Practicing Coaching & Mentoring (PC&M) is a youth mobility project focused on providing coaching & mentoring techniques to youth workers in order to work more effectively with youngsters with fewer opportunities. The main objective of PC&M is: • To introduce a different approach on coaching & mentoring fewer opportunity youngsters The main objective can be separated in six aims: • To train 32 youth workers on how to coach & mentor fewer opportunity youngsters • To let youth workers and youth organisations define their own coaching method and approach towards inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities • To improve the quality of 12 youth organisations in the way how they work with youngsters • To create agogic working methods and implement them while coaching & mentoring young people with fewer opportunities • To disseminate and spread the outcomes of PC&M through mentoring youngsters in realizing a project • To disseminate and spread coaching, mentoring and its methodologically approach' through a coaching manual PC&M improved the skills and competences of 32 youth workers and youth organisations coming from: Greece, Czech, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, and Netherlands. All participating youth workers in the training activity are working with youngsters in their community and organisation. The youth workers and youth organisations improved themselves when it comes to coach and mentor youngsters with fewer opportunities in a more effective and productive way which enables these youngsters to be engaged, challenged, motivated and invited to be included in society. The training activity happened between 10/01/2019 (arrival day) and 18/01/2019 (departure day). Training venue: Olde Vechte, Ommen, The Netherlands The main methods used in PC&M is to show and let youth workers experience/practice a variety of coaching & mentoring techniques out of which they can distill what can be implemented in the target group they work with. PC&M consisted of 4 stages: • Preparation - youth workers defined the community and target group in which they are working • Training • Post-training - learnt material and techniques in PC&M were practiced and implemented back home through coaching sessions and a workshop • Dissemination & evaluation - spreading of tangible results and evaluation of the created impact through PC&M As an outcome of PC&M there is: 1) a research which defined the own cultural map in which the youth worker and youth organisation is working 2) coaching sessions with young people with fewer opportunities in which they are engaged to participate in society 3) a workshop to let the participating youth workers train other youth workers, volunteers, members of the organisation, etc. on coaching & mentoring 4) a manual which describes 'Coaching & Mentoring' which is spread and disseminated The long-term benefits of PC&M is the quality improvement of local, national and international projects regarding youth work and specifically the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.

Power of Change started with giving tools for working on personal development, continued by giving instruments of empathic communication, aiming at improving peacebuilding attitudes and skills through the self-development process. The used methodology in this project prepared the participants in a way to be able to coach the local youngsters they work with, using the knowledge and tools from the training. With this project youth workers were helped to think about their personal development and ways in which they can work towards goals and their full potential. During the training we provided participants frames and tools of empathic communication & conflict transformation, that they can use first of all for their personal life, and secondly to improve their social work and engagement. They were 35 participants in the first stage which was carried out in Georgia and 25 participants in the second stage which was in Germany. This young adults above the age of 20 came from 7 different countries. From every country there was at least one participant with fewer opportunities. The objective of this project was to help participants to development their personalities, getting tools for decision making, conflict transformation, logical thinking, goal setting, empathic communication, getting knowledge of breaking stereotypes, prejudices and to promote equality. Also they got informations about Erasmus+ programme. During the training there were different processes made, team-building, various workshops, daily evaluations, working groupsand other creative activities. Participants worked alone, in pairs or in a group Exercises were provided in combination with music, dance or play. The results of this project were that youth workers and these young adults can take this skils to their countries and share them. By earning this skills they are more likable to find a job or improve their selves in their working field. They gained stronger personality to solve problems in their daily lifes.

"<< Objectives >>The international project - ""Coaching for Youth work"" was a two-level ERASMUS+ project that followed the logical frame - starting with giving tools for working on personal development, continued by giving skills through the self-development process. The project was inspired by the Training Courses “Art of Midlines” and „Art of Peace “, which were of great success among the participants. Based on this motivation, the Applicant (APP) MY (Mosta Youth) and Receiving (RO) organization International Center for Peace and integration decided to upgrade the project, add a coaching part to it, involve new partners and provide opportunities for a wider group of participants. Therefore, the representatives of other countries had a chance to experience the same methodology and had a similar experience with a higher aim.By implementing this project, we wanted to prepare the participants to be able to coach the local youngsters they work with, using the knowledge and tools from the training. Main aims & objectives of the project was: • To stimulate the self-development process of the participants;• To increase employability and participation of youth workers, develop their professional skills and increase their efficiency;• To give the tools of coaching and supporting the youngsters in own communities;• To give the tools of empathic communication and conflict transformation for their daily life and work; • To build partnership and future cooperation on the basis of this project under Erasmus+ and improve the quality of local and international youth work;• To promote the respect of diversity, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, common values of freedom and human rights, practice tolerance, break stereotypes and prejudices, and fight against discrimination.<< Implementation >>The project contained 2 stages of Training Courses, with different foci, involving the same youth workers:1. The 1st Training Course: 20 - 27 October 2019, Bakuriani, Georgia.The TC brought together 35 youth workers (including 3 trainers) from Malta, Georgia, Latvia, Spain, Armenia, Ukraine, Italy and Azerbaijan. Personal development is a lifelong process. It’s a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals in order to realize and maximize their potential. Early life development and early formative experiences within the family, at school, etc. can help to shape us as adults, personal development should not stop later in life. This project was designed to help youth workers to think about their personal development and ways in which they can work towards goals and their full potential. 2. The 2nd Training Course: 8-15 February 2020, BAĦAR IĊ-ĊAGĦAQ, Malta.The TC brought together the same 35 participants from the same partner organizations, to continue the learning process.The activities we implemented during the training are: we provided participants frames and tools of empathic communication & conflict transformation which they could use first of all for their personal life, and secondly to improve their social work and engagement. Empathic communication focused on three aspects of communication: self-empathy (defined as a deep and compassionate awareness of one's own inner experience), empathy (defined as listening to another with deep compassion), and honest self-expression (defined as expressing oneself authentically in a way that is likely to inspire compassion in others).During the project we analysed dynamics of conflicts, but they were not approached directly neither politically. Participants got some main points and were offered new perspectives with which to look and work on them, on their own, all lifelong. Through the words of those that are dedicating or have dedicated part of their life to conflict resolution, participants got extremely useful instruments of challenges and achievements in peace building.This 2-level project helped to identify the skills needed to set life goals which can raise the confidence of young participants, enhance their employability prospects, develop their communication skills, how they relate with themselves and others and how to lead a more fulfilling, higher quality life. Plan to make relevant, positive and affective life choices and decisions for their future to enable personal empowerment. The requirements for the participation in this project was a commitment for the participants to attend both stages of the training. Therefore the general profile of the participants was the following:- Youth workers- Age: Above 20 - Gender balanced group- Readiness and availability to be involved in both stages of the project actively whilst dedicating time and effort to it.- Those, who have troubles in decision making, communication or conflict resolution- Those, who are working with the youngsters and are motivated to support their personal development- Those, who are interested in coaching- Those who are motivated to involve and develop new Erasmus + projects after the TCs.<< Results >>As the result of the project the participants gained and developed a set of new skills, competences, knowledge, raised awareness and changed attitudes towards personal development and youth work. They found out the strong and weak sides of their personality and life in order to work on their improvements, create clear vision of their future, real needs and preferences in private and professional life, make concrete action plans and get motivated to reach them.As a result of the two stage project participants:- learned new tools to “get out of the box”, enlarged their “comfort zone”, maximized their creativity and saw themselves and everything around as a possibility;- acquired the tools of coaching and supporting the youngsters in own communities;- employed the tools of empathic communication and conflict transformation for their daily life and work; - increased their employability and participation, developed their professional skills and increased their efficiency through reflecting on their personal and professional development goals and performance improvement objectives;- reflected on their intercultural experience of meeting with the representatives of different countries, cultures, backgrounds, religions, practice tolerance and break stereotypes & prejudices;- acted as the multipliers reproducing the tools and new knowledge facilitated in the project;- built partnerships and future cooperation on the basis of this project under Erasmus+ and improved the quality of local and international youth work.The main impact of the project was through ""Learning outcomes” of the participants: knowledge, skills, awareness & attitudes, that was acquired/ developed during the project."

"The training course - “Vote for Peace"" took place in the mountain town of Georgia - Bakuriani, during 13th - 20th of August, 2014. The project lasted for 8 days (including arrival and departure). It brought together 32 young people from 8 different countries, from European Union (EU) and Eastern Europe and Caucasus (EECA): Italy, Spain, Germany, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and Georgia.In frame of this project we invited young people from the countries in conflict with each other (Armenia & Azerbaijan, Georgia & Russia), hosted in Georgia, the country in frozen conflict with Russia, and gave them the tools of emphatic communication and conflict transformation.The themes of the project were: Understanding the concept and main values of emphatic communication, promoting tolerance, solidarity and peace without any discrimination, by dialogue among young people from different countries by different backgrounds, stimulate better understanding of diversities, and developing awareness of European Citizens. This TC encouraged the development of a peaceful, critical, democratic and creative thinking for the youth with active social, political and cultural role to construct a shared Europe.The learning methods of project were through non-formal and in-formal education. For to achieve the principal goals of the TC we’ve used different activities, such as: mixed group works, discussion/presentations, games, living library, workshops, role-plays, team-building activities, intercultural evenings and other creative activities."

"The international project - ""The Art of Peace"" was a two-level ERASMUS+ project that followed the logical frame - starting with giving tools for working on personal development, continued by giving instruments of emphatic communication, aiming at improving peace building attitudes and skills through the self-development process. The project was inspired by the Training Course “Art of Mind lines”, which had a great success among the participants and based on this motivation, the Applicant and Host partners decided to do the similar project, using the same methodology but with different partners and different aim - to prepare the participants in a way to be able to coach the local youngsters they work with, using the knowledge and tools from the training. The project contained 2 stages of Training Courses, with different focuses, involving mostly the same youth workers: 1st Training Course: 23-29 October, 2018, Bakuriani Georgia37 youth workers Personal development is a lifelong process. It’s a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals in order to realize and maximize their potential. Early life development and early formative experiences within the family, at school, etc. can help to shape us as adults, personal development should not stop later in life. This project was designed to help youth workers to think about their personal development and ways in which they can work towards goals and their full potential. 2nd Training Course: 31 March - 6 April, 2019, Osečná, Czech Republic37 youth workers During the training, we provided participants frames and tools of empathic communication & conflict transformation, that they can use first of all for their personal life, and secondly to improve their social work and engagement. Empathic communication focuses on three aspects of communication: self-empathy (defined as a deep and compassionate awareness of one's own inner experience), empathy (defined as listening to another with deep compassion), and honest self-expression (defined as expressing oneself authentically in a way that is likely to inspire compassion in others). During the project were analyzed dynamics of conflicts, but they will not be approached directly neither politically. Participants got some keys and were offered new perspectives with which to look and work on them, on their own, all lifelong. Through the words of those that are dedicating or have dedicated part of their life to conflict resolution, participants got extremely useful instruments of challenges and achievements in peacebuilding.This 2 level project helped to identify the skills needed to set life goals which can raise the confidence of young participants, enhance their employability prospects, develop their communication skills, how they relate with themselves & others and will lead to a more fulfilling, higher quality life. Plan to make relevant, positive and effective life choices and decisions for their future to enable personal empowerment. Main aims & objectives of the project were: • To stimulate the self-development process of the participants; • To increase employability and participation of youth workers, develop their professional skills and increase their efficiency; • To give the tools of coaching and supporting the youngsters in own communities; • To give the tools of emphatic communication and conflict transformation for their daily life and work; • To get intercultural experience by meeting with the representatives of different countries, cultures, backgrounds, religions, practice tolerance and break stereotypes & prejudices; • To build partnership and future cooperation on the basis of this project under Erasmus+ and improve the quality of local and international youth work. The team of trainers has a huge background in this field and has been implementing many projects for youth workers around the world. The methodology is based on learning by doing, which refers to the process of making meanings from direct experience. The method has been implemented by the concepts of learning by thinking and learning by loving. Learning by thinking denotes the action of reflecting on the process going on, in order to get knowledge from it. Finally, learning by loving expresses the importance given to motivation and passion that enrich the learning experience. The methodology was based on the concepts of developing and challenging individuals and groups through a creative stimulation that connects objective contents with personal experience and internalization. The exercises (called ‘processes’) may involve talking, while in another participants were listening or visualizing certain thoughts. Exercises were provided in combination with music, dance or play. There were inside and outdoor processes.The impact on youthworkers, partner organizations, local communities etc was huge. More explained below."