EMPOWERING YOUTH FROM EUROPE Erasmus Project

Project Title

EMPOWERING YOUTH FROM EUROPE

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy) ; Access for disadvantaged

Project Summary

Context
We live in an increasingly globalized society, focused on multiculturalism and equality. However, its challenge is to accept diversity and promote inclusion in a social reality that has lost its most essential values.

Objective
The EMPOWERING YOUTH FROM EUROPE project addresses a need that affects European and global levels: improving the quality of work in the field of youth, in Europe and beyond, to potentiate young people skills and empowerment, including young people with fewer opportunities, as promoters of social change.

Specific objectives
– Encourage the development of the capacities of workers in the field of youth
– Improve the quality of work of the three partner entities
– Promote diversity and intercultural dialogue
– Promote the personal and professional training of young people
– Strengthen the development of the fundamental values of society
– Promote and enhance the active participation of young people in society
– Develop effective methods that reach the most vulnerable young people with fewer opportunities

Participants: 24 youth field related workers that work with young people between 13-30 years old, many of the with fewer opportunities due to economic and social matters, cultural difficulties and educative limitations, participate on this project. 8 from SPKK (Poland), 8 from FDV (Spain) and 8 from PRODES (Lebanon).

Activities:
– Activities of analysis about the problems of the current society to improve the preparation of workers to be able to develop effective programs that address challenges such as inclusion, social participation and diversity and the needs of the most vulnerable young people.

– Activities of practical exchange to favor the development of skills in the youth workers, to improve the quality of their work.
A program to promote the professional training of young people and promote the employability of women
Actions: Professional Guidance, Labor orientation and Development of competencies

A program of Educating in Values to promote the social, civic and educational values that young people need to enhance their active participation in society
Actions: Reinforcement to the study, Leisure activities and free time, Critical thinking workshops and Volunteering

A LEAD Program to Promote and enhance the active participation of young people, especially the most vulnerable, in society
Actions: Leadership, Environment, Awareness and Development

– A Creation of a Digital Platform to Share the activity developed by each partner entity through the strategic use of new technologies

Methodology: analysis and research; intercultural dialogue; intergenerational learning and mentoring; personalized attention, playful and participatory; and intercultural and coaching

The most relevant results:
– 24 youth workers have developed new skills and have acquired new and improved work methodologies.
– 3 entities in the field of youth have improved the quality of their work and the ability to work internationally
– 75 young people, many of them with fewer opportunities, are able to exercise their autonomy and participate in society in a responsible, active and committed way to social reality.
– All the young people and professionals of the project have increased their interculturality and have promoted diversity.

The expected impact:
– Strengthen cooperation between entities from other countries in Europe and beyond
– 24 youth workers develop high quality skills and exchange practices, knowledge and experience
– 24 workers in the field of youth acquire new and improved working methodologies
– 24 youth workers enhance their interculturality and accept the diversity of other countries in Europe and beyond
– 24 youth workers use strategically the use of new technologies
– 75 young people, many of them with fewer opportunities, participate in activities that enhance their training and empowerment, as promoters of social change.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 22693,2 Eur

Project Coordinator

Stowarzyszenie Podnoszenia Kwalifikacji Kobiet & Country: PL

Project Partners

• PRODES, Promotion et Développement Social
• FUNDACION DEL VALLE