Youth-led Actions Rejecting Discriminations Erasmus Project

Project Title

Youth-led Actions Rejecting Discriminations

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Europe has been facing unprecedented levels of migration, while at the same time, populist discourses and extremist and racism acts are on the rise. The situation is affecting in particular young people, among which anti-diversity attitudes and aggressive behaviors are growing. While much is underway, in line with the European strategies, organizations working with youth still need new and effective methods and tools to fight discrimination among young people and support them in becoming active promoters of diverse communities.
The YARD project aims to contribute to social inclusion and intercultural dialogue among youth, by promoting the exchange and transfer of innovative non-formal methodologies to combat discrimination and promote diversity via active citizenship practices.
Partners are not-for-profit organizations and a local authority coming from five cities in four EU countries: Hungary, Poland, Portugal, and Italy.
Activities pilot youth-led actions in each of the five cities, production of a methodological Handbook and a technical Toolkit to implement the local projects, dissemination activities at local and European level.
Participating organizations’ staff are upskilled and acquire new methods, skills, etc. to work with youth. Final beneficiaries are the young people themselves, who will take part in testing the methodologies and will thus improve their social and intercultural skills and their ability to participate effectively in the local community and play a key role in social change.
Moreover, youth workers, technicians as well as secondary school teachers will be involved in the project, so they can learn new approaches to combat discrimination among youth and support them in acting locally for inclusive societies. Finally, five local networks among not-for-profit organizations, local authorities, schools, etc. supporting youth in fighting discrimination and becoming active and responsible citizens are strengthened in the four European countries.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 117095,24 Eur

Project Coordinator

Nevelok Haza Egyesulet & Country: HU

Project Partners

• Fratelli dell’Uomo
• ICEI – Istituto Cooperazione Economica Internazionale
• Fundacja Tworczosci, Edukacji i Animacji Mlodziezy – “Teatrikon”
• Município de São João da Madeira