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  Public Achievement (PA) is a civic engagement initiative for young people. It gives young people a democracy framework to learn citizenship skills by doing work of real importance in their own communities. The basic idea behind PA is that young people have the potential to address society’s problems and build a stronger community for everyone.
PA is easy to understand and convey: Young people in a school or community site convene and identify real-life issues significant to them. Next, they form a team around each issue. Working in teams each week and with the help of a coach (often a college student or a teacher), young people design action projects that have a real impact. The coach facilitates group work and helps the young people discover the public skills they need to implement their project. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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Young civic activists from across Ukraine meet near Kharkov |
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The Public Achievement in Ukraine FAIR was held in Chuguev (near Kharkov) from September 14-16, 2007. Co-organized by the Association for Sustainable Society Advancement (ASSA) from Kharkov, Ukraine and the Educational Society of Malopolska (MTO) from Nowy Sacz, Poland, this meeting brought together students, teachers, school directors, and educational authorities from the regions of Kharkov, Bakhchisaray, Zaporozhe and Ternopil and as well a guest from an NGO in Belarus and Rodger Potocki representing the sponsor (NED) from the United States. Public Achievement (PA) is a program of active citizenship which empowers young people to make real changes in their communities by trying to solve problems which are important to them. As a result they have real impact on their societies. At this FAIR, 120 participants (representing 31 PA groups) had the opportunity to share their experiences in democracy-building in their communities, deepen their understanding of the Public Achievement program, and begin to work on cross-regional PA initiatives. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 October 2007 )
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Vidin - PA Group Butterfly |
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 The Butterfly Effect PA Group of Foreign Language High School in Vidin, Bulgaria was nominated for the national award competition “The School: A Desired Territory for the Student”. On June 7-8, 2007 the PA Group was granted SECOND place in the category “Club and Out-of-School Activities” by the deputy Minister of Education of Bulgaria. Emil Zhivkov, the PA mentor, accepted the award and a Canon Video Camera on behalf of the group.
Download Power Point presentation from the Butterfly Effect group |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 September 2007 )
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