Gender out of the BOX Erasmus Project

Project Title

Gender out of the BOX

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 neighbouring and enlargement countries

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Gender in a BOX is a transnational project, involving 9 partner countries, with a set of well composed skills and experience among the consortium which proposes to work “differently” on gender issues, starting from educating young boys and men, in order to achieve gender equality and equity. The project is composed of 5 main actions in capacity building in local level and mobility activities.The main aim of the project is to raise the capacities of youth organizations on promoting gender equality through working with young boys and men, while targeting them as the main actors not only as the cause of the problem. As well it seeks to equip participants with concrete tools and methods they can use in local level to include more boys and men in gender equality through youth work.OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:Train youth workers/leaders and young people with approaches to working with young boys and men in gender based work while providing them with concrete tools and methodsSupport and improve skills of youth workers by giving them practical and professional skills in addressing gender based issues from different anglesDe-construct some of the challenges young men face in adolescence while using a gender lens by focusing on masculinity (ies), address in the youth work spherePromote empowerment and life skills necessary for young men to develop healthy relationships based on gender equality, to understand their physical, sexual and emotional development and to address all forms of violence in their everyday life.Create a team of young Trainers that are skilled in the topic of gender equality trough inclusion of more boys and men, who can act as multipliersFoster the participation of youth workers in taking an active role in promoting gender equality and equity in their daily work and all aspects of life.Promote the Erasmus + Programme as a strong tool for promoting gender issues, especially to start a practice of working ore with young boys and men.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 66335,8 Eur

Project Coordinator

GRUAJA DREJT INTEGRIMIT & Country: AL

Project Partners

• ASOCIATIA SUPER TINERI (ASIRYS)
• SDRUZHENIE EVROPEYSKI PROEKTI V BALGARIA
• SOMBORSKI EDUKATIVNI CENTAR
• ASOCIACION EGERIA DESARROLLO SOCIAL
• ORGANIZATA JOQEVERITARE THY UDRUZENJE
• UNITED SOCIETIES OF BALKANS
• ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESS, EDUCATION AND LOBBYING NEL SKOPJE