This project is part of the CERV programme, financed by the European Union's Justice, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Fund (CERV) and will run for two years, until 2026. Its action plan includes several conferences and other activities whose main objective is to promote skills for the promotion of civic participation among the population.
This project is coordinated by the organization Fattoria Pugliese Diffusa APS (Italy) with the participation, as already mentioned, of the Youth Association of Terceira Island - AJITER (Portugal), Musninkų kaimo bendruomenė (Lithuania), Municipality of Fyli (Greece), Asociatia NamelessArt (Romania) and the Local Action Group „Dolina Rzeki Grabi” (Poland).
NOT SKIP: KICK OFF MEETING
The 6 NOT SKIP partners have met from the 14th to the 17th of October 2024, in Lodz (Poland), being hosted by LGD. at the first in-situ international event.
The meeting focused on project coordination and management, ensuring that the whole project activities will follow the same structure. The first day addressed the topics of NOT SKIP partnership and task and reole(partners’ presentation, experience, activities) and the national and international role of citizens in the democratic life (national speakers). The second day focused on the general project management, communication, dissemination plan, financial info.
You are invited to read the report of the 1st Work Package HERE.
NOT SKIP: 2nd European Meeting “Training Skills for Democracy"
From May 7–10, 2025, Fattoria Pugliese Diffusa APS (IT) hosted in Gallipoli and Taurisano, the second European Meeting of the NOTSKIP Project, titled "Training Skills for Democracy".
The event gathered 25 international participants from six countries and 83 local attendees for four days of training, cultural exchange, and civic engagement. Highlights included a European Parliament simulation, a training in the Street Debate methodology, and a vibrant Europe Day celebration with local officials, students, and European Solidarity Corps volunteers.
The project will now move forward with 24 trained facilitators leading local awareness campaigns across Europe to promote participatory democracy especially in rural and underrepresented communities.
You are invited here to read the report of the 2nd Work Package here.Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. 
