Active Citizens is a British Council programme in the area of intercultural dialogue and global citizenship with a guiding principle Globally connected, locally engaged. The vision is a world in which people recognise their potential and exercise their responsibility to engage with others in the positive sustainable development of their communities at local and international level.
Active Citizens aims to contribute to positive social change within communities and to global sustainable development, by establishing an enduring global network of leaders who as influencers in their communities’ dialogue, learn and act together to address global and local issues.
The British Council works with youth community leaders, NGOs and local governments to build on their own skills and models to mobilize the citizens and create community cohesion. It aims to increase the contribution of those who already play a role in their local communities, through civic engagement or through volunteering.
The programme offers five components to participants and their communities:
Active Citizens was launched in 2009 and is currently running in 20 countries in Europe, as well as in 8 countries in Africa and Asia. In Europe, within three years, we will have built a network of 120 community leaders and master trainers, some 3000 Active Citizens who will have built networks with 100,000 participating in their social action projects.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the programme ran in the Northwest region of the country and was delivered in partnership with MDGF and UNHCR. Active Citizens from 17 different organizations and 13 towns successfully finished the programme, mobilizing over 130 volunteers, implementing 10 Social Action Projects and raising over 60,000KM in partnership contributions to their communities.
In 2011 and 2012, Active Citizens will be implemented in Mostar, in cooperation with Mostar City Youth Council starting in November 2011.
WHY GET INVOLVED?British Council with its partners will invest in your community with this unique programme content and cover all costs. The programme offers a range of opportunities for individuals, organisations and communities that participate to:
For all other questions and information please contact Emir Omeragic.
For more information please visit the Active Citizens programme website
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