Map Participation Spaces in Your Community

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This activity invites you to uncover barriers to participation in your local community. By exploring public spaces, youth centers, or even online platforms, you’ll evaluate their accessibility and inclusivity. Your findings will help spark ideas to make these spaces more equitable and open to all.
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First, get inspired!Watch: A video showcasing youth initiatives that transformed local spaces to promote accessibility and inclusivity.
Read: A blog post or article about the role of public spaces in fostering community engagement.
Reflect: Think about the spaces in your community where you feel most comfortable and why they work for you.
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Now, take action:By completing the following activities, you’ll discover how to evaluate spaces critically and identify barriers to inclusion. Your efforts will help you build awareness of the challenges in your community and inspire meaningful solutions.
Navigate and investigate: Go on a walk through your neighbourhood, your place public spaces or digital environments where young people can participate. Note physical barriers, welcoming features, or anything that may exclude certain groups. Take photos or sketches or screenshots of participation spaces to document your observations.
Peer survey: Design a simple survey (online or on paper) to ask your friends, family, or community members about their experiences with local spaces. Focus on accessibility, safety, and inclusivity.
Creative mapping: Use tools like Google Maps, Miro, or paper to create a map of your area. Mark spaces that need improvement and add annotations about their challenges and strengths.
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What you’ll gain
Awareness: Learn to identify and understand barriers to participation in your community.
Empathy: Understand the diverse experiences of others in accessing local spaces.
Collaboration: Collaborate with others and start thinking critically and creatively about how to address these barriers.
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Get your badge.Complete one or more of the actions above and apply for a badge (=click the "Get this badge" button below) by sharing your results, such as a written summary, a map, or photos with captions. This badge recognises you as a champion of creating fairer and more welcoming participation spaces for everyone.
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Who is behind this activity?Cities of Learning Network partners invite you to learn and do something about the European Youth Goal #9, Space and Participation for All. We value your efforts and contributions and want to reward you with badge recognition.
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Contact us for more details about the Erasmus+ co-funded project "European Youth Goals for Cities of Learning."
System&G, Greece - the project lead partner
CODEC, Belgium
Badgecraft, Lithuania
System&G Finland
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Disclaimer: We are grateful for the ideas generated by youth leaders and youth workers during the international study visits. To create this activity, humans collaborated with AI using the Youth Goals Hub GPT custom-built version, informed and inspired by the best youth work practices.
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This badge is awarded for completing the Map Participation Spaces in Your Community activity. By identifying barriers and opportunities in your local spaces, you have demonstrated critical thinking, empathy, and a proactive approach to understanding inclusivity. You’ve gained insights into the challenges faced by others and proposed ways to create spaces that are open to everyone.
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Skills and experiences gained (aligned with Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture - RFCDC and LifeComp frameworks):
Analytical and critical thinking (connected to RFCDC Competence 11 and LifeComp L2): You’ve shown the ability to evaluate spaces for inclusivity and accessibility, identifying key barriers and opportunities for improvement.
Empathy (connected to RFCDC Competence 13 and LifeComp S1): You’ve developed an understanding of how diverse groups experience participation spaces, enhancing your ability to connect with others.
Collaboration (connected to LifeComp S3): You’ve collaborated exploring potential solutions to address participation challenges and make spaces more welcoming.
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By completing badge tasks, you have demonstrated your ability to analyze environments, consider the experiences of others, and contribute to creating inclusive spaces. This badge recognizes your effort in promoting equity and accessibility, aligning with European Youth Goal #9: Space and Participation for All. The Cities of Learning Network partners value your contributions and issue this badge after reviewing your evidence.

You have to finish 2 tasks to get the badge

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: un organizator al activității

Investigate and evaluate participation spaces:
What to do: Conduct an investigation walk through public and digital spaces, noting barriers, accessibility features, and welcoming elements.
Evidence: Submit photos, sketches, or written notes highlighting your findings.

Task no.2

Evidence verified by: un organizator al activității

Engage with your community:
What to do: Create and distribute a survey to collect feedback on participation spaces. Summarize the responses to identify common barriers and opportunities.
Evidence: Provide your survey questions, a summary of results, and reflections on what you learned.

Task no.3

Evidence verified by: un organizator al activității

Create a visual representation:
What to do: Design a map or visual tool to showcase the accessibility and inclusivity of your local spaces, along with your improvement ideas.
Evidence: Share your completed map with annotations and a brief explanation of your proposed changes.

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Network of Cities and Regions of Learning

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