8 element for leading youths to prosperity and well-being making them also agents of change of their communities. Additional information The strategy's key component, Active Citizenship, emphasizes ideals, representative democracy, and civil society. How exactly can a term like "active citizenship" be measured: Visit the link here, to learn more about Active Citizenship, Examples of Active Citizenship and Why Is Being an Active Citizen Important? Visit also here, this link to learn more about things you can do to become an active citizen. Visit also here, this link to learn more about the definition and framework for developing composite indicators of active citizenship, the process of building a composite indicator and the results obtained from the indicators in terms of European cross-country comparisons. “Did you know?” Did you know that you can make your voice heard in your youth group, organisation and/or school? Fig 3: RMSOS approach You can take part in the Council of Europe's Youth Participation program. The youth policy of the Council of Europe is to give young people of all genders and sexes equal opportunities and experiences that will enable them to gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to fully participate in all facets of society. ‘Participation and active citizenship are about having the right, the means, the space and the opportunity and, where necessary, the support to participate in and influence decisions and engage in actions and activities so as to contribute to building a better society’. Source: Council of Europe. (n.d.-c). Citizenship and Participation. Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People. https://www.coe.int/en/web/compass/citizenship-and-participation#:%7E:text=Participation%20and%20active%20citizenship%20is,to%20building%20a%20better%20society.
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