Deciding together
Citizens, young people, experts and local authorities, learning from one another and deciding together — turning local concerns into public policy and democratic leadership.
Project · 2026–2035
Resilient Communities.
Civic participation and democratic leadership.
- 2026–2035
- Civic and legal education
Project sheet
Communities that decide together.
Citizens, young people, experts and local authorities learn from one another and turn local problems into solutions.
Project status
Concept · 2035 target- 1ConceptAnalysis & partners
- 2PilotFirst activities
- 3OngoingActive in the community
- 4ExpansionRegional scale-up
19,2%
of young people aged 15–29 in Romania are neither in education nor in employment
Eurostat, 2025 · [1]45.1%of village residents are at risk of poverty or exclusionEurostat, 2023 · [2]
✓What already exists
- Young people proposing solutions for their community
- EduHack format tested in 2025
→Project objectives
- Participatory assemblies in partner localities (2035)
- Democratic leadership training for young people
- Local plans built together with the authorities
Resilient Communities · from the field
The project in pictures.
Every photo is a real working session. Support the project so it can reach the next school.
Young people proposing solutions for their community
Strong communities, from children to grandparents
The approach
How we work.
Part of
The Civic and legal education programme.
Extended through the Social Innovation Lab
What we build next.
This programme feeds directly into the Social Innovation Lab initiatives, built on European models.
What we hope for · how you can help
Strong communities are built from children to grandparents.
Choose how you would like to contribute.
Support a participatory assembly
Facilitation and materials for one community.
Donate →Partner town halls
We pilot the model in your locality.
Invite us →Facilitators
Help moderate the meetings.
Become a volunteer →Project 2026–2035
This is a 10-year movement. Choose your role.
Sources and methodology
Where the figures come from.
Our own figures (young people trained, schools, localities) come from the association’s records and are published in the impact report. Context statistics come from official sources, with the year of the latest available edition.
- NEET young people (aged 15–29), Romania — the highest rate in the EUEurostat · edat_lfse_20 · 2025. See source ↗
- Population at risk of poverty or social exclusion, rural areas, RomaniaEurostat · ilc_peps13n · 2023. View source ↗