"<< Objectives >>""Léo Lagrange Centre Est""(France) together with partners ""YFW""(Georgia) initiates a project""Gender Equality in Outdoor Life"", which is based on gender equality, discrimination & socialinclusion thought outdoor education.Thus, with this youth exchange we will engage dialogue between 40 young people aboutgender equality & gender roles in their social environment. We aim to challenge young people with different perceptions on the role of man & woman in modern Europe & in its history.We see outdoor education as a extremely powerful tools for development, especially withininternational communities, it allows to question our values & create a bridge between differentsocial groups forming better mutual understanding, Most of non- formal education methods will bedone in outdoors and we will do few hiking as a big individual and group challenge.We will do directly link it with current situation whereas a lot of women and men refugees had towalk over mountains, cross the sea & borders to reach peace in Europe. We believe that this comparisson will help us to reachbetter results and will to thinking about the current situation.With this approach of combining gender equality topic with outdoor education we aim to:• To identify and discuss common forms of discrimination against women• To foster a gender-sensitive understanding of currently existing societal models & its inherent formsof discrimination• To prove that an intercultural community based on gender equality is possible• To Challenge the perception of the structures within our society that undermine social inclusion orfoster discrimination• To create follow-up initiatives that promote gender equality in the sending communities Overcomingthe stereotypes of different religious• To build a broader understanding of what an discrimination means & to start inter cultural & interreligiousdialogue<< Activities >>Gender Equality in outdoor life project included 2 activities:The youth exchangeParticipants40 young people and youth leaders from 8 countriesEach national groups will be composed of:- 4 participants betweens 18 and 30 years old- 1 Group leader from 18 years oldParticipants with fewer opportunities will be suppported to guaranty them equal access to this project.B1 level of english is required.The activities:--> During the youth exchange, Non formal learning ethods will be used and daily times will be dedicated to discussions,experience sharing and reflections (individual and collective).- Team building activities, trust games and get to know each other activities- Presentation of Erasmus plus program- Hiking and organizing the hike, Olympic Games- Activities and workshops to explore the thematic of gender equality and discuss local realities of the participants.- Exploration and discovery of Pona Eco Village-Thematic evenings (Intercultural, storytelling around bone fire and activities proposed by the participants)- Reflection times- Partnership building activities and presentation of partner organisations - Planning and building dissemination and follow up activities.The Advanced planning visit:Team leaders and project from each national groups and project coordinators will meet during two days in Tbilisi, one month before the youth exchange.The main aim of the APV is to plan the YE clearly, thoroughly and to involve all the partners equally. There are special APV objectives which will help to reach our aim: 1. To clearly divide the roles and responsibilities of the partners and especially leaders; 2. To finalize the programme; 3. To involve equally all the partners in the main youth exchange; 4. To clarify the logistical matters; 5. To discuss the preparations of the participants; 6. To prevent problems before the youth exchange; << Impact >>The participants will expand their personal social network and increase their opportunities on different levels.Participants will developp their social skills and gender equality sensitive behavior.They grow self understanding and be able to have a more critical look on their individual behavior depending on different context.They will strenghen their ability to build empathy, listen an give space to others.Feeling of Europeen citzenship will increase for the participants as well as for people reached by the project and therefore will be encouraged to take part in further Erasmus + or other european programs and to be active citizens.Through peer to peer actions, participants will encourage other youngsters to actively engage on the topic of gender equality.participants, and particularly group leaders, will develop their management and leadership skills and will strongly develop their cooperations skills. They will be able to use those skills on many aspects of their everyday lifes an during futur/other projects.Participating orgnanisations will strenghen their partnership and trust and contribute in achieving others aims and objectives by sharing new skills and good practices.Thematic of gender equality will be more visible on an international level thanks to the different media and event organized during and after this project.This will contribute in reducing gender barriers and encourage partnership and personal exchanges at an international level on the topic of gender equality."

"<< Objectives >>The aim of the project is to raise awareness about the potential of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs as a tool for framing and understanding sustainability policies, with a special focus on Goal 10 (reducing inequalities).Furthermore, the project aims at raising young people's awareness of their role in shaping sustainability policies and reducing inequalities within their local communities and the youth realities in which they are active, providing them with tools that can guide them in the political and civil debate on the topic.Secondly, the project intends to provide local policy-makers with an original and interesting point of view on the policies implemented and to act as a stimulus to implement new projects to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs at local and global level, with a view to transferring good practices among partner cities.Finally, the project aims at spreading more knowledge and awareness about the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, making the groups of participants autonomous in the future development of similar projects and in possible follow-ups.<< Implementation >>The project foresees the realisation of a 6-day youth exchange in the city of Reggio Emilia, involving 30 participants from 5 countries. Participants will be selected for their interest in the topic of sustainability from the point of view of inclusion and reduction of inequalities, as indicated by the Sustainable Development Goal number 10, within the Agenda 2030 promoted by the UN. In addition, there is a commitment to ensure inclusiveness and gender equality in the composition of groups.In particular, we intend to focus on the issue of people with special needs, also through the participation in the project of young people with reduced mobility. This choice derives also from the particular attention that this issue has in Reggio Emilia, which is involved in the ""City without Barriers"" project, which sees it as one of the most avant-garde cities on the subject.The activities of the mobility week will consist of seminars, simulations, role-playing games, activities in contact with citizens and dialogue with institutions and local policy-makers. The method applied will be non-formal, with a particular focus on the development of the 8 key competences promoted by the European Union.<< Results >>We expect to spread among the groups of participants, among the organisations and institutions involved and among the stakeholders and policy-makers reached a greater sensitivity and awareness on the issue of sustainability from the social point of view and the reduction of inequalities. Moreover, at the end of the project, it is expected to have contributed to the dissemination of good practices at European level, among the institutions involved. Widening the discourse, at the end of the project all the actors and participants involved will have a better knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda and the local policies implemented to implement it.At the end of the project, participants will have understood which strategies to adopt at local level in order to be more effective in dealing with policy-makers, which approach and vocabulary to use, which levers to use in order to understand the role that youth groups can play in society.Finally, we expect the project to produce follow-ups, both within the partnership and the stakeholders involved, especially within the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes."

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Four European volunteers from four countries work in three host organizations in Germany: Ninia from Georgia works in the youth information centre in Ravensburg, András from Hungary and Ruben from Italy in the gymnasium Salvatorkolleg in Bad Wurzach and Karen from France in the Liebenau Teilhabe in Meckenbeuren. During their EVS they get an insight in the field of work of their host organization and put a focus on the visibility of the diversity within their various host organization. Through various activities they set an example for more tolerance and open-mindedness and show diversity and difference as advantage for society.

"<< Objectives >>As explained in the original application, as an organisation we work within 4 strategic themes reflecting both our knowledge and expertise, and the types of partnerships we have developed over the last 10 years. All our projects support one or more of these themes; Reducing social isolation;Employability; Intercultural learning and heritage; Digital mediaWe believe that these themes dovetail seamlessly with the overall Erasmus + programme objectives in boosting skills and employability; modernising education, training and youth work and focusing on young people. At a time when Europe is in a state of flux, particularly affecting young people , due in part to pressures on the cohesion of communities, we wanted to offer a new leadership training course for youth workers, teachers and adult volunteers to demonstrate the effectiveness of the model, and promote and disseminate the impact to a wider audience. We also wanted people to understand that leadership is not always just about ""being in charge"": our project was not about training ""future leaders"" but about developing a broad range of ""leadership skills"" that are valuable for youth workers, teachers and adult volunteers in their professional life, but moreimportantly will have a direct bearing on their relationships with young people. .Our objectives were to help youth workers:- Gain knowledge of and make plans for social action and community cohesion- Understand effective teamworking- Understand self as part of a wider ability to cooperate effectively with others- To make use of digital media to communicate with marginalised young people- To improve general communication skills- To promote intercultural working- To improve organisational and administrative skills; presentation skills; and general professionalism and professional development (punctuality, respect, reliability, self-management etc).These skills are needed by youth workers seeking to engage and develop young people, and motivate them to become not only active citizens of Europe (and the world) at a time of increasing uncertainty, but also key members of local communities. The underlying theme of this project was leadership in a social action setting. This had a particular relevance to planning and structuring community action to support socially isolated people which includes immigrants and refugees where applicable. Non formal education methods allowed for greater understanding of the concept and planning for future action.<< Implementation >>Project activities included:- Welcome meeting, icebreakers and introductions- Introduction to Youthpass competencies and baseline measurement (""where am I starting from"")- Teambuilding based on a ""London Challenge"" activity- Workshops and discussions on community cohesion and social action- Visit to working youth and social organisations in London- Interactive discussions on the meaning of leadership in a social action setting- Personal branding and values based leadership - sessions led by our internationally renowned senior management coach, Paul van Casteren- Co-coaching masterclass- Myers-Briggs personality profiling- Full-day practical leadership challenge at the end of the week, to put learning into practice and with full individual and group debrief. - Intercultural evenings- Preparation of and presentation of specific social action project ideas presented to a panel of experts in a ""Dragons Den"" style event- Action planning and preparation for follow up roles- Daily Youthpass learning review sessionsThere were 21 participants from 12 different programme and partner countries. Participants were A) youth workers and B) younger ""associates"" , some of whom face situations of fewer opportunities (e.g. difficulty in finding full time employment, economic and social obstacles etc) and for whom development as youth workers offered a potential solution and motivation. The latter were already active in their local youth organisations as volunteers or trainee youth workers. All participants were committed to youth mobility and had a strong motivation for international opportunity of this kind as well as a passion for betterment of their communities. They were already be active in their communities but had little or no internationalproject experience. All of them needed development of leadership skills, in which we included general soft skills and professionalism including team work, communication , presentation, intercultural awareness and so on. They were all interested in social action and community cohesion in their home towns<< Results >>Impact on participants was seen in terms of their increased professional skills and ability to organise community social action as well as motivation to interact more with marginalised young people. They gained confidence in putting skills and competences learned in to practice in their local communities. They are able to recognise the results of their efforts in seeing greater cohesion. This was measured from longer term feedback as well as immediate evaluation. They have taken an active role within partner organisations or other local / community groups on return home, byorganising their follow-up projects, and have become effective ambassadors for Erasmus+.On a daily basis the newly trained youth workers are more confident in relating to young people on a one to one basis about social action and community cohesion. They have a greater understanding of self and are able to offer mentoring and coaching to young people. They are able tosignpost opportunities for learning and development for marginalised young people and through this additional poise and confidence act as role models for the young people concerned. They are able to build trusting relationships and be better able to solve problems. They are seen as being at the heart of youth community and are able to influence for the good.Partner organisations:• Are more capable of promoting the value of international youth projects around European citizenship and other international and youth issues, particularly for young people with fewer opportunities• See higher levels of professionalism in their staff• Have gained motivated young people as their local volunteers, ambassadors and activity leaders- Have more expertise in social action matters- Promote Erasmus+ more effectively- Have a reputation for innovation• Are more motivated to join further European / international cooperation projects• Benefit (directly or indirectly) from expanded international partnerships and promotional opportunities through the participants networkThe impact on partners' target groups (young people) has been:• More active participation, and engagement with European and international issues• Improved learning competence• Increased access to international opportunities through Erasmus+• Increased numbers of young people (in particularly with fewer opportunities) benefitting from international exchanges- Greater motivation to volunteer in the community and help others- Greater intercultural and inter-religious understanding"