Youth Going Live Erasmus Project

Project Title

Youth Going Live

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

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The concept of Youth Work has been formed by practices and policies of European states from the 1900s onwards (CoE & EC, 2012). Actions that constitute youth work, volunteerism, non-formal learning, or even civil society altogether, in more “traditional” societies are not systematically researched and measured, therefore, not effectively accounted for or utilised in policy-making. Furthermore, the development of the youth sector in the EU varies significantly across member states. In cases where it is less advanced, as in involved EU countries, youth organisations are often obstructed by short-term considerations (scarcity of resources, donor priorities, quantifiable results) (Devlin, 2014). Thus, they fall into self-repetition as regards themes, working methods and target groups and fail to meet needs of youth in their communities given that long-term impact necessitates time, research, experimentation and fresh inputs.Youth Going Live (YOUGO) will foster co-development and exchange by enhancing the capacity of youth organisations in the selected EU countries to deal with contemporary challenges by utilising the inputs of their peers from Africa on organisational, methodological and operational level and vice versa. Performing arts will be the means and the main learning tool. “YOUGO” maintains that parallel to policies and regulations there needs to be an attempt to build a sense of belonging for youth, thus, providing them with transversal learning in a safe and empowering environment in order to invent themselves along with their peers and community.YOUGO aims to create a framework for exchange of know-how and practices that would benefit the youth sectors and organisations, the local communities and youth, in particular, in selected countries by:• Building capacities of youth organisations to promote social and educational development of youngsters through the use of performing arts.• Broadening partner organisations outreach to marginalised groups.• Supporting the professional development of youth workers and creating networks for establishing a constant exchange of know-how and best practices between EU and third countries• Systematising approaches to youth work, broadening and deepening the functions of non-formal learning using insights of youth professionals from different socio-cultural backgrounds.• Promoting transnational non-formal learning mobility between Programme and Partner Countries.The YOUGO involves 6 partners from 6 countries, three from Europe (Greece, Bulgaria, Poland) and three from Africa (Togo, Senegal, Nigeria). It foresees 1 Training Course, 6 Study Visits , 1 Contact Making Seminar and 1 large scale youth event. 93 youth professionals, 120 volunteers and 50 young artists will be directly involved in the implementation of the project. 1300 to 1500 youngsters will attend project activities. Over 60% of all participants will be with fewer opportunities mainly due to economic, social and geographic obstacles.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 149999,44 Eur

Project Coordinator

INTER ALIA & Country: EL

Project Partners

• DECLIC DEVELOPPEMENT-CITOYENNETE-LEADERSHIP INTEGRE & COMMUNAUTAIRE
• AFATAKPA ONOSEME FORTUNE
• CENTRUM INICJATYW MIEDZYKULTUROWYCH HORYZONTY
• OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION
• ASSOCIATION POUR LA CULTURE, L’EDUCATION ET LE TOURISME AU TOGO