<< Objectives >>The project P.E.A.C.E. Promoting European Awareness to Contrast Extremism, is based on the analysis of the current situation in Europe regarding the inclusion of minorities and human rights, often guided by a demagogic use of political rhetoric leading to racist ideas and behaviors. Different forms of populism are sweeping through EU member states mixing euroscepticism, nationalism, xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiments and widening the gap between the perception and reality of migration. The result is the greater diffusion of stereotypes and misconceptions about migrants in the public debate, a breeding ground for anti-migrant rhetoric, hate speech and populist approaches. Populism is a very complex phenomenon that is increasingly affecting the European public debate, thanks to its masterful use of racist political propaganda. Social insecurity, the delegitimization of institutions, the criminalization and identification of migrants and refugees as enemies, are producing a highly polarized and aggressive debate, facilitated by the spread of new technologies. Social media and other Internet tools thus help encourage self-segregation and increase social divisions. In this context, P.E.A.C.E. aimed to raise awareness, among youth workers and the young people involved, on the spread of different forms of populism, which use propaganda and rhetoric to incite racism and xenophobia, promoting anti-racist approaches in Europe. Specifically, P.E.A.C.E. was aimed at young people with the following objectives: raise youth awareness on the daily growth of discrimination and racism Europe and foster sensitization among peers; provide youth workers and peer educators with new methodological tools and approaches to oppose every form of discrimination; share and map good practices and working methods among local, international organizations and NGOs to make more effective the local and global anti-racist action in EU and worldwide.<< Implementation >>P.E.A.C.E. is a pilot project, including four strategic actions: 1 Training Course -TC, 1 Advanced Planning Visit -APV and 2 Youth Exchanges -YEs. During the actions were implemented different activities aimed not only at creating awareness on the previously mentioned issues but also at fostering active participation of young people in the fight against racism. Among the activities: workshops, thematic sessions, work in group, plenary moments, interactive presentations, activities to share the good practices and methods used, sessions to reflect on pedagogical approaches, sessions to test, evaluate and upgrade NFE tools, study visits and final events (Training in Action and Youth 4 P.E.A.C.E. in Action) to allow participants to experiment, own the tools and replicate them once back home. The whole project was based on non-formal education methodologies, based on the learning by doing approach, where the specific learning objectives set in each activity, allows to target the action to the participants needs and to ensure a coherent learning process. Among its main pillars: personal empowerment, competences and skills’ development; participation, horizontality and the fact of being tailor made on the participants' learning needs. The project involved 30 participants in the TC, 8 in the APV and 45 young people in the YEs, therefore 83 total participants. In order to reach young people living in areas at risk of social exclusion and racist discrimination, the consortium defined the profile of the participants firstly including youth workers and activists specifically interested in opposing racism and discrimination. The youth workers and activists involved were chosen among people currently collaborating with the partner organisation directly and also with youth centers in suburban or isolated areas of the major European cities within the countries involved in the project. Moreover, the participants of the YE also included other young people coming from urban, suburban or isolated areas of such cities which generally are not able to participate in an international mobility opportunity and who might have been victims themselves of discriminations or influenced by the aforementioned populist rhetoric.<< Results >>The project P.E.A.C.E. wanted to accomplish a widespread impact on a local, regional and national scale through the dissemination of the results and the circulation of knowledge on the issue, using NFE methodologies. The major result was the capillary multiplication of the mobility and learning experience pursued by the participants in their different backgrounds. More specifically, among the reached results: 1. sharing of the existing good practices, projects and the used tools to promote anti-racism within the consortium members; 2. design a pedagogical approach to apply in the anti-racist activities at local and national level; 3. testing and upgrading of NFE tools that can be used to encourage youth active participation both online and offline; 4. to widespread raise awareness actions on anti-racism among young people and their local communities. The follow up activities consisted in a set of workshops targeted to the TC participants’ colleagues, other activists, young people participating in the YE and other young people going to the youth centres where the Youth workers currently work. The common goal was to enhance the impact of the project activities so as to increase the youth work quality in the field of anti-racism by sharing tools and methods. Therefore, the further dissemination of the project results, using raising awareness workshops on anti-racism, reached not only the direct beneficiaries but also their peers, both online and offline. This mechanism ensured the long term viability of the project and its sustainability on a long term perspective, even in a period characterized by a pandemic outbreak, lockdowns and mobility restrictions.

"<< Objectives >>EIRENE Peace-building and Conflict Management through Non Formal Education was a multi-action pilot project with the objective of strengthening peace-building and conflict management actions at local, national and EU levels through non formal education and participatory tools. The project grew out of the consortium's need to implement peace awareness actions by engaging young people in debates and exchange spaces to address the dimensions of ""conflict"" at personal and societal levels. This was highlighted by the analysis of the current situation in Europe in the era of pandemic and social networks. At that stage, the interests and perceptions of individuals and groups, amplified by the use of social networks, tend to create polarized opinions, distrust and social conflicts. Hatred, violence and discrimination, ""border protection,"" armed conflicts and cultural supremacism are stronger in public discourse. Thus, the need has emerged to develop tools to further enhance peace education and conflict management techniques within youth groups. In recent years Lunaria and its partners have aimed precisely at this goal. Pacifism, with its broad spectrum of approaches, rejects the use of violence and seeks alternative ways to address conflicts through nonviolence. to address conflicts through nonviolent means. Protests, blockades, peaceful demonstrations, civil disobedience, and objection, among others, are effective tools to counter oppression and promote human rights. Specifically, work with youth is central because it lays the foundation for an effective culture of peace, seeking to produce knowledge and tools among youth workers, activists, organizations, and, most importantly, youth themselves. The project was structured into four interconnected actions: a Training Course - A.1 TC, a Virtual Preparatory Visit - A.2 Online APV, and two Youth Exchanges - A.3; A.4 YEs. The consortium designed this structure to facilitate access to knowledge and resources of youth work at the European, national, regional, and local levels to support the exchange of practices related to peace education and conflict management, in a peer learning perspective. In order to achieve the overall objective stated above, a number of specific objectives are linked to each sub-action to ensure a coherent pathway through the different phases of the project. In detail: A.1 - TC: - to explore the issues of violence, conflict management and peacebuilding; - to share existing methods and approaches, in the field of peacebuilding and conflict management, used by partner organizations in their EU countries; - to develop, test, evaluate and update methods and tools for peacebuilding and conflict management to be offered to youth and local communities. A.2 - APV Online: - to gather the Group Leaders of the next two Youth Exchanges, YEs, in order to prepare the next steps of the project, provide logistical information, share information on participants, profiles and needs, so as to structure agendas and select approaches, tools and working methods to be used later in the two Exchanges. A3; A.4 - YEs: - to reach out to youth, and youth at risk of exclusion, to promote intercultural exchange, understanding and learning; - ro raise awareness of peace building and conflict management as a first step to then promote participation and active citizenship once they return home. In addition, the project was designed in line with the objectives set by the European Training Strategy-ETS in the youth sector, such as contributing to the development, well-being and social inclusion of young people and the exchange of good practices, training, skills acquisition and peer learning. EIRENE has taken into account the Sustainable Development Goals 2030-SDG, No. 16, focused on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, with the goal of reducing all forms of violence, ensuring responsiveness, inclusive participation and the protection of fundamental freedoms.<< Implementation >>EIRENE Peace-building and Conflict Management through Non Formal Education was a multi-action pilot project consisting of 4 interconnected sub-actions linked by a coherent pedagogical path and approach and targeting different beneficiaries. All partner organizations participated in the various sub-actions allowing for consistent and homogeneous knowledge sharing and dissemination. In addition, the participation of the entire consortium in the different phases of the project enabled the networking of knowledge, exchange of experience, multiplication of results in the following phase, and involvement of indirect beneficiaries in the follow-up phase. The implementation of the activities is described below: A.1 Training Course - TC Dates: 05 -11 July 2022Venue: La Buona Terra, Location Campagnana 26, Passignano sul Trasimeno, Perugia, Italy Associations: Lunaria/Artemide - Italy, Concordia - France, Mopka - Hungary, Jaunatne smaidam - Latvia, STAD - Turkey, Mano Europa - Lithuania, VCZ - Croatia N. Participants: 25 Profile of participants: most of the TC participants were between 20 and 30 years old on average, active as peer educators and youth workers, and more adults, over 35, working as youth workers and social workers, to participate. Specific measures were activated during the selection phase to ensure the heterogeneity of the different profiles and encourage the participation of people with different ages, gender identities, and experiences. A.2 Online Preparation Visit - APV Online Dates: 09 - 10 August 2022 Location: Online Associations: Lunaria/Artemide - Italy, Concordia - France, Mopka - Hungary, Jaunatne smaidam - Latvia, STAD - Turkey, Mano Europa - Lithuania, VCZ - Croatia N. Participants: 8 Profile of participants: the 8 group leaders who took part in the APV Online were selected from participants previously involved in the VTC. Thus, the average age and profile were the same as in the VTC. A.3 Youth Exchange 1 - YE1 Dates: 06 - 13 October 2022 Arrival Participants: 05 October 2022 Departure Participants: 14 October 2022 Venue: Casa Laboratorio il Cerquosino, San Faustino 22 Morrano 05019, Orvieto (TR), Italy Associations: Lunaria/Artemide - Italy, STAD - Turkey, Mano Europa - Lithuania, VCZ - Croatia N. Participants: 27 A.4 Youth Exchange 2 - YE2 Dates: 06 - 13 November 2022 Arrival Participants: 05 November 2022 Departure Participants: 14 November 2022 Location: Casa Laboratorio il Cerquosino, San Faustino 22 Morrano 05019, Orvieto (TR), Italy Associations: Lunaria/Artemide - Italy, Concordia - France, Mopka - Hungary, Jaunatne smaidam - Latvia N. Participants: 28 Profile of participants: the age of the participants in both exchanges was between 18 and 30 years old, although the majority of the group was between 18 and 25. In the group finalization phase, space was made for the participation of youth from secondary schools located in suburban settings and youth who were victims of bullying and discrimination. In order to facilitate integration and socialization among participants, each national group was supported by a WG who previously participated in VTC and APV, or in the case of STAD, was one of their colleagues. We tried to ensure as much as possible a gender balance in the identification of WGs and participants, while also trying to avoid marking an age difference between them.<< Results >>EIRENE, consistently, aimed to achieve impact both locally, regionally and nationally by disseminating results, passing on knowledge, methodologies and multiplying experience. Specifically: - LOCAL, REGIONAL, and NATIONAL LEVEL: The project has strengthened collaboration between different civil society actors and led to the creation of new partnerships with local organizations and youth centers by involving new youth as indirect beneficiaries. Representatives of associations, youth workers and youth trainers were the active promoters of raising awareness of peace-related issues. The project also provided an opportunity to present to young people the mobility opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ program. - EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL: Over the past two decades, the EU has been increasingly involved in conflict prevention and peace promotion. The Lisbon Treaty (2009) enshrined, for the first time, ""preserving peace, preventing conflict and strengthening international security"" as one of the objectives of EU external action. Furthermore, in its 2011 communication, Agenda for Change, the Commission reaffirms its commitment to ensuring the achievement of the EU's objectives in the areas of development policy, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and international security. It is crucial to recognize the role that civil society organizations play in promoting peaceful conflict resolution and building a more peaceful world. EIRENE has embraced this priority, setting the stage for effective advocacy and peace education. - TC PARTICIPANTS: Youth workers and volunteers learned new tools they could apply in their work with youth in their local organizations. Initially, a Training-in-Action phase was planned, in which participants had to develop and test activities. This phase, due to the profile of the group and consistent with the objectives of the project, was replaced by additional in-depth workshops on the topic and an Open Space session, in which some participants proposed activities and took on the role of facilitators. This allowed for a critical analysis of pedagogical approaches while refining their international group management skills and encouraging new inclusive approaches. - GROUP LEADERS: 8 participants took part in the next phases of the project as Group Leaders. The Online VPA enabled them to enhance their organizational and logistical skills in international youth-focused events, sharing knowledge and methodologies to be applied in outreach actions on the topic. During YEs they put into practice the skills they acquired in the TC by facilitating non formal education activities. They also honed their teamwork skills by collaborating with other WGs and the coordinating association coordinator, as well as managing group dynamics. - YEs PARTICIPANTS: The young YEs participants had heterogeneous profiles in terms of background and previous experience. For many it was their first youth exchange experience, where they were able to experience an intercultural context and strengthen expressive skills in their native language and English. This experience allowed them to develop self-esteem, the ability to recognize their personal and social skills, autonomy and self-organization, and also to manage some activities during the exchange. The group setting allowed them to strengthen their interpersonal skills and enhance their intercultural skills. - PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS: They developed innovative tools and methodologies to raise awareness of peace and conflict management among the youth participating in their activities. Indeed, they have developed new know-how and skills to develop effective responses to the current increase in discrimination and intolerance."

"<< Objectives >>HURRICANE - HUman Rights' awareness Raising by Improving Creative Actions and Non-formal Education was a multi action project with the general objective of providing young operators, activists and young Europeans with new artistic tools to raise awareness on human rights issues, multiplying the active citizenship’s actions within the local communities in Europe. This objective came from the consortium shared need of contrasting xenophobic discrimination and human rights disregard, phenomenon on the rise in nowadays Europe, fuelled by populist and xenophobic policies. Although in 2009 the European Union adopted the Lisbon Treaty, thanks to which the European Charter of Fundamental Rights has officially entered into force, some governments keep on opposing the requests of associations and individual citizens to guarantee fairness and tolerance, creating a great disparity between citizens. Due to a series of violent attacks that took place in various areas of the Continent, a lot of State applied severe anti-terrorism measures, restricting several liberties and rights of citizens, from the freedom of movement to the freedom of expression and opinion. Although necessary, these safety measures were used in an unfair way by many governments, limiting the action field of NGOs and civil society organizations. Minorities and oppositions also got attacked by these policies, creating a climate of discomfort and fear. Within this frame, young people are losing trust towards this system, and they are asking for change both online and offline. Several demonstrations throughout the old continent showed the involvement of teenagers and young adults, who took the street asking respect for human rights and European values. Many campaigns and hashtags are shared in their social media pages, spreading information and supporting the local actions created by their peers worldwide. HURRICANE placed itself within this general framework with the aim of providing young people, operators in the non-formal education sector and European civil society organizations, with new tools and artistic methods aimed at creating awareness of European values, as well as refining tools and methodologies within youth work to create new human rights awareness raising actions on a local and international scale. The project was divided into four interconnected actions: a Training Course- TC, an Advance Planning Visit- APV and two Virtual Youth Exchanges- YEs. In order to reach the macro objective stated above, a set of specific objectives -SO was connected to each sub-action, creating a coherent path throughout the different phases:A1.TC:- to raise awareness on the current situation in Europe concerning HRs related issues; - to exchange good practices and actions/projects in the field of HRs and share existing methods youth workers and organizations are using to promote equity and active citizenship in the involved countries;- to strengthen the collaboration of youth workers within the consortium;- to further develop and test tools and methodologies to enhance HRs' education among young people and local communities.A2.APV:- to gather the future group leaders of the two Youth Exchanges - YEs in order to prepare the upcoming steps, run the logistic check, develop the final agendas and select the working methods to apply during the two YEs.A3.YE1; A4.YE2:- to make sensitization among young people on the nowadays situation regarding HRs in Europe;- to reflect on European citizenship and how HRs' are valued in Europe;- to make young people experiment new tools, by planning and testing digital campaigns on HRs and active citizenship with peers and local communities.The project also aimed at developing two of the Strategic Objectives - SO, in the ""Education and Training 2020"" field: SO2 - Improve the quality and effectiveness of education and training (through TC) and SO3 - Promote the equity, social cohesion and active citizenship (through the YE and subsequent follow up measures). In addition, the project was in line with the priorities of the Annual Work Program-AWP 2019 which aimed to implement initiatives and projects to support social inclusion, enhance diversity and intercultural dialogue. Furthermore, the AWP aimed at promoting the common values of freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights.<< Implementation >>HURRICANE was composed of 4 sub-actions, interconnected with each other and linked by a pedagogical and educational approach, articulated on various levels and addressed to different beneficiaries. All the partner organizations took part in the actions of the project, allowing a more homogeneous dissemination and sharing of knowledge. The project forecasted the involvement of different target groups with different profiles, experiences and ages within its sub-actions. This was made to guarantee the exchange of experiences, the networking of knowledge, the following phase of multiplication of results and the involvement of new indirect beneficiaries during the follow up. In details: A1. Training Course- TCDATES: 10-16h October 2019 Arrival of participants: 09th October 2019 Departure of participants: 17th October 2019 VENUE: Casa Laboratorio Il Cerquosino, Morrano, Orvieto (TR), ItalyASSOCIATIONS: Lunaria-Italia, Artemide-Italia, AMC-Portugal, Break the Borders-Greece, MOPKA-Hungary, MAGNET-Serbia, Universitur-Romania, R.E.D.-Turkey.N. of PARTICIPANTS: 27PARTICIPANTS PROFILE: the TC participants had an average age between 25 and 35 years old, but it was also given the possibility to younger people, between 18 and 25, active as peer educators and youth animators and more adult, and over 40 who work as youth workers and social operators, to participate. During the selection phase, specific measures were activated to guarantee the heterogeneity of the different profiles and encourage the participation of people with different ages, gender identities and experiences.A2. Advance Planning Visit- APVDATES: 29-30th January 2020 Arrival of participants: 28th January 2020Departure of participants: 31st January 2020VENUE: Tenuta Sant’Antonio, Poggio Mirteto (RI), ItalyASSOCIATIONS: Lunaria-Italia, Artemide-Italia, AMC-Portugal, Break the Borders-Greece, MOPKA-Hungary, MAGNET-Serbia, Universitur-Romania, R.E.D.-Turkey.N. of PARTICIPANTS: 8PARTICIPANTS PROFILE: the 8 GLs that took part in the APV were initially selected from the participants previously involved in the TC. The average age and profile therefore was the same as for the TC.A3. Youth Exchange 1- YE1DATES: 04-13th June 2021 VENUE: OnlineASSOCIATIONS: Lunaria-Italia, Artemide-Italia, AMC-Portugal, MOPKA-Hungary, Break the Borders-Greece.N. of PARTICIPANTS: 25A4. Youth Exchange 2-YE2DATE: 01-10 July 2021VENUE: OnlineASSOCIATIONS: Lunaria-Italia, Artemide-Italia, MAGNET-Serbia, Universitur-Romania, R.E.D.-Turkey.N. of PARTICIPANTS: 25YEs PARTICIPANTS PROFILE: the age of the participants in both exchanges varied between 18 and 30 years old, even if the majority of the group was aged between 18 and 25. During the finalization phase of the group, space was given to the participation of young people from secondary schools located in suburban contexts and young people who have been victims of bullying and discrimination. In order to facilitate the integration and interrelation between groups, each national group was accompanied by a GL, an adult who previously participated in the TC and the APV, or was a colleague of them, and who could have been over 30 years old. We prioritized a gender balance in the identification of the GLs and participants, also trying to avoid a too marked age difference between them.<< Results >>The project HURRICANE, thanks to its internal subactions and the follow-up phases, it managed to create an effective impact at local, national and international levels, as well as in the daily work of organizations and participants. Specifically:LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL: the project strengthened the networking between civil society subjects and led to the creation of new partnerships with local organizations and youth centres. In this action, the representatives of the associations, the operators of the educational sector and the activists of the TC, helped to facilitate the involvement, at local and regional level, of new young people as indirect beneficiaries. The project also contributed to presenting locally, and in particular in suburban areas where young people have few opportunities for involvement, the mobility opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ program. Thanks to the virtual mobilities applied in the final part of the project, it also contributed to restoring the social fabric after months of lockdown and restrictions due to the COVID19 pandemics. AT EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL: the project was part of the mid-term strategy undertaken by Lunaria and which is involving other European organizations, as well as part of the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations network and the CCIVS - Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, of UNESCO. Thanks to the project it was possible to offer new opportunities of exchange and training to all its members, especially in a period of decreased mobility. TC PARTICIPANTS: the youth workers and volunteers of the different organizations learned new tools of non-formal education to use in their daily work with young people, and were able to develop others to better meet their local needs. Thanks to the last part of the training, the Training in Action-TiA, designed to test the methodologies and activities created by the participants, it was possible to make a critical analysis of the different pedagogical approaches, with the possibility to try and evaluate some of the activities to be then proposed during the YEs and the activities to be part of the follow up. It also allowed them to refine the facilitation and management skills of international groups, bringing a better sensitivity in the activities proposed by their sending association and encouraging new inclusive approaches..GROUP LEADERS: 8 participants took part in the following phases of the project as group leaders. The APV allowed them to refine the logistical and organizational capabilities in international events targeted to young people, to network the knowledge and methodologies, developing new pedagogical approaches to be applied to awareness-raising actions on human rights. During the YEs they put into practice the skills acquired in the TC and they adapted, as facilitators, some of the workshops prepared during the TiA sessions part of the TC. They experienced the team work, collaborating with other GLs and the coordinator of the hosting organization, as well as managing the dynamics of a group and the possible conflicts that arose.PARTICIPANTS YEs: the young people who took part in the virtual youth exchanges had different profiles, both for geographical background and previous experiences. For some of them, the YE was the first virtual exchange experience, where they had the chance to experience an intercultural context and strengthen their expressive skills in their mother tongue and English. They developed self-esteem, the ability to recognize their personal and social skills, independence and the ability to self-organize and to manage some specific tasks during their online mobility. They strengthened inter-relational and intercultural skills by being in contact with peers from different European countries. Thanks to the whole exchange and the participation in the Human Rights in Action-HiA workshops, young participants were able to raise awareness among their peers about human rights and active citizenship by using digital graphics and video techniques, developing new group communication, digital, organizational and management skills.PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS: they developed new tools and methodologies to raise awareness and promote human rights, both locally and nationally among the young people participating in their activities. Thanks to the results, the materials of the YEs and the TC methodologies, they were able to create new workshops and integrate the existing ones, develop know-how and skills to effectively respond to the current spread of xenophobia and discrimination as well as improving their communication skills."

<< Objectives >>The project “the whole is more than the sum of the single parts; extra-ordinary journey into the dis-abilities”, is a multi-actions project that involved Italy, Romania, Greece, Albania, Kosovo, Turkey, Montenegro, Croatia and Macedonia. It was addressed to social workers, volunteers and activists dealing with helping relations with young disabled and with young pople with fewer opportunities, refugees and migrants with or without disability. 3 actions were carried out: a mobility for Youth workers in November 2019, and two youth exchanges: one in February 2020 and because of the pandemic emergency, second youth exchange was held in October 2021.The project, provided new tools, new methodologies the social workers involved in the integration of people with disability and fewer opportunities, The project has provided social workers on the integration of people with disabilities and with fewer opportunities, new tools and new methodologies to effectively implement skills in helping relationships and refine strategies.The objective has expanded during the two youth exchanges, where we dedicated in the relationship between youngsters with and without disabilities. All the work was facilitated by the non-formal education, that, thanks to its new, innovative and versatile approach, facilitated through methodologies based on theatre of oppressed techniques and integrated theatre, all the creative processes of each participants without leaving anyone behind.The project not only allowed participants with disabilities to relate outside known contexts, with people from all over Europe, but also and above all allowed young people without disabilities to compete with what is often a taboo, a difficult approach, a prejudice.We can say that we reached the maximum of the goals we set: knowledge, inclusion, relationships among peers, beyond disability, healthy and authentic relationships, connections that we know, continue even after the end of the project. New friends, new possibilities, new Partner to create solidarity networks and deep listening.During the simulated active citizenship, the participants concretely promoted inclusive processes, reaching the awareness of their own value, the strength of their ideas; they experienced availability and flexibility by collaborating with each other, overcoming moments of difficulty in an open and constructive way, going over limits and borders.<< Implementation >>the project was divided into three specific moments: a training for trainers lasting 7 days of activity which involved the following countries; Italy, Romania, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Turkey, Croatia and Albania.As per email communication addressed to Dr. Pignocco Luca on November 6, 2019 there was a change of partner, Greece to replace Spain, unable to participate.Action A1 TC 22 participants involved:Trainer and facilitators support staff: n. 41 trainer from Artemide Association, Italy1 trainer from Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Montenegro1 facilitator from ONG THY Kosovo1 support staff Artemide Association, ItalyParticipants 18All participants were active people within their associations. Didn’t participate in the training people find through generic calls. We worked on putting ourselves on other’s shoes, and on our personal experience related with obstacles, invisible disabilities to the eyes of those who look at you but present in each and every one of us.Action A2 Participants Countries: Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey, Montenegro, ItalyFrom the 22nd of February to the 3rd of March202025 Participants including 4 participants with disabilities from Italy, and 2 from Macedonia - all disabilities were to be classified in the autism spectrum, cognitive delays and behavioural disorders. The Active Citizenship simulated saw all the group involved in activities to manage the place, manual and artistic activities. The participation of young people with disabilities, gave the opportunity to the participants in Action A1 to put in practice the tools tested during the training.Action A3 Participants Countries: Kosovo, Romania, Greece, Albania, ItalyFrom the 18th to the 26th October 2021Total participants 27 . Participants with disability: 6: 4 from Italy, 2 from Kosovo.As planned, the group presented young people with disabilities and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, for some of them it was not only the first Erasmus project, but the project was the first opportunity for a mobility outside their own Country.<< Results >>The project “the whole is more than the sum of the single parts; extra-ordinary journey into the dis-abilities”, thanks to the different actions, reached excellent results in different levels: local, national and international. In addition to the effective impact on participants during the whole actions. In particular:LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELThe project strengthened and focused a lot on networking among all the partners, it connected different subjects both from the Orvieto area, social cooperatives, local but also national and European associations. It created new networks and strengthened the existing ones. In addition to the direct beneficiaries, it involved indirect beneficiaries through specially dedicated meetings and days. In a local level, during the TC, we met the Amleto in Viaggio association that deals with integrated theatre with disabled people. The participants in the TC, could interact directly both with youngsters and the social workers and start new collaboration. In our project there was a social cooperative from Torino that participated in all the 3 action, and the interaction with Amleto in viaggio was very fruitful both in the exchanging the information and the work methodologies.During the youth exchange, because of the restriction due to the pandemic situation, it was not possible to visit the local institution for the dissemination and immediate confirmation of collaboration. But, in this occasion, the Mayor of the Municipality of Parrano, with a negative covid test, came to visit un in the Casa Laboratorio Il Cerquosino, to meet the participants and listen to their stories, share their work and imagine possible future projects together.EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELThe project is a part of the Mission of our association: create networks, mobility, learning context through replicable methodologies. Involving young people with disabilities, young people with fewer opportunities from different European countries, confirmed once again that it is not just an idea to be implemented, but that it is an achievable action. It is a necessary action especially after these two years of isolation due to the pandemic, allowing girls and boys coming from difficult backgrounds to meet and exchange experiences is an action that can and must be done, using the opportunity that the Erasmus + program offers. It was an exciting result for everyone.PARTICIPANTSFor all the social workers and the volunteers that participated in the TC, was a very rich and highly formative moment, an empowerment both on a personal level and at the level of restitution in their organizations to add to their daily work new and functional tools for the relationship both with young people with disabilities, but also in work in teams. They have honed their skills to facilitate and manage international groups with special needs. During the TC, we experimented some tools that they then used during the YEs. The topic of the project, the help relationship in relation to frailties and disabilities, saw us start directly from ourselves in an open and deep confrontation.Young people with disabilities and young people with fewer opportunities from disadvantaged social, family and geographical backgrounds participated in the international exchanges. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONAll organizations have developed new skills in relation to the approach to disability, but not only, they have developed sensitivity, interest and awareness that Erasmus + projects, in an integrated form, are a formidable inclusion approach for various disabilities.The partnership of the project, was studied and chosen related with the delicate topic of disability, with young with fewer opportunities with and without disability, with a competent and careful partnership, specialized social workers on disability issues, psychologists, and staff with experience in managing the needs of the participants.The partners involved expanded their experience in the European field, regarding mobility, organization and management of any difficulties that may arise before, during and after the project. As the reflection we had after the project n. 2018-2-IT03- KA105-014079 hold in November 2018, with this project we went deeper in the topic of inclusion of young people with disability, fewer opportunities, contexts of forced migration, in the Erasmus+ program.

"<< Objectives >>The project “Whoever wants to see the rainbow, has to learn to love the rain; paths of resilience” is a multi-action project, focused on the help relationship, addressed to young refugees, migrants and youngster living in disadvantage situations, dictated by unfavourable contexts and forced migration. The topic touched on is the concept of Resilience; the goal, achieved was to provide young workers and social volunteers, who find themselves welcoming and working with migrants and refugees, new tools to effectively implement skills on the help relationship. The project was developed with a training for trainers and two Youth Exchanges as follow up of the training. Iin the first phase of the project were mainly social workers , sent by partner associations operating in the following countries: ITALY, MOLDOVA-TRASNISTRIA, KOSOVO, GREECE ,PALESTINE, ISRAEL, MONTENEGRO AND SPAIN involved in the help relationship, in the refugee camps, in Palestine, in Bethlehem, in Nazareth Israel , volunteers and youth workers working in all the other partner associations of the project.After, we implemented the project with two Youth Exchanges that involved groups of young people from the partners' reference contexts.Project objectives: explore difficulties and possibilities that arise in relation to migratory phenomena, social rights-duties, and the possibility of resilience, despite everything.The whole project was based on the tools of non formal education, in the training we focused both on the social and right area, and on the recognition of personal resources.In particular, through research and direct testimony, we analysed differences, similarities, miscegenation, hybridity, being in-between between different social and cultural contexts and the possibilities of resilience and social inclusion.The two youth exchanges were the direct consequence of the training work. The participants, accompanied by the group leaders who participated in the training, focused on the theme of resilience, bringing their own contribution as individuals and as a group.Direct practice on the field, through a simulation of active citizenship, through direct experience has given everyone the opportunity to cross the symbolic and real boundary of complexity and has led us to develop effective relationships, rules and ideas for an extraordinary daily. We have activated inclusion paths starting from one's own specificities and needs, as individual and as a group.<< Implementation >>Il progetto “Chi desidera vedere l'arcobaleno, deve imparare ad amare la pioggia; percorsi di resilienza"" , took place in the Casa Laboratorio Il Cerquosino, Orvieto Italia.The focus of the project was social inclusion, the analysis of migration paths, the fight against discrimination and the concept of resilience applied to our experiences, to our lives.Involved Countries: Italy, Moldova-Trasnistria, Kosovo, Greece ,Palestine, Israel, Montenegro And SpainThe project included 3 ACTIVITIES:A1: Mobility of youth workers - Partner Countries, arrival day 18/11/2021 – activities days 19 - 25 November 2021 – departures day 26/11/2021Changes requested and approved by the National Agency for youth - all the emails certifying the changes are attachedMontenegro didn’t participate at the training but participated at the youth exchangeTurkey for causes of force majeure – Covid 19 didn’t participate at the project at all, both for the TC and the YE.From Palestine: two young people already in Italy for study took part at the TCModavia- Transnistria; From 22 November 2021, having signed the addendum, the online mode was activated for the Moldovan partner since, due to the condition dictated by the Covid19 pandemic, the participants had the opportunity to stay in Italy only for 120 hours.The training was attended byn° 1 trainer form Artemide Associationn.°1 trainer from Israel Inma’a Association for Democracy and Capacity Building; n° 1 facilitator from Greece Break the BordersSupport staff: n° 1 from Artemide Association, Italyn° 18 participantsAll participants were active people within their associations. People recruited through generic calls did not participate in the training.We worked on putting ourselves in other people's shoes and on personal experience in relation to obstacles, personal life stories in relation to the concept of resilience.Action A2Dates: from the 27 (arrival day) of March to the 4 (departure day) April 2022Participant Countries: Italy, Greece, Spain and PalestineN° of Participants 25Profile of participantsAs planned, the group was formed by young people coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, for some of them it was not only the first Erasmus+ project, but the project was for them the first opportunity for a mobility outside their own CountryAction A3Dates: from the 21 (arrival day) to the 29 (departure day) April 2022Participant Countries: Italy, Kosovo, Israel, Moldova, MontenegroN° of Participants 25As planned, the group was formed by young people coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, for some of them it was not only the first Erasmus+ project, but the project was for them the first opportunity for a mobility outside their own CountryAll the actions took place at the headquarters of the Artemide Association, at the Casa Laboratorio Il Cerquosino, loc. San Faustino, 22 05018 Orvieto Terni<< Results >>The project “Whoever wants to see the rainbow, has to learn to love the rain; paths of resilience”, obtained excellent results in various fields: local, national and international, in addition to the effective impact on the participants during the 3 actions.In particular; LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL the project has strengthened both the relationship among all the partners, and has connected various subjects in the Orvieto area, social cooperatives, local but also national and European associations.It created new networks and strengthened the existent.In addition to the direct beneficiaries, it involved indirect beneficiaries through specially dedicated meetings and days.The project was presented to the municipality of Orvieto which for the occasion created a moment of meeting and sharing in the council room, in the presence of the councillor Alda Coppola with whom they established an interesting and fruitful dialogue regarding their experiences both in life both in relation to the project they were living.Contacts have been shared and new perspectives have been opened for our future projects in Erasmus Plus for our partners.EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL The project is part of the mission of our association: to create networks, mobility, learning contexts through replicable methodologies.The project, in all its actions, has confirmed to us the need to continue working for the inclusion of countries from difficult contexts, to give each other the opportunity to meet and exchange experiences.PARTICIPANTS For all the operators and volunteers who participated in the TC it was a very rich and highly formative moment, an empowerment both at a personal level and at a feedback level in their own organizations to add to their daily work new and functional tools for the relationship both with disabled young people, but also in work teams. They have honed skills in facilitating and managing international groups with special needs.During the TC we tested some tools in the field which were then activated during the YEThe topic of the project, resilience, has seen us start directly from ourselves in an open and deep confrontation.International exchanges were participated by refugees, refugees in Palestinian refugee camps, young people with fewer opportunities from disadvantaged social, family and geographical backgrounds.PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS All the organizations have developed new skills, have developed sensitivity, interest and awareness that Erasmus+ projects are a formidable approach of inclusion for young people who are both forced to emigrate and young people who experience difficult situations in their own countries.The partners involved have broadened their experience in the European field, regarding mobility, organization and management of any difficulties that may arise before, during and after the project.The project partnership was chosen and studied in relation to the conditions of young people with fewer opportunities, with a competent and attentive partnership, and with operators with experience in managing the needs of participants in the first Erasmus+ experiences."