"<< Objectives >>To carry out at least one hour of language animation per day on international mobility projects is a quality criterion for many organizations because it helps participants to overcome their fears learning different languages and valuing the languages of others. In this project we will use games as a tool that offers us the possibility to overcome the language barrier in order to share experiences. The common rules of the game and the similar types of games in several European countries allow people speaking different languages to play together. With the use of language animation we will discover the same or similar words in different languages, create confidence in the foreign language skills of the young people and strengthen the motivation to start or continue their learning in the same ones. The specific objectives of this project are the following: - To use language animation as a very useful tool to encourage communication in Erasmus+ projects and motivation for language learning. - To give young workers different tools to use language animation both in participation and in the organization of international projects. - To exchange experiences, good practices and methodological tools related to language animation. - To work on the creation of language animation resources that can be consulted and used in future international projects. - To create a network of partnerships to develop future projects promoting language animation in different social areas. << Implementation >>""LET’S SPEAK"" is a project for 26 youth workers from 8 organizations from 8 different countries (France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain, Turkey, North Macedonia, Romania). The training will take place in Hamburg from 11st to 18th March 2024. The participants of this training will be youth workers, who are interested in or work in contact with young people in their associations or at work in their local communities, such as teachers, trainers, volunteers, mentors, etc., and who want to have a first approach to the project theme. In addition, youth workers must have knowledge of at least 2 languages (English and mother tongue) and knowledge of another language would be a major asset. Specific activities to the non-formal methodology will be developed with planned objectives according to the needs of the participating organizations. << Results >>Youth workers will acquire new knowledge and tools and develop attitudes and skills necessary for the implementation and development of projects within their respective organizations and local communities. In particular, this project will help youth workers to: - Discover the language and culture of other participants and reflect on their own language and culture. - Develop awareness and curiosity about the language and culture of others. - Become familiar with the principles and objectives of language facilitation, language acquisition activities, group dynamics, the role of the language facilitator, intercultural learning, etc. - Meet a new professional figure: the ""language facilitator"", an innovative set of skills that combines language teaching skills with the typical skills of social facilitators and intercultural mediators. - To get playful resources in language animation to apply in their daily work with their organizations and with the their local communities."

<< Objectives >>We aim to equip youth workers with knowledge, competencies, and practical experience in alternative tools that can be used in peace-building processes and peace education in conflict regions. We believe that filmmaking, specifically documentary-making tools are extremely effective in the process of peace education and peace-building. It allows bringing a new perspective to conflict-affected regions by i.e. demonstrating the voices of the sides of the conflict. We believe that filmmaking brings advocacy to the marginalized and oppressed groups of society whose voices are unheard. The visual tool also allows for demonstrating conflicts and peace in a way that acknowledges and demonstrates a wide range of patterns, backgrounds, issues, and personalities and most importantly it allows the inclusion of fuller stories.For this, the project will work to contribute to the development of youth work by providing an opportunity for youth workers to engage in non-formal learning and creative expression through the production of a documentary film, increase their skills concerning videography, peace, and non-violence and foster peace during the times of war that we are facing. Accordingly objectives and needs of this project are:-To foster the skill development and the active citizenship of youth workers through documentary filmmaking as a non-formal tool for making them changemakers to create awareness on the issues that they define as important and to foster peace through documentaries-To equip youth workers with knowledge and skills of concepts to be acquainted for a peaceful conflict resolution such as non-violent communication skills, the culture of peace and peacebuilding, human rights-To develop participants’ competencies on practical 101 tools in documentary filmmaking, particularly sensitive approach to the documentary character, and familiarize with the process of pre-production, production and postproduction-To facilitate the process of designing at least 3 documentary projects with synopsis, recording a series of 5 interviews with activists and designing 4 follow-up documentary script ideas to be implemented in the partner countries that will multiply the participant’s project-related skills -To create a short documentary remake of K Kieślowski “Talking Heads” documentary and disseminate it through YPA network channels and the Momos Film production company-To enhance the understanding of democratic values, civic engagement, and the impact on the lives of young people<< Implementation >>We plan on implementing two training activities: in Germany and Türkiye, which will concentrate on acquiring skills and knowledge in the fields of: peace studies, conflict analysis, and filmmaking. We wish to invite 28 participants from 7 European countries. We wish to invite youth workers and professionals involved in art education wanting to implement videography into their work; - professionals working with youth and willing to improve their competencies in teaching, training, and youth work by expanding them with tools of video making; - people active as trainers or educators in non–formal education, especially within youth organizations and associations, in youth work activities, and in other NGOs concerned with building knowledge about challenges of the modern world (i.e. climate change, migrations, hate speech);- young video makers willing to build their competencies in peacebuilding and interested in being multipliers of this knowledge as youth workers; - community leaders and active multipliers at the local/regional/national levels within youth organizations.- people working in the youth field and taking the important role of leaders in various youth activities and programs of their organizations and beyond. - young people who have interests and experiences in topics of peace, peacebuilding, and human rights education, and add to their experience would like to explore the tools of filmmaking. - young people who believe in positive changes in their communities, are passionate about issues facing their community; are committed to self-development, and are seeking innovative solutions to social challenges.<< Results >>We wish to share and facilitate a learning process so that the participants will acquire knowledge about key concepts: peace, violence, human rights, conflict, NVC methodology, basic knowledge about film equipment and flow of the film production, and knowledge on how to design a session. In addition to that we not only settle for sharing knowledge but nurture and equip the participants with skills. The participants will obtain skills in Non-violent communication, where they will have the ability to communicate their needs and feelings and evaluate statements recognizing jackal and giraffe language, mapping conflicts and existing issues locally and globally, developing leadership skills and group work, basics skills necessary to operate a camera, basic experience necessary to run an interview. We wish to combine the skills of peace-building and non-violence, with the introductory skills in filmmaking. We believe that this training will serve also as an ignition for further filmmaking skills development. Until the end of the project, the partner organization and the trainers' team will serve as a support body in that process. What’s important to mention is that we also underline acquiring specific attitudes and behaviors, which were shared and emphasized during the training process and throughout the whole project. The participants will end the project with the attitude of respect for universal human rights, values of peace and nonviolent communication, emotional literacy and empathy, tolerance, and solidarity, and empowerment toward being changemakers in local communities.The tangible result of the project will be a remake of the documentary film created by Krzysztof Kieślowski- “Talking Heads”. Moreover, the participants will conduct their own interviews, and develop their own film ideas and scripts. The project will be a visual representation of the knowledge and skills acquired during the two training activities, it will represent the attitudes of non-violence and peace, but will also in an intimate and visual way demonstrate different faces of conflicts and peace.

"<< Objectives >>In recent years, the lives of modern people have become more and more difficult and one of the few things that young people have to deal with is fake news. The need for young people to know more about the veracity of the information they encounter every day by spending dozens of hours in front of their personal computer or smartphone screen is manifested in their moral and personal development. Lack of media literacy in the age of technological development is detrimental to humanity. In 2019 years, with the advent of Covid-19, the world was changed beyond recognition. One of the few reasons for change in the way people think, reason and identify human needs is named corona virus infection. On the other hand, it is the pandemic that is creating misinformation in the public with the emergence of thousands of fake news stories that have not been verified and cannot be associated with misinterpretation of facts.According to the UNESCO Institute for Information Technology in Education, media literacy is defined as a set of knowledge, skills, attitudes, competencies and practices that enable effective access, analysis, critical evaluation, interpretation, use, production and dissemination of information and media products using existing tools and instruments on a creative, legal and ethical basis. Media literacy, the ability to determine the veracity of facts and news, and to analyze and assess the value of information messages, has been described as the ""skills of the twenty-first century.""In the last few years, scrolling through media space and social networks has become increasingly popular, with aimless action emerging as the invisible threat to young people. Naivety and lack of experience for them appears to be the key to the success of online ads. While checking a Facebook or Instagram profile used to be less complex, today social platforms are filled with alcohol, drugs and drug ads, and the ads often appear intimate and contain sexual content. Young people become vulnerable easily and can quickly fall victim to online digital bullying.According to a survey carried out for the project among school and university students, the data on alcohol and drug use is really worrying and raises doubts about the spread of the invisible menace in society. - 75% of high school students have used alcohol one or more times in their lives.- 54% of young people have used alcohol in the last thirty days- 83% of students use cigarettes almost every day- 39% of high school and college students have tried marijuana at least once in their lives, and 26% say they use drugs almost every week- over 94% of those surveyed say they have come across sexual content on the internet, with more than half not telling their family about it because they feel scared and are unaware of what the consequences might be- Nearly 42% of respondents have received indecent sexual advances from those older than them, and have been pressured to share intimate content.In the process of studying online and of spending most of the time in front of the screen of mobile devices, the threat of spreading fake news, drug and alcohol advertisements, and invitations for intimate relations with strangers from social networks increased by over 60% compared to previous years. The spread of false information about corona virus infection, anti-vax populism and lack of digital health hygiene is the main threat facing youth.The main aim of the project is to enlighten the youth by showing them how to critically analyze the information they come across and determine how relevant it is in today's hectic everyday life.Our project sub-objectives are related to:- Developing critical, analytical and logical thinking to create awareness among youth.- To show how to properly build the concept of correct news and create motivation in adolescents to analyze digital content.- To promote the prevention of spreading false information on social networks by clearing the content of news related to alcohol and drug use and addiction.- Prevent the possible emergence of a range of mental health problems as a result of the mass use of information technology, alcohol and intoxicants.- To limit the number of victims on social networks of attacks by pedophiles for sexual content and fraud attempts.- To meet young people with decision makers for the future at local and national level on topical issues.- To promote media literacy in an intercultural environment and to show young people techniques and tools to distinguish info pandemics in the process of digitalization.- To promote gender equality and the transmission of gender identity.<< Implementation >>Every day there will be evaluation meetings and cultural evenings, these will be to adapt the participants as much as possible.DAY ONE-> Arrival of participants-> Orientation activities-> Integration evening DAY TWO-> Icebreaker nicknames game, Group dynamics and balloon game.-> Overview of the main activities in the programme-> My expectations, fears and contributions-> What is the Erasmus+ programme and what are its priorities for 2021-2027?DAY THREE:-> The Youthpass certificate and the eight key competences. The European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC).-> 2022 - the year of youth. Presenting green practices.-> Mission Impossible-> Presentation of the European Commission's Digital Action Plan and Youth Participation Strategy DAY FOUR-> What is media literacy? -> The situation in my country -> How can we become more educated and literate?-> The effect of social media in a digitalized world. DAY FIVE:-> Working visit to the municipality (meeting with decision makers)-> Study visit to Veliko Tarnovo University.DAY SIX-> Study visit to a newspaper editorial office (meeting with decision makers)-> The World of Tomorrow-> Social Media PlatformDAY SEVEN-> Cybercrime, online harassment and sexting: and online bullying. -> Digital bullying and the effect on young people-> What lies behind the mask?DAY EIGHT-> Fighting for our health - alcohol and drug use, pornography and digital bullying-> Workshop with studentsDAY NINE-> National media visit-> Project workshopDAY TEN-> Project workshop-> Plan for future joint activities and dissemination of results-> Final evaluation of the project work-> Award ceremonyDAY ELEVEN- Departure.Profile: The participants who will take part in the youth participation activity have a diverse profile. They come from different walks of life, with priority given to young people with reduced abilities. What they all have in common is that they feel the urgency to be digitally competent, media literate and acquire skills to combat fake news in the online environment. One of the groups that will be involved are young people coming from migrant families and on their life path there is a clear trace of low quality of life or lack of care, as well as the lack of understanding about the proper use of technology in its entirety. The project also includes participants with economic problems, for whom it is important to ensure that they are financially able to participate in the activities and are supported so that they are placed early in front of their peers. Geographically challenged young people are those who for one reason or another are excluded from participating in international initiatives precisely because they have chosen to live in smaller towns and villages and the lack of intercity or rail links is minimized. This reason also underlies the lack of socialization for the group. On the other hand, the project offers an opportunity for LGBTQ+ youth to participate in society by bringing them together and creating the conditions to express their gender identity without fear, and to help them find their digital self in the world of teleology. Another group that will be included in the project are individuals who have been victims of cyber or sexual harassment. As this is a sensitive group we will pay special attention to it, as it is important for them to learn the techniques and tools to fight and defend themselves on social networks. Young people who are at risk or who abuse alcohol or narcotic substances will also participate in the project. The main focus will be on prevention, health issues and the need for critical thinking in decision making.<< Results >>Participants who join our project will learn more about media literacy, critical thinking, fake news and how to implement prevention for their health. Once back in their countries, they will be aware of how to recognize the credibility of information, critically analyze information and be able to express their active citizenship correctly in online environments using social networks, communication tools and digital platforms. In addition to all this, a significant contribution for the young people will be the application of what they have learned from the project in their practice in modern life. With the change of technology and hectic everyday life, more and more young people are becoming victims of online bullying and sexual misconduct in familiar environments such as Facebook and Instagram. In order to address this and build a good outcome on the minds of the participants, they will be lured through a number of learning activities to impact their perception, personal development and create in them security for life in the digital society. Once they learn how to protect themselves from all the threats lurking in the networks, they will be able to share the best practices to their friends, classmates, colleagues at the university and thus improve the sensitivity of the young to these not easy topics of communication and communication, which not infrequently lead to undermining the prestige and self-esteem of adolescents.Young people who are not aware of the importance of media literacy, fake news and propaganda, will be able to learn key competencies in the field of technology, combating false content and misinformation of the new generation, thus they will be able to apply in their professional practice the lessons learned in working with young people, in communicating with vulnerable groups and people with reduced abilities. Last but not least, they will share their skills with their surroundings through a series of workshops, thus clearly being able to skillfully remove apathy and lack of awareness, giving way to a more conscious existence, a thirst for knowledge and the need to be media literate in the twenty-first century in order to occupy a key position in society.An added value for the project participants will be the meetings with experts to present the topics of online harassment and sexting in online environments. The victims of sexual harassment and intimate content among young people in our partner countries is extremely high, which has prompted us to jointly include these activities in the project. As participants become more familiar with the specifics of the topic, they will become more careful about accepting invitations and offers on social networks, they will be careful about what content they share and what their digital footprint is that leaves a trace of what they do in the online environment. In order to promote this important area for young people, the importance of knowledge on the subject will be highlighted and a number of examples will be given of possible repercussions in an individual's future existence.By promoting the activities and opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ programme, young people will become informed and will be able to identify and analyse which area they can get involved in. The European Commission's Digital Agenda, the Green Deal, the European Year of Youth and the creation of project proposals are just some of the steps we have taken to involve young people in the unlimited potential of the programme. Of course our participants will become active citizens, and the digital literacy topics will further stimulate young people to work on important and relevant topics for society, and as they explore more about fake news and misinformation they will unconsciously reinforce not only what they have learned during the mobility, but also on the other hand will strengthen their interest to participate in European Commission and Erasmus+ activities, which will definitely contribute positively to their involvement in more beThe national media visit will be the culmination of our project, putting into practice the knowledge that the participants have acquired during the activities. In this way, they will not only become more informed about the journalistic approach and methods used to produce the news, but also have the opportunity to observe the actual production of the news. This will undoubtedly contribute to their future realization in the field of journalism and will be a contribution to their motivation to fight against the spread of fake news, misinformation and will sharpen their skills to critically examine the message they come across in the online environment of unverified information.The cultural evenings are those thanks to which the young people will have the opportunity to integrate by presenting their culture, and besides the exchange of knowledge, the participants will become more tolerant towards other young people from other countries."

<< Objectives >>Many rural areas of the European Union face a common challenge: the displacement of younger human resources.However, these young people possess a very high potential: their familiarity with the area in which they live. If they were shown how to capitalise on this asset, they could trigger a favourable circuit capable of adding value to the area. For these reasons, we perceive the need to implement a project that favours the development of the well-being of young people living in the area. With this project, we intend to bring together 36 young people from 6 different rural areas to work together on the analysis of their local realities, needs and requirements, and to develop proposals that can help improve their quality of life. We intend to pursue the following objectives, based on the premises of the programme: Fighting for a healthy and clean environment and against global warming, educating on the use of reuse and recycling strategies, promoting consumption prevention and reducing the use of plastics. Here we will act within the framework of GOAL 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Climate Action; Use innovative practices to promote behavioural changes in individual preferences, cultural references and sustainability awareness and habits related to resource consumption and lifestyle; Promoting healthy, open-air based living habits. In doing so, we will work towards Goal 3 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Good health and well-being; Educate on the benefits of non-formal education, leading young people out of their usual context and out of their comfort zone; Promoting the concept of Learning by Doing: running an activity immersed in nature directly and practically, acquiring skills by participating in a workcamp near Mount Etna; Promoting cooperation, inclusion and equality among young people. During these 7 days of living together, young people will reinforce these European values, becoming a team-based neither on a person's gender, origin nor the economic situation, but on creativity, innovation and learning by putting an end to prejudices and stereotypes; Strengthen internationalisation to enable young people to relate to different cultural and social contexts, improve their knowledge of foreign languages and acquire different working methods to those typical of their own country; To impart practical and theoretical knowledge in order to encourage young people to pursue their own projects and to encourage the exchange of good practices; To disseminate the skills and knowledge acquired within the associations and in the communities of origin.<< Implementation >>All activities will be conducted through the methodology of non-formal education and experiential learning. The participants' learning process will be facilitated through group dynamics, activities with non-verbal communication, team learning techniques, information search and selection, peer-to-peer discussions and conflict resolution. During the exchange, participants will become more aware of the problems of everyday life in the rural environment and how to deal with them. Orientation and mapping activities will be organised that combined with environmentally focused dynamics will allow participants to apply the Learning By Doing concept. They will take advantage of the richness and natural beauty of these areas, gaining valuable practical knowledge on nature conservation and improving their awareness of environmental risks and knowledge about the negative effects of common human habits. A visit to a sustainable farm and its rural area with a subsequent free afternoon and packed lunch will deepen their sense of entrepreneurship, helping the young participants to appreciate the importance of preserving the planet's natural resources and encouraging them to create sustainable wealth. To foster inclusiveness and enable participants to learn more about the local and partner cultures, we will organise intercultural evenings so that everyone can share the peculiarities of their own culture. The presentation of good practices by the group of the host association will give a clear insight into how Erasmus + resources can be used and how to implement a project. Through workshops and local actions, participants will develop their advocacy and collaboration skills in an international environment, improving their critical thinking and self-esteem. This will enable them to educate their peers on the knowledge they have acquired during the exchange and develop skills and competencies to promote these practices to a wider target audience. Finally, the young people will learn to express themselves in an international environment and to work in a team. Each partner association will be responsible for selecting 5 participants aged between 18 and 25 and 1 group leader (no age limit) for a total of 36 participants. This age range is motivated by the desire to facilitate communication between peers, ensuring the circulation of ideas. This will facilitate the project course to strengthen the participants' confidence and thus facilitate personal development, learning and skills development. Particular attention will be paid to cooperation and integration (with a focus on participants with fewer opportunities: social, economic, geographical, cultural and NEET barriers). The partner associations share the concept of favouring young people with fewer opportunities in the selection phase (although they must also meet the basic requirements). The partners will also ensure gender balance in theselection process and the working groups, ensuring smooth and effective communication.<< Results >>Designed for the well-being of young people, the project will first and foremost foster the development of the participants. In general terms, we want the young participants to achieve the following benefits: They will discover in themselves a desire to get involved; They will acquire the ability to deal critically with various topics, including in international contexts. In doing so, they will improve their ability to question themselves and think critically;They will acquire the ability to analyse new challenges emerging in society; They will have an experience of living together as peers, not only sharing spaces but also exchanging ideas and experiences; They will learn about the rural traditions of eastern Sicily and the partner countries, exchanging valuable information on differences in customs and lifestyle; They will practise outdoor educational activities; They will take their first steps or improve their knowledge of the environment to create a green and sustainable Europe; They will take with them the new sustainable habits acquired both in the preparation phase and in the project itself and apply them later in their lives, sharing their experience and serving as an example to their friends, family, school, university and the community at large; They will gain knowledge about the rights and obligations of youth participation, the Erasmus+ programme, the Youthpass instrument, reality analysis and NFE methods; They will learn about development opportunities in rural areas (grants, rural development programmes, etc.), and rural development experiences in other EU regions; They will improve their social skills through teamwork, implement their communication skills in their mother tongue and English and learn how to communicate functionally in public; They will be able to analyse reality and context, generate proposals, and improve their discussion and negotiation skills.They will increase their knowledge of partner associations and learn new methods of NFE education, which can then be used in their future initiatives. At the same time, the project will help them to grow internationally, increase public awareness of project issues and improve their capacities to achieve their youth development goals. The organisations and participants will share the results of the project both onlineand offline in their respective countries (including, videos, photos, social media campaigns, etc.).Dissemination of the results will also be facilitated by the involvement of local media and youth NGOs invited to participate in local workshops after the youth exchange. Overall, it is expected that the project will improve young people's engagement in sustainability issues, enhance their skills and competencies, and raise general awareness of rural issues.

<< Objectives >>We decided to elaborate on a KA1 Erasmus + project which would help European youth to become better adjusted to the new environment, especially the young adults with fewer opportunities. The main objectives of the project:1.To highlight the importance of innovation and the application of new methods in daily youth work. 2.To train 28 European youth workers to improve their professional competences and tailoring skills, so they can provide better socio-educational services in the conditions of the COVID 10 global pandemic. 3.To ensure that our participants will train and consult at least 3000 marginalised youngsters in their local communities. 4.To publish a training program and a workbook on open sources to help European youth workers to raise the quality of their work. 5.To enhance intercultural peer to peer exchange and boost social inclusion. 6.To promote the Erasmus Plus program, its objectives and opportunities. 7.To stimulate new successful partnerships and Erasmus Plus projects. We see that youth workers need to upgrade their professional techniques and methods, and at the same time, European youth needs a different type of support and training - more based on digital skills and fitting the changing demand on profiles of employees. We want to help the youngsters to become more self-sufficient, employable and independent by improving the quality of youth work provided to them.<< Implementation >>We will implement a set of online and in-person activities, the main one is a training course. We will have 30 participants from 7 European countries. The participants should be able to work with young people even in the most difficult situations. The candidates should be non-judgmental and sensitive. Besides, they should have the following qualities and skills.*Reliability*A mature outlook towards life*A positive attitude*Good written and verbal communication skills*Resilience*Ability to keep themselves updated regarding laws and how the laws work for youth<< Results >>Our participants will develop:1.Capacity to integrate knowledge and to analyse, evaluate and manage the different youth work aspects at local and global levels, even when limited information is available.2.Ability to design flexible training plans for youngsters which can be easily adjusted and adapted to their actual needs. 3.Capacity to function productively and comfortably in intercultural environments. 4.An improved set of green skills to use and knowledge of how to transmit them to other youngsters.5.Capacity to create an inclusive and tolerant learning environment. 6.Capacity to identify societal problems and design Erasmus+ projects aimed to solve them.7.Capacity to transmit to young adults digital skills, knowledge about personal finance and career advancement. We will also create and upload on open sources a training program and a workbook, so other European youth workers can improve the quality of their services.