18 dynamic young people from Cyprus, Greece, the Netherlands, and Austria gathered at AKTI’s offices on Friday, July 26, 2024, to discuss and exchange ideas on two key questions:

Why aren’t more people active citizens?
Common reasons included:
a) Feeling their efforts won’t make a difference
b) Lack of knowledge about policies or how to get involved 📚
c) Limited time and energy ⏳

What’s needed to boost participation?
Ideas included:
a) Ensuring young people feel heard and valued
b) Integrating active citizenship into the education system up to the university level
c) Offering incentives and creating a reward system to encourage participation until it becomes a natural mindset

What a fantastic day filled with truly meaningful conversations!

The RESIsles project is funded by the European Union.