"INputs - is a Youth Exchange involving 60 young people + 12 teamleaders from 12 countries (Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Lithuania and Slovakia) and will take place in Beja from 7th to 16 of September 2016. Our work will be investigating the 12 countries good practices on youth sense of initiative and creativity; then we will work on testing and enhancing the participant competences related with sense of initiative and job (creativity, awareness on own limits and values, stress management, problem solving, team-work and cooperation,). These are the main stages:1. Getting to know each other and create team-spirit.2. Cultural acknowledgment and sharing: Examples of youth employment, sense of initiative and creativity in each of the 12 countries: discussion and reflection Experiential Building of social, entrepreneurial, job related competences; Building a frame: Simulations, exercises, games about job competences, communication, democratic processes, inclusion, creativity;3. This exchange will be essentially teaching ""How to present yourself"" through three different ways, giving them three different possibilities to gain and improve their skills: - Communication through media & new technologies: How to use new technologies to present yourself in a representative way to increase chances for employability, especially in different social media platforms;- Plastic & visual art: How to present your competences in a visual way. Presentation of visual art possibilities for employment (ex: different creative ways for making CV to attract attention of employers);- Performance arts: How to express yourself with your body, with music, dance, juggling, theatre etc. and use this as an added value when looking for a job;4. Transferring all the acknowledgements and competences gained in the final event for sharing with the local community ""INputs Action"" (the kind of activity is going to be decided through a common decision as exercise of democracy);5. Evaluation of the exchange and personal evaluation - gained skills; Feedback for the future. Follow up ideas6. Post exchange Evaluation.The Main Objectives are: Let participants discover their own skills, competences, creativity and self-efficacy through presentations, simulations, tasks, games and other non -formal activities; Share successful experiences of youth who developed their creativity and sense of initiative into projects, firms, activities- The value of the good examples; Suggest an active attitude towards the problems and search creative solutions which can support them in tackling obstacles in job market, and/or that can develop an entrepreneurial attitude; Develop and spread non formal and informal education methodologies, and competences:The methods of work will be mostly non-formal, with learning by doing, with a lot of practice, exercise, games, acting, performing, graphic-art activities, dialogic methods (like conversation, discussion, dramatization) and presentations. With using these methods we expected that the participants will acquire or improve the communication skills, the skills of improvisation, self-confidence and self-efficacy, creativity and imagination skills. We will be developing the sense of acceptance and respect towards other cultures, countries and ways to work, developing in this way their attitude and behavior towards others as well as cooperation skills and team work."

"""Education in Citizenship has to be VIP"" (ECtobeVIP) is a project coordinated by the Spanish organization Gandia Youth Council - Consell dels Joves de Gandia along with a total 26 organizations from 21 countries of both the European Union and outside.This project consists a mobility activity of youth workers for attending a training course on human rights as the main axis.A total of 36 young people between 18 and 35 years with equal gender participation, taking place in Gandia between 4 and 12 October.The methodology to be used will be through non-formal education through active and committed participation of the participants giving them the opportunity to learn where they can meet your needs and expectations as far as possible and thereby ensuring the best results working . Workshops, dynamic , visits , talks... will be used to work on the issue of human rights, diversity , languages, cultures and equality.It is intended that through a major dissemination has impact multiplier and sustainable impact , is the participants through learning in this project to create ideas and future social projects in their countries of origin, the host community change vision about prejudices and stereotypes that already exist . It is about reaching young youth workers , opinion leaders , representatives of government agencies, and the local population in general. Contact with participants and these organizations will be maintained to monitor for several months to see the real impact has been through. With the 42 associationsfrom Gandia Youth Council - Consell dels Joves of Gandia , partners from different countries and experts participating in this project , the impact will be very positive and powerful .Some of the benefits expected to be obtained are more social participation , there is a greater cultural awareness , make more tolerance between people, increase motivation for young people to participate in mobility projects , creation of social projects , and as the establishment of contact between the participants after the project finished .Ultimately this project is an opportunity for young people to meet, share , learn from each other and use what they learn to improve the society in which we live."

The care and support of many disabilities are almost exclusively in charge to families and voluntary associations that deal with care. The lack of experts who help parents of disabled children, the lack of connection between the health facilities and the school, the limited school support, make that for some disabilities it is not possible to get any feedback on the progress of rehabilitation (learning, socialization, capacity building etc) and that these depend exclusively on the scrupulousness of the family, in direct proportion to the economic conditions, the socio-cultural context and the place of residence.this creates a dual speed support: those who have the means and who do not have them, creating inequalities in inequality. It just so happens that the same disability is treated differently in a family rather than in another, in a context rather than in another, in one country rather than another.In order to address this problem, all the parents and families are made aware of the solutions, methodologies and best practices. Moreover, the examples of good practice and good qualification, should become the common heritage and should be valued, emphasized, disseminated and made available to all.The aim of the project was to build a network for sharing and disseminating experiences and skills of the operators in support of disability, enhance them and make them accessible at European level.The project aimed to create connections between operators, associations, families and institutions to generate value and disseminate experience and knowledge that must be shared, transferred and replicated by spreading useful models to all and applicable in other contexts.Youth workers who work in this field and collaborate with organizations and institutions that deal with disabilities, become disseminators and multipliers of experience at European level, through the sharing of solutions and the exchange of best practices, methodologies and skills with other countries.The training course aimed to develop a sustainable network of organizations working on social inclusion field, by promoting development of youth workers’ skills and competencies and by supporting professional development of youth workers in the field of social integration and in rehabilitation of young people with disabilities.Objectives and expected results were:- developing different tools and methods of informal education for work with young people with disabilities,- sharing experiences, innovative methodologies and good practices in the field of social inclusion and support to rehabilitation,- building new qualitative partnerships in order to create a network of stakeholders (non-profit organizations, social workers, associations of people with disabilities, local authorities, facilitators and European youth workers) which will carry out new projects and new initiatives to facilitate social integration and socialization of young people with disabilities in Europe, - promoting measures for the integration of young people with disabilities at European level,- providing knowledge about technical skills and methodological support to facilitate the involvement of the people with disabilities in all fields (formal and non formal learning, sport and leisure activities, training and working),- promoting integration and socialization of young people with disabilities in society, through exchange of experience and work in a team,- bringing together European youth workers working with young people with disabilities in order to promote cooperation among them and develop new project ideas, - contributing to develop participants' skills and competencies, especially in regard to potential innovation in supporting rehabilitation and in promoting integration of people with disabilities, The project involved together 32 youth workers from 7 Programme Countries, who work with people with disabilities and who are interested in developing skills and competencies in this field. The whole training course methodology was based on non-formal education activities and it included a consistent part of practice (learning by doing). Innovative approaches and methodologies used in facilitating learning processes, like as technical tools to support management of participatory process and coordinating group works of participants.Additionally, within the training course, was developed a specific module on innovative practices and work approaches of youth workers in disability field, with a support of qualified and certified trainers.The project results were shared on social media platforms and websites, in order to share training course outcomes, like good practices and learning experiences.

"<< Objectives >>The main goals that we want to achieve by implementing this project are: - creating a much wider range of access / possibilities and development for Deaf / Hearing People in Eramus + and ESC programsthrough: - creating a platform of Partners' actions supporting / engaging in ERASMUS + activities and ESC for Deaf and Hard of hearing people - creating a platform for exchanging experiences and expectations of partner organizations from various European countries (14 Partners), with different experience and area of ​​activities- learning and promoting International Sign Language (ISL) as a communication method between Deaf people in Europe and in the world- learning and promoting International Sign Language (ISL) as a communication method between Deaf and Hearing in Europe and in the world - exchange of experience, expertise and good practices - establishing new contacts and partnerships - the opportunity to learn in detail the assumptions of the Erasmus + program and translate the theory into practice - an attempt to create Partnerships and applications - the opportunity to learn in detail the assumptions of the ESC program - an attempt to create Partnerships and applications - promoting inland sailing as a method of working with young people - promoting international sign language as a method of communication between Deaf people in the world- promoting international sign language as a method of communication between Deaf and hearing in the world - promoting ERASMUS + and ESC programs of their main principles, possibilities in ISL<< Activities >>We plan 1 action in the ""Sailing with Erasmus + and ESC"" project. Will be TC e / PBA (Partnership Building Activity) for organizations working for the Deaf / Hearing Impaired Youth and organizations open to cooperation with the Deaf / Hard of Hearing.The project will be attended by 13 Organizations from: Spain (2), Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey (2), Italy (2), Portugal (2), Greece, Poland.A total of 38 participants, including about half are deaf / hard of hearing people. These are: employees of non-governmental organizations, teachers, project coordinators in Erasmus +, parents, school teachers for the deaf, adult youth, Głucha / Weaker person, employees and volunteers cooperating with partners. The project will be conducted in verbal English translated into International Sign Language (ISL). Every day there will be an ISL lesson conducted by 2 experienced teachers / translators from ISL from Italy. One of them is a Deaf person.<< Impact >>- integration of the Hearing and Deaf on the level of people working with youth, employees / organizers of the Organization - learning English (listening, reading from the mouth, understanding) - learning International Sign Language (for all participants) - theoretical and practical knowledge about Erasmus + - theoretical and practical knowledge about ESC - new Partnerships between organizations working for the hearing and deaf youth - new projects including or specially prepared for Deaf / Hearing impaired youth or with other disabilities - new cooperation opportunities - a significant part of our Partners in the project are new organizations working in various areas and different institutions- promotion of sailing as a ""school of life"" and outdoor sport activity"

We are confronted to major climatic changes, where the renewable energy sources offer novel solutions to manage the adaptation problems and at the same time live up to the principles of sustainable development. Moreover, the environmental, economic and immigration-related consequences of the abovementioned changes prove that it is urgent for all of us to maintain and develop various initiatives which combine ecological and civil society perspectives and rely on these energy sources, promoting the ecological transition of our modern societies.Our project in hand titled “Green Power, the Power of Youth” touches on a crucial cause of our near future on a world scale : the renewable energy sources and the management of Energy.There is, in Europe, a great potential for the development of the renewable energy sources. They present 2 assets : they are unbounded and not polluting and they also can provide the Youth with novel perspectives. The number of jobs related with the renewable energy sources is on the increase. Developing young people’s competences in this sector favors their chances of employment on the local, regional, national and international levels. Similarly, the opportunity for the young people to meet each other, share good practices and innovative ideas about social entrepreneurship projects as regards “green energy” confer a dynamic frame of action in favor of the sustainable development and the general economic context.In order for us to keep in with this transition in a complex energy environment, we deem it important to launch some activities which raise the youth’s awareness and promote citizenship initiatives among the broad civil society, centering on a consumption mode respectful of the environment.To make the best of this dynamic trend, we implemented a 10-days European youth exchange which took place in Saint Etienne from 22 to 31 of October 2019. This youth exchange gathered about fifty participants from 8 European countries.The young people prepared their venue to France by recording a video about the renewable energy in their country. During 10 days they exchange on how there are important but they also build some prototypes able to produce green energy : a smoothiclette, an wind turbin and two solar ovens !As these young people came together, they profited by each other’s views about the environment, the renewable energy sources and the outlook for energy matters as well as job chances in Europe in this field. The main aim was that these young participants and the local communities at large should enhance their awareness about environmental protection and the renewable energy sources’ importance for the future of our society on a local and European scale.The methodoly was base on non formal activities and do it yourself way of doing.The impact on participants and on hosting organisation have been very positive. Young people are still in contact throung social networks and the organsiation between them.