Today’s generation of young people are the best-educated generation ever, but still more and more young people are unemployed. or work for unacceptably long hours under informal, intermittent and insecure work arrangements, characterized by low productivity, meager earnings and reduced labour protection. The global youth unemployment rate, estimated at 12.6 per cent in 2013, is close to its crisis peak.The European Union promotes entrepreneurship as a key competence that can boost competitiveness and growth. It has highlighted the importance of advancing a European entrepreneurial culture by fostering the right mind-set and entrepreneurship- related skills in the Europe 2020 strategy. As a result, entrepreneurship education is now being increasingly encouraged across EuropeThis YE is set-up to facilitate the acquisition of the entrepreneurship key competence by the participants, will enable these young people to reflect about what it means to be an entrepreneur, discuss about the characteristics of an entrepreneur, to develop tools for entrepreneurship and develop ideas and ways how they can design their own job and become entrepreneurs.For the implementation of the YE we foresee 6 different moments throughout which the participants will be led by the facilitator and leaders team:1 - Getting to know each other and the topic: Presentation, breaking the ice and group building2 - Getting deeper into the topic: Entrepreneurship and related topics3 - Tools for entrepreneurship 4 - Ideas for possible for entrepreneur actions5 - Virtual Businesses (Youth Exchange Contest), ensuring a strong follow-up6 – EvaluationYE will take place from 22-30. April 2017, in Topola, Serbia. The project will involve 47 youngsters who coming from: Hungary, Spain, Romania, Turkey, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Serbia and Germany.

Rising number of youngsters that are facing unemployment in Europe making them feel frustrated and passive. We found these reasons for this evident problem: luck of jobs, gap between education and job market, luck of skills needed for the work, employers prefer to employ experienced staff, expectations of young people, lack of appropriate qualifications and career information, rise in retirement age, employment legislation, poor vocational options, workfare, etc. Observing core of the problem we found out that education and world of work meet here in the most direct and visible way. Young people who leave school early are exposed to numerous risks and have poor perspectives in terms of personal achievements, progress and prosperity. Low educated young people are exposed to higher risks of unemployment, they often get low-paying jobs and are exposed to conditions of social exclusion. Project dates: 01/10/2018 to 30/09/2019. Project consists of Kick off meeting (Montenegro), Training of Youth Workers (BIH), Testing the technique, Making research and reporting, Youth Exchange (Serbia), Booklet, Local initiatives, and Evaluation meeting (BIH).Project partners are from 6 European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Croatia, Portugal, Montenegro and Serbia. Project aims to raise the quality of youth work by increasing the capacity of youth workers to support employability of young people, including those with fewer opportunities, through use of multimedia tools in the fields of soft skills and professional development.Objectives: - To provide a learning environment for youth workers to develop their competences for supporting learning of young people in youth work - To review and address essential competences for youth workers to offer young people, including those with fewer opportunities, innovative 3RE method to perform self-assessment, plan of education and development of soft skills;- To explore the potentials of multimedia on how to support many aspects of daily youth work;- To support young people to get empowered and to understand their position in the society and to take responsibility for their future;- To raise awareness of young people including those with fewer opportunities about EU community and to broaden sense of social values, to overcome prejudice against others in different European context and breake stereotypes; - To promote Erasmus+ Youth programme as a tool for supporting employability of youth, including those with fewer opportunities, at European level. Need for this project can be recognized in the European youth policy that is presented in The EU Strategy for Youth. It is also in relation with Europe 2020 strategy calls for the development of knowledge, skills and competences for achieving economic growth and employment and initiatives ‘Youth on the Move’ and ‘Agenda for new skills and jobs’.

"<< Objectives >>Greece does not provide a class of sexual education at school. The role of information is acquired by NGO, friends who ¨know” and the internet. This reality brings 150.000 abortions yearly, a substantial rise in sexually transmitted diseases and a rise in domestic abuse in Greece, especially in the most vulnerable group of 15-24 years old. In 2019, there is no structured and open information available, by the time the person is able to visit them, it is either too late or too old. It is proven that when sexual education is efficient: -STD percentages fall-Teen pregnancy drops-Gender equality is prevalent""Sexual Education for Youth"" is a youth exchange that comes from the cooperation of the young people of 6 European partners, informal youth groups and local stakeholders(municipalities, organizations and the media) in Drama aiming at raising awareness on the need of reliable and taboo-free information about sexual health and healthy relationships in youth. The project also aims to encourage young people to take action in their local community. The preparatory meeting will take place in the city of Drama 18-19/10/2019 and the youth exchange will take place in the city of Drama from 24/11/2019- 1/12/2019. Participating countries will be 6: Greece,Spain, Montenegro, Serbia, Estonia and Latvia.We will gather a group of 37 participants. 7 team leaders, 30 participants and a number of young people that live in Drama.Hellenic Youth Participation, its international partners, local stakeholders and young people from Greece, Spain, Serbia, Latvia and Estonia believe that by this youth exchange they will: -address the lack of adequate and reliable information available to young people-Create local initiatives in order to request taboo-free information in their own community-Support of the informal youth group “Dramateyes” in becoming more active -Create of a network of partner organisations on sexual health-Motivate the specific target groups (youth, teenagers, parents, family, authorities, community)OBJECTIVES of this project are to:-Raise awareness on the importance of sexual education-Tackle the taboo and shame that is connected to sexual health-Fight taboos and obstacles to knowledge-Create a network of young people who are ready to act back home and request open, taboo free information in their locally -Promote local activism and European networks<< Activities >>For this project, we want to implement an Advanced Planning Visit for the leaders of the project and a youth exchange. Both activities will be implemented in Drama.The number of the leaders of the APV in 1 per country/organisation and in total 6.The number of the leaders of the youth exchange will be 7 (1 per country but 2 from Greece) and 30 participants (5 per country)<< Impact >>The youth exchange “Sexual Health for Youth” is designed to have an impact not only in the short / medium term (follow-up activities in the local community) but also in the long run (further projects and co-operation of organizations and young people for a long time with emphasis on activation of young people in local communities).PARTICIPANTSWe expect improvements in their personal and socio-civic skills and attitudes(especially young people with fewer opportunities who have difficulty in acting in small communities), in particular:- Acquiring knowledge and familiarity with the topic of sexual health, healthy relationships, gender balance, sexual rights and activism- Acquire knowledge about European education and training opportunities under Erasmus +.- Increasing motivation and participation in the local community.-Encouraging international co-operation and empowerment through the exchange of good practices, tools and new actions at local and European level.- Multiplying and sharing the acquired knowledge at international and local level by benefiting other young people and organizations by increasing their impact on them (wider network of partners - transfer of skills, tools and methods).Throughout the project they will also develop more abilities in many different areas:- Practice and support (feedback, positive communication, empathy,)- Managing intercultural environments.- Learning styles and ways of learning.- Soft skills, hard and soft skills (working in a team, solving problems, creativity, conflict management, argumentation, communication skills with people from different backgrounds)- Contribute to producing the results (local activity in Drama and in their country).- Participation of local organizations, stakeholders and the community with different media and communication strategies.- Skilled cooperation skills for further projects and long-term partnerships."

"<< Background >>Background of the project:(i) Grandparents spend a lot of time with their grandchildren- A pan-European survey, delivered under the initiative Grandparenting in Europe, shows that 58 percent of grandmothers and 50 percent of grandfathers provide regular or occasional childcare for their grandchildren aged 15 or younger. - Grandparents play a vital role in children's wellbeing. Research from the University of Oxford, conducted by Professor Ann Buchanan, revealed that children who had a strong relationship with their grandparents had fewer emotional and behavioural problems than those without.(ii) The Elderly and Mobile Phone Use- Technologies and services are essential for the elderly, to improve their quality of life (United Nations. Life Expectancy and Mortality at Older Ages).- MDP’s sustainability 2020 report reveals the rapid progress of IT and, in particular, the high use of mobile phones by different age groups mean that the elderly are willing to use them more often and more naturally.- It is stated in the Access and Use of ICT to Promote Active Ageing, that the use of the mobile phone is positively associated with the social activity of the elderly.(iii) Lack of tools to promote creativity and empathy - According to a NESTA Everyday Innovation survey, creativity is an integral part of modern life, and a well-designed creativity training programs typically improve performance in all fields.- According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, complex problem solving, critical thinking and creativity are the three most important skills a person will need to thrive.(iv) There are limited mobile apps to help parents and grandparents spend it in a quality and creative manner- The market is overflowing with the mobile apps that support creative process among art and design professionals, while there are no apps that would support creativity and empathy learning among parents and grandparent in local languages.Due to the lack of relevant studies we have conducted a short survey in the preparation phase of the project. In Slovenia we obtained answers from 22 parents and 21 grandparents, in Croatia, from 48 parents and 34 grandparents, in Montenegro from 18 parents and 24 grandparents, and in Serbia, from 62 parents and 57 grandparents.Main findings in avarage for all 4 countries:•87% parents and 64% grandparents use the mobile phone regularly•89% parents and 59% grandparents answered that they lack adequate innovative services in the local language that would support them in spending quality free time with their children<< Objectives >>General objectives of the project:•Contribution to the non-formal and informal learning of adults with a creative and empathy component to help young generations improve their creativity and to improve their empathy for vulnerable groups. Project results will give parents and grandparents knowledge, skills, competences and tools to promote creativity (storytelling, illustration, sound creation, animation creation) and empathy among children (content of the Twisted Tales). •Contribution to the non-formal and informal learning of adults to acquire new skills and competences, including digital competences.Parents and especially grandparents will - by using the project results - obtain digital skills and competences on how to find, download, create accounts and use mobile apps, how to upload different files, and share them on social media. •Contribution to social inclusion of vulnerable groups through the arts, by fostering innovative participatory and intercultural dialogue approaches.Project will contribute to social inclusion of vulnerable groups due to increased empathy among not only children but also their parents and grandparents.•Contribution to improved knowledge, skills and competences of parents and grandparents for support for children within distant learning due to improved digital skills of parents and grandparents.Specific objectives of the project are:- To (re)create, localise and digitalise four (4) fairy tales as a tool for parents and grandparents for creativity and empathy promotion among children,- To develop online platform and mobile application,- To develop tutorial package ""Twisted Tales"" for parents and grandparents,- To establish an online UGC (user generated content) exhibition.<< Implementation >>Within the project we will:-Develop the intelectual results-Implement mutual learning activities-Implemet project meeting-Monitor project iplementation-Disseminate the project results-Evaluate the project results and impact<< Results >>During the project implementation we will develop the following intellectual outputs:IO1: Detailed analysis of the final beneficiaries’ groups’ needsIO2: Tales creation, digitalisation and localizationIO3: Twisted Tales web and mobile application for creativity and participatory creationIO4: Tutorial package “Twisted Tales” for parents and grandparentsIO5: “Twisted Tales” exhibition and online archive of user generated stories (UGC)In each participating country there will also be a multiplier event with at least 50 participants.Within project management the following outputs will be developed:- Project web pages (1x)- Promotion of the project results on social media of the partners (at least 10 by each partner)- Promotion of project results on relevant platforms (EPALE, E+, ChildHub,…) and web pages of associate partners- Information of media about the project, it’s results by e-mails (at least 50 reporters in each country)- Individual presentation of the project results to media (at least 10 in each participating country)- At least 80 publications in different media in the participating countries- Individual presentation of the project results to organizations outside the partnership that offer initial and continuous education for teaching and support professionals in primaryschools and kindergartens (at least 3 in each country)- Gathering data for evaluation of the project results and impacts (1x)"

Applicant NGO Prima from Montenegro with partner organizations from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, France, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Romania, Serbia, Spain and Turkey, proposed project “We Choose Non-violence”. Realization lasted 11 months, from 01. October 2015. till 31. August 2016. Life without violence is basic human right which has to be available to all, without exception. Unfortunately a lot of people still think that women and LGBTs already have all rights. Even more, many people think that LGBTs are sick, deviant and dangerous, so that their rights should be cut. Especially in the poorer and traditional societies persists very strong resistance to changes in this field. Problem became complicated by the development of new technologies that have enabled widespread sharing very intimate contents. With more social networks, easy-to-use programs for video posting, lack of institutional measures to sanction hate speech in the media and the Internet, peer gender violence has even more devastating consequences. Even possibility to be publicly ridiculed and your fundamental rights could be disabled, inspires fear, especially among young people who are still developing their identity and their confidence is shaky. One of proofs for this is Gender Equality Index which indicates very high gender inequality in Balkans and many EU countries. After years of work with victims of gender violence, fight for gender equality and cooperation with NGOs at European level, conclusion is that we have common problem and need to undertake some solutions together. Our main goal was to build capacities which support broader struggle against gender violence as well as sharing culture of non-violence. We realized two types of activities: capacity building and mobility activities. In the frame of capacity building we realized: - national training of 26 peer volunteers as building of NGO Prima’s capacities in gender peer prevention at the local and national level. We trained peer educators mostly from Northern municipalities, where it is more conservative environment, which implies higher level of gender violence.- creation of Manual for prevention of gender based violence, aimed for youth workers, peer educators and youth in general. Manual is edited on line, at web sites and social networks of NGO Prima and project partners, available in English and, so to say, Balkan languages. Manual is tool for youth workers to educated new trainees in this topic, but also it’s suited to any young person who wants to check is he/she victim of gender violence abuser or abuser, or how to help to someone who is. - We raised capacities of our on line counseling for youth - Workshops of peer educators in schools and youth clubs in their municipalities- We created short video clip, available in Youtube channel of NGO Prima as a tool to attract more young people for our work in prevention of gender based violence and non-formal education too. In the frame of mobility activities we realized two trainings of youth workers, which was realized in Bar, Montenegro and gathered 67 youth workers from 17 countries + trainers and support staff. First training was about how to recruit and educate peer educators for prevention of gender violence and second covered topic of creating and writing public policies, strategies and laws in aim to prevent gender violence.In this project we devoted special attention to “soft” types of gender violence, especially to the trend of young abusers to treat verbal violence as a joke as well as the trend of the victims to treat jealousy and control as a sign of true love. Our mission is life without violence and gender inequality, for more inclusive Europe.