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Digital Transformation of Inclusive Youth Work

Digital Transformation of Inclusive Youth Work

Project Overview

This project aims to empower NGOs for the digital transformation of inclusive youth work. It focuses on creating innovative digital solutions that are effective at various levels, from local to international. The initiative seeks to enhance the quality of youth work by integrating innovative digital learning methods, specifically targeting the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.

 

Project: Digital transformation of Inclusive Youth Work.

Duration: 01.01.2023 – 31.12.202

Reference Nr. 2022-2-HR01-KA220-YOU-000096214

Grant Amount: 250,000 EUR

Donor: Agency for mobility and EU programmes – Croatian National Agency

What's About

Funded by the Agency for Mobility and EU Programs under the Erasmus+ program’s Key Action 2, the project is set to continue until December 31, 2024. It focuses on empowering youth, especially those facing economic, geographic, social, and cultural barriers, a need that became more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Key activities of the project include creating a unified digital transformation strategy for youth work, developing five inclusive informal training programs for youth workers, establishing a Virtual Inclusive Center with diverse digital tools, and conducting a public campaign. The expected outcomes are comprehensive, ranging from the development of high-quality training programs and a digital educational platform, to enhancing digital skills within the participating organizations and engaging marginalized youth in the project and Erasmus+ programs.

 

The project’s design ensures that its impact extends beyond local and national levels, reaching European and global scales, particularly through its emphasis on informal education in a virtual environment. This broad reach is expected to set a precedent for best practices in the field. The project underscores the importance of cross-sectoral cooperation and effective communication strategies for disseminating results and maximizing impact.

 

We shall strengthen NGO’s for digital transformation of inclusive youth work by developing innovative digitalsolutions that are applicable at local, regional, national, European and international levels. By adopting innovative digital methods of learning, we want to increase the quality of youth work and encourage the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities. With dissemination we want to reach a large number of actors and strengthen transnational and cross-sectoral action.

 

Partners in this project are:

 

YOUTH POWER GERMANY e.V. – Germany

 

Udruga za promicanje aktivnog sudjelovanja Studio B – Croatia

 

YOUTH POWER/UNG KRAFT – Sweden

 

Youth Power Austria – Austria

The Objectives

Activities

– Develop 4 strategies for the digital transformation of work with young people at the local level

 

– Develop 5 inclusive nonformal training programs for youth workers, through the organization of innovative bootcamps.

 

– Development of the Virtual Inclusive Center (EduLab, map of digital nomads youth workers, 5 e-learning systems, mobile application, Sharing is caring tool with categories “green, digital and inclusive” and Virtual study buddy)

Project IMPACT

–  Innovations to increase the quality of inclusive YW, applicable at the local (Strategy) and international level (non-formal inclusive programs, VIC) developed

 

–  Marginalized youth empowered to learn in a virtual environment

 

–  CSO’s strengthened for the digitialization of YW

 

–  Transnational and intersectoral cooperation achieved

 

–  Contribution in the creation of solutions for the green transition in accordance with the European Green Plan realised.

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Fighting Fake News and Enhancing  Critical Thinking Skills for Business Opportunities of Unemployed Citizens 

Fighting Fake News and Enhancing  Critical Thinking Skills for Business Opportunities of Unemployed Citizens 

Project Overview

The ultimate goal of this project is to not only educate but also to inspire and enable participants to navigate the digital world with confidence and critical insights. By sharing our methodologies and findings, we aim to extend the reach of our project, contributing to a global community that is more informed, resilient, and equipped to handle the challenges of the digital age.

 

Project: Fighting fake news and enhancing critical thinking skills for business opportunities of unemployed citizens

Duration: 01.11.2023 – 31.01.2025

Reference Nr. 2023-1-DE02-KA210-ADU-000157649

Grant Amount: 60,000 EUR

Donor: DE02 – Nationale Agentur Bildung für Europa beim Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung

What's About

Our project aims to tackle the challenge of fake news and disinformation, focusing on unemployed citizens and small business owners who are particularly vulnerable in the digital age.

 

At its heart, the initiative is about empowering these groups through a comprehensive approach that combines education and technology.

 

The project starts with a detailed assessment of the specific needs and challenges faced by our target audience. Based on this, we develop a tailored curriculum that focuses on critical thinking and digital literacy, essential skills for discerning credible information online.

 

This curriculum is brought to life through interactive workshops and webinars, delivered by specially trained educators who are skilled in engaging and effective teaching methods.

 

A key component of our project is the development of a user-friendly digital tool. This tool is designed to help users identify fake news and verify information, serving as a practical application of the skills learned in the program.

 

Continuous monitoring and evaluation ensure that the program remains effective and responsive to participants’ needs. Additionally, we create a support network for graduates, fostering ongoing learning and community engagement.

 

 

The main objectives of this project are to build the capacity of organisations in DE, HR, and PT to engage in international projects, create new non-formal education programs to improve critical thinking and media literacy skills of unemployed adults and small business owners, empower organisations to respond to the impact of fake news on adult business opportunities, and develop a new digital tool to enhance the capacity of organisations to use digital resources in their work.

 

Partners in this Project are:

 

Youth Power Germany e.V.

 

Associação de Investigação do Observatório Lusófono Atividades Económicas – Portugal

 

PANNONIA CONSULTING D.O.O. – Croatia

 

Pucko otvoreno uciliste Auto moto centar Nova Gradiska – Croatia

 

The Objectives

Activities

– Organising transnational meeting and training sessions for participating organisations to build their capacity for engaging in international projects and initiatives.

 

– Developing and implementing new non-formal education programs that focus on critical thinking and media literacy skills for adults, and empowering unemployed citizens with lower basic digital skills.

 

– Developing a new digital tool, including an eLearning platform and training materials, to increase the quality of education.

Impact

–  Creation of new and unique non-formal education programs and digital tools that can be replicated in other contexts.

 

–  Improved access to information and resources for organisations to respond constructively to the impact of fake news on adult business opportunities.

 

–  Creation of new partnerships and collaborations with other organisations working on fake news and entrepreneurship issues.

 

–  Improved knowledge management of adult education institutions and organisations

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Wellhoody Project

Wellhoody Project

Project Overview

WELLHOODY is working to enable and ensure the inclusion of all young people in society. The Youth Strategy 2019-2027 recognises the need to ensure that marginalised young people are participating in all decision-making processes and are key players, particularly in processes concerning their own rights, wellbeing and interests.

 

Project: Wellbeing in Diverse Youth communities

Duration: 01.03.2022 – 30.06.2024

Reference Nr. 2021-2-SE02-KA220-YOU-000049948

Grant Amount: 304,770 EUR

Donor: Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society – Swedish national Agency

What's about

 

EU-wide, youth who are either foreign-born or who are native-born with foreign-born parents account for one in five of 15 to 34-year-olds (OECD/EU, 2018). Their population share is increasing in virtually all EU countries, although their size and composition vary greatly across countries, reflecting countries’ different migration histories. They are one of the most at-risk groups in terms of social exclusion for multiple reasons: lack of economic resources, skills that don’t match employment opportunities and cultural differences; the attitudes of host country citizens, and sometimes outright displays of discrimination.

 

Youth well-being is one of the most important EU agendas and is at the core of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. We know that being part of an engaging community gives us a sense of belonging. Researchers at the University of Manchester say diversity is associated with higher social cohesion and greater tolerance of each other’s differences.

 

The WELLHOODY project will enable community wellbeing through youth learning and produce wider social benefits. Youth learning rooted in utilising the power of diversity will encourage all community members to become pursuers of mutual wellbeing while nurturing acceptance and inclusion in terms of diversity.

 

WELLHOODY is working to enable and ensure the inclusion of all young people in society. The Youth Strategy 2019-2027 recognises the need to ensure that marginalised young people are participating in all decision-making processes and are key players, particularly in processes concerning their own rights, wellbeing and interests (Goal 3).At the same time, Goal 4 is to achieve better mental wellbeing and end stigmatisation of mental health issues, thus promoting the social inclusion of all young people.

 

Partners in this project are:

 

Folkuniversitetet – Sweden

Momentum – Ireland

Outside Media – Germany

Youth Power Germany e.V. – Germany

Dramblys – Spain

LeLaba – France

European e-learning Institute – Denmark

 

 

  • Empower youth educators (500+ educators) to motivate diverse youth groups to learn, participate & socialise by providing a new evidence-based learning resource & approach to engage youth learners through PR1 GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE, society will benefit from increased knowledge of how to inspire diverse communities towards common wellbeing.

 

  • Equip youth educators, stakeholders in community & youth wellbeing, as well as inclusion agents, to fully utilise the diversity positive effects on youth groups wellbeing, through the WELLHOODY Open Education Resources (ultimately delivered to 500 YOUTH LEARNERS and additional 50 youth educators in the lifetime+tested by 10)

 

  • Cultivate a supportive environment where youth from diverse backgrounds can gain confidence in new life skills: civic participation, future planning, socialising, communication, self—care, mindfulness, digital skills via WELLHOODY YOUTH CONNECTORS. Youth workers will get understanding of the target groups, their wellbeing needs & objectives, intercultural communication (reach to 300+ educators, 50+learners)

 

  • Share open digital access to information, learning, and build closer relationships. PLATFORM & ONLINE COURSE will facilitate collaboration, create and add additional learning materials (1,000+ people engaged)

The Objectives:

IMPACT

WELLHOODY will reach young people en masse by equipping youth and community educators with an inclusive learning pathway, facilitating the creation of diverse and resilient youth communities.

 

1. GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE: Youth Participation and Wellbeing in Diverse Communities (reaching 500+youth educators) A guide which researches, collects and presents 20 good practices of youth participation in diverse communities that have significant positive outcomes for life satisfaction, inclusion and wellbeing.

Youth groups will be motivated to learn, participate, collaborate and socialise. Youth educators will benefit from a new evidence-based education resource and approach to engage the described combination of youth learners. Society will benefit from great knowledge of how to inspire diverse communities towards common wellbeing.

 

2. OERs – WELLHOODY Open Education Resources will encourage youth/community educators to take responsibility for wellbeing of young people and recognise/promote the strengths and benefits that being part of a diverse community brings. The resources will be user friendly and wherever possible bite-sized communication and video formats will be used, for maximum engagement, ease of use and access. (reach: 500+ YOUTH LEARNERS and additional 50+10 youth educators in the lifetime)

A set of OERs, in accessible forms such as videos, audio and reading materials that work in tandem with practical methods of teaching. A FACILITATORS GUIDE for youth educators will be created to enable them to get the most out of their knowledge delivery to learners in the process.

 

The OERs, course and guide will be highly TRANSFERABLE, as resources can be shared and have a universal appeal to learners of all ages. The facilitators guide can also be used by educators in HEI, VET or school settings. ALL PR2 results will be available in English, Swedish, Spanish, German, French securing transferability to wider EU audiences.

 

3. WELLHOODY YOUTH Connectors – one in each partner region (except technical partner’s region, but will have dissemination reach there too) will be developed during the timeline of the project. The Connector Club will be created with the participation of associate partners, members of the diverse community with the help of youth educators. Action plans will differ in different regions, according to each Connector’s specific needs. This result will be based around 2 main steps:

 

1. A comprehensive Network Guide, which will assist in the creation of our WELLHOODY Connector Clubs and ensure widespread uptake of this approach in recruiting young people, from native communities and migrant backgrounds. (will beownloaded 300+ times)

 

2. Creation and launch 5 WELLHOODY Connector Clubs recruiting young people, in inclusive environments that foster equity and equality, and that are responsive to the needs of the wider community, building youth participation, social ties and thus the wellbeing- 150 members

 

4. WELLHOODY Platform and Online Course (will engaging 1000+ people) – In addition to providing the materials, methodologies, tools, processes and learning resources, the platform will allow for international collaboration and peer to peer learning. It will enable collaboration between all kinds of actors and institutions involved in youth work and inclusion allowing for knowledge exchange with multiple stakeholders.

 

The platform also plays a central role within our wider exploitation strategy, which seeks to maximise our impact and replication of results and outcomes from this project. The platform will increase engagement with the wider

Project Platform

→ To Know more about the project, access the Wellhoody Platform. You will find all information and educational material developed within this project.

 

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Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Accreditation Project

Accreditation Project

Project Overview

Accredited projects in the field of youth are carried out by organisations holding a valid Erasmus Youth accreditation. Each of these organisations commits itself to comply with the Erasmus Youth Quality standards and to deliver high-quality mobility activities in the field of youth.


Project: Accredited project in the field of youth. 

Duration: 01.06.2023 – 31.08.2024

Reference Nr. 2020-1-DE04-KA150-YOU-000020967

Grant Amount: 727.180,00€  – Year activity code – 2023-1-DE04-KA151-YOU-000112480

Donor: Jugend für Europa – German National Agency

What's About

At Youth Power Germany e.V., we firmly believe in the transformative potential of cross-border exchanges and collaborations.

 

We recognize the invaluable role that the Accreditation project plays in facilitating these opportunities. It not only broadens our horizons but also enables us to consistently implement learning mobility activities.

 

As an organization committed to continuous learning and international cooperation, the accreditation is a crucial tool for us. The Accreditation reaffirms our commitment to providing meaningful and enriching experiences for young individuals, while adhering to international standards.

 

With this accreditation, our goal is to continue our mission of creating diverse opportunities and unlocking new experiences for the youth.

 

– strengthen the personal and professional development through non-formal and informal learning mobility activities;

 

– foster the empowerment, their active citizenship and participation in democratic life;

 

– foster quality development of youth work at local, regional, national, European and international level by building the capacity of organisations active in the youth field and supporting the professional development of youth workers;

 

– promote inclusion and diversity, intercultural dialogue and the values of solidarity, equal opportunities and human rights among young people in Europe.

 

The objectives of the projects can be achieved through the planning and implementation of the following activities: youth exchanges and youth workers professional development activities.

The Goal

Project RESULT

Take a look at our booklet and follow our activities! 

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Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Critical Thinking and Participation as a Foundation of Democracy in Europe “CritiDE”

Critical Thinking and Participation as a Foundation of Democracy in Europe “CritiDE”

Project Overview

CritiDe is a project that aims to enhance the capacities of participating organizations, their local partners, and youth workers in the areas of critical thinking, youth activism in democratic processes, and media literacy skills. This will be accomplished through the creation and delivery of educational trainings for youth workers, as well as the development of educational handbooks and workshops. Additionally, an educational platform will be established, offering practical handbooks and online courses that provide guidance on adapting materials to the specific needs of local communities and the work of youth workers, educators, and professors. All consortium partners share a focus on working with young people, including those facing fewer opportunities, on topics such as social inclusion, democracy promotion, EU values, media literacy, and the development of innovative digital youth work methodologies and resources.

 

Project name: Critical thinking and participation as a foundation of democracy in Europe

Project acronym: CRITIDE

Project nr. 101051999

Granting authority: European Education and Culture Executive Agency

Project Duration:  01.01.2022 – 31.12.2023

Amount Granted: 286.330,00 €

What's About

The passive attitude of young people to participate in democratic activities and processes, lack of skills and knowledge of youth workers on how to equip young people with skills and knowledge needed for a critical approach to democracy and media literacy connected to the democratic processes, lack of trust of young people in democracy and democratic values (especially visible in the Western Balkan region) are the main reasons behind the work of partners in developing and creating the CritiDe project (shortcut for the full project name: “Critical thinking and participation as a foundation of democracy in Europe”).

 

Based on the needs assessment, research and publications from all partner countries, the proposal is focused on raising the level of political and media literacy of young people, learning about democracy, the rule of law and values, and exploring how to become active citizens,

 

having in mind not only elections but also a broader set of actions: campaigning, demonstrating, volunteering, and engaging in political parties or NGOs.

 

CritiDe as a project aims to raise the capacities of participating organisations and their local partners, as well as youth workers; in the fields of critical thinking and activism of young people in democratic processes and the development of media literacy skills. This will be achieved through the development and delivery of educational trainings for youth workers and the development of educational handbooks and workshops.

 

An educational platform containing developed practical handbooks and an online learning course on how to use and adapt materials to the specific needs of local communities and the work of youth workers/educators/professors; will be developed. The platform will further provide opportunities to contact local organisations as focal points and resource centres.

 

The project focuses on these thematic areas/specific objectives: political participation and dialogue with decision-makers; inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities; democracy, rule of law and values.

 

Partners on this project are:

 

  • Youth Power Germany e.V. (Germany) – Project Applicant
  • Ringspil 8 / Carousel 8 (Croatia)
  • Snaga Mladih/ Youth Power (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • NVO “Glas“(Montenegro)

 

 

 

 

 

  • Raising competences and skills of youth workers across four partner countries and partner organisations for development, implementation and evaluation of youth work activities and programs focused on democracy, political participation and media literacy of young people in local communities through LTTA 1: Active political participation, engagement in democratic processes and LTTA 2: Media literacy; on which 30 participants per LTTA will be involved (total of 60 participants, including trainers, experts and staff).

 

  • Improving and raising existing capacities of project partners for development implementation and evaluation of local and international projects focused on active youth participation in democratic processes and media literacy through follow-up activities after LTTA 1 and LTTA 2, on which 20 participants from each of the four partners will be involved (total 160 participants in the follow-up activities).

 

  • Develop the competency framework for youth workers for the education of young people on topics of democracy, political participation and media literacy through the development and publication of Handbook 1: Active political participation, engagement in democratic and Handbook 2: Media literacy, which will be used in follow-up activities (20 participants per partner), dissemination activities (40 participants per partner) and will be available on Educational platform.

 

  • Develop the competency framework of youth workers for development, implementation and evaluation of online-based campaigns and use of digital tools for online campaigning through LTTA 3: Digital tools and online campaigning, and online course on the educational platform, open and accessible to everyone.

 

  • To develop further EU and Western Balkan partnerships on topics of democracy, political participation and media literacy through the development of an Educational platform which will contain developed Handbooks and educational materials; digital tools for e-participation and e-democracy, online course on how to use Handbooks and materials to develop, implement and evaluate workshops for youngsters, an overview of the political system in all four partner countries.

 

  • Engage in intensive dissemination & exploitation activities of newly produced products and engage at least 240 participants (with a particular focus on higher engagement of NEET and fewer opportunity youngsters) to our youth work activities focused on topics of democracy, active political participation and media literacy; through but not limited to use of digital tools and online campaigns.

 

The Objectives

Project RESULT

Visit our “Resources” section to find the educational Material developed within this project and explore our learning platform to participate in the online course we have developed.

 

 Click in the picture to access the CritiDE online platform. 

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

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Learning in Youth Work of the 21st Century

Learning in Youth Work of the 21st Century

Project Overview

“Learning in Youth Work of the 21st Century” is a project designed to modernize youth work in response to challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing the gap in skills and knowledge for adapting youth work to online platforms, this project aims to effectively transition youth work to a digital environment. It provides youth organizations and their staff with the tools needed to develop or adapt educational activities for online engagement, catering to the changing habits of young people who are increasingly active online. The project underscores the need for youth workers to be familiar with digital tools and online learning methodologies, though not necessarily as experts, to offer relevant and effective educational opportunities for today’s youth.

 

 

Project: Learning in Youth Work of the 21st Century

Duration: 28.02.2022 – 27.02.2024

Reference Nr. 2021-1-DE04-KA220-YOU-000029101

Grant Amount: 233,665 EUR

Donor: Jugend für Europa – German National Agency

 

What's about

The project focuses on addressing the current crisis in youth work, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. With many organisations unprepared for such societal disruptions, there is a notable lack of knowledge, skills, and experience in adapting educational activities to online platforms. This gap has left numerous youth workers ill-equipped to develop educational activities in a virtual environment.

 

The primary goal of this project is to transition youth work to an online setting effectively. It aims to equip youth work organisations and their staff with practical tools for either developing new or adapting existing educational activities to fit the online environment. A key aspect of this project is to provide a unique tool that enables organizations and individuals to engage with as many young people as their resources and conditions allow.

 

The innovative nature of this project is highlighted by recent European findings, which suggest that the youth work sector needs to innovate its approach to engage with young people. These young individuals are increasingly spending more time online and less time in traditional settings like local youth centers and clubs. Quality youth work in the modern era must, therefore, incorporate digital tools and online learning methodologies.

 

However, it’s not necessary for every youth worker to be an expert in online learning. Rather, they should be able to support the online aspects of young people’s lives and offer new educational opportunities using the online environment. This approach will ensure that youth work remains relevant and effective in meeting the needs of young people today.

  • Enhance the youth work sector and participating organisations through improved knowledge management. This involves introducing innovative resources for developing educational activities and training models/curricula in youth work. The aim is to provide high-quality educational activities tailored to meet the specific needs of each target group.

 

  • Support youth workers and educational trainers in acquiring and developing essential competences. This includes skills in training other youth workers, creating and utilizing e-learning materials and online courses in youth work, as well as marketing strategies and tools for greater involvement and promotion of youth activities.

 

  • Engage in extensive dissemination and exploitation activities for both existing and newly developed products. This effort aims to attract more youth organizations and workers to use these innovative tools and approaches, thereby enhancing the quality and quantity of educational activities in the field of youth work.

 

The objectives

Partners:

 

Youth Power Germany e.V. (DE)

YOUTH POWER/UNG KRAFT (SE)

INSTITUT ZA RAZVOJ CIVILNOG DRUSTVA (RS)

Udruga Ringispil 8 (HR)

Project RESULT

The project has produced innovative resources to modernize youth work, including manuals and online courses. The “How to Design Learning Experience” manual guides youth workers in creating diverse learning environments, while the “Online and E-Learning in Youth Work” manual focuses on developing effective online learning modules. The “Digital Marketing and Using Digital Tools in Youth Work” manual provides practical advice on promoting youth work activities online.

 

These manuals are complemented by online courses, enhancing accessibility and practical application. The project aims to improve knowledge management in youth work organizations, ensuring the dissemination of these new methodologies for the education and empowerment of youth workers.

 

Materials are available in English and translated into several languages to reach a wider audience. The project’s impact is significant, with over 40 multipliers using these resources in their communities, and about 75 youth trainers and coordinators empowered to train others, potentially impacting up to 350 youth work providers. Additionally, over 160 local multipliers have been introduced to these outputs through various events, fostering discussions on the future of youth work in the 21st century.

 

This initiative demonstrates a commitment to advancing youth work in the digital era, leveraging innovative educational tools and methodologies.

 

Visit our “Resources” section to find the Manuals developed within this project and explore our learning platform to participate in the online course we have developed.

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Young Service Designers

Young Service Designers

Project Overview

The ‘Young Service Designers’ (YSD) project has been co-funded by European Youth Together (EYT) Sub – programme of ERASMUS+ Programme – under Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency – EACEA (GA n°624732). The project started on 15th May 2021 and will run for 24 months under a consortium of 6 partnering organizations.

 

Project: Young service designers

Duration:  15.05.2021 – 14.05.2023

Reference Nr. 624732-EPP-1-2020-1-IT-EPPKA3-EU-YTH-TOG

Grant Amount: 479,963 EUR

Donor: 

What's About

The YSD project will address these objectives by targeting young people (16-20 y.o.), youth workers, cities & local administration. The approach is meant to involve young people to propose sustainable and innovative solutions for their cities, with the support of the local administrations and youth workers. 

 

Youth workers will experiment new methods and acquire knowledge and skills to attract the interest of young people in active citizenship and to stimulate their desire in proposing solutions for tackling local challenges. 

 

Youngsters will acquire new capabilities with YSD, providing them with the necessary tools to become active citizens and to participate in local decision-making. 

 

Stakeholders such as public authorities, schools and universities, enterprises and local organisations will be involved in the activities and informed about the new methodologies experimented. 

 

The project follows the approach and the methods of service design applied to the public sector. 

 

The main result of the project will be the YSD Toolkit created at the end of the activities, through which stakeholders working with the youth in the EU can improve the quality of their services to young people and to carry out new projects and activities to promote active citizenship among young people and raise interest in policies.

 

More specifically,

Young Service Designers’ (YSD) scope is to boost hyperlocal structures for tackling local specific challenges, putting the youth at the center of the renewal of their cities. 

 

YSD aims to support young people (16-21 years old) through a civic education and engagement approach fostering their competences and offering them the opportunity to experience a real participation in local decision-making to rethink their cities and public spaces towards healthier streets, revitalised buildings and more resilient neighbourhoods. 

 

YSD takes inspiration by the UPSHIFT programme created by UNICEF: an experimental learning for social innovation to help young people unemployed and NEETs. 

 

 

 

  • Boost hyperlocal structures for tackling local specific challenges, putting the youth at the centre of the renewal of their cities.
  • Engage – connect – empower young people to play a more active role in their local community. 
  • Engage young people as co-designers and doers of pilot actions for tailoring public services.
  • Strengthen authentic democratic activities in 6 cities.
  • Include disadvantaged groups.
  • Build a sustainable and green Europe.

 

As tangible results, the project will have: 

 
  • 18 youth workers in 6 EU Countries (IT, EL, SK, DE, FI, PL) trained to mentor young people 
  • 120 young people (20 per country) acquiring skills as YSD in a 40 hours training 
  • 6 Youth Public Innovation Labs at local level 
  • 6 Pilot Services co-designed by young participants (at least 1 per country) 
  • Involvement of civil servants from the cities supporting YSD 
  • Creation of an E-learning Collaborative Platform 
  • Elaboration on a Toolkit for “Young Service Designers and Cities as partners and allies” 

Through the envisaged activities, the project aims to fulfil the following outcomes: 

 

  • To enhance democratic processes. Representative democracy is strengthened when young people become active in their communities. Young people’s right to participate is closely linked to freedom of expression and the right to information. 
  • To improve decision-making. Participation leads to more accurate, relevant decisions, which are better informed and more likely to be implemented and owned by those concerned. 
  • To let young people, participate in the decision-making process. Young people are experts on their own challenges and circumstances, and on ways to reach others their age. 
  • To improve services in the post-COVID era. Consulting with young people enables services to be improved and adapted to meet changing needs. 
  • Boost hyperlocal structures coordinated by young people to support communities in a more inclusive landscape.

The Objectives

Project RESULT

Check the Online Platform of the project  for al information and project results.

 

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Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Creativity and innovation in adult education for development of entrepreneurial mind-set of citizens with fewer opportunities

Creativity and innovation in adult education for development of entrepreneurial mind-set of citizens with fewer opportunities

Project Overview

Project: Creativity and innovation in adult education for development of entrepreneurial mind-set of citizens with fewer opportunities

Duration: 01.12.2020 – 31.03.2023

Reference Nr. 2020-1-DE02-KA204-007475

Grant Amount: 279,890 EUR

Donor: Jugend für Europa – German National Agency

What's About

Motivation of partners in this project was to “equip” citizens with set of skills needed to work on personal development in fields of entrepreneurial intelligence and creating (self-) employment opportunities proactively in today’s reality of employment uncertainty and the world of extinction of many known jobs and occupation now and even more in the future.

 

That new needed capacity is entrepreneurial intelligence with special accent on creativity-competences that can be trained and developed through quality adult non-formal education. Self-employment and entrepreneurship has turned out to be a valuable option for careers’ building.

 

With successful implementation of this project, partner organisations ensured that our beneficiaries, unemployed citizens, improved their entrepreneurial intelligence and mind-set with special accent being put on developing creativity for entrepreneurship, and we also empowered more adult educators for organising creative and innovative entrepreneurial learning activities within adult non-formal education, in line with the newest updates.

 

Project partners in this project are:

 

• YOUTH POWER GERMANY EV (DE)

• Preduzeće za profesionalnu rehabilitaciju i zapošljavanje osoba sa invaliditetom ITECCION DOO PANČEVO (RS)

• Domas, obrt za poduku, savjetovanje i poslovne usluge, vl. Domagoj Morić (HR)

• YOUTH POWER/UNG KRAFT (SE)

• CENTAR ZA NEFORMALNO OBRAZOVANJE I CELOZIVOTNO UCENJE UDRUZENJE (RS)

• Udruga za unaprjedenje suvremenih zivotnih vjestina Ostvarenje (HR)

 

1.) To empower unemployed citizens (with lower basic skills for entrepreneurship) in entrepreneurial intelligence and mind-set development (including intrapersonal and interpersonal social-emotional and creativity competences), through development of inspiring, innovative and up-to-date handbook and e-learning course.

 

2.) To empower our adult educators and improve knowledge management of adult education institutions and organisations in theory and practice for building competences of adult educators in entrepreneurial mind-set and creativity in entrepreneurship development of citizens, through training course, innovative Guidebook with curriculum for adult educators’ training and useful toolkit with innovative approach to using adventure rooms methodology in adult education for entrepreneurship.

 

3.) To exchange good practices and further develop quality strategic partnership among partners from 4 European countries with different realities in regards to citizens’ self-employment and entrepreneurship

 

The Objectives

Project RESULT

Development of educational material developed within this project like:

 

O1 – HANDBOOK: “Entrepreneurial Mind-set development within adult education”

O2 – GUIDEBOOK WITH CURRICULUM: “Using creative methods for development of innovation and creativity

skills for entrepreneurship of adults with low basic skills”

O3 – E-LEARNING COURSE: “Entrepreneurial mind-set development for adults with low basic skills”

O4 – TOOLKIT: “Adventure room methodology in adult education for entrepreneurship”

 

Access our Resources segment to read/dowload the material developed within this project

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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The contribution of sport within the process of peace and reconciliation

The contribution of sport within the process of peace and reconciliation

Project Overview

Project: The contribution of sport within the process of peace and reconciliation

Duration:  04.11.2020 – 03.11.2022

Reference Nr. 618400-EPP-1-2020-1-ME-EPPKA2-CBY-WB

Grant Amount:  124,198 EUR

What's About

In our youth work for reconciliation, inclusion and intercultural acceptance in post-conflict areas and with migrants, we’ve noticed sport can bring people together, as when playing a sport together for the same team, team players are not focused on the interracial, inter-religious and other differences between them, but are focused on building quality team work together respecting each other’s strengths and weaknesses and complementing each other.

 

 

Partners:

 

MONTENEGRO TRKACKI KLUB (ME)

INSTITUT ZA RAZVOJ CIVILNOG DRUSTVA (RS)

YOUTH POWER GERMANY EV (DE)

YOUTH POWER/UNG KRAFT (SE) , SNAGA

MLADIH/YOUTH POWER (BA)

 

 

To empower youth workers in reconciliation youth work in post-conflict areas by using sport methods and creative large-scale youth sportwork events in their NFE work for reconciliation, by organizing mutualtraining courses for youth trainers from all partner organizations, on European level. To provide insight (through study visit) into the operation of German organisations and public institutions working on reconciliation, acceptance of diversity and inclusion and supporting.

The Objective

Project RESULT

Main project results are visible in development of 3 educational curriculums that can be used by all interested youth workers and organisations for future work on similar topics.Method(s) fostering young people’s key competencies – project has offered direct educational activities to youth workers and young people in local communities – as part of the project activities, and has provided sustainability of envisioned methods by creating 4 educational curriculums (Guidebooks and Handbook) .

 

→ Access our resource segment to read/download the Guidebooks and Handbooks

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

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Reconciliation and Acceptance through sport

Reconciliation and Acceptance through sport

Project Overview

Project: Reconciliation and acceptance through sport

Duration: 16.10.2020 – 30.10.2022

Reference Nr. 618933-EPP-1-2020-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBY-ACPALA

Grant Amount: 140,907 EUR

Capacity Building for youth in ACP countries, Latin America and Asia

What's About

In our youth work for reconciliation, inclusion and intercultural acceptance we’ve noticed sport can bring people together, as when playing a sport together for the same team, team players are not focused on the interracial, intercultural, interreligious and other differences between them, but are focused on building quality team work together.

Partners believed and were motivated by the fact that through sport, personal development of our beneficiaries is multiple, and developed this project.

 

 

 

Partners in this project are: 

 

YOUTH POWER GERMANY E.V..

UDRUGA RINGISPIL 8 (HR)

CORPORACION LA PEACE HUB (CO)

CORPORACION DE

DESARROLLO CULTURALKIART (EC)

 

• To empower youth workers in reconciliation youth work in post-conflict areas and using sport methods and creative large-scale youth sport work events in their NFE work

 

• To provide the linkage of youth organisation with other sectors (public authorities) through their cooperation.

 

• To develop a quality basis for knowledge management and future capacity building in partner and other organisations.

 

• To define and understand the concept of “large-scale youth sport work events”.

The Objectives

Project RESULT

During the project, the consortium developed and produced the following intellectual outputs:

  • Output 1: Guidebook with Curriculum of the TC1
  • Output 2: Guidebook with Curriculum of the TC2
  • Output 3: Guidebook with Curriculum of the TC3
  • Output 4: Handbook on organising creative large-scale youth sport work events

 

Access our resources segment to read/download the material developed within this project. 

Von der Europäischen Union finanziert. Die geäußerten Ansichten und Meinungen entsprechen jedoch ausschließlich denen des Autors bzw. der Autoren und spiegeln nicht zwingend die der Europäischen Union oder der Europäischen Exekutivagentur für Bildung und Kultur (EACEA) wider. Weder die Europäische Union noch die EACEA können dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden.

 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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