Our project comes from the observation of societies in our countries, which lacks social cohesion, suffers from polarization, radicalisation of attitudes and inability to run a dialogue. People tend to not understand political systems, follow populistic opinions, lack criticism and knowledge about systemic consequences of political decisions.

In addition, we as societies are loosing ability to effectively communicate with each other while being stuck on our own opinions (due to mechanisms of public discourse, triggered also by media mechanisms and other factors). This results in misunderstandings, hardening minds and radicalisation of opinions, even extremism and destroying a community.

What we need then is restoration of basic democratic skills, civic and social competences among adults based on common values and civic engagement – therefore we selected main priority as common values, civic engagement and participation. So far our organisation has been doing all that on a prevention level and with young people.

But to achieve this aim on a societal level and more effective, we need to address their adult significant others and partners too: parents, teachers, community members. Adult learners. We need to offer to adults possibilities to update their knowledge on public matters, develop basic skills of communication, effective dialogue.

Those that are not in education scheme anymore and have limited opportunities to access such opportunities. Therefore we will tackle this issue from a community level – we will work with adult educators who are offering educational opportunities for adults – to exchange best practices from other countries and target groups that can be used in civic education in our local levels – of all parters.