- This project aims to promote the development of civic culture in adolescents and train citizens with knowledge about democracy and citizen participation.
The National Electoral Institute (INE) and the Legal Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) offer students and teachers at the secondary level and Higher Secondary Education (EMS), topics linked to the subject of Civic Training and Ethics, through the Faro Democrático digital platform.
The Vocal for Electoral Training and Civic Education of the INE in Baja California, Janett Guzmán Guerrero, announced that the Democratic Lighthouse appeals to knowing and complementing concepts of Civic Education, about what a democracy is and how it works, as well as the role it has. citizenship in its construction also has the objective of amplifying and promoting democratic coexistence from adolescence.
on the platform Young people can learn and explore, through texts, games and videos. It should be noted that this content is also a support for the teachers who teach the Civic and Ethics Training class.
The possibilities of use, learning and teaching of this site are very useful in the curricular training of students, since they are the ones who will become citizens who will exercise their political-electoral rights.
In addition to the benefit that this platform provides to the educational community, it is also available to all those people who are interested in understanding what democracy, citizenship and citizen participation are.
The contents of the Faro Democrático digital platform are divided into six modules: Democracy, Citizenship and participation, Social cohesion, Human rights, Rule of law, Peaceful coexistence and culture of peace.
Since its launch in 2020, the Democratic Lighthouse website reflects the Institute’s interest in promoting and strengthening its commitment to youth and democracy in the country.
