Output 1.3: 13 Regional Webinars on Participatory Democracy held

A number of regional webinars will be held in the framework of the project and after the Co-Labs being held. The first webinar will aim at introducing participants to the project and the concept of participatory democracy and will address issues on media literacy. The following webinars will focus on increasing interaction among the participants and will work as platforms for exchanging ideas and work on country specific activities. In addition, the webinars will serve as a tool for discussing topics of interests and sharing success stories. Overall, the webinars will support participants to complete their follow up activities. Moreover, in these webinars participants will be invited to discuss the progress of their action plans. Thus, webinars will ensure interactive participation among the participants and smooth operation of the process. Due to the time frame, three Webinars with participants from Europe/ Africa/ the Americas, and two Webinars with participants from Asia/ the Arab States – in total 13 regional Webinars will be organized.

Concrete results expected / Monitoring: All participants will be invited by the regional partners to join the regional webinars on participatory democracy. The expectation is that the continuity of discussion and shared experiences will improve the effectiveness of the implementation of the action plans. Participants will interact on an online platform and the discussion will be monitored by both the regional partners and FWC. With the support of the implementing parties, participants will work on follow-up actions. FWC will conclude the content/ result of the Webinars in meeting reports and follow-up the result of the action plans with the regional partners.

Follow-up Actions: Participants will use the ideas exchanged during the webinars to plan for their follow-up activities.