Sapere Aude

Founded in 2009, Sapere Aude is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on democracy & civil society, education, human rights.

Sapere Aude is a non-profit, non-partisan association based in Austria that promotes professional political education and democracy learning. Founded in 2009, it works with children, young people and adults, aged roughly 8 to 20 in its youth work, as well as teachers and other educators, through workshops, training courses, teaching materials and participatory projects. Its topics include democracy, participation, elections, extremism, misinformation, human rights, inequality, sustainability and the impact of crises. The organisation develops its own educational tools, including toolkits and handbooks, many of which are free to download, and offers paid services such as customised training and material development. It has a particular focus on including socially disadvantaged groups and works in schools, youth centres, social projects and labour market integration programmes, mainly in Austria and in European partnerships. It is funded by memberships, donations, public bodies and EU projects, and is governed by a voluntary board.