Our aim was to widen the students’ knowledge on diplomacy, on the EU, the challenges they faced since COVID-19, war, various crises, and to develop both a platform and reading material to teach and to learn. We also wanted to extend the cooperation among young students, and professionals. The aim of the project covered innovative training opportunities for young people, establishing CIPs, where the participants could gather, to have access to the teaching materials, they can function as local learning hubs (both physical and virtual). The innovative teaching material was planned to be accessible both in CIPs and via the developed E-learning platform. A Policy Handbook was also planned to be completed with policy guidelines and detailed roadmap based on experience in each partner country that can serve as guidelines for implementing training programmes and CIPs. Our aim was to strengthen democratic attitudes and increase civic engagement among the young generation within the EU. We also wanted to translate these documents to partners’ languages, to be able to reach a wider audience.
Life-long learning, teaching and educating young people, moreover enhancing the level of their skills through presentations, workshops and training programs were the main goals of our project. The innovative levels of the proposed project included learning opportunities, specific skills development and facilitated access to information. It also contributed to the increase of young people's knowledge of international relations/cooperation and representative democracy, as well as the role of diplomacy, diplomatic missions, and European values. The project also encouraged young people (especially those from different educational, social, and geographical backgrounds) to become actively involved in democratic processes, as it offered them a specific opportunity to participate in different types of diplomacy and decision making cases. The project therefore aimed to promote the active participation of young people in the social and political life of their local communities, while promoting social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, knowledge and appreciation of diversity and the promotion of tolerance. Our intention was that Young Local Ambassadors will engage in non-formal learning activities, also using the tools of cultural diplomacy.