Youth Development Group – the after school social support program of adolescent youth Erasmus Project

Project Title

Youth Development Group – the after school social support program of adolescent youth

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 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy) ; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The project ” Youth Development Group – the after school social support program of adolescent youth” has been implemented from the 1st of October 2014 to 30th of september 2016 by the Foundation Sempre a Frente in partnership with the Irish institution Foroige .
Merits of the project – is the development and establishment of afterschool youth program of social support, and on it basis organizing and leading the Youth Development Group (the after school program), for young people growing up located at the age of 15-19 years.

The program is be based on the assumptions of non-formal education , psycheducation and youth prevention.

During the project there were consultation with project partners led, what has resulted in creating an educational program and a guide for youth workers, completing pilot development groups, and organizing summing up conference with the participation of youth, youth workers and Irish partner. For good recognition of project’s results two organizations participating in the project conducted as well a series of open workshops to disseminate the results of the Lublin region and Ireland for representatives of institutions and organizations working with adolescent youth.
During the project there were also two international meetings organized and international training course in Ireland for youth workers. The workshops led by Irish experts were meant to bring about non formal education metods and tools in terms of interpersonal development among adolescent youth.
The project involves a long-term partnership and the continued use of its results through regular and annual run of youth development group.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 107099 Eur

Project Coordinator

Fundacja Sempre a Frente & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Foroige