We are pleased to announce the next winner of our CIF call on Financial Literacy: Inkubator izvrsnosti.
Their financial literacy project for rural youth in Croatia and Belgium seeks to strengthen economic autonomy and critical thinking among underserved rural youth to promote democratic resilience.
We are proud to collaborate with IPAV as our partner for the NECE Festival 2026: TRUST.
IPAV, just like us, exemplifies the belief that trust is essential for meaningful participation, civic work, and democratic engagement.
🔗 Registration for the Festival here: nece.eu/nece-festiva....
We-ID partners met in Zagreb to connect research with practice on migration & integration.
Field visits, data insights & future directions - read full blog here: thecivics.eu/2026/04/16/b...
Meet Vanya Ivanova, migration researcher exploring how Bulgarian communities navigate diversity.
Our latest 3Q|3M interview, and her work in support of our We-ID project can be found here: thecivics.eu/2026/04/16/3....
Registration is now open for NECE Festival 2026: TRUST.
Join multipliers from across Europe in Lisbon, 14-16 Oct, to explore rebuilding trust through civic education.
👉 Register here: nece.eu/nece-festiva...
Happy to announce @dohelps.bsky.social as one winner of our recent CIF call on Financial Literacy supported by the ERSTE Foundation.
Their project, MoneyVote Quest, will develop a mobile game for street-connected young people in Portugal and Spain, complemented by financial literacy workshops.
📦 Clear, visual, practical.
Turn ideas into action with the ReLEAD Project Canvas - a fold-out planning board and building bricks.
📣 Apply to join the programme: thecivics.eu/projects/relead
Maja Nenadović leads ReLEAD's civics and communication modules. Shaped by early experience of war, she focuses on civic engagement, social cohesion, and constructive conflict.
Participants build agency, dialogue skills, and the ability to handle complexity.
📣 Apply: thecivics.eu/projects/relead
ReLEAD Dialogue Cards help teams start difficult conversations. Structured questions, clear norms, equal participation. No experts needed.
📣 Apply: thecivics.eu/projects/relead
In cooperation with Instituto Padre António Vieira (IPAV) and supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
NECE is financially supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
This event is co-funded by the European Union.
We are announcing the NECE Festival 2026: TRUST.
14–16 October 2026 | Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais
200+ civic educators and practitioners will come together to explore how trust is built, strained, and repaired.
Participation is free. Registration opens soon.
Apply to join practitioners from across Europe at the upcoming NECE Lab: Working with Polarised Groups in Civic Education, to explore the workings of dialogue as a central practice for social cohesion.
🔗 Link here: gstoo.de/call-for-par...
Research shows that as governance pressures shift worldwide and uncertainty rises, leaders need tools that go beyond technical skills.
ReLEAD builds responsible leadership that strengthens teams and organisations.
📢 Intake for the new cohort is now open. More info: thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
Research clearly shows that when rule of law and civic freedoms weaken, risk rises for everyone - including businesses.
ReLEAD helps leaders grow responsible leadership that builds resilient teams, organisations, and societies.
📢 Intake for the new cohort is now open: thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
@thecivics.bsky.social Thank you NECE Labs, IPAV & Gulbenkian Foundation
Amazing NECE Prep Lab 2026: TRUST in Lisbon! Beautiful space, real connections. Loved honest trust talks and practical youth ideas for Algarve.
You’ve built a network that rebuilds trust. Feeling inspired & grateful
With our ReLEAD programme, we are clear with our MERL Theory of Change:
🔹 When people learn responsible leadership, practice it in safe spaces, and apply it in their work, they strengthen teams, shape culture, and help build more resilient societies.
👉 Read more here: thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer shows employees often trust their employer more than government or media.
Ahead of #NECEFestival 2026: TRUST, ReLEAD supports responsible leadership to build civic trust and create more space for corporates at NECE.
thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
#ReLEAD
💶 Are you a civic educator working on how financial and economic literacy can strengthen democracy?
🇦🇹 If yes, apply now to join this year’s NECE Lab on Financial and Economic Literacy taking place from 27–28 April 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
🔗 Apply by 22 March 2026, 23:59 CET here: lnkd.in/dWvKiMuC
✨ We have launched a new project!
🇪🇺 COMPASS Europe: Civic Education & Dialogue for Europe’s Future aims to strengthen civic educators to engage citizens on EU issues through dialogue and participation.
🔗 Read more here: thecivics.eu/projects/com...
We are happy to announce our partnership with the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) in Serbia for ReLEAD, promoting civic engagement, democratic values & responsible leadership.
👉 Read more here: thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
#ReLEAD
🇬🇧 Excited to partner with The WayFinders Group in the United Kingdom for ReLEAD, advancing values-driven leadership and corporate responsibility.
👉 thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
🇵🇱 Proud to partner with the New Community Foundation in Poland for ReLEAD - supporting civic consciousness and responsible leadership in workplaces across Europe.
👉Read more about our ReLEAD programme here: thecivics.eu/projects/rel...
‘YouFoodHero’, by our YCP alumna Harriet Klepper is delivering learning experiences that combines the environmental impacts of food systems with practical plant-based cooking for students in Germany.
The project has now turned into a registered association - putting green literacy in practice.
Podai Signal, implemented by Tsarski Pishtovi and supported by our Civic Innovation Fund, is now live.
The platform helps people in Bulgaria understand where and how to report irregularities, using a clear institutional database and an AI-supported assistant.
Explore it here:
www.podaisignal.com
🇽🇰 Our YCP alumna Lediane Durmishi has been working with about 250 students to strength climate literacy in Kosovo.
The project has produced a climate education handbook with measurable learning gains and empirical data that will now support future curriculum reform and climate education in Kosovo.
Jane Davidson (janebryngwyn.bsky.social) helped make Wales the first country in the world to legislate for future generations. The Well-being of Future Generations Act connects environmental and social health to solve complex issues such as poverty, education and unemployment.
Learn more: t.ly/fweL4
🌟 Introducing CIF winner Wonderers Collective and their project Veciñxs de Valle Inclán in Pontevedra, Spain!
This project is a community regeneration initiative to reconnect neighbours through cultural activities and intergenerational gatherings, strengthening belonging and local participation.
🍀 Another green literacy project completed.
FlussForm, led by YCP alumna Daniela Waltl together with Vanessa Friedl, fostered environmental awareness and civic engagement through workshops and an exhibition in Salzburg.
🔗 Read more about the FlussForm project here: flussform.at
When does democracy begin to erode – and how do people learn to resist before it’s too late?
In the NECE Magazine: HOPE, human rights activist and educator Sofija Todorović reflects on how civic agency adapts and responds to shrinking civic space.
Read more: magazine.nece.eu/hope/sofia-t...
🎉 Meet a new CIF winner of the call supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation! The project “Know Your Rights, Lead Your Life!” by WellBee empowers children to learn and advocate for their rights through co-creation by creating a workbook designed by children for children.
