Efficient information flow through peer networking Erasmus Project

Project Title

Efficient information flow through peer networking

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: Inclusion – equity; Gender equality / equal opportunities; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

The youth unemployment rate is excessively high in both partner countries Cyprus and Greece. Not being able to find regular employment many young persons in both countries are looking for alternative ways of employment such as voluntary service, internships, non formal education activities etc. Although such opportunities exist both on a local and a EU level, information about them does not always reach the target group of young unemployed persons partly because authorities and young people do not use the same channels of communication and don’t speak the “same language”. The aim of the project was to support a group of young persons (4 from Cyprus and 4 from Greece) to become mediators between authorities/ institutions and the target group ie. young unemployed persons and those still in education. The mediator group collected relevant information such as job postings, internships, voluntary service, participation in youth projects etc. and disseminate this information in a way that were accessible to the group of their peers. In order to reach as big a group as possible, information was forwarded both via social media, internet platforms and other digital media and in meetings in which the mediator group will also act as living books for their peer group giving information about their own experiences and facilitating the way through understanding announcements, realising deadlines, writing applications and other potential obstacles. The impact on both groups (mediators and peer group in both countries) was significant as a result of the hands on methodology and the real life activities of the project which will lead to a higher rate of participation of young persons in society during and after the end of the project. On a European level the project supports the greater visibility of EU actions for young persons and the idea of youth engagement and participation.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 12850 Eur

Project Coordinator

Artpoint informal youth group & Country: CY

Project Partners

• Youthnet Hellas