Dialogue is one of our greatest necessities. We need the capacity to go further from the technological immediacy and share reflections, discoveries, perceptions , possibilities or threats that constitute the human experience, we need the dialogue between people who live in the neighborhood, in the city but come from near and far places, a dialogue which develops inclusion, intercultural understanding, mutual enrichment and trust. There is also the need for dialogue between the citizens, their ideas and their needs and the policy makers who should be ready to know them and serve them. This is the dialogue for participation. There is also an acute need for dialogue among the political parties, the different perceptions of the common good and the different strategies to make it operative. This is a dialogue which could bring stronger roots for democracy and higher levels of use of the resources, transparency and a healthier coexistence for the citizen. This is a dialogue for democracy and the growth of democratic values. There are needs for dialogue among the structures of power among the countries and the regions destine to create relations based on common good and in the recognition of all human rights and the dignity of all. This is the dialogue of reconciliation, of mutual trust and understanding, the dialogue between cultures and regions of the world in order to articulate peace. The project: Youth for dialogue focuses on the capacity of youth and aims at deepening the capacity for dialogue in groups of young people who in different parts of the world feel called to develop it at four specific levels: Dialogue for inclusion of communities and groups for participation of the citizen in policy making, for deepening in democratic values and for intercultural understanding and peaceThe project will provide for a number of outcomes:• A full programme of blended learning, competence-based and learner-centred through non-formal learning. The programme will cover the profiles, the appropriate development of competences, the learning outcomes and the non-formal and experiential learning activities and paths as well as resources• A network of young trained leaders from different parts of the world who could be agents for dialogue at different levels of society.• A diary of learning recording the major learning experience• A book on main discoveries on dialogue its paths and processes, specially related to young people who want to invest in the theme but also to the broader public• A think –tank developed with the bases on the ten countries where the local groups of young people will be operating. • A community of learners on the issue of Dialogue specifically for youth• A set of recommendations to different agentsThe consortium is made of 10 organizations and three Universities corresponding to twelve countries in four continents.
Dialogue is one of our greatest necessities.We need to share reflections, discoveries, perceptions,possibilities or threats; a dialogue which develops inclusion, intercultural understanding,mutual enrichment and trust.There is also the need for dialogue between the citizens, their ideas and their needs and the policy makers.This is the dialogue for participation. There is also a need for dialogue among the political parties, the different perceptions of the common good and the different strategies to make it operative. This is a dialogue for democracy.There are needs for dialogue among the countries and the regions to create relations based on common good and in the recognition of all human rights and the dignity of all: The dialogue between cultures and regions of the world in order to articulate peace.Youth for Dialogue has contributed to answer a need of society-the need for Dialogue and understanding at different levels and amongst different social groups but with youth as the catalysts and the crucial element of this society. It developed a two- year blended learning course on the topic of Dialogue The programme was of non-formal leaning at Tertiary level The consortium was composed by universities:4 Universities and 10 youth led organisations. Together developed the programme which was implemented by the groups supported by the organizations. The course was built at two levels:a generic part using a platform and a local adaptation developed at country level The programme was split into four semesters covering four types of Dialogue: Dialogue for inclusion, dialogue for participation,dialogue for democratic values and dialogue for peace amongst the nations The programme was studied and refined by the group of Coordinators(particularly in the meeting in Rome)including the representatives of the universities of the consortium and then presented in the platform by the coordinator The 10 organizations in the consortium facilitated and backed the two youth leaders the adaptation and implementation During the semester the groups(14 groups from the consortium organizations + two more who followed on-line in two more countries)worked on the programme Every Semester ended with a mile-stone where each youth leader presented their process and their outcomes. The milestones served as a concluding learning space where multipolar learning was very intense and the outcomes of every group was debated and taken into account. The level of intercultural learning was also very high. These milestones took place completely according to what was planned in the project proposal in terms of place, dates and people attending.The difference was that larger numbers of young people attended the seminars.This was partly envisaged with the plan that the groups closer to the place where the seminar took place could also take part in the event and the coordination made funds available to make it possible, with a very efficient use of the resources. The Seminars took place in Madrid, at the end of the first semester.The milestone of the second semester took place in Pune (india) for Asia/Africa and half of the European countries and in Cochabamba (Bolivia) for Latin America and the other half of Europe. The third Semester ended with a webinar in three parts of three hours each one in English another in French and the third in Spanish. The total of the groups participated in the webinar.The last semester ended with a seminar in Brussels where the programme was officially closed. There was an immersion plan which took place immediately before(India)or after(Bolivia) for two weeks taking part in the projects of the respective organizations. The dynamism of the programme was incredible and the enthusiasm of the groups very visible The level of learning for everyone: consortium, organizations, youth leaders, youth in the groups was really remarkable. It was the the beginning for the new role for the consortium