We have the same beat! Erasmus Project

Project Title

We have the same beat!

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

The project “We have the same beat!” was a transnational youth initiative which aimed to involve young people in the creation / implementation of attractive activities together with young people with special needs in order to sustain their integration and overcoming prejudices and discriminatory attitudes of community members. The project was developed between 1st August 2015 and 31 January 2017 and involved a total of 42 young people with and without special needs. The partner countries were organizations from Romania-CECIS, France-Eurocircle and Italy-MV International. Young people were encouraged to work together on specific activities and workshops, representing a progressive training to a final show “Leave a sign! “which closed the project and presented a group of young people working together in an attempt to “break the wall”, a metaphor to represent the promotion of social inclusion of youth with disabilities.The project represented a youth initiative developed in a context-based on non-formal education methods. It was in line with increasing living standards and quality of life of young people with special needs by addressing emotional content and expressive activities, respecting the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities, promoting non-discrimination, equal opportunities and social change.
The partners created the guide “Leave a sign!” which is a collection of educational activities that includes descriptions of the methods used, learning objectives, materials needed during the implementation, tips for trainers/youth workers, instructions for implementation and evaluation. The activities described focus on encouraging social inclusion of youth with special needs through creative and participative learning elements. It also includes a series of general guidelines for those working with young people with special needs. The approaches and methods described are relevant to the field of inclusion but useful to anyone in almost any context.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 103199 Eur

Project Coordinator

Centrul Pentru Educatie si Consultanta Instrumente Structurale & Country: RO

Project Partners

• EUROCIRCLE
• MV INTERNATIONAL