Participation Resource Pool
Discover more about how we keep our Pool full of fresh ideas to support the promotion of democratic participation across Europe!
About the Pool
We at SALTO Participation & Information believe that democratic participation is everything and aim to foster it by being a source of trustworthy information. We created the Participation Resource Pool so that trainers, educators, youth workers and leaders would gain access to the best and most up-to-date online tools. We invite you to dive in and discover fresh materials and newest trends in Participation in Democratic Life, Media & Information Literacy, Strategic Communication and Digital Participation. Get inspired by best practices, up-to-date training materials and hands-on tools. Dive in. Make a splash.
Discover more about this fresh Pool, created to support all sectors in promoting democratic participation with evidence-based resources and confidence!
How does the Pool work?
This website is a hub of evidence-based resources selected for their general quality, relevance and user-friendliness, based on identified thematic and pedagogical gaps and opportunities.
The contents available on our Pool have diverse verified sources:
– produced, co-created or commissioned by SALTO Participation & Information;
– submitted to us directly by the authors; recommended by partners or researchers;
– identified through desk research, in events, and others.
Ready to jump in? Submit your own resources – click here!
Why does it exist?
- fostering the involvement of young people in democratic decision-making, civic and social life through volunteering or taking up a role in youth organisations;
- developing expertise on evolving trends in democratic participation, including through digital means;
- developing expertise on young people’s skills that enhance and underpin their effective participation, including media literacy, sense of initiative and communication;
- providing guidance to and support for all National Agencies (NAs) on state-of-the-art strategies for reaching out to a higher number of people, increasing the quality and impact of information activities as well as their inclusiveness and the sustainability and transferability of project results.
Who is behinf it?
The Pool is powered by the team of SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre (SALTO PI).
We are of one eleven SALTOs, dedicated Resource Centres mandated and funded by the European Commission to support and enhance the quality of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps. We are hosted by the Education and Youth Board of Estonia (HARNO).
Our mission is to inform, support, and inspire the promotion of meaningful democratic participation – one of the four horizontal priorities – through the Programmes and beyond, across all sectors of formal and non-formal education. Join us!
Meet the Team
Here are the members of our team who work to make sure the Participation Resource Pool never runs dry!
Our Contributors
To ensure the Participation Resource Pool remains updated, evidence-based and friendly to all actors of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps, we involve different types of expertise in it, including from researchers, practitioners, National Agencies across all sectors.
The Participation Resource Pool is financed by the European Commission and the host organisation of SALTO PI, the National Agency of Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps in Estonia.
In its prior versions, the Pool has offered dedicated content pages on Youth Participation, Media Information Literacy, Communication and Digital Transformation, that were created with experts and practitioners (including but not limited to) the SALTO Youth Participation Think Tank and the Digital Transformation Advisory Board whose fundamental contributions we are grateful for.
Corina Pirvulescu
Policy specialist & youth researcher, European Youth Card Association
Cristina Bacalso
Independent research consultant, EU council of Europe Pool of European Youth Researchers
Dr. Dan Moxon
Researcher and practitioner specialising in inclusive youth participation
Evaldas Rupkus
Project manager, trainer and author in fields of youth and Media and Information Literacy
Maia Klaassen
Researcher, trainer and project manager in the field of Media and Information Literacy
Neringa Tumėnaitė
Expert on Youth Participation
Helderyse Rendall
Expert on Youth Participation
Tijana Femic Bumbic
Expert on Media and Information Literacy
Bruno António
Expert on Youth Participation and Youth Policy Development
Branko Čečen
Director of Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia, Expert on Media and Information Literacy
Sarah Farndale
Expert on communications and outreach
How was the PRP created?
The Participation Resource Pool was founded by SALTO PI in 2019 for and with diverse actors from the Youth sector and the enthusiasm and financial support of National Agencies (particularly the partners of New Power in Youth SNAC) and the European Commission.
Over the years, we counted on the expertise and experiences of many authors including former team members, and advisers, ambassadors and other consultative groups (see contributors section).
In 2023, SALTO PI’s mandate expanded to cover both Youth and Education & Training fields, which reflected in new content and structural changes to include also School Education, Higher Education, Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education in Participation Pool.
Help us keep the pool fresh of ideas by sharing your resources and feedback here!