Our industrial economy has hardly moved beyond one fundamental characteristic established in the early days of industrialization: a linear model of resource consumption that follows a take-make-dispose pattern.Now-a-days people think the faster they replace their gadgets the better – not only their phones, but most items they consume.Although the EC is allocating efforts in Circular Economy, there is still a high lack of knowledge about how to implement this new model in the organizations or projects. Many people are still defining new projects, bussiness and organizations, considering the linear model.For this reason, Creativity Works Preston, Permacultura Cantabria and Gmina Starachowice decided to create a strategic partnership and carry out the project “CIRCUlar and Sustainable tools for adults (CIRCUS)”. We are looking forward to promoting circular economy to adults as it is an innovative topic that needs to be more present in the recent academic literature.The objectives of our project are: To exchange knowledge, tools and best practices in our countries and our organizations regarding circular economyTo create an interactive book with new tools and methodologies for the definition and implementation of circular and sustainable projectsTo empower adults and adult trainers with new circular economy tools and methodologies for the creation of sustainable projects under circular modelsThe main activities in our project are:3 Transnational Meetings:Kick off meeting in SpainIntermediate Evaluation in UKFinal Evaluation in Spain3 Participatory visits: to share tools, knowledge and methodologies in circular economy:1st Participatory Visit: UK2nd Participatory Visit: Poland3rd Participatory Visit: SpainCreation of an intellectual output: We will develop new circular economy tools for the development of sustainable projects which will be documented in an interactive book.We will empower adults and adult trainers with new circular economy tools and methodologies for the creation of sustainable projects under circular models through a dissemination campaign. We will transfer them the activities, book and project results so they can benefit from the project. It is expected that the adult trainers’ and adult participants’ skills, to create sustainable projects under circular economy models are developed. These participants will improve their academic performance, problem-solving and decision-making abilities, leadership and public speaking capacities and, entrepreneurship, circular economy and project management knowledge. This will ease their communication with others and their psychosocial well-being, confidence and empowerment. They will contribute to preserve the planet.Some of the innumerable benefits circular economy will bring are:Boost job creationFoster inclusionTackle climate changeFoster entrepreneurshipBoost innovation and competitiveness Less waste generationCheaper production costsCheaper productsResponsible consumption, etc.

We, the YOUTH ASSOCIATION FROM TRANSYLVANIA implemented together with NGOs Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain an Erasmus+ KA1 project focusing on emotional management, social oppression and abuse The project had two mobility activities:- a training course organized between 20-25 September 2018 for 21 youth workers in Ruganesti, village in Romania and - a youth exchange organized between 21-27 November 2018 for 35 participants aged 15-19, out of which 22 youth with fewer opportunities + their 7 group leaders, in the town of Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania. 2 qualified trainers lead the training course and 3 facilitators guided the youth in the youth exchange. Our objective with the whole project was to gain experience both on working with emotional management in all the fields we work regularly and to do our young teenager related youth work in the future keeping in mind emotional management practices when we deal with the social oppression and abuses that leads to unbalanced emotional lives at a young age. This is why we agreed with the partners that 2 mobility activities have to be implemented to achieve this. With the 2 mobility activities we further aimed: - To make the 21 youth workers and 35 youth from 7 EU countries aware and conscious of what emotional management is and how it can support them and their peers in everyday situations - To give 21 youth workers from 7 EU countries tools and strategies that enable them to be experts in the emotional management of youth with risk of exclusion, with emphasis on social oppression and abuse. - To allow 35 youths, (22 youth with fewer opportunities) from 7 EU countries to better understand how various types of social oppression and abuse work and how emotional management can fight against them. - To enable the 7 NGOs to act as forerunners of a more holistic approach of youth work that uses the knowledge gained in the area of emotional management to work not only on the betterment of the skills, attitudes and knowledge of their target groups, but also on their emotional wellbeing, without which the foundation of the others is poorly grounded. - To Pilot with the 2 mobility projects, 1 Training Course followed by 1 Youth Exchange a new path of cooperation between the 7 partners of the project focusing on the new skills gained by their youth workers and youth in the field of emotional management and social oppression and abuse. All of these objectives were reached and surpassed in the implementation of the project. in large part because we largely based all the activities in most of the meetings on non-formal learning approaches, experiential learning, learning by doing tasks, debates, simulations, but also theoretical training in case of the training course. The youth workers attending the event carried out concrete follow up activities of the things learned either on personal level or in the youth work they do, but mainly in both areas and a small How To Guide of methodologies on training youth workers on emotional management, social oppression and abuse was also created and disseminated. Cultural activities were also organized in the two project meeting, butmainly in the youth exchange, as a consequence, all participants developed their competences in this area. Last but not least, during the training course and youth exchange we made sure to have enough time for doing daily reflections to help the participating youth workers and youth assess and put into words their learning achievements and thus, as in all Erasmus+ Youth Mobilitiy Projects we do, in the end, everyone received Youthpass Certificates that detail where the participants were and what they did, but most importantly it reflects in detail what they learned and how they developed.All in all this project was a great success on many levels. Besides all the benefits the project had on the 63 direct participants, youth and youth workers. The 7 NGOs also benefited a lot, continuing cooperation after the mobility activities ended, but also using emotional management in their future work. Through this the local and regional communities and in some cases even the national ones also benefit from this new expertise gained.

"<< Objectives >>By implementing this Partnership Building Activity project we wanted to create a strong network of contacts andpartnerships between European overseas territories and European mainland which would lead to the development offuture quality Erasmus+ youth exchange projects. Moreover, the project planned to engage European mainland and Europeanoverseas territories with local non-governmental organizations so also the local involvement would be promoted and local youth involvement would be encouraged. By sharing different cultures, experience, knowledge and ideas youth workers from European mainland and European overseas territories would establish new international partnerships which would consequently improve youth workers' every day work with youngsters in their NGOs and also it would promote active participation of young people in Erasmus+ projects.The main objectives of this project were::- To create a strong network of contacts and partnerships between European overseas territories and Europeanmainland in order to develop future quality Erasmus+ youth exchange projects.- To understand what is needed to plan a good quality Erasmus+ youth exchange project;- To experience the possibilities of local involvement;- To understand what impact and social change a youth exchange can have for the local community;- To create minimum 5 youth exchange projects based on the needs and issues of participating countries localcommunities and these projects will be applied in the upcoming two deadlines of Erasmus+.- To promote active participation of young people from European overseas territories and European mainland inErasmus+ projects.<< Implementation >>The project had one main activity - Partnership Building Activity ""Europe meets the overseas"" which took place in March 2022.This was a 6-day training and networking activity, hosted by CEDE Aruba at Washington Youth Center in Noord, Aruba. The project included 21 participants from 9 countries. The PBA was based on non-formal learning elements, such as: workshops, simulation exercises, team building activities, speeches and presentations, cultural presentations organized by the participants, team work, daily reflections and final evaluation.Profile of the participants:- 18+ years old;- Youth workers working directly with young people and willing to learn about designing and implementing Erasmus+ youth exchanges- Coordinators, supervisors, mentors, actively involved in their sending organization;- Willing to learn and are motivated to share experiences with others after the event;- People who would like to create reliable and successful partnerships with other organizations from European mainland and European overseas territories- Able to communicate and work in English- Committed to attend for the full duration of the project<< Results >>CEDE Aruba organised for the first time an Erasmus+ Training Course. After a period of stagnation due to the Covid pandemic we brought this new opportunity to the island, which was a chance for not only international but also local youth workers to participate. As Erasmus+ is not that well known yet in Aruba, we had quite some challenges to find local people to participate but in the end there were more joining in than we expected. They were not only participating in the PBA itself but also working along for the management and logistics in the project. With this, we promoted Erasmus+ in Aruba because now these local people can tell others about the opportunities. Also our dissemination on social media caused interest and promotion for European programs.Participants came from local NGOs that usually are engaged only locally, and now experienced how to engage in international projects and extend their impact. We helped the local youth center Washington with our implementation of the project there, because with our feedback they managed to improve their accommodations and venue, and had the opportunity to host a group after a period of stagnation because of the pandemic. This PBA promoted cooperation and training in the field of youth work between organisations in European countries and European overseas territories. During this PBA the youth workers and coordinators learned what a quality youth exchange is about, how to design it and we introduced several useful tools and methods for how to implement these projects. There were a lot of team building activities to connect the participants with each other, for them to form partnerships and use this and what they learned to work together in future projects. Participants left the PBA with new partners and ideas to apply for a project under the Erasmus+ Programme, and an action plan on how to get there.Outcomes identified by the participants were mainly in the field of :New partnerships with European mainland and Caribbean partnersthey learned about the customs, habits and culture of the other participating countries, particularly the host country, ArubaMore knowledge about Erasmus+, ESC and how to apply for projectsnewly acquired or improved competences in the field of youth workImproved English speaking skillsImpact we have seen and we foresee:Participants increased their abilities to work in an international team, they gained a sense of collaboration in group activities that allowed them to respect and hear the opinions of other team members.They gained experience in non-formal learning activities and developed their project designing skillsIn the long term, participants will have increased their chances on the labour market, in particular to be employed in NGOs for example as project managers.Our partners increased their network of partner organisations and got new ideas for developing and implementing new project ideas and initiatives, which will help them to increase their relevance and importance in their local society. The youth target group will be impacted by increased competences of youth workers and new projects they design, where young people can participate inAs local organisations became more aware of their own capacity building opportunities, by using the possibilities of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps, youth will be impacted by their activities and projectsFor washington youth center it was the first time they hosted an Erasmus+ training course and they were very happy to do this, and would like to host us again in futureFor several people that helped us, like the cook, the facility manager, the project manager, it was the first time doing an Erasmus+ project and they learned a lot about this and European programs in general. It impacted them as much as we have already worked with them in 2 projects after this one On European level, we worked with partner countries to create future projects which include ESC or even KA2 projects. Through the project we designed multiplier projects and improved knowledge that can be utilized at European and international level to address the social challenges of young people. During the project participants developed values such as respect, tolerance and trust towards each other which impacts on international level of collaboration and solidarity. In the long run, we expect continued collaboration and cooperation between the involved youth organisations across borders"

United Nations states “The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries…as a devastating social and economic crisis over the months and years to come”According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, UK, Spain and Italy are in the top of the 5 European countries that have been the most affected by COVID-19 with a high number of cases and deaths reported since the beginning of the pandemic.The OECD unemployment rate edged down to 8.4% in May 2020, after an unprecedented increase of 3.0 percentage points in April, to 8.5%, the highest unemployment rate in a decade. This situation will get worse in the months to come.According to the Study, Culture shock: COVID-19 and the cultural and creative sectors developed by the OECD, “The Cultural and Creative Sectors are among the hardest hit by the pandemic…containing the greatest share of jobs at risk.” Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer of music from The Phantom of the Opera and other relevant musical theatres, warns arts are at the “point of no return” following damage from the coronavirus pandemic. During the first months of the pandemic, arts and culture sector organisations in most of the countries restricted their activities or closed completely. Cultural heritage organisations, arts events, galleries, libraries, museums, cinemas, theatre, concerts, orchestra performances, festivals, television/music productions, etc., were closed.Rural areas, particularly in the developing world, are much less prepared to deal with the direct and indirect impact of this crisis. Adults, especially from rural areas, will become a vulnerable piece in the Post-COVID society. The arts and culture sector will be more affected in rural areas than in cities.Our Strategic Partnership carried out a Context Analysis and Focus Groups (with adult trainers and adult learners) that demonstrate the alarming situation adult communities are being through. We consider that one of the relevant keys to confront this situation is Entrepreneurship. However, in both analyses, we identified different reasons of entrepreneurship failure in adults, such as: lack of knowledge and capacities in entrepreneurship (project definition and implementation, financial, team management, etc.), lack of confidence, lack of innovation and digital skills, etc.CWP, Permacultura Cantabria and Oriel are in the need take urgent recovery measures to minimize the long-term impact, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized groups, and help societies to recover better. We want to carry out this project, to help tackling this situation, through the creation of the H_imCUbARTor Methodology. It will be composed by a framework of 4 priority key areas in entrepreneurship (during and after COVID):-Innovation-Creativity-Circular Economy-Sustainability-Digital (Tools for efficiency and project visibility)The main objectives of the project are:-To engage adult trainers and adults in the creation of social projects that contributes to the COVID-19 recovery process in the culture and arts sector.-To design the H_imCUbARTor Methodology for innovative entrepreneurship.-To empower adult communities with the H_imCUbARTor Methodology.To reach these objectives we will carry out these main activities:-COURSE IN SPAIN: 3 adult trainers, 3 adult learners and 2 mentors per organisation will attend a Course in Spain to acquire the innovation process by using Dragon Dreaming (DD), for cultural, digital and social projects, in an expert level.-ONLINE MENTORING: 3 teams/country composed by 1 adult trainer and 1 adult learner will work together to transform and incubate the dreams into 9 projects. They will receive support from the mentors through online sessions, which topics are Creativity, Circular Economy-Sustainability, Digital tools for project efficiency and high visibility.-CREATION OF THE METHODOLOGY AND INTERACTIVE BOOK: Mentors will create the H_imCUbARTor Methodology and will document it in an interactive book that will be available in English, Spanish and Italian.-PARTICIPATORY VISIT IN UK: Mentors will design a course to transfer the new methodology. 1 mentor and 1 adult trainer multiplier will attend to a Participatory Visit in UK in which mentors will share/validate the new course and test the book with associated partners.Through a strong Worldwide Dissemination Campaign we will spread the project and its results to relevant stakeholders.IMPACT SUMMARY The new knowledge acquired by project participants will be key factor in the creation of entrepreneurial initiatives leading to sustainable rural development. They will be empowered and their motivation and confidence will be substantially increased. We will improve the vitality of rural areas by providing new opportunities for diversification and a more efficient use of local resources. The arts and culture sector will be re-activated with more activities for the communities to enjoy.

<< Background >>Today we still have a historic opportunity to do things well, to promote sustainability that meets with the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement and that puts people, and youth who will suffer most from the climate change consequences already to be perceived even across Europe, at the center of the decision-making decisions. A process that, to be successful, must be socially equal and well-known to all.Climate Change especially affects the most vulnerable, and within these, women and girls as they suffer greater risks and burdens associated with disasters due to situations of poverty, but also to the roles culturally associated with gender. And this is not all. Apart from being affected in different ways by climate change:-girls and women and boys and men contribute differently to originating the causes of Climate Change. Male ecological footprints are much higher than the female ones as a result of a distribution of gender responsibilities and identities (UN WOMAN, 2018). -girls and women and boys and men have different attitudes and participation regarding responses to Climate Change. Researches show that boys are less likely to take Climate Change related action than girls and they even find pro-environmental attitudes as ¨unmanly¨ (Brough and Wilkie, 2017).This reality must be taken into account carefully, implementing climate actions that integrate the gender variable and that respond to the specific needs of girls and women and their vulnerabilities, and also trying to engage young men better. Investing in gender equality and the young female empowerment and new masculinities equals improving environmental conservation, reducing poverty and ensuring that international agreements can be met. When actions are put in place considering a gender approach, we are not only providing a better response to Climate Change, but we are also taking into account female human rights and reducing social inequalities.<< Objectives >>The response to the great challenge posed by Climate Change requires the active and inclusive participation of all. We actually need to create new masculinities to combat the perpetuation of gender roles in the face of this problem (Men Engage Alliance, 2017), especially when it comes to young boys' education and empower and make girls and young women aware of the inequalities they are suffering and actions available (UN WOMAN, 2018). As the researcher Anke Stock (2012) indicates, it is essential to take into account the above mentioned differences in designing responses to the Climate Change via:-Developing capacity and specific expertise in the area of gender and Climate Change,-Including gender focal points in all Climate Change actions,-Including gender aspects in plans and programs for adaptation and mitigationof Climate Change,-Supporting / strengthening and cooperating with organizations and institutions of the associative movement. Therefore, the main aim of this Partnership is to empower NGOs´ staff with new tools and methods to tackle Climate Change action from a gender-sensitive approach while creating and testing an interactive guide tailored to the non-formal education sector. To this end, we have established the following Project Objectives:1. To improve our NGOs´ expertise by exchanging best practices to tackle different aspects of Climate Change action in the non-formal education sector.2. To elaborate gender-sensitive methods of working on Climate Change in the non-formal education sector.3. To enhance NGOs´ and communities´ awareness of Climate Change and gender perspective, both inside and outside of our Partnership.<< Implementation >>The main project activities will be the following:-3 Project Meetings (Kick off in Spain, intermediate online meeting and final meeting in Italy),-8-days-long Course in Spain for 10 youth workers from each country with the best practices exchange,-Internal transfer workshops for the rest of your staff who did not participate in the Course,-Writing of an Interactive Guide for Youth Workers on Climate Change from a gender perspective,-8-days-long Youth Exchange in Hungary for 8 young people and 2 youth workers/leaders from each country,-1 Multiplier Event in each country for at least 30 relevant stakeholders from youth work, climate change and gender equality sectors,-1 Consultation Period in each country for the Multiplier Events’ attendees who wish to implement out Guide in their own youth work context,-Follow Up Workshops for youth from our local communities led by youth workers trained in the project. -Internal transfer workshops: they will consist of a practical transfer of skills and knowledge gained during the Course in Spain for the staff not participating in the project. And, transversally:-General Project Management and its activities (online meetings, progress checks, reports and documentation preparation, time and budget managements, etc),-Impact Management and its activities (evaluations, progress checks, analysis and documents’ preparation, etc),-Quality Management and its activities (evaluations, progress checks, analysis and documents’ preparation, etc),-Risk Management and its activities (likelihood of occurrence measurement, progress checks, etc),-Dissemination Campaign,-Follow up activities.<< Results >>Through our project youth we work with in our communities in general will have:-improved their awareness of the links between Climate Change and gender issues and got examples of available actions, both at individual and community levels,-got motivated to act and become better equipped to start a local action group and inspire and motivate others,-become familiar with a broad social and gender aspect of Climate Change.2.All youth workers from our NGOs will have:-become better familiar with the newest developments when it comes to Climate Change education and equipped with a gender-sensitive methodology and youth work tools,-improved their gender and Climate Change online mainstreaming skills and remote youth work potential,-improved their social inclusion skills.Course in Spain participants will have:-better understood the linkages between gender and the environment on different levels (environmental, social, digital, legal, etc) and learned how gender shapes experiences and impacts of Climate Change,-explored evidences, success stories and good practices of gender-responsive Climate Change adaptation and mitigation,-appreciated how gender-sensitive and socially-inclusive youth work tools increase the effectiveness and sustainability of climate action, and how gender-blind approaches undermine its effectiveness.Youth Exchange in Hungary: Participants (young people) will have:-been able to illustrate key advantages of promoting gender equality in Climate Change action,-got familiar with using Internet and audiovisual contents as allies in Climate Change and gender mainstreaming,-got to know examples of both national and international commitments on gender equality and the environment.Youth Exchange in Hungary: Participants (youth workers who accompany young people) will have:-co-created the Exchange activities for youth being able to introduce the knowledge and skills from the previous Stages of the project (starting with Course in Spain) in practise,-improved their communication and intercultural skills,-become active ambassadors of Climate Change and gender-sensitive perspectives.