KEY ACTION 1: Learning Mobility for individuals
The Actions supported under this Key Action are expected to bring positive and long-lasting effects on the participants and participating organizations involved, as well as on the policy systems in which such activities are framed.
Youth Exchange DARE to CARE
The Youth Exchange “Dare to C.A.R.E.” united 41 young people from 4 different countries in all corners of Europe (Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, and Greece). It will take place in Athens, Greece from 14 to 23 March 2022. The purpose of this exchange was to positively affect the participants toward a more sustainable way of living. It will enhance their knowledge about the circular economy and make them realize the fragility of our planet and the importance of its protection. The project successfully raised awareness of the impact that today’s unsustainable way of living has on the planet and foster an eco-friendly lifestyle among young people and its communities.
Training Course Media Literate: The Youth Worker of Tomorrow!
The Training Course “Media Literate: The Youth Worker of Tomorrow!” took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 13-24 May 2022. The objectives of the project were:
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Increase participants’ ability to actively and critically consider the messages that they receive
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Provide participants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and vocabulary to understand how media messages create meaning, recognize persuasion tools
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Train youth workers’ mentoring skills and capacity in acting as multipliers in their daily work with youth in physical and digital, learning settings
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Create a platform, where youth workers can exchange experiences and ideas and make their own contributions to advancing media literacy education, by developing innovative approaches and tools
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Cultivate active media-citizenship attitudes of both youth workers and young people needed to participate in and contribute to the public debate
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Establish & strengthen cross-border partnerships & future common projects and enhance their multiplier effect and impact
The Training Course “You(TH)rRIGHT!” took place in Ommen, Netherlands, from 30 September - 09 October 2022. The objectives of the project were:
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Deepen youth workers’ awareness about human rights issues, especially about the ones affecting young people (e.g. violence, and exclusion)
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Equip youth workers with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that support their positive contributions to society, based on respect, equality, justice, and solidarity
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Engage participants in a dialogue about how human rights laws and principles can be translated into their own social, economic, cultural, and political reality, using participatory learning methods that aim to sharpen critical analysis
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Train youth workers’ mentoring skills and capacity in acting as multipliers in their daily work with youth
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Establish & strengthen cross-border partnerships & future common projects and enhance their multiplier effect and impact
Find more about the participants' experience in this video and the final toolkit of the project!
The training course “Transformative Youth Leadership” took place at Alicante, Spain with the participation of 20 youth workers from Sweden , Italy , Bulgaria , Spain and North Macedonia
The project promoted a more participatory and less hierarchical leadership model in the field of youth through the mobility of workers. Participants had the opportunity to learn from other leaders and workers in different contexts and countries, broadening their perspectives and knowledge about leadership and collaboration.
In conclusion, the project aimed to:
- Promote a democratic culture, based on dialogue, tolerance and joint decision-making.
- The opposition to hierarchical tendencies among youth, centered on the figure of the "alpha" and the dichotomy between leaders and followers.
- Greater effectiveness of work in the field of youth, increasing its transformative potential and opening up even more to initiatives and experiences arising from the young people with whom we work.
