2014DIA

DIAWe strive to live in a world where all young people find their niche and community. Therefore, we, in the Foundation for Democratic Youth, do our best to empower young people in order for them to think positively of the future, to acquire knowledge and gain experiences about the world surrounding them, to learn how to take pro-active steps regarding issues relevant to them and last but not least to participate actively in solving the problems of their respective communities.

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What we care about:

youth

DEMOCRACY

innovation DEBATE

communitiesprofessionalism

FREEDOMschool

EMPOWERMENT

civic engagement

responsibility

SOLIDARITY

KNOWLEDGE

courage

COOPERATION

choice

tolerancecritical thinking

PUBLIC ISSUES

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tab le of contents. . .

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Events of the year

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Youth Voice

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Raise your Voice!

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Youth2Youth

DeMo

Community Service

Model Program

Night of Democracy

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The year in numbers

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Acknowledgements

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Our team

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Programs

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January February March April May June

DEMOCRACY FOR BREAKFASTTHINK IN 3D! YOUTH2YOUTH

DEBATE TRAININGS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

THE NIGHT OF DEMOCRACY

COMMUNITY DEBATE - DEBATING COMMUNITIES

WHAT NEXT?

We publish our new handbook of debate skills development.

As part of our spring renewal we launch debate skills development trainings for students and teachers. The slots fill up fast…

A public debate event with experts on the reasons why young people are not committed to democracy.

DIA’s social innovation contest for university students takes off.

Nearly 300 secondary school students are accompanied by us to get the first community service experience of their life.

JulyAugustS eptemb erOctob erNovemberDecemb er

We develop four career development leaflets to help young people find their ways. .

30 teams, 60 students, 4 days around 1 issue. This is how our social innovation project started.

CATAPULT SUMMER CAMP

DIA’s new debate skills development program takes off.

DEBATE TRAININGSMethodology training for 60 educators and youth workers. An evening when democracy

comes to life through games, discussions and networking. Civic activism without party politics.

2014

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PROGRAMS

YOUTH VOICE

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THE GOAL

THE PROJECT

THE OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS SAID

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR:

The main objective was to develop the debate skills of socially disadvantaged youths so that they be empowered to stand up for their rights and follow their ambitions.

“The Youth Voice project is a great opportunity for young people to participate in their community’s life as

problem solvers.” (A teacher)

Primarily practitioners working with them participated in the project. Thanks to this innovative professional development opportunity they got to know the methods of developing their students’ argumentation and debating skills. As a result, debate clubs were set up in their communities where young people had a chance to practice debating, organized public debate events where real social issues were discussed with adults from the community. Youth Voice was operated in four EU countries.In Hungary nearly 60 practitioners signed up for the project who worked with 300 young people on their debating skills. 20 local debate events were organized where the youths had a chance to exchange ideas on issues relevant to them with decision makers.

For me the most exciting part of the project was the process of how the community debate methodology came to life, in which the main goal is not to win but to find a solution to a common problem. /László Kiss/

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RAISE YOUR VOICE!

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The goal of this project running since 2009 is to initiate a dialogue between youths and decision makers and to equip young people with tools enabling them to take pro-active actions in their lives.

“Is there anyone not getting excited when asked his or her opinion? Much more students should participate in

such programs. (A student)

The most important elements of the project are the debate events organized in schools when students participate in a variety of debate activities. At the end of the day they share their views with experts and decision makers. Besides the training of the youths, the emphasis is on supporting teachers through training, mentoring, networking so that debating and critical thinking become an integral part of school life.

In 2014 2500 students participated in 55 school debate events, and 220 teachers took active part in our debate training scheme.

My dream is that in 10 years time debate methods become as natural component of the teaching and learning process as the ones applied these days. /Gábor Mikó/

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THE GOAL

THE PROJECT

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR:

THE OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS SAID

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Find creative and innovative solutions to the problems of at risk youths, and to foster solidarity and social responsibility among members of the younger generation.

“When I first saw the call for application, I could not believe that I could ever be part of such a project. I

enjoy being part of change.”

Youth2Youth is a social innovation contest where creativity and innovation meet social reality. 30 dedicated teams, 90 creative, enthusiastic students 10 months of preparation, 30 action plans to a social problem. Throughout the process the teams are given the opportunity to participate in various training modules, consult with experts, get inspired, get involved in community service activities. And all this to find solutions to the problems of youths at risk.

The participants had a busy time in the project ending in April 2015: they participated in a kick-off camp (Catapult Camp) and in various workshops. They organized community service projects in which they involved 400 youths at risk.

It became clear to me that there are many dedicated students in this country who have no clue how to generate change, how to build up a project step by step. Y2Y is a great opportunity for them. /László Kiss/

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THE GOAL

THE PROJECT

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR:

THE OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS SAID

DEM

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Cooperation of civil society organizations for a more inclusive society: a community of NGO’s in order to create a supportive professional network in order to create more opportunities for children living in extreme poverty and to decrease social inequalities.

“I can hardly believe that we did not know each other before although we do very similar things.”

DeMo is a unique organizational development process through which 13 NGO’s cooperate, learn from each and explore good practices aiming at decreasing social inequalities, and the integration of young people. Throughout the 27 months of the project a variety of activities take place such as training, coaching, mentoring, site visits, joint projects, networking and an online blog.

Participating NGO’s visited one another, got to know how others tackle similar issues, discussed dilemmas, got inspired. They also got feedback on their work and got support in their everyday struggle. Participants regularly post professional articles on the project’s blog: www.demoblog.hu

These organizations work on very complex social issues, so they need a variety of skills, methods and experiences. We basically support them to find their own solutions. /Zsuzsa Matolcsi/

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THE GOAL

THE PROJECT

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR:

THE OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS SAID

COMMUNITY SERVICE MODEL PROGRAM

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A high quality school-based community service program through which students prepare for their service experience, carry out their project and reflect on their experiences.

“It was interesting to see in the orphanage that these kids are just like any other kid. I was taken a back, I

expected something different.”

It’s been for the second time that we accompanied all 9th grade students of a Budapest-based school on the first community service experience of their life. Students had the freedom to choose the site where to go. The choice was between elderly homes, animal shelters and orphanages. DIA’s staff members organized pre-service and reflection sessions.

Students often take compulsory community service as a burden, therefore we are proud to say that the 300 students we have been working with had a very different experience. They understood that this could be a very exciting learning opportunity for them: while helping others the can acquire important life skills.

It was a challenge to plan the helping activity with the adolescents, but it worked. I truly hope that we were able to lay the grounds for a positive approach to community service. /Zsuzsa Matolcsi/

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THE GOAL

THE PROJECT

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR:

THE OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS SAID

NIGHT OF DEMOCRACY

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Democracy is not an abstract concept but an everyday experience.

“I loved the discussions, and the experts. The NGO point of view was well represented besides the more

scientific approach.”

The 1st Night of Democracy is a evening program where we discuss, play out, try, create, dream, think, understand democracy. Participants actively participated in workshops, roundtable debates, met NGO’s and individuals who truly care about democracy.

On November 20 2014 the Fogasház in Budapest was filled with visitors. 250 people were interested in the first Night of Democracy. It became obvious that public issues, democratic values, social dilemmas matter to many. The next edition is already in the works.

Democracy is all around, it happens in our every day life, by us, in us, around us, and the Night of Democracy offers a great opportunity for all this to be highlighted. /Flóra Benkő/

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THE GOAL

THE PROJECT

ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT COORDINATOR:

THE OUTCOMES

PARTICIPANTS SAID

NUMBERS

YOUTHS

3200youths were involved

in our programs

TEACHERS

250of them joined our activities

in 2014.

80EVENTS

where organised in 2014: debate events,

training sessions, summer camps,

professional meetings, workshops,

public events.

8TEAM

All the above were realized by a small

but extremely dedicated

5staff memb er intern&

Partnerswho joinedour effortsthis y ear:

20

PUBLICATIONS

4

where realized with our involvement,

among them our new community debate

handbook:

Think in 3D!

WRITINGIn 2014 again a lot had been written by us (a book,

articles, studies). A total of

800 000caracters

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ANNIVERSARYWe are proud that

this year we celebrated our

anniversary

Our partners:HUNGARIAN TELEKOM MOTIVÁCIÓ MŰHELY

NIFSP - ERASMUS+ YOUTH NATIONAL AGENCY OFF BIENNALE

OSI GRASSROOTS HUNGARY PILLAR ALAPÍTVÁNY

PINCE IFJÚSÁGI KLUB PRESSLEY RIDGE HUNGARY

SLOVAK DEBATE ASSOCIATION STRUCTURED DIALOGUE NATIONAL WORKING GROUP

SZIA INDAHOUSE HUNGARY SZITAKÖTŐ

SZÖVETSÉG A KÖZÖSSÉGI RÉSZVÉTEL FEJLESZTÉSÉÉRT TANODA PLATFORM UCCU ALAPÍTVÁNY

ÚJ NEMZEDÉK PLUSZ BÁZISISKOLAI PROGRAM

BAGÁZS KÖZHASZNÚ EGYESÜLET BUDAI VÁROSKAPU ISKOLA

CAMPUS Y PROGRAMME UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CSATÁRLÁNC

DEBATING SOCIETY OF HUNGARY EDUWEB MULTIMÉDIA ZRT.

ÉLMÉNYTÁR TANODA ELTE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

FAÁG BARÁTI KÖR EGYESÜLET HAND SZÖVETSÉG

IGAZGYÖNGY ALAPÍTVÁNY - TOLDI TANODA INTERNATIONAL DEBATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

KATALIZÁTOR HÁLÓZAT KÉK VONAL GYERMEKKRÍZIS ALAPÍTVÁNY

K-MONITOR KÖZPONT IFJÚSÁGI EGYESÜLET

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Funders:

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InternsStaff memb ersFLÓRA BENKŐ

ZSUZSA MATOLCSI GÁBOR MIKÓLÁSZLÓ KISS

ZOLTÁN HÁMORIRITA GALAMBOS

VIKTÓRIA TAKÁCSANDREA OLIVEIRA DE JESUS

ZSÓFIA TILLINGER

ANDRÁS DEÁKALÍZ DALLOS ZSOLT KAPELNER

JÚLIA VUJOVITS

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Foundation for Democratic Youth1111 Budapest, Karinthy F. u. 16.

www.i-dia.org hellodia@i-dia.org

Created byViktória Takács

PhotosFerenc Kovács (p7.), Ádám Majoros-Geréby

(cover, p13., p15., p24), Balázs Pivarnyik (p11., p17.), splitshire.com (p21.), vehir.hu (p9.)