Active Citizen by https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt en-us 2016-09-23 11:26:00 UTC 2025-12-24 01:57:03 UTC hello@padlet.com What is an active Citizen theodora_gpw https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125971631 Active citizens are people who care about their local communities and the places they live. They want to make a positive difference or make something happen by having their say. Active citizens, by taking part, can help decide and influence a range of things, including how things are run and what gets funded and built.]]> 2016-09-23 11:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125971631 theodora_gpw https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125972521 Active citizenship can be as small as a campaign to clean up your street or as big as educating young people about democratic values, skills and participation. Active citizenship is one of the most important steps towards healthy societies especially in new democracies like Hungary. ]]> 2016-09-23 11:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125972521 theodora_gpw https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125973233 2016-09-23 11:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125973233 Example of an active citizen theodora_gpw https://padlet.com/theodora_gpw/k2qu20gpa4lt/wish/125973890 "ICS volunteers continue their commitment to live as active citizens after the programme is finished "
By August 2015 ICS will have created 14,000 active citizens who understand the power of community development and are active in bringing about positive change in their communities. Action at Home is the first step towards a life of active citizenship. 

“I’ve continued to be involved in a grassroots, apolitical campaigning group started by young people for young people called Bite the Ballot. We’re encouraging young people to become politically active and trying to rebrand politics so that it’s more appealing for young people to get involved in, with our overall aim being to get the highest ever turnout of young voters in the 2015 General Election.”

Usaama Kaweesa
(Restless Development ICS, South Africa)

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