Promotion of Youth Services and Outreach Youth Work Erasmus Project

Project Title

Promotion of Youth Services and Outreach Youth Work

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Rural development and urbanisation; Inclusion – equity; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Erasmus+: Youth In Action Strategic Partnership project “Promotion of Youth Services and Outreach Youth Work” will be implemented for 12 months, from 1st July 2020 to 30th May 2021. Organisation Creative minds for culture (CMC) form Latvia, Center for Sustainable Community Development Association (CSCD) from Romania and Elektrenu kulturos centras from Lithuania have developed a cooperation in order to create methodological material for the development of outreach youth work with youth at risk.
The challenges faced by the organizations highlight the need for outreach youth work implemented in environment where the youth is located. There are different forms of outreach youth work that can be used depending on the specificity of youth work in a given neighborhood. The project partner organizations aim to provide quality youth work and leisure activities for every young person. In ordert to bring changes at local level, there is a need of sharing expertise and developing competences at international level, what is important for improving the quality of youth work in EU countries. Project participants will develop their competences in outreach youth work, share their good practices and generally improve the quality of youth work in their area.
During the project there will be organized 2 transnational partner organization meetings, a study visit “Outreach Youth Work Practices in Rural Areas” and a training course “Outreach Youth Work and Promotion of Youth Work Services” with the aim to develop methodological material “Introductory guide to outreach youth work practices in rural areas”.
The project will improve the quality of outreach youth work in Latvia, Lithuania and Romania by fostering access to services for youth at risk; will develop the competences of those involved in youth work through mutual learning and exchange of experience; will strengthen the capacity of youth organizations in Latvia, Lithuania, Romania working with youth at risk; will raise young people’s awareness of the services available to them and of their use.
Almost 50 youth workers, representatives of partner organizations, volunteers, formal and non-formal educators and those involved in working with youth at risk will participate in the project activities.
The results of the project will have a significant impact in project partner countries, improving the quality of youth work with youth at risk and on a wider scale, through results that will be made publicly available online.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 44212 Eur

Project Coordinator

Creative minds for Culture & Country: LV

Project Partners

• CENTRUL PENTRU DEZVOLTARE COMUNITARA DURABILA (CDCD)
• Elektrenu kulturos centras