The main aim of the project is to educate young people from the underdeveloped rural district of Gelnica and neighboring districts of the Košice region in the area of the principles of representative democracy and the rule of law, using informal methods, and to develop such competences as will enable them to actively participate in civic and community life. A specific feature of the project is the significant representation of disadvantaged youth with a lack of opportunities (youth from marginalized Roma communities, with learning disabilities, from alternative forms of family care, with medical disabilities, geographically and economically disadvantaged...). Objectives of the project 1. To develop such competences of participants, including disadvantaged participants with a lack of opportunities, which will enable them to actively participate in civic life. 2. To create conditions for the participants for civic involvement, joint decision-making and solving problems of the communities in which they operate. 3. In civic participation activities, provide participants with a safe environment and an adequate level of support, including mentoring and coaching. 4. To develop knowledge, skills and values regarding the principles of representative democracy and the foundations of parliamentarism. 5. To develop knowledge, skills and values regarding the history, bodies and principles of the EU. 6. To develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for effective creation and protection of the environment and climate. 7. Develop knowledge, skills and values related to the protection of human rights and the status of minorities (with special emphasis on the status of Roma). 8. Improve media literacy, cultivate critical thinking. Prevent the influence of hoaxes and manipulative messages. 9. Create and test methodologies that consistently take into account the diverse needs of disadvantaged participants with a lack of opportunities. Several activities using the learning by doing method will be tested, where participants will gain direct experience with representative democracy. 10. Contribute to the connection and mutual dialogue of youth and public decision-makers at the local and regional level.