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Public Achievement Goes to the Visegrad Countries |
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Download Report | | MTO has just completed this year-long project which was supported by the Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe (www.ceetrust.org ) and the International Visegrad Fund (www.visegradfund.org). The goal of this project was to assist in the development of democratic practices at the grassroots level. MTO strongly feels that Public Achievement (PA) is one of the most effective ways of enabling young people to be active citizens and to take responsibility for solving problems that are of importance to them. As a result of this project PA is being implemented in 19 schools or communities in Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland. |
Groups of 12 participants from each Visegrad country were recruited by the regional partners. Two five-day trainings in PA mentoring run by Agata Kita and Anna Różycka were held in Nowy Sacz, Poland in July 2008, first for Hungarians and Poles and then for Czechs and Slovaks. All the participants left with a clear idea of what it takes to be a PA mentor and a fairly detailed plan for creating a PA group in their respective communities and schools. The new mentors began working with PA groups in schools and communities in the autumn. MTO trainers made site visits to each PA group to provide consultation, documentation and to help publicize the program and create a basis for spreading it to other schools. Each PA group in Poland, Slovakia and Hungary received at least two visits from the Polish trainers in 2008 and 2009. Other Polish groups and the Czech groups were visited in early 2009.
We believe that the PA program in general and this implementation specifically is increasing positive engagement among youth, providing an alternative for constructive rather than destructive behavior and encouraging cross cultural awareness and understanding. By providing participants with skills in analyzing and tackling problems, along with concrete opportunities to use these skills in a meaningful way, we are together raising a new generation of citizens who are active and engaged. The project began in April 2008 and lasted until March 2009. We believe that the work of the groups will continue and spread in the coming year.
PA Groups in Czech Republic PA Groups in Hungary PA Groups in Poland PA Groups in Slovakia |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 September 2011 )
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