Young people and digital democratic citizenship - a pathway to future communities - Additional Grant
Communities for all
Granted amount:
DKK 115,396
Communities for all
Communities can provide well-being, empowerment, trust in others and in society
If we are to succeed in rethinking social initiatives, method development is a necessity – also in relation to communities.
It is important for both well-being, empowerment, trust in others – and in society, that citizens are part of communities. But not everyone is included in constructive communities, so there is a need for special efforts and prevention.
The inclusive communities should create courage, motivation, self-esteem and a sense of belonging for citizens in vulnerable positions. The communities should counteract and prevent the feeling of being excluded and thereby strengthen social cohesion and social sustainability.
We support development projects
The projects we support should develop and test new ideas, methods and actions, and they should promote both the dissemination and anchoring of the tools developed.
The goal should be to create a positive change for citizens in socially vulnerable positions, enabling them to become less vulnerable and actively participate in society through engagement in constructive and inclusive communities.
The target groups for the initiative are socially vulnerable children, young people and adults.
Social initiatives – in practice
Fritidsakademiet “makes young people good at working,” as they describe it. The project, supported by VELUX FOUNDATION with DKK 3.7 million from 2015-2019, provided job training and experience for more than 300 young people in socially vulnerable positions.
The ‘Time to Be Young’ project was aimed at children and young people with a parent suffering from dementia. The children and young people were offered support to cope with the significantly changed everyday life. After the project’s completion, 75 children and young people were on the waiting list for a youth group at the Danish Alzheimer’s Association. The project ran from 2015-2017. PHOTO: Jon Fiala Bjerre.
‘Klar til Start’ (ready to start) prepares people with autism for the job market. It involves specially designed employment programmes based on the ’place-then-train’ principle, where the educational counsellor and other necessary support functions visit the companies where the individual is. 212 young people participated in the project period, and 68% found employment and continue to be a stable workforce. ‘Klar til Start’ demonstrated that it is worthwhile to invest in people with autism, even if they are initially far from the job market PHOTE: Pernille Greve