youth voices & citizens' assemblies are turning HOPE into real action.
π Register to join the festival here: gstoo.de/nece-festiva...
Youth co-creating democracy: Insights from our NECE Lab in Naumburg & Leipzig.
Check it out impressions here: www.youtube.com/shorts/4VuvN...
Find here the full story: nece.eu/youth-co-cre....
π± The CIF-funded YCM Green Challenge 2024, by YEP β Stimme der Jugend Austria, supported 200 young people to develop climate action projects
πΉ 5 youth teams selected
πΉ 8 project ideas submitted via video
πΉ 2 hands-on workshops on fundraising & project planning
π www.ycmchallenge.org/ycm-green-ch...
The CIVIC SCOUTS AT WORK programme is more relevant than ever.
Louisa Slavkova, who leads its implementation in Bulgaria, highlights its urgency in todayβs context:
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPKN....
π°Spotlighting another winning project from our CIF call on Financial Literacy: Regenerative Economy Pioneers.
This educational initiative will co-design and co-create workshops in Austria and Czechia to equip academics and experts to reimagine economics through sustainability, equity and care.
π Weβre pleased to share that another CIF project supported by King Baudouin Foundation has been successfully implemented.
π½οΈ Wien has created a free webinar series on AI and democracy. Explore it here: www.democracy-ai.eu/en
At the Robert Bosch Stiftungβs reception, we were inspired by Natalia GavriliΘaβs call to build resilient communities, which is exactly what our new ReLEAD programme is all about.
Read more here: thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
How do we teach citizenship in fractured democracies?
At #NECE2025, changemakers from Brazil, Uganda, China & Germany explore how civic education can restore solidarity and HOPE in a fragmented world.
π Register: t.ly/5h6CR
#NECE2025 #CivicEducation #Democracy #HOPE #GlobalCitizenship #Pluralism
Curious about what our funders think of the #CIVICSCOUTS AT #WORK programme?
Nina LΓΌders from Robert Bosch Stiftung highlights why itβs crucial to make employees feel truly heard in their workplace.
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oASR...
β° Reminder:
Have you shared your views yet? The MORES Project wants to hear about how EU policies affect you. Take the short survey and select "THE CIVICS Innovation Hub" when asked about how you heard about it.
π³οΈ crowdsourcing.ecas.org/en/Mores
π Introducing another winning project from our CIF call on Financial Literacy: 'Money Talks' by NGO ETC.
This is an educational programme that seeks to empower young adults in Bulgaria and Ukraine to build financial confidence while tackling stereotypes, fear, gender narratives & social pressure.
π Another CIF success!
GEODEM-AI by EUROGEO explored AI, ethics, and geoinformation. Results include research report, training module, ethical guidelines & teacher stories.
Check out the project results here: www.eurogeography.eu/projects/geo...
Journalist & media innovator Annie Jieping Zhang joins the NECE Festival 2025!
She brings a unique perspective to our Global Citizenship panel, sharing how decentralised media empowers journalists & strengthens freedom of speech.
π Register here: gstoo.de/nece-festiva...
π€·πΌββοΈ What is it like to be a CIVIC SCOUT in our CIVIC SCOUTS AT WORK programme?
Iliyan Kirkov, a CIVIC SCOUT from Bulgaria shares his insights, underscoring the value of recognising the multiple roles individuals play beyond their jobs.
Listen to him here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cck....
π°Excited to share another winning project from our CIF call on Financial Literacy: Money Matters led by @veronicagelfgren.bsky.social's Learnmera Oy!
Money Matters will produce a card game that builds financial literacy + civic skills through real-life scenarios for teenagers in Finland and Italy
π£οΈ At the NECE Festival 2025, we are making space for your voice.
Join the Open Space for series of 30-min, unscripted sessions where participants set the agenda and discuss civic issues that matters the most to them. Come share, question and debate!
π Register here: gstoo.de/nece-festiva...
New NECE newsletter out now β a concise look at AI-driven activism, fresh NECE Lab outcomes, and the road to the HOPE festival in Oslo. Worth a read if you teach, organise, or research digital citizenship. #CivicEd
π Read here: t.ly/59QSU
Today, we are spotlighting how Dijana Vetturelli, CIVIC SCOUTS AT WORK facilitator in Croatia overcame the different perceptions of 'civic education' within the corporate world.
Find out how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB0I....
Ugandan civil society leader Sheila Muwanga Nabachwa joins our Global Citizenship panel at #NECE2025.
She brings grounded insights from East Africa on civic space, democracy & human rights.
π Register: gstoo.de/nece-festiva...
#NECE2025 #CivicEducation #Democracy #HOPE #GlobalCitizenship
Introducing one of our new CIF Financial literacy winners - the project βExposing Scamsβ, which will be tackling how brands are used for scams, aiming to shift the focus from brand protection to citizen protection.
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