Politize! Instituto de Educação Política - Politize!

BRAZIL

Politize! - Instituto de Educação Política (Politize! – Civic Education Institute) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to train and engage a generation of citizens conscious and committed to democracy. Our main objectives are to strengthen the culture of social participation in political processes and institutions of all kinds, in a purposeful and constructive way; To promote volunteering for civic education; To defend the fundamental political and social rights of Brazilian citizens; To promote democracy, political pluralism, citizenship and human rights based on ethics and human dignity.

Our organisation emerged from the realisation based on data that democracy has been going through a crisis around the whole world. In the Brazilian context, we perceived that people do not understand that politics is a vital part of their lives. That is what we consider one of the biggest political problems in Brazil: the lack of people’s capacity to practise citizenship and low attachment to democratic values itself. That is why we decided to act in order to change this reality, so we operate by promoting civic education for millions of people online and offline, bringing experiences that redefine citizenship through accessible, plural and practical learning.

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Le mouvement « Nouveau Type de Citoyens » - ONG Nouveau Type de Citoyens (NTC)

BENIN

NTC is a Beninese non-governmental organisation established in January 2020. It is a secular and non-political organisation covering the whole national territory. The global objective is to contribute by 2030 to fostering a new generation of a new kind of citizens, who are not merely spectators, but the actors and co-producers of their communities’ and their country’s governance. NTC is made up of young Beninese volunteers who have decided to dedicate their time and their resources to the advancement of democracy in Benin through education (1) and citizen participation (2).

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Learning Electoral Process in schools to foster democratic values, skills and attitude of young citizens - Vote Le Ethiopiaye Charitable Organization (VLE)

ETHIOPIA

VLE, a proactive NGO, envisions new students, new Africa, new World who build the bedrock of sustainable peace, solid democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law. The goal of VLE is to foster democratic values, skills and attitudes of young citizens that are fundamental to shape election outcomes and equitable, participatory, inclusive and well informed democracy in Ethiopia.

The objectives are to nurture civic minded students who mount up their democratic values and significant participation in electoral processes in primary schools, and to advance female students in leadership, meaningful participation and decision making towards student’s governance in primary schools.

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