INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE „SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – ROAD TO CHANGE” BAKURIANI RESORT, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 07 – 15 !CLOSED!
The project focuses on the link between the economic phenomenon “Social Entrepreneurship” and youth work, thus supporting the social and professional development of young people. Social entrepreneurship is an opportunity for young people to find innovative solutions to major social problems, to realize their potential and assert their identity. It is also one of the tools for sustainable fight against youth unemployment and social exclusion of young people.
The project aims to prepare youth workers to apply the concept of social entrepreneurship in their organizations and communities by developing their entrepreneurial skills and competencies. Furthermore, the project aims to identify the entrepreneurial potential of people and organizations involved in the project to provide participants with examples of successful businesses developed by young social entrepreneurs, develop knowledge about the process of development of social enterprise. During the training, the participants will plan how to transfer entrepreneurial skills and practices to young people they work with. It will support young people in their personal and professional development, facilitate their social inclusion and full contribution to the community and its development.
All of the activities and methods will contribute to the process of non-formal learning. The methods in the program follow the model “Learning by doing” – debates, simulations, energizers, ice-breakers, communication games, activities for exploring and sharing, group discussions, coaching sessions, creativity, reflection and self-reflection, open space and others. The activities are based on the principles of experiential learning and Kolb Cycle.
The training course „Social entrepreneurs in action! Let’s make the world a better place, combining a traditional business models with a pressing social mission in ways that helping to make a big changes in small local communities“ will be implemented in Pamporovo, Bulgaria. 37 youth workers from Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Martinique, The North Macedonia, Romania, Cyprus, Lithuania and Span will have the opportunity to participate. The duration of the project will be from 01/05/ to 31/10/2020, including the days of the program activities (1- 8 August, 2020).The expected outcomes after the implementation of the project are: increased capacity of the organizations to work with the concept of social entrepreneurship and its application in youth work, building competencies in youth workers to be ambassadors of social entrepreneurship and support young people they work with to develop entrepreneurial skills aimed at support of community and sharing experience with other young people (direct youth work), NGOs (networking), and Europe as a whole (international projects).
The long-term benefits of the project are aimed at young people, which will in future participate in programs and initiatives implemented by the partner organizations will gain valuable skills and increase their motivation to initiate social change through social entrepreneurship initiatives. This will contribute to positive and sustainable development of local communities by consolidation of ideas to solve common challenges through innovation. Social entrepreneurship can be the key to solving complex social problems, and young people can be the driving force for that to happen!
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE „ON TIME COMPETENCE” LOVRAN, CROATIA, FEBRUARY 03 – 11 !CLOSED!
With the transition of partner countries to the market economy, globalization of world markets, intensification of competition before domestic entities, problems arise in finding new
ways to ensure long-term existence and success. Today, strengthening basic skills and developing key competences for adults is a requirement of time. Often the key to success in the fight against competition is the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups.
The main goal of the Project is to educate adults on strengthening basic skills and developing key competences of socially excluded people. Identifying the educational needs of adults from disadvantaged groups
Activation and motivation of target group representatives to undertake active educational activities
Classes implemented as part of the Project will be interactive, based not only on the transfer of knowledge, but primarily exercise through role-plays, quizzes, tests, presentations, case studies and seminars. Classes will include group and individual work. The trainers will be people who not only have knowledge and experience in the subjects they will discuss, but will be practitioners who use this knowledge in everyday life. In addition to strictly educational activities, participants will learn about the culture, art and history of the host countries, thanks
to which it will be possible to understand the national features of the Partners, get to know different cultures, and overthrow many stereotypes. This will definitely facilitate future transnational cooperation and strengthen European ties. The international nature of the Project will allow the transfer of good practices between participants to support personal development of representatives of disadvantaged groups.
As a result of participating in the Project, its participants:
- become acquainted with the methods of identifying the educational needs of adults from disadvantaged groups
- broaden their knowledge of the activation and motivation of target group representatives to undertake active educational activities
- learn about effective tools for raising key competences of adults
- broaden their knowledge of the promotion of lifelong learning among adults
- strengthen the basic skills of disadvantaged groups’ representatives
- develop the key competences of excluded people as the key to a better tomorrow
- present examples of successfully implemented projects on adult education and social inclusion.
INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ MEETING “ATTRACTING TOMORROW’S ADULTS TODAY ” SAINT-BRIEUC BRETAGNE, FRANCE FEBRUARY 13 – 19 !CLOSED!
Through the sharing of good practices and exchange of experience we presented the councillors how to work with young people in the towns and villages, and what tools to use to render the locations more youth-friendly.
Through this method of education we intend to increase the offer of informal education and leisure time alternatives, to engage more youth in the dialogue with the decision makers in the planning and offering such services in the short-term and to make the home town more attractive to young people in the long-term.
The principal goal of the project is to apply the efficient method of education for the target group 40+ in order to instigate communication between the decision makers and young people; to share experience and identify tools for a town which is open and friendly to young people.
The secondary goal is the awareness of how important it is to integrate youth of all age and social groups as well as to integrate youth with special learning needs and/or limited opportunities. A long-term goal is the improvement of quality of public domain by availability of informal education and alternative leisure time activities for youth, their engagement in the civil and community life. By meeting those goals, a negative phenomenon – migration of young people from the country to the city and loss of connectedness to the place where they live – will be eliminated in the long term.
The project is a continuation to the outcomes from our previous KA2 project, Education of decision-makers and social services providers – quality in care. Its realisation did prove the importance of the target group in community development education, as it includes the corner stone of a civil society, education and integration of youth, socially challenged and handicapped persons. The course of the project has also revealed the pitfalls of providing education to the target group due to their age, lack of foreign language skills, low time availability, and introspection skill.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE “ECO CENTRIC LEARNING FACTORY“SAMOBOR, CROATIA FEBRUARY 21 – 01 MARCH !CLOSED!
between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders as well as enhance the international dimension of youth activities and enhance the capacity of youth workers and organisations in their support for young people.
The Main aim of this project is to repurpose outdoors as a learning space by equipping youth workers with a set of competences to learn how to work with the outdoor environment as a classroom and teaching media, based on the eco centric model of learning.
Main project objectives are:
- to increase the knowledge of participants about the theoretical basis of outdoor educational pedagogy, research and literature;
- to develop the knowledge of participants about the eco-centric model of learning as a set of methods to support development of both youth workers and young people;
- to experience outdoor methods and techniques and reflect on ways of incorporating them into daily youth work of participants, with a focus on young people with fewer opportunities, young people from marginalised background, radicalised youth or with refugees;
- to exchange practices, experiences, methods and techniques of outdoor and eco-centric education in order to increase the quality of youth work in participants’ countries;
- to develop participants’ competences in designing, planning, implementing and evaluating outdoor, experiential and eco centric learning activities;
- to develop personal (self-esteem, learning to learn) and social skills (communication, teamwork) of participants through outdoor activities and lessons;
- to promote Erasmus+ Programme and opportunities for education, training and mobility.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE „NAVIGATING TO RESILIENCE” VELIKI ŽITNIK MOUNTAIN, CROATIA, MARCH 05 – 13 !CLOSED!
These challenging times have enforced us to close up more in our homes and into ourselves. We miss the connections,spontaneity and opportunities to meet the people from different cultures and share stories. Also, we want to explore together how to become stronger and more resilient to face the world.
We believe that it’s the right time to meet with each other , explore together the power of teamwork and nature and
connect in the offline world!
We will step out of our comfort zone by stepping into the nature, through many outdoor activities. We will challenge ourselves on a 2-day expedition in nature,hike, navigate through the forests of Lika, learn to tie knots, cook on fire,build a bivouac and sleep under the stars.
TEAMWORK
You will not be alone in this! We will build a team of young people from all over Europe and face the challenges together , step into the unknown and expand our comfort zones.
MINDFULNESS
We will take some time to be with ourselves.
The nature will remind us to be more mindful and find out how to build resilience to face the everyday challenges.
INCLUSION AND EMPATHY
We will connect to others,share experiences and hear stories of young people from different cultures and backgrounds. Together we will explore how to contribute to a more inclusive society , open for everyone.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE „ COUNTRYSIDE FOR NEW YOUTH GENERATION”RAVNE KOROŠKEM, SLOVENIA MARCH 18 – 28 !CLOSED!
Reconnecting youth to nature can be a lever of a profound change towards mitigating the environmental crisis by creating value and work; building a new ecological, fair and shared market; re-launching citizen participation; even promoting new paths and new spaces for democracy.
The consortium want to create a strong project on environmental awareness and help young Europeans reconnect to nature, promote the sustainable use of natural resources, through very simple activities, such as gathering products from the forest and cooking/processing them.
The objectives for participants are:
To learn about Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) and their benefits, and their traditional uses across Europe;
To develop knowledge and skills around the theme of using products from nature and traditional knowledge in Europe;
To understand the theory and practice of using products from forests; To explore different examples and approaches across Europe of traditional uses of NWFPs, for developing new skills amongst young people and to be able to use techniques of non-formal learning with young people within their own organisations;
To have a good working knowledge of the Erasmus+ Programme and to develop new projects together;
To foster European discussion about sustainable development and economy;
To increase the awareness of young people regarding the local natural heritage; and to encourage good practice sharing across borders.
The exchange will bring together representatives of five partner organisations to exchange ideas and agree a viable culture-based project.
The methods employed will be visual presentations, group work, group discussions and brainstorming, presentation of the Erasmus+ programme, organising a walk in the forest and a food/cooking meeting with local students and citizens.
INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS + CONFERENCE „ BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES – YOUTH WORK AT MUNICIPALITY LEVEL” BRAGA, PORTUGAL MARCH 21 – 26 !CLOSED!
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought about one of the worst crises in recent history, requires continuous
vigilance and coordinated action. It has been accompanied by unprecedented challenges to youth work,
demanding organizations such as CSO’s and municipalities to adjust their intervention in order to respond to the
new challenges that young people face(d).
DYPALL Network and all the project partners believe that it’s urgent, and more relevant than ever, to create
effective and sustainable measures to build more resilient communities that are able to cope with a new reality.
The involvement of youth in decision-making in cooperation with local authorities is crucial and it demands willingness and commitment from both sides, learning, as well as sharing experiences and tools to shape and further develop spaces of co-creation and shared decision-making. This entails developing strategies, building structures and relations of trust and cooperation between actors, allowing better response to the nowadays needs and difficulties of young people. Similar experiences of several partners also made visible the common need to share policies and measures among the network that could work as reference and inspiration, keeping in mind the importance of strengthening the cooperation among local authorities (LA), civil society organizations (CSO) and young people.
Therefore, we believe that the International Seminar “Building Resilient Communities – Youth Work at Municipality
Level during COVID-19 times” will represent a vital platform for youth and municipality workers all around Europe
to come together, learn and discuss new tools and practices to improve youth work at the municipality level
during and after times of COVID-19 and better understand how to engage youth and increase youth participation
in this times of urgency.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE „SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN ACTION” PAMPOROVO, BULGARIA MARCH 20 – 28 !CLOSED!
The project focuses on the link between the economic phenomenon “Social Entrepreneurship” and youth work,
thus supporting the social and professional development of young people. Social entrepreneurship is an
opportunity for young people to find innovative solutions to major social problems, to realize their potential and
assert their identity. It is also one of the tools for sustainable fight against youth unemployment and social
exclusion of young people.
The project aims to prepare youth workers to apply the concept of social entrepreneurship in their organizations
and communities by developing their entrepreneurial skills and competencies. Furthermore, the project aims to
identify the entrepreneurial potential of people and organizations involved in the project to provide participants
with examples of successful businesses developed by young social entrepreneurs, develop knowledge about the
process of development of social enterprise. During the training, the participants will plan how to transfer
entrepreneurial skills and practices to young people they work with. It will support young people in their personal
and professional development, facilitate their social inclusion and full contribution to the community and its
development.
All of the activities and methods will contribute to the process of non-formal learning. The methods in the program
follow the model “Learning by doing” – debates, simulations, energizers, ice-breakers, communication games,
activities for exploring and sharing, group discussions, coaching sessions, creativity, reflection and self-reflection,
open space and others. The activities are based on the principles of experiential learning and Kolb Cycle.
The training course „Social entrepreneurs in action! Let’s make the world a better place, combining a traditional
business models with a pressing social mission in ways that helping to make a big changes in small local
communities“ will be implemented in Pamporovo, Bulgaria. 37 youth workers from Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Croatia,
Greece, Italy, Martinique, The North Macedonia, Romania, Cyprus, Lithuania and Span will have the opportunity
to participate.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE „ ECOCENTRIC VS. EGOCENTRIC” UZANA GABROVO,BULGARIA APRIL 1° – 07 !CLOSED!
The project “ECOcentric vs. EGOcentric” promotes collaboration, exchange of know-how, skills and good practices between people working with youth and youth organizations in the context of the environment.
The Youth Exchange aims at introducing young people to environmental issues, promoting a more environmentally friendly way of life, and improving young people’s environmental and entrepreneurial competences and leadership skills in the field of ecology.
Implementing the exchange will help build new and innovative ideas for combating climate change, build European environmental awareness through the implementation of various eco-initiatives, mental, physical and recreational activities, thus encouraging young people to apply sustainable practices in their everyday life and helping to protect the environment and nature.
The specific objectives of the exchange are: to acquire knowledge and skills to deal with environmental issues and combat climate change; developing young people’s leadership skills such as innovative thinking,entrepreneurial skills, intercultural competences, environmental awareness and social interactions; creating preconditions for active debate in the field of ecology and environmental protection and promoting solidarity and cooperation between young people from different countries; exchange of good eco-practices and enhanced cooperation between partner organizations; development of innovative ideas and initiatives for active youth participation in combating climate change and environmental protection; promoting environmental and social entrepreneurship and smart solutions to tackle climate change.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE”THE EARTH’S GATE” ADAMOV,CZECH REPUBLIC APRIL 16 – 29 !CLOSED!
The project will focus on the role of independence and self-sufficiency of individual systems and states in solving global problems on the one hand and on the importance of cooperation and solidarity between countries on the other. The project will address how to create a world together, solve problems and be self-sufficient.
The project wants to present two models of solutions: What it looks like when cooperation is necessary, when we are self-sufficient and dependent on another country. Or what a model looks like when we are self-sufficient and independent and work together to solve problems with a sense of solidarity. It highlights the role of young people and their proactive approach to problem solving.
Within the project, young people will meet other young people from different cultural backgrounds. They will also meet with representatives of non-profit organizations dedicated to the topic in the region. Furthermore, the participants will meet scientists, academics from universities, young scientists, who deal with the global problems of the Earth from a scientific perspective.
Main goal: of this project is to show a possible systemic approach to solving global projects of the Earth. Thanks to the activities of the program and in the discussion between young people, non-profit organizations and the academic community, the participants will be able to come with new functional possibilities and approaches. To build abilities for problem solving, solidarity, tolerance, self-sufficiency, to build abilities for critical thinking and responsible action, young people’s active approach to the world and problem solving as well as friendship. The aim is to present the role of self-sufficiency and cooperation as two important aspects of the effort to solve global problems of society and the planet Earth.
Objectives :
– It will be crucial to realize that all global environmental problems can very quickly project into social problems,social crises and severely paralyze their functioning (e.g. climate change-drought-lack of food and resources-poverty, hunger-conflicts, armed conflict, intolerance, the division of society into rich and poor, powerful
and powerless, suppression of rights).
-The project wants to take advantage of the fact that the partners are on the same page. At the same time,however, we perceive the diversity of participants as very enriching and necessary for growth. Diversity of experiences, opinions and approach to the world, society, planet Earth.
– To connect young people with each other and their meetings with representatives of non-profit organizations and with scientists from the two largest universities in the Czech Republic from the field of ecology and environmental studies. The project wants to draw attention to the importance of cooperation between these three groups.
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR „ FROM SOCIAL DISTANCING TO SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION ” SOFIA,BULGARIA APRIL 26 – MAY 03 !CLOSED!
The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically affected Europe and the well-being of its citizens. The European Union has become the epicentre of the pandemic and enacted severe measures to contain the spread of the virus. While absolutely necessary, these measures have had significant consequences on the European way of life: social distancing, widespread restrictions on freedom of movement (both domestically and internationally), restrictions on civil liberties and to democratic parliamentary processes, economic and social disruptions, to name a few.
The European institutions and the governments of the Member States must use this momentum to work for fundamental changes in our social, economic and political systems. There is a need for a qualitative change in the current social and economic model, which leads to inequalities and environmental degradation and leaves us unprepared when crises hit.
“From Social Distancing to Social Engagement and Participation”, which will be held in Sofia , will bring together European youth leaders who are committed to working together for a shared vision for the future of Europe, based on a socially just, sustainable, democratic and inclusive society. 45 participants will become familiar with civic participation opportunities at the Conference on the Future of Europe, improve their European communication skills and build capacity for lobbying and advocacy activities aimed at bringing the EU closer to young people and reforming it in line with the European youth goals.
Through the exchange of ideas, methodology and good practices, combined with discussions with experts,politicians and representatives of the European institutions, participants will not only claim what Europe wants to look like, but will also improve their European communication skills and gain competence. on how to develop activities promoting active European citizenship. The political, social, economic and cultural issues of the seminar will help shape a vision for strengthening European democracy of participation and endorse the concept of active European citizenship.The ideas and knowledge generated during the seminar can be used by every participant and be implemented at European, national and local level. Ultimately, the visibility of young people and their views will increase, with young people establishing themselves as an important player in the democratic life of the EU.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE „ INCLUSION THROUGH BOARD GAMES ” BANDON CORK, IRELAND MAY 04 – 10 !CLOSED!
Board Games can be a great tool to use in the field of non-formal education (NFE) in order to promote social
inclusion and improve interpersonal skills such as oratory, building teamwork, self-esteem, self-confidence,
empathy, leadership and conflict resolution.
The good use of board games in the youth field depends on the ability of youth workers to use it as an educative tool but without losing the leisure aspect. As such, the aim of this project is to bring youth workers and youth leaders a new approach about the use of board games as a tool for NFE to promote social inclusion of young people, especially those with fewer opportunities. They will also learn how to create Board games and activities in NFE useable in youth work.
The idea of “Inclusion Through board Games ” is a result of the collaboration of youth workers from four EU and
neighbourhood countries. This is a seven days including TC including travel days, It will take place in Cork at The
Faith Mission Centre Carhue, Bandon co. Cork from 1-5 May 2020 involving 42 participants (youth leaders, youth
workers, trainers, educators, teachers and students including those of fewer opportunities) from 7 countries:
Georgia, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, Ireland, North Macedonia, and Cyprus and 6 participants per country.
Inclusion Through Board Games TC is in line with our “YouthsRule Strategic Plan 2019-2022” (included in
annexes section) as well as the Irish national priorities 2018-2023 which promote positive mental health and
well-being for young people, It is also in line with EU Youth Strategy 2020, Europe 2020 growth and jobs strategy
objectives and the Erasmus+ programme objectives which are set to improve the situation of young people in
Europe by creating more and equal opportunities for them in education and by promoting their active citizenship
and social inclusion.
INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ MEETING „ EQUAL LIFE!” MALTA ISLAND, BELLA VISTA HOTEL MAY 09 – 18 !CLOSED!
Gender inequality is present in every society in the World, and Gender-based Violence is one of the most widespread forms of human rights abuse and a violation of human dignity anywhere, including all the member states of Council of Europe.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female equality in the workplace and the eradication of harmful practices targeted at women is crucial to ending the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many countries around the world.
Facts and figures:
• While women have made important inroads into political office across the world, their representation in national parliaments at 23.7 per cent is still far from parity.
• In 46 countries, women now hold more than 30 per cent of seats in national parliament in at least one chamber.
• More than 100 countries have taken action to track budget allocations for gender equality.
• Globally, working women still earn 24% less than men on average.
Gender equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making, and when the different behaviours, aspirations and needs of women and men are equally valued and favoured.
The aim of the project is to provide space and time for youth organizations working on gender issues to exchange
examples of good practice and to increase participants’ awareness towards the role of the gender balance and
equality in youth work, as well to develop their skills, knowledge and competencies for a gender-sensitive approach to human rights education within their work and their communities.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE „ ON TIME COMPETENCES” SREMSKA MITROVICA, SERBIA MAY 11-19 !CLOSED!
With the transition of partner countries to the market economy, globalization of world markets, intensification of competition before domestic entities, problems arise in finding new ways to ensure long-term existence and success. Today, strengthening basic skills and developing key competences for adults is a requirement of time. Often the key to success in the fight against competition is the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups.
The main goal of the Project is to educate adults on strengthening basic skills and developing key competences of socially excluded people.
Specific objectives:
- identifying the educational needs of adults from disadvantaged groups
- activation and motivation of target group representatives to undertake active educational activities
- effective tools for raising key competences of adults
- promoting the concept of lifelong learning among adults
- strengthening basic skills representatives of disadvantaged groups
- developing the key competences of excluded people as the key to a better tomorrow
- presentation of examples of successfully implemented projects on adult education and social inclusion.
“Examples of successfully implemented projects on adult education and social inclusion” is to present to participants in an interactive form issues related to activation and motivation of socially excluded people to personal development. Participants will learn how to convince representatives of disadvantaged groups that they are worth something and that there are institutions that are ready to invest in their education.
Detailed attention will be paid to:
- motivating factors,
- methods and techniques that can be used to activate and motivate representatives of the target group,
- practical motivational tools that are used by partner organizations,
- the possibility of maintaining a permanently high level of motivation.
Trainers will work with participants for at least 6 hours daily. It is at this stage of work with the representatives of the target group that you should carefully select the incentive instruments and predict their future effectiveness. If the motivational arguments do not interest the addressees (socially excluded people), they will be even more resistant to further attempts to help and social inclusion.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE „ ADVANTAGE” SZEGED, HUNGARY MAY 25 – 01 JUNE !CLOSED!
Age-related stereotypes and discrimination are more typical characteristics of our society than ever.
Representatives of different generations are victim and guilty at the same time, because they discriminate people
of other generations while also they are discriminated often. Lack of intergenerational communication which
causes misunderstanding, leads to stereotypes and discrimination. For this reason, our society needs
well-prepared youth workers who are able to understand and accept each generation promoting in this way the
intergenerational communication and acceptance also between them. However, most of the time the youth
workers do not have the right knowledge and they are not prepared of how to handle situations like these.
Thus, the aims of the project are to:
1) develop mutual acceptance and understanding between people from different generations reducing the
intergenerational gap;
2) fight against stereotypes and promote tolerance and solidarity through different experiences and viewpoints for
a better life and society;
3) make youth workers able to involve also elderly in their activities in order to bring closer youth and old people
who have similar social difficulties, such as loneliness or difficulties in integration.
A 7+1 day long training course will be held in Szeged, Hungary with the participation of 3 youth workers/partner
(Hungarian partner will delegate also 2 trainers). Participants of the training will be youth workers who are able to
transfer the gained knowledge with other youth workers within their reach sharing their experiences with them.
There will be further volunteers present from the older and younger generations as well. The involved seniors
(over 60 y.o.), are motivated to take part in an international project working with youth workers in order to promote
mutual acceptance between generations and to reduce age-related stereotypes. Younger volunteers will be to
help communication among elderly people and international youth workers during the training and aid the trainers’
work.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE „ DIGITOOLS FOR BETTER YOUTHWORK” TURKU, FINLAND MAY 28 – 04 JUNE !CLOSED!
According to a EUROSTAT statistics, 91% of young people in the EU make daily use of the internet compared to 71% of the total population. This number illustrates very well how important the online sphere for youngsters is. Online tools and services offer great opportunities for personal and professional life and development, but they can involve many threats and can endanger the well-being of young people in different ways. Examples are cyber-bullying, hate speech, loss of personal data and privacy rights, data theft, exposure to fake news, etc. just to name a few. In early 2020, the move to digital youth work was particularly prominent due to the confinements imposed by governments around Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced many youth workers and teachers to move their activities online.
This caused additional concerns to regard personal data and privacy of young people, and how this data is being misused. Because of these reasons we believe that it is important to increase the level of media literacy of youngsters by informing them about a healthy way of using digital media and to reach out to youngsters with means of digital youth work. This Training Course is for youth workers and youth leaders who want to learn useful methods of digital youth work for their target group (especially youngsters with fewer opportunities) or are working already with these kinds of methods and want to share their methods, get inspired, and complement their toolbox. This project contains a training Course and a monitored follow-up phase.
This professional development training’s target group consists of youth workers, NGO workers,youth leaders and media people working with youth. Participants should have at least good command of verbal and written English and be available for the whole project time (preparation, main activity, material development, dissemination, evaluation). Knowledge of non-formal learning and youth-related topics will be beneficial for a productive process and enhanced
experience sharing. We are looking for six participants from Finland and five participants from Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy and Turkey.
INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS + TRAINING COURSE „ RURAL YOUTH: STRATEGY IN REALITY” VILNIUS, LITHUANIA MAY 22 – 31 !CLOSED!
From the beginning of our work with young people rural youth has fewer opportunities in education. The rural areas,and in particular those which are the most remote, depopulated or dependent on agriculture, face particular challenges as regards growth, jobs and sustainability in the coming years. Therefore, our organisation set the strategic goal for the better inclusion of region/rural youth in our activities.
Our project will fulfil the Erasmus+ objectives such as promoting rural youth work methods and tools for encouraging and empowering active participation among young people in rural areas as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth based on the European Youth Work Agenda and the European Youth Strategy “Engaging, Connecting and Empowering young people”.
We will share, invent and practice rural youth work methods and tools that will support overcome the difficulties of rural youth in actively engaging and participating in their communities.
By our project, we will encourage rural youth, youth NGOs, local municipalities, local small entrepreneurship and companies and farmers to cooperate together and support our youth to recognize the values and benefits of living in rural areas. In this sense, we will follow the suggestions of the Inclusion and Diversity Strategy in the field of youth and all our participants will come from rural areas and representing rural youth work and addressing rural youth with different obstacles combined such as unemployed, living in poverty, having Roma or minority background.
Our aim such as improving the quality of our local youth activities and projects as capacity building of our partners and through that developing the competencies of rural youth as our target groups fulfil the objectives of the Inclusion and Diversity Strategy which is one of the priorities of Erasmus+ programme.
Through the youth work activities made together with local small entrepreneurs and companies whose profile is built on rural traditions e.g. folk dance, handicraft, farmers, etc., we will ensure the protection of rural traditions with, for and by rural youth.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE „ WE ARE ONE” ISLAND OF MALTA,VALLETTA MAY 31 – 08 JUNE !CLOSED!
We are ONE! – becoming active citizens, is a project which will be held in Malta but was designed along with
other young people representing their NGOs and who are full of energy and enthusiasm. We aim on transmitting
that same energy and motivation to the young people who will be joining the youth exchange in Malta. The work
has already started online in order to come up with this project idea and workshops. However we also created a
facebook page for direct messaging and online sharing.
The youth exchange will be held in July 2021 in Zurrieq. The campsite is fully equipped with all that is needed.
Fingerprints will provide a projector and screen, tents for those young people who do not have one. Fingerprints will also provide gazebos and fans. The campsite has kitchen equipment and Wi-Fi. There is also a hall which can be used as a dormitory in case of bad weather.
Being an active citizen does not end with voting in the local election but also being responsible towards society and the environment. Such responsibility can be through being involved in college/work/university activities,being an active participant in your youth club.
A youth that strives at making a better community, by understanding their needs and helping them out, hence working towards a healthier, more respectful society. Also working towards a cleaner more sustainable environment.
The main aim of ONE! is to show participants the importance of active citizenship.
We want the youth to know that they can be part of political, society and environment life and that it’s possible for them to make positive changes in their society and environment. Additionally, we will find out how government works on youth activities, what is their priorities and methodology.
The aim of the project is to work together as young people on ideas on how to influence government and
stakeholders and show them that there are lots of different ways of being an active citizen.
INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS + EXCHANGE „ MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY YOUNG AGAIN” DELLO, BRESCIA ITALIA JUNE 13 – 20 !CLOSED!
The implementation of this project aims at contributing to reverse the national and European trend that sees
young people increasingly disconnected from public life, whether it is cultural, social or economic.
The result is a worst-off situation for all actors: young people are lacking material possibilities, because of their
scarce representation capacity, and communities, at the local, national and European level, will lack in the long
term a fundamental generational contribution.
The goal is to raise awareness in the participants of the fundamental role of young people as active citizens,
indicating how self-organization and NGOs’ activities are the main tools available to be main actors in their local
communities.
The participants opted for an instrumental approach, assuring that the project will not only produce theoretical
analyses, but also practical and methodological tools, useful once back in their local communities.
The added value of the project is also to upgrade at the European level the common challenges of each local
community, allowing an inter-community and inter-cultural comparison and a transfer of best practices among
groups of participants coming from distant but similar contexts in terms of social dynamics.
The Youth exchange is the implemented activity, as it best reflects the educational goals set by the group of participants.
The core of the exchange are the sessions based on the method of non-formal education and the main tools used are brain storming, debate, group presentation, role play, artistic performance, energizer, case study,development of a survey, preparation of a public event and self-evaluation of learning process.
The participants involved are 35, coming from 6 different European countries and members of the 7 partner organisations. Each partner identified a group leader, who will act as facilitator during the activity. The selected age range is 18-30 years old, as it is representative of the target of the NGOs involved in the partnership.
The participants share personal interests and similar associative values. At the same time, the diversity of expertise and mission among the NGOs guarantees a multidisciplinary approach, useful for the development of the critical thinking addressed by the project.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE”INVOLVEMENT RESPONSIBILITY INCLUSION” HOREZU,ROMANIA JULY 29 – AUGUST 09 !CLOSED!
In the last year, the whole world has been put to the test due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to education and training has proven to be, more than ever, fundamental in order to ensure a rapid recovery of the population,while promoting equal opportunities for all. The most vulnerable at this time are people with fewer opportunities.
The European Union’s inclusion and diversity strategy aims to help address the barriers they face, by improving accessibility for more participants with fewer opportunities, by accessing various personal, socio-educational and
professional development programs in Europe and beyond, so that everyone can keep up with the changes.
Joining these challenges, APDD comes with the project proposal: Opportunities: Involvement, Responsibility,Inclusion (OppIRI,) which will bring together 28 youth workers from 7 European countries, the central point being a seminar that will take place in Romania.
The aim of the project is to discover new strategies of work (good practices, tools and new working methods adapted to the changes, etc.) and apply them in working with young people with fewer opportunities by involving,connecting and empowering them in the current activities of the organizations ( including in activities of participation in a youth exchange project, volunteering and not only).
All the project activities will be based on non-formal methods that encourage team spirit, active participation and
creativity. A challenge for this project is to adapt them to the pandemic triggered by the COVID 19 virus.
During the mobility period, non-formal analytical methods will be used that encourage experiences and exchange
of information, ideas and good practices and informal methods: internet. (the list is open and available to the
participating youth workers).
