Exchanges
Calls for participants & pedagogy
01/Swap
Daniela Mendez
Extituto de Política Abierta
Branimira Peníc
Croatian Debate Society
Mary Dusadeeisariyakul
Thailand Talks
Abdiwali Mohamed Ahmed
Iftin Foundation
Calls for proposals adapted to diverse contexts, trust and partnerships with local leaders, empowering teaching strategies, mentoring and training, equitable representation, technology as both an opportunity and a barrier.
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The hook of curiosity
Special power: Attracts people based on personal interests
How: The call for participation used eye-catching questions and social media campaigns featuring young role models. A simple platform was designed to match conversations between different people. The tone was visual, direct, and free of technical jargon.
Outstanding result: Greater diversity of profiles in participatory processes
Key actors involved: Young citizens, communicators, digital activists
Minimum resources required: Social media campaign, visual narratives, local influencers
Context where applied: Thailand, Southeast Asia HUB
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Mentoring that empowers
Special power: Strengthens underrepresented voices
How: One-on-one mentoring programs were implemented with a focus on minorities, strengthening deliberative skills through simulations, debates, and structured feedback. The sessions were held in safe spaces and adapted to the local context.
Outstanding result: Improves the deliberative quality of diverse actors
Context where applied: Eastern Europe, HUB Eastern Europe - Branimira Penić, Hrvatsko Debatno Društvo (Croatian Debate Society)
Key actors involved: Facilitators, youth, minorities
Minimum resources required: Trained mentors, training guides, safe spaces
Calls for participants & pedagogy
This first exchange focused on how to make calls for participation more effective and inclusive, and how to design pedagogical spaces that strengthen participation. The importance of seeking new audiences, building trust with local allies, adapting calls to action to the context, and training in dialogue skills was highlighted. Community learning, equitable representation, and active mentoring emerged as keys to truly transformative citizen participation.
- 16:20 - Creating a call for participants: key tips
- 19:50 - What's the best option to approach people?
- 25:39 - Thailand Talks: matching opposites
- 31:06 - Media partners to expand the call for participants
- 35:54 - Tools, strategies and technologies to engage participants
- 1:00:12 - Debate model of civic: critical thinking for local solutions
- 1:06:28 - Inclusive and meaningful learning experiences