"The project ""Hero's journey. Our journey"" was dedicated to youngsters interested in artistic activities, especially to those of them who experienced some obstacles. The idea for the project came from our observations and experience in work with youngsters. The current situation in Europe, the tasks of youth workers were to find new, innovative methods to prevent radicalization of youth and to give them the possibility of understanding people from different backgrounds. We had realized this need in our organization and we started searching for a method which would be useful in this situation. We were inspired by youngsters in our organization and we had decided to apply a method based on acting (theatre) and Hero’s journey model.We shared our reflections with our partners and we realized that our wards have a similar situation and same needs.The project was based on the hero's journey model (monomyth) created by Joseph Campbell. It is the common template of a broad category of tales that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed. This model is sometimes used in non-formal education as a metaphor describing the learning process. We thought it is suitable also in this case.At the beginning of the story, the hero must leave his home and enter a new world (usually full of dangers) which s/he does not know. This situation could be easily compared to the experience of refugees. We wanted to introduce Hero’s journey model to young people and give them a space to create a scenario based on it. The next step was common work to perform the story and record a video. Objectives of the project were:- to form tolerance and openness, to provide a better understanding of people from different cultures, especially the situation of refugees - to encourage young people to overcome the fear of the unknown things and failure, to increase their self-confidence- to increase awareness of youth of learning by daily experience- to develop their creativity and to improve dancing, acting and artistic skills- to promote innovative methods in youth workThe project involved youngsters aged 14-26 from the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Greece. Form every country there will be 4 youth and 1 leader, 2 leaders from hosting country. Even before the project could have started we had our first issue to solve and it was accommodation. It was quite difficult to find a place for the project in summer since all places were already reserved in advance. For that reason we had to change the location of the project. In the end, we did find a place in Deštné v Orlických horách. As the preparations for the project were on their way, we found out that from Poland will not be all 5 necessary participants and we offered this place to other countries and to our offer came forward Lithuanian team saying, that they could get one more participant from their country. Also throughout the project participants from Greece and Bulgaria weren't so satisfied with Czech cuisine and were asking for more salad and fresh food. Before the exchange was organized APV for leaders. In APV meeting we solved issues like how many people are vegetarians and talked about their dishes through our the project.The participants took part in several activities which helped them to understand and reflect on the situation of refugees and also on the topic of heroes - discussions, presentations, watching a movie, storytelling workshops. A very important activity was a hiking trip with special tasks. During it, the participants went out of their comfort zone and went through all stages of a typical hero´s journey. It gave them experience which helped them to identify with heroes and with that they gained a better understanding of a topic. There were also activities connected with art and cultural expression. Those type of activities were useful in social inclusion and helped to develop interests and skills of youngsters.The most important impact on the participants was a change in their attitude and the development of their competences. Another important impact of the project was innovation and improvement in a youth work - using the hero´s journey model as a tool of social inclusion and prevention of youth radicalization. We promoted it via dissemination activities and this impact reached local, regional, national and European level. There was also impact on local communities, for instance, prevention of misbehaviour of teenagers and increasing interest in cultural and international activities."

"""Be Radio-Active 7"" is a volunteering project of European Solidarity Corpsbased in Lithuania, Siauliai Didzdvaris Gymnasium, which is a high school for 9-12 grades. Main school activities include formal education programs and informal education activities, as well as implementation of various national and international projects. Radio station “Radijo Klubas” is based in gymnasium. It can be heard in Siauliai city 24/7 and through online streaming (http://didzdvaris.vinlita.lt:8009/stream.aac.m3u) all around the world. With assistance of professional radio workers volunteers from Austria, Georgia and Turkey carry out 11 months long voluntary service. The main topics of „Be Radio-Active 7“ project are youth policy, youth mass media and communication/youth information. The goal of volunteers in this project are to fulfill their ideas according to the topics listed above and to involve other members of community (students, teachers, parents, other personnel), initiate other various projects. The goal of gymnasium is to create possibilities for young people to use gymnasium radio station “Radijo Klubas” as a tool to acquire new knowledge, develop various skills, realize their own ideas, present their countries and culture. There are two primary project activities: 1. Creative: Volunteers will be involved in to creation of radio and video shows about important youth problems, preparation of material, recording, etc.; 2. Technical: Volunteers will learn to montage the shows, create radio play lists, jingles, will be involved in technical supervision of the radio, etc. Generally, volunteers will become familiar with the work in a radio station and specifics of journalist work, and through these activities will interact directly and indirectly with students and broader local community. The main methods of „Be Radio-Active 7“ project will be volunteers initiative and involvement. In this project the activities are heavily based on realization of individual ideas and de-emphasize fulfillment of obligatory tasks."

As System and Generation Association, we want to host groups of 28 volunteers on 2 months short term EVS, within the Volunteering for Generation- NesilFEST2015 Project starting from May 2015. There will be 7 volunteers in each group which is formed as 1 volunteer from each country, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Macedonia. We have planned a learning-oriented course for our volunteers in preparation-execution-dissemination of NesilFEST. In an age that inter-generational interaction is declining, we want to carry out the NesilFEST, which is the product of a successfully completed project called Active Lifestyle-Oriented Inter-generational Interaction Model Project, four times a year. During the project, which is an an example of social entrepreneurship, mainly non-formal education methods will be used and “meeting of generations” themed activities and workshops will be held. Within the framework of NesilFEST preparations, there are five modules to be applied;Consideration and Dialogue oriented Volunteering for Generation: 5 o'clock teas will be organized, journeys will be planned, young and elder individuals will improve their communication by musical and trekking activities.Technology and Information Retrieval Oriented Volunteering for Generation: Young volunteers will explain to the elders how the internet, computers and cell phones work. Being able to use communication technologies in times of need/crisis will increase the quality of life of the elder population.Experience Sharing oriented Volunteering for Generation: In this module, memories, knowledge, experiences and photos of artists and craftsmen are shared.Manufacturing oriented Volunteering for Generation: Cooking, knitting and ceramics workshops in NesilKAFE, which will be an example of social entrepreneurship.Fitness-oriented Volunteering for Generation: Exercises accompanied by physical therapists will be done to decrease the risk of disease and contribute to the healthy development of future generations.Social Responsibility Oriented Volunteering for Generation: All preparations for NesilFEST will be coordinated by young and adult individuals. Products of the workshops and modules will be shared with the public.As conclusion, our goal is to support adult productivity, youth individuality and youth bio-psycho-social development with learning-focused workshops and activities.

"The aim of the project was to inform and train youth leaders and youngsters on how to use the Internet in a way that protects their physical and on-line safety, as well as their digital and real-life reputation. It was also a great opportunity to teach youngsters on how to make use of good on-line communication practices that promote tolerance and inclusion, instead of a culture of aggression.The project consisted from two parts: seminar and youth exchange. Seminar for youth workers: Venue: Nachod, Czech Republic Dates: 13-17.11.2016 Project involved: 26 youthworkers form Czech Republic, Greece, Poland ,Lithuania and Portugal.The process of exploring topic of safety in cyberspace started before the training. The youth leaders made a research about cyberbullying in a group of youngsters they work with and then they presented results of it during the training. They compared their own conclusions with others and analyze it in the context of outcomes from Child Safety Summit. Through this activity they identified on-line threats and opportunities to lead youngsters for safe behaving in cyberspace. The youth workers also reflected on attitude of youngsters and prepared ideas of innovative methods of youth work.Youth exchange: Venue: Kato Poroia, Greece Dates: 12-18.06.2017 Project involved: 24 youngsters and 7 youth leaders from Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Portugal.The participants of youth exchange took part in several activities which helped them to understand and reflect on the topic of safety in cyberspace - discussions, drama and role playing activities, creative activities, practical workshops etc.A very important activities was preparation of comic and videos because by it they gained wider understanding of the topic and learnt how to share their knowledge with others.There were also workshops dedicated to improvement of digital skills and getting familiarize with tools to avoid risks in the Internet. There were also activities connected with art (graphic design) and cultural expression. Those type of activities were useful in social inclusion and helped to develop interests and skills of youngsters. The goals of the seminar were:- Raising awareness among European youth leaders about the best practices to avoid cyberattacks and all kinds of on-line threats;- Educating all the youth leaders on how to recognize the symptoms related to a pathological, deviant or criminal use of the Internet in order to tackle the issue from its roots;- Enabling the youth leaders to create their own original solutions and innovative methods to solve this issue when working with youngsters by making use of new media tools (like social networks, blogs or video-sharing websites)- Improvement of the quality of youth work by creating innovative methods and development of competences of the youth workers- Development of digital skills of youth workers, gaining by them better understanding of youngsters by understanding ""on-line world""The goals of the youth exchange were:- Raising awareness among youth about safety in cyberspace; encouraging them to support their peers in solving problems of cyberbullying;- Educating youngsters on how to recognize the symptoms related to a pathological, deviant or criminal use of the Internet in order to tackle the issue from its roots;- Educating youth in a field of communication and problem solving;- Development of digital skills of youth by getting to know tools to avoid risks in the Internet;- Empowering youngsters to play an active role in protecting their physical and virtual safety and reputation when communicating on the Internet;- Raising confidence between adults (specially youth leaders) and youngstersThe impact on the participants of the seminar was gaining new skills in the field of safe Internet use, including the use of social networks. The main impact on the participants of the youth exchange was rising their awareness of threats in cyberspace and forming their active approach to react on that problems."

The project included the reception of 6 volunteers to participate in 4 different projects, all of which were coordinated by the Bages Regional Council: AMPANS, CREU ROJA, CAE and Fundació Aplicació.The final approval was 5 volunteers as the entity sending the volunteer from Egypt was not accredited under the program.The four host entities have a long history of participation in EVS.We work on the objectives set forth at the beginning of the project regarding: fostering the participation and autonomy of the participants, raising awareness and treating diversity, understanding it as a source of wealth; Enhance the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young people who act as volunteers, and promote and promote healthy habits.The activities carried out by the 5 volunteers were those planned and agreed upon at the outset and these were related to the dynamization of youth in the case of Sule and Naike participants in the CAE project; With the inclusion of people with disabilities such as the Ugne participant in the AMPANS project, working with children at a social risk, as was the case of Valeriia participant in the Red Cross project in Manresa and social work and Municipal cohesion as was the case of the work done by Julius participant in the Fundació Aplicació project.The results achieved were valued from all the spaces where these volunteers participated highlighting aspects such as the positive image that is transmitted (with these practices) of the young people and the skills improvements that are appreciated in all the participants and that allow them a better job insertion. With regard to the impact on the entities involved in this project, we talked about aspects such as the openness to integrate diversity within the work teams of the entities and associations.