QU.A.R.AN.T.I.N.E. – QUalitative Advanced Research ANd Training for Inclusion of Neets through Elettronic tools Erasmus Project

Project Title

QU.A.R.AN.T.I.N.E. – QUalitative Advanced Research ANd Training for Inclusion of Neets through Elettronic tools

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Open and distance learning; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Due to the COVID-19 virus, the world is facing one of the most important global crises, which is affecting the life of people of all ages in different levels: economic, social and health.
Young people are suffering huge personal and social impact due to the isolation measures and social distancing that are affecting the world of education and the job market. Youngsters are also facing all the consequences related to the economic crisis and they will probably be the range of population that will suffer those effects for many years, as long as it will be their duty to revive the national and the European economy.
If we consider the consequences in the life of people in their educational paths and in their work environment, we can imagine an even worse scenario for NEET people, which social difficulties have even worsened.
In this framework, how does youth work is answering to the increased rate of needs of young people? How is it possible to carry out non formal education activities in a situation where people cannot make any kind of mass gathering or face-to-face activity?

The project “QU.A.R.A.N.T.I.N.E. – QUalitative Advanced Research ANd Training for Inclusion of Neets through Elettronic” is aimed at making innovation in the field of youth work due to the difficult situation that Europe is facing. It is a project thought to face the needs of both youth workers and youngsters in light of the current situation.
The project is addressed to reach 2 main aims:

1 – The first aim is addressed to the youth workers and the youth organizations: the projects wants to provide knowledge, competences and tools to increase the quality of “distance” youth work, as for emergency situation like the one we are living, as for other potential situations in which a “blended” approach can be useful and increase the quality of the reached goals.

2- The second aim is addressed to the youngsters who suffer the consequences of isolation and social distances, especially NEETS and people with other lower opportunities, disability and geographical obstacles (check the participant section for more details). The project wants to motivate, to improve opportunities and to develop empowerment of European Countries young people.

The project will be 24 months long and will produce the following results:
· A toolkit about suitable existing tools for distance youth work activities, explaining suitable methodologies and approaches for working with people in distance.
· A set of motivational video TC for youngsters with different backgrounds.
· A Youth Social Campaign to rise up opportunity of empowerment among youngsters in isolation or social distancing condition
· A network of European youth organizations which will take care of future activities for promoting distance youth work and it will guarantee the sustainability of the project.

Other products of the project will be:

A set of Online channels for the Dissemination and the visibility of the project: website, social networks pages (facebook and instagram) and a youtube channel.
The website will include all the final results and publications of the project.
A dissemination plan for internal indications about how to promote the project
A quality assurance plan about how to monitor the project activities and guarantee the quality assurance.
An interim and final quality assurance report

The consortium of the project is made up by 6 organisations from 5 countries: Italy, Spain, Romani, Portugal, Turkey.
Eufemia: based in Turin (Italy), is an association for social promotion focused on youth mobility, social inclusion of people with fewer opportunities, active citizenship and intercultural dialogue.
CEIPES: European NGO based in Palermo and active in 8 European Countries, is realizing social projects in some of the poorest neighbourhoods in Palermo.
ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation: from Spain, its aims are to promote autonomy, equal rights and opportunities and to increase quality of life of people with physical disabilities.
AISCSCC (Gamma Institute) is a non-profit and non-governamental organisation which is focused on the field of psychology and psychotherapy, involving in the psychological services and trainings many young people from national level.
K GEM is a non- profit organization founded in 2008 specialized in producing e-learning services which main aim is to provide and/or increase the opportunities for students, womans and workers from the local context ot with migration origins

The project will produce a long-term impact at European level, in terms of introducing new approaches and innovative methodologies in the youth work that are particularly needed in this historical moment, which youth workers and youth organization are not properly prepared for. It is needed to answer with new responses to new challenges and this project can support this movement of change.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 196230 Eur

Project Coordinator

ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE EUFEMIA APS & Country: IT

Project Partners

• ASSOCIAÇÃO NOVO MUNDO AZUL
• FUNDACION ASPAYM CASTILLA Y LEON
• ASOCIATIA INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE SI STUDIUL CONSTIINTEI CUANTICE
• Kadin ve Genc Girisim Merkezi Dernegi – Woman and Young Entrepreneurship Centre Association
• CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE PER LA PROMOZIONE DELL’EDUCAZIONE E LO SVILUPPO ASSOCIAZIONE