New Perspectives – Gender Sensitive Approaches in Youth Work Erasmus Project

Project Title

New Perspectives – Gender Sensitive Approaches in Youth Work

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Gender equality / equal opportunities; Inclusion – equity; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

1. CONTEXT
Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union. Article 2 (3) [2007 / C 306/01]. The third gender equality index of the European Union shows that equality between women and men in the EU is not yet complete. Still, a gender disparity is apparent in terms of power, knowledge, work, health, time and money. The index indicates substantial differences within the EU.

Adolescents in Europe today are confronted by new challenges on gender roles, which are brought to them by their personal environment, schools or the media, and have an influence on personal development. However, in their document “Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019”, the COM also notes that the younger generation is still struggling with gender stereotypes. This conflict can be overwhelming, especially for “disadvantaged” young people who have little support.

Youth and social work is challenged to respond to these demands with its services. It is important to spread knowledge about the developments described above and to develop a new methodological repertoire in youth and social work. With regards to social work with girls, many countries have already developed a variety of methods; social work with boys on the other hand, is still underdeveloped – there are only few concepts.

2. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
We want to contribute to the achievement of gender equality and equalisation in different countries within the EU with regards to gender equality through:
1. Leading European discourses in 5 different countries
2. Increasing knowledge about the diversity of adolescent life situations, young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, the appearance of gender stereotypes, the overlap of different forms of discrimination.
3. Expansion of the scope of action for young people in their personal development (gender and the connection to training, work, family and well-being)
4. Develop methods for working with disadvantaged young people of all sexes.
5. Formulation of minimum standards and extension of practical implementation strategies in order to be able to implement gender-related pedagogy in practice.

3. PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS
The described differences in gender equality in the EU are reflected in the choice of partners. With the help of organizations from DE, SE, NL, ES, and GR, the issue of gender-sensitive approaches in youth work is discussed in its big scope. All organizations share a common interest in discussing gender issues in a practice-oriented way in a European context and further transfer them in their own field of work. They work locally with young people from disadvantaged milieus in the youth social work.

There will be 76 participants in the two learning activities. The TPMs are visited by 2 professionals each, or in certain cases one youth per organization. About 15 people work independently on the respective work packages at the on-site teams. The selection of the participants in the project activities is the responsibility of the project partners.

4. ACTIVITIES
The use of a wide range of methods and modern media (keynote speeches, workshops, round tables, exchange of best practice) will be applied to the project. The project-relevant activities include the 4 TPMs, a 5-day Joint Staff Training regarding “Attitudes and Approaches – Towards more Gender Sensitivity in Youth Work” and a Blended Mobility of Young People on “Gender – Family, Education, Work and Wellbeing – Perspectives and Realities from Young People “. These are closely linked to the two Intellectual Outputs developed in the project.

6. IMPACT
With this project we want to make an important contribution to gender equality, professionalisation of youth and social work in Europe; it promotes the development of quality in youth work with a specific focus on disadvantaged teenagers in youth social work. The project makes direct reference to the horizontal priorities, in particular: “Social Inclusion: actions that foster – in particular through innovative, holistic approaches – equality, gender balance and equal treatment in youth work” and the sectoral priorities for youth “Encouraging empowerment: to increase the social inclusion of all young people, taking into account the underlying European values; promote diversity, interculturality … and the common values of freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights; that increase the critical thinking … of young people … ”

Project Website

http://bagejsa.de

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 215867,88 Eur

Project Coordinator

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Evangelische Jugendsozialarbeit e.V. & Country: DE

Project Partners

• INSTITOUTO EKPAIDEFTIKOU KAI EPAGGELMATIKOU PROSANATOLISMOU
• Sozialkritischer Arbeitskreis Darmstadt e. V.
• Municipality of Skellefteå leisure office
• YES FORUM EWIV – YOUTH AND EUROPEAN SOCIAL WORK FORUM
• STICHTING CMO STAMM GRONINGEN DRENTHE
• Centro San Viator