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Fit 4 Democracy

International Danube Festival Ulm/Neu-Ulm

Poster Session

Democracy Needs All of Us

Discover civil society organisations, educational institutions, networks and projects from across the Danube Region. All posters are presented together in one digital exhibition.

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One digital exhibition

Projects, Ideas and Partnerships from the Danube Region

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41 posters

Democracy and Participation

AGORA Platform – Active Communities for Development Initiatives

AGORA Platform Association

AGORA activates local participation in Bulgaria, strengthens community centers and develops practical approaches for community-led development.

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Education and Critical Thinking

Albert Einstein: The Journey of a Genius and the Secret of His Stolen Brain

Don@u-Online Project

Students explored Einstein's life, scientific achievements, cultural influence and ethical questions surrounding the treatment of his brain after his death.

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Inclusion and Care

Caring Communities

Diakonie Baden and partners

The Interreg project builds transnational cooperation and innovation capacity in home care and community-based services across the Danube Region.

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Inclusion and Participation

Caring for Those Who Care

Soroptimist International Craiova

The project supports families caring for neurodivergent children and young people while promoting tolerance, inclusion and greater awareness in society.

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Digital Participation

DANECT – Come Together for Connecting Cultures

ILEU e.V. and the Danube-Networkers

DANECT connects people across the Danube Region through multilingual online Come Together sessions, cultural contributions, lectures and interest-based exchange.

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European Cooperation

DANET e.V. – Association Danube Networkers for Europe

DANET e.V.

DANET promotes lifelong learning, participation, intergenerational dialogue, cross-cultural cooperation and digital exchange across the Danube Region.

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Environment and Sustainability

Danube Guides Action 2

Danube Office Ulm/Neu-Ulm and partners

The project expands and consolidates the transnational Danube Guides network and promotes the natural and cultural heritage of the Danube Region.

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Culture and Heritage

Danube Swabian Cultural Foundation of the State of Baden-Württemberg

Donauschwäbische Kulturstiftung des Landes Baden-Württemberg

The foundation promotes German language, cultural heritage, youth exchange and cross-border cooperation in the Danube Region.

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Digital Participation

DCT-Scouts – Digital ComeTogether Scouts

ILEU e.V.

The project trains volunteers to organize accessible online events, support international exchange and use ViMA danube for cross-border cooperation.

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Democracy and Participation

Democracy & You – Participation Needs Diversity

Foster Europe

Interactive workshops help young people explore democratic values, political participation, European cooperation and their own opportunities to influence society.

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Women and Equality

Democratic Engagement in Action: Shaping Laws for Women's Safety

Soroptimist International Union Romania

The initiative combines awareness raising, education, public action and legislative participation to prevent violence against women and strengthen women's safety.

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Inclusion and Participation

ELEVATE – Inclusive Communities through Multi-Level Governance

Interreg Danube Region Programme

ELEVATE develops inclusive local governance models to improve social inclusion, access to services and community resilience for older people and persons with disabilities.

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Environment and Sustainability

ENVIRO BRATISLAVA

Comenius University Bratislava – University of the Third Age

The project combines environmental education, intergenerational learning, expert lectures and excursions to strengthen ecological awareness and action among older learners.

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Lifelong Learning

Erasmus+ Mobility of Third Age Students

Public Open University Zagreb

The project strengthens self-confidence, language skills, intercultural awareness, European identity and active participation among third age students.

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Europe and Civic Dialogue

EUROPE DIRECT Center

Danube Office Ulm/Neu-Ulm

The center provides accessible information about the European Union and creates opportunities for dialogue between citizens, policymakers and European institutions.

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Lifelong Learning

European Federation of Older Students in Universities – EFOS

EFOS

EFOS promotes high-level education for older people, European cooperation between senior learners and the representation of older learners' interests.

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Environment and Sustainability

FORZA – Agency for Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region

FORZA

FORZA works on sustainable regional development, climate-smart forestry, nature-based solutions, lifelong learning, women in forestry and rural innovation.

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Lifelong Learning

Halina-Szwarc University of the Third Age in Warsaw

Halina-Szwarc University of the Third Age

The university supports the intellectual, psychological and physical activation of people aged 55 and over through lectures, languages, excursions and digital learning.

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European Cooperation

ILEU e.V.

Institute for Virtual and Face-to-Face Learning in Adult Education

ILEU develops innovative adult education and intergenerational learning formats and coordinates civil society cooperation across the Danube Region.

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Culture and Heritage

Keeping the Peace of the Ethnic Groups of Slivo Pole Municipality

Union of Pensioners, Slivo Pole Municipality

The project uses intangible cultural heritage and intergenerational drama theater to strengthen mutual respect among ethnic communities in Bulgaria.

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Inclusion and Human Rights

Lighthouse of Freedom

Faros Sarajevo and Zemlja djece Tuzla

The preventive program helps socially marginalized people obtain legal identity and residence documents and reduces their risk of human trafficking.

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Democracy and Participation

Local Democracy Agency Mostar

LDA Mostar

LDA Mostar strengthens active citizenship, local participation, good governance, social inclusion, gender equality and cooperation between citizens and institutions.

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Women and Equality

Mother Centers International Network for Empowerment – MINE

MINE

MINE connects and empowers grassroots Mother Centers worldwide through community building, international cooperation, skill sharing, advocacy and visibility.

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Democracy and Participation

Municipal Funds for Local Initiatives

AGORA Platform Association

The project established sustainable municipal funds that finance local initiatives, mobilize volunteers and enable communities to solve local problems together.

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Women and Equality

Roma Women Empowerment in the Danube Region

Social Association St. Andrew / Stiftung Liebenau

Educational and community activities support Roma girls and women in developing confidence, new perspectives, social participation and voluntary engagement.

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Digital Participation

SEE-U – Senior Explorers of Urban Environments

Slovenian Third Age University and partners

Older learners develop interactive digital neighborhood walks with Actionbound, strengthening digital inclusion, visibility, participation and shared urban memory.

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Active Ageing

Senior Day Center Number One from Cluj-Napoca

Social and Medical Assistance Division, Cluj-Napoca

The center supports independent and active ageing through social services, health education, recovery activities, languages, digital skills, arts and community programs.

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Inclusion and Participation

Socio-Economic Integration of Young Roma in the Danube Region

Stiftung Liebenau, Open Hands e.V. and Buki

A transnational educational program promotes equal opportunities, professional inclusion, financial literacy and entrepreneurship among young Roma and other marginalized groups.

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Culture and Heritage

The Writers' League – Timisoara Banat Branch

LSFTB

The association promotes literary creation, public education, lifelong learning and intergenerational cultural activities for participants of all ages.

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Humanitarian Support

TLU – Assistance to Older Ukrainians in Wartime

Ukrainian Charity Turbota pro Litnih v Ukraini

TLU provides essential supplies, meals, bedding and information services to vulnerable older people, displaced persons and nursing homes in war-affected areas.

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European Cooperation

Traces of Europe in My Town

ViMA danube international competition

An international competition invited participants to present local traces of Europe through photographs, texts and videos and share different European perspectives.

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Humanitarian Support

Ukrainehilfe – Together in Ulm

ILEU e.V.

The initiative combines humanitarian assistance, communication, education, encounters and integration to support Ukrainian refugees in the Ulm/Neu-Ulm area.

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Humanitarian Support

Ukrainehilfe ILEU e.V. – Together in Ulm

ILEU e.V.

A visual presentation of the Together in Ulm initiative and its multilingual puzzle logo, with a direct link to the Ukrainehilfe website.

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Digital Participation

ViMA danube – Virtual Meetings Activities

ILEU e.V.

ViMA danube is a multilingual digital meeting place that helps people find shared interests, create groups and cooperate across borders and generations.

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Youth and Democracy

Vision is Decision – Youth and Democracy

Archdiocesan Youth Centre John Paul II

The project encourages young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in civic life and develop skills in dialogue, advocacy, critical thinking and peacebuilding.

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Humanitarian Support

War Zone Initiative

Soroptimist International Edinet Club Moldova

The initiative supplied refugee centers and vulnerable families with equipment, heating materials, clothing, medicine, food and hygiene products.

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Women and Equality

WegZeichen – Danube Swabian Women's Stories

Danube Swabian Women Conference Budapest

The project makes women's life stories visible and connects experiences of migration, displacement, identity and new beginnings with European remembrance culture.

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Inclusion and Participation

With and for Roma in the Danube Region

EHO Novi Sad / Diakonie Württemberg

The project exchanges good practice for work with Roma communities and marginalized groups and promotes locally owned, sustainable and intersectoral approaches.

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Intergenerational Learning

YOLDIC and UUC

ILEU e.V.

Two intergenerational tandem projects connect young German learners from the Danube Region with German-speaking older adults and experts.

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Youth and Democracy

Young Danube Ambassadors

Danube Office Ulm/Neu-Ulm

A cross-border educational project that strengthens European and democratic education among secondary school students throughout the Danube Region.

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Culture and Heritage

ZAPROKUL – Center for Study in Cultural Development

Center for Studies in Cultural Development, Serbia

ZAPROKUL conducts cultural and media research, strategic planning, publishing and international cooperation, including work with UNESCO and the e-Kultura database.

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