Today, February 20th, the international community celebrates the World Day of Social Justice.
This international day aims at fostering Member States to promote national activities for poverty eradication, full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all.
Social development and social justice are critical for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security and cannot be attained in the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Globalization gives new opportunities through trade, investment and technology, entailing an economic growth and the development and improvement of living standards.
However, there remain serious challenges: financial crises, insecurity, poverty, exclusion and inequality as well as hurdles to integration and full participation in the global economy for developing countries.
Social justice is the first precondition to ensure a peaceful coexistence, gender equality, and to safeguard the rights of indigenous and migrants by removing gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability barriers.
How does CESIE contribute? Coming soon…:
| MER – Mediterranean for gender Equality and Rights Objectives:To provide useful tools and skills for youth workers who work with marginalised youth because of sexual issues in order to foster their social inclusionTo promote EUROMED cooperation in the youth fieldTo exploit active citizenship rights, including European citizenship, through an intercultural dialogue |
| STEPS – Growing Steps Objectives:To provide youth workers with new and outstanding skills and competences in the area of rural entrepreneurshipTo introduce new methods of support of those youngsters who are not in employment, education or training [NEET > Not (engaged) in Education, Employment or Training]To encourage European citizenship and the participation in the 2014 European electionsTo exchange good practices on the topic of youth employment in the EU and Eastern countries |
| Youth Mode Objectives:To promote a sense of EU citizenship fulfilled through dialogue and work with people at risk of social exclusionTo encourage social cohesion and inclusion for disadvantaged communities (migrants | children and families |early school leavers) and empowering young people through active involvement in societyTo fight against discrimination; protection of minors and minorities; promotion of gender equality |
| KNOW – A call to develop Youth skills Objectives:To analyze the youth unemployment situation at local and EU levelTo identify new tools and skills to improve youth employabilityTo deepen the knowledge about European programmes and the opportunities for youthTo promote the use of non-formal education methods to foster intercultural knowledge and development of key competencesTo facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices in the field of youth unemployment and to develop new projects so promoting an active participation in EU society |
