Active Citizenship: Designing a Pathway Towards the Future
The “Programa Cidadãos Ativos” (Active Citizens Fund), funded by the EEA Grants and managed in Portugal by the Calouste Gulbenkian and Bissaya Barreto Foundations, aims to strengthen civil society and empower vulnerable groups. It promotes democracy, human rights, social justice, and NGO capacity bu...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Huelva (UHU) |
| Repositorio: | Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/27076 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10272/27076 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Active citizenship Empowerment Civil society Democracy Civic participation Ciudadanía activa Empoderamiento Sociedad civil Democracia Participación cívica 6307.01 Evolución de las Sociedades 61 Psicología |
| Sumario: | The “Programa Cidadãos Ativos” (Active Citizens Fund), funded by the EEA Grants and managed in Portugal by the Calouste Gulbenkian and Bissaya Barreto Foundations, aims to strengthen civil society and empower vulnerable groups. It promotes democracy, human rights, social justice, and NGO capacity building. Over nine months, we supported 25 projects through monthly sessions with project representatives (a Consultative Group), focusing on their progress, goals, and evolving perspectives on active citizenship. These sessions provided participants with skills to enhance civic engagement within their projects. By fostering critical reflection, the Active Citizens Fund has shown substantial potential to enhance civic participation and create a more inclusive, democratic society. This model could be adapted to support collective action and active citizenship in other contexts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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