"""ISA - Youth for openness and commitment II"" The aim of this project is to involve more young people from the municipality of Sliven and region of Sliven in a wide network of youth councils and volunteers, creating the opportunity to work on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life. By creating this network and sharing best practices we aim to unify the best models of partnership with the institutions, executive and municipal councils in implementing youth participation in the promotion of models for meaningful leisure time and youth policies. Will have the opportunity to discuss, debate and simulate, identify and seek opportunities and support in making and implementing important decisions. Young people together with executive, municipality councilors and institutions will work in teams to build a model of transparency in the management of local policies. Within the project, we envisage the following activities: plenary sessions, panel discussion ""Youth and councilors - efficiency in action"", simulation of a session of the Municipality Council, discussing the models of interaction and partnership with local authorities, development of project proposals for the committees of the Municipal Council and participation in the festive session of the Municipal council of Sliven, Kotel, Nova Zagora and Tvarditsa. Conducting Youth Day - together we govern. All activities relate to the work on the Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life. All the activities are under the campaign ""The Young and the local authorities"". Together with volunteers will initiate, prepare and organize youth events, volunteer campaigns, contribute to and work with young people with problems / health, mental and assertive behavior / toward their inclusion in the community. Participants by working in small groups and in the committees will develop program strategies and ideas for concrete proposals - Days of youth activities, International Youth Day, Youth self-government – governing together, information and charity campaigns from and for the support for young people."

"""CUKR: information and cultural centre for immigrants and local community"" projekt wolontariatu europejskiego który odbył się we Wrocławiu od maja 2017 do listopada 2018 roku. W ramach projektu do Fundacji Ukraina gościła 5 wolontariuszy, z Ukrainy, Gruzji, Litwy oraz Słowacji. Głównym celem projektu było tworzenie i poszerzenie oferty wielokulturowej przestrzeni, zapewniającej wsparcie oraz działania informacyjno-edukacyjne dla imigrantów we Wrocławiu oraz integracji społecznej i kulturowej z społecznością lokalną. Wolontariusze znacząco przyczynili się do wzbogacenia oferty Fundacji, w tym do uruchomienia nowych cyklicznych i stałych działań: English speaking club, Open Cafe, UA: speaking club, Polish Speaking Club, Kursy języka polskiego dla dzieci cudzoziemskich, pokazy filmowe, oraz do przekształcenia punktu informacyjnego w kompleksowe centrum obsługi cudzoziemców (informacja, konsultacje, edukacja, doradztwo, szkolenia)Efektem projektu są stałe działania zmierzające ku nawiązaniu szerokiego partnerstwa i wspólnych działań z organizacjami zajmującymi się tematyką integracji i migrantów, cykliczne wydarzenia, materiałów informacyjnych dla imigrantów."

"The project ""ECO-Minded ENTREPRENEUR"" was an international project. Project was divided with 2 parts, APV that has been 9th - 11th of September, 2018 in Kobuleti, Georgia, which aimed to provide leaders with necessary skills and give information on organizational issues, to become familiar with all stages of the project starting from the preparation to evaluation. The YE, which took place in Kobuleti between 09 of October - 17 of October 2018, where 30 youngsters have met and discussed environmental issues and exchanged experiences. We wanted to implement the project because in the world the environmental problems remain as one of the main issues. Despite the fact that there are many projects addressing environmental problems, especially recycling, still it is not enough and still people who live in deplorable conditions need support and involvement in solving environmental issue, which are harmful effects of human activities on the biophysical environment. The statistics from the World Health Organization shows every year air pollution kills about 6.5 million people worldwide- linked to everything from lung cancer to heart disease to strokes. During 9 days, 30 young people from different countries gathered and worked in international teams on four main thematic areas: -To show the various tools of how to be an active part of society; -To discuss and search ways how to reduce environmental pollution, reuse and recycle materials; -To spread European values: Democracy, solidarity, gender equality, mutual understanding, cooperation and tolerance. OBJECTIVES: The project aimed to bring together young people and youth workers from Germany, Georgia, Poland, Italy, Ukraine and Armenia in order to discuss environmental problems. The workshops and study sessions have been conducted at the hotel; some part of activities such as performance took place in open air. The YE aims: - To provide participants with the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes on inclusion of young people in activities which is connected to environmental issues; - To share experience and examples of good and bad practices by methods of non-formal education and learning from each other; - Share German best practices in the field of protection of environment; - The purpose of this project is to make awareness of youth about pollution; - To spread the information among young people how to prevent pollution; - To share opinions, approaches, experience and information on environmental situation and issues among participating countries; -Promoting healthy lifestyle activities for young people, in terms of environmental protection; - To raise awareness about recycling through artistic activities and workshops among young people; - Empower young people in active citizenship taking responsibility in their countries and participating in decision-making process regarding the protection of the environment; NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS There have been 30 participants in the project. Each organization has send five participants. The partners have managed the selection of the youngsters with deep motivation and willingness to be active in the society. Partner organizations have ensured that the participants of the project have brought knowledge and skills after completion of the project. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY AND METHODOLOGY The activities have been implemented with non-formal education methods during the exchange such as: group works, role plays, simulation games, brainstorming, team building games, workshops, debates, presentations, cultural evenings, the main line was Forum Theatre. In addition, the main activity performance took place outdoor. RESULT In order to improve active participation, leadership skills and youth initiatives there has been a space for self-organized workshops in the open space format, so all the participants could both conduct the workshops by themselves. During the project, participants had the chance to create working groups, to present ideas for future projects about active participation in their local community. In order to efficiently succeed in combating the environmental protection and achieve above-mentioned activities participants did create agendas and planned activities they wanted to implement in their countries. Participants did gain new knowledge, skills and attitudes to improve their local youth work and the quality of their actions and organizational/network strategies. The YE has been dedicated to find out solutions to environmental problems with young people."

<< Objectives >>In a digitalized century, where the Young people play a leading role there is a need for proper and secure management of media resources in order to avoid any form of abuse. This need to eliminate any kind of abuse such as cyber bullying, in recent years has grown enormously in relation to the psychology impact it has on the young people. The COVID-19 era has greatly increased the incidence of any form of violence, a phenomenon that seemed to be emerged during the quarantine period. During the same period, the internet literally emerged, not only as a way of entertainment, but also of survival. The combination of the two above, taking into account the long-term involvement of young people with the internet, highlighted the need for being more prepared and informed in relation to the mental health consequences, which, as expected, is related the phenomenon of cyberbullying. On the other hand, we have diagnosed the need of managing and eliminating the phenomenon of any type of abuse (cyber bullying also belongs to this category) which in recent years has taken on enormous proportions in relation to its psychological effects.The program therefore focuses on the following objectives:- Raising awareness to young people and informing them on the features and effects of cyber bullying.- Promoting teamwork and cooperation within the value of intercultural dialogue.-Exchanging cultural values and beliefs with the aim of creating new innovative methods that will have a broad impact on young people in Europe.-Develop the necessary skills and abilities to combat the psychological impact of cyber bullying (including stigmatization), in order to active and motivate young people and to promote the concept and importance of combating victimization across Europe.- Finding effective solutions in cases of victimization and understanding when and in which cases the person is the victim of cyberbullying.- Innovative educational tools aimed at influencing the target group in general, which is firstly represented by young people participating in the program, but secondly and through the dissemination of the program's products, we ensure a more general impact and awareness of the young people, both at national and European level.In correlation to the national priorities, the objectives of the project are:- To promote the active participation of young people in intercultural youth programs, with the aim of educating them on social issues and promoting the importance of active citizenship.- To empower their professional and personal skills.- To promote the participation of the youth in local actions, which will be organized within the framework of the project, with the ultimate goal of strengthening skills such as decision making and critical thinking.- To demonstrate values such as democracy, the active participation of citizens, and the importance of non-formal learning in the context of continuing professional and personal training of the individuals.<< Implementation >>There are 5 participating countries, and each organization will send 5 participants from each country (including Greece), so there will be a total of 30 people. In general, the methodology to be used is the non-formal learning process. This means that all activities have specific educational objectives in order to enhance participants' skills and abilities. The program in its implementation will be based on the empowerment of social skills such as awareness, active listening, and development of interpersonal relationships, cooperation, interculturality and more. All activities will be implemented in Porto Rafti in accommodation with spacious rooms with all the necessary logistical equipment for their implementation.More specifically, the tools to be used are the following:-Team bonding games (such as ice breaker exercises, energizers, etc.) for promoting the importance of team bonding and collaboration between the members of a team.-General discussion on the cyber bullying phenomenon through case studies, related videos, exercises aimed at providing information and discussion on cyber bullying, always adding the intercultural element, which he or she is required to find effective solutions to the issue, transferring values and beliefs from one's own cultural background.-Informing participants about the stigmatization of the victims and their psychological impacts on their mental health.-Exercises that focus on identifying personal values, beliefs and perspectives. In any case, the more the young people understand the subject and the more warmly they embrace it, the more we ensure their active participation and motivation for change. Also, youth with an innate tendency to influence and to be influenced by anything innovative and revolutionary in the sense of social change, then there is the possibility of disseminating and transmitting all this information into their own networking, influencing and securing in this way the sustainability of the Program’s outputs and tools.-Experiential workshops and exercises related to cyber bullying.-Participants from each country individually, during the intercultural night, will present good practices implemented in their own country with the aim of informing and raising awareness on cyber bullying as a psychosocial phenomenon. The aims is to exchange good practices and tools that could be exploited in other contexts, possibly creating new requirements and needs that could be reflected and addressed in a new Erasmus + Project. This ensures the participation of the participants before, during and after the end of the Program. Also, maximizes the possibility for new relevant Projects and future collaborations between the Partner associations/organizations.-Creation of the Awareness Campaign by all participants during the last days of the training Program. Relevant material and videos will be posted on all social media sites of participants and organizations involved.-Each team from each country will create a Cyber Bullying Information Handbook, which will be a detailed guide that will include all the Support Services provided to victims of cyberbullying. The Handbook will also be posted on all Social Media and sites, both of the participants and organizations involved.Overall, the common purpose of all these activities is to promote and disseminate Erasmus + Programs and actions, such as mobility and exchange of young people across Europe, and the benefits it offers not only to participants but also to youth generation, in general.<< Results >>The above program is expected to have the following impacts:-Providing information to young people about issues related to cyber bullying.-Demonstrate these basic concepts and educational tools to a wider audience of Youth and relevant stakeholders, associations or organizations, experts on the field of cyber bullying.- Improving the skills and abilities of the stakeholders through their active participation before, during and after the Program’s duration.-An exchange of good practices through multiculturalism and the promotion of teamwork and collaboration among the individuals who have different cultural backgrounds.-Partner organizations will be members of a consortium, which negotiates one of the most crucial psychosocial phenomena, giving them the opportunity to re-collaborate or even to begin their collaboration with other partners. In this way, we ensure that the networks of the organizations and the participants will transfer their knowledge and products to their familiar or working environments.- Through the implementation of the program and its subsequent dissemination, an increasing number of people will learn about the fields of action of the Erasmus + programs and will want to participate in relevant Youth Mobility or Education Projects. Expanding their Network, for both beneficiaries, the organizations and the youngsters, who participate to the Program’s implementation, we ensure possible future coordination for new Erasmus+ Projects addressed to similar psychosocial phenomena.-Active participation and mobility of young people in social issues with the ultimate goal of eliminating the phenomenon of cyber bullying.-Promotion of Adult Education and experiential learning and how this kind of education is one of the most prevalent non formal learning methods, precisely for the immediacy and reliability of its results.- Creating team spirit, cooperative solidarity, effective coordination and collaboration and respect for diversity.-Promotion of intercultural dialogue.-Creation of an educational training week dedicated to the training needs of the direct target group of the project -created by this target group themselves-.

The Network of Active Citizenship (I CAN) project aims to work on the concept of citizenship, leading volunteers to reflect about this concept, their role as citizens and wants to make them more active and participatory citizens.Thus, they are expected to become aware of the reality and their problems and develop actions that lead to positive changes. Through this experience, volunteers are expected to change their attitude and become more active and participatory citizens, and to make their voices heard, involving themselves in the political processes related to youth, but also to other areas, and as a consequence to become more involved in issues related to Europe and it future.This was a sixteen months volunteer project, starting in November 2017 and ending in February 2020, through which Associação Mais Cidadania (AMC) implemented a serie of long-term mobilities for young volunteers. Its central objectives were to encourage citizens, with a special focus on young people, to participate actively in the democratic life and social affairs of their communities, by involving a group of 6 volunteers and 8 organizations from 7 countries (Portugal , Spain, Slovenia, Greece, Italy, Georgia and Armenia). The project includes 6 volunteer mobilities (4 of young foreigners in Portugal and 2 of young Portuguese in European countries). These volunteers will include 3 young people with fewer opportunities, with geographical obstacles and at risk of social exclusion.Using local partnerships, we also aim to diversify the possibilities of involving volunteers in the local community, expanding their training and skills acquisition opportunities and also increasing the potential of volunteering as a tool for civic participation. We hope that the participants will be able to identify connections between local, regional and global reality, with a special focus on the awareness of inequalities and global education. In this way, we want to contribute to the construction of a European identity, where each one perceives his space in the community, in society and consequently in Europe itself as a common space of values, rights and duties. We will use a variety of working methodologies, all based on a clear communication between partners, establishing learning objectives and non-formal education as a horizontal learning method, transformative and focused on learners' needs.