"The project ""Hadi Gençler!!! – Come On YOUTHS!!!"" is a training course, financed by the European Commission through Erasmus+ programme (2014-2020), Key Action 1. The project will be implemented between 15 March and 15 August 2018 and the training course itself will take place in Bursa, Turkey between 7-14 May 2018. The 25 participants from 5 countries (Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain) will gather in Turkey in order to better understand young people's needs in order to manage to involve them in more national and international projects. In order to reach our goal we established 3 main objectives: 1)During the 5 months of the project, the 25 youth workers will gain more knowledge about what are young people needs, what are their desires, how can they be motivated and attracted to participate in more voluntary activities. 2)During the project, the 25 youth workers will gain more skills in creating attractive messages for young people, they will learn how to use the internet to attract young people, implement non-formal education methods that will engage more young people in their activities, and they will improve their teamwork and communication skills. 3) At the end of the project, the 25 youth workers will be more emphatic regarding young people's needs, they will be more motivated in their work and willing to use non-formal education as a tool, they will want to encourage young people to be more actively involved in the society, they will have fewer prejudices and stereotypes about young people way of acting and thinking. During our activities we will involve Muradiye Pofessional and Technical Anatolian High School and a number of minimum 150 young people from this high school. The youth workers will prepare non-formal activities that will attract them and help them realize the importance of being more involved in the community. We will promote Erasmus+ opportunities and we will encourage and help the young people to participate to international projects. We expect to have a positive impact in the lives of the youth workers, by giving them more self confidence in their ability to work with young people, while providing them the necessary skills and knowledge in order to produce their own impact in their local communities. The brochure and the blog of the project will help us reach a considerable number of youth workers and young people from all over Europe"

"<< Objectives >>""Be ready for the next level"" aims to familiarize youth with the concept of social entrepreneurship and businessopportunities. The Youth Exchange involves 44 participants from 7 countries encouraged to turn their ideas into actionsusing the ""Canvas Business Model"" as a tool for analyzing business and social entrepreneurship innovations. Theactivities are designed to encourage business techniques for 44 youth to encourage the development of the localeconomy, creating an inclusive labor market. Through this project, ALT357 wants to address the problem of youthunemployment and the lack of inclusion in the labor market, encouraging youth by sharing methods and entrepreneurshipopportunities to develop their business ideas.Based on the European Private Business Study involving 2,447 private businesses from 31 European countries, the mainchallenges youth entrepreneurs face are reduced access to information on financing opportunities, ambiguous businessplanning methods, lack of guidance and business incubators, as well as a lot of bureaucracy and unpredictable politicalchanges. During the project activities, as well as during the mobility, these challenges will be addressed and minimized byfamiliarizing youth with research methods, funding opportunities and promoting the business-focused mentality throughthe exercise in which they use ""Business Model Canvas"" as a tool. business analysis. All the materials in the project willbe published on the online platforms for the access of all interested youth people.The real problems:In Bulgaria: Unemployment rate 11.5% https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Bulgaria/youth_unemployment/In Croatia: 24.07% https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Bulgaria/youth_unemployment/Turkey 21.31% https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Turkey/youth_unemployment/Latvia: 14.68%: https: //www.statista.com/statistics/812167/youth-unemployment-rate-in-latvia/In Poland the situation of youth is a little better, being an example to follow and the central reason for their invitation to theproject.I did a questionnaire in organizations, and then I centralized in the Venn office:1 Needs of the local community:- high number of youth who do not have a job, NEET- the need to involve youth in the local economy- only 10% of those interviewed want to start a business (lack of confidence)2 Needs of partners:- to have youth who know MEN to share them with those from NGOs- leaders - resource persons to help us in the implementation of new entrepreneurial projects- exchange of experience between organizations on the topic of entrepreneurship- visibility of organizations in local communities3 The needs of youth pax:- lack of confidence in one's own strengths- not knowing the opportunities that they may have- lack of models in entrepreneurship- About 40.3% of youth are in poverty - https://w3.unece.org/PXWeb/en- many NEET youth are in a difficult situation - they are unemployed for over 4-5 months- I do not know the opportunities of the E + programThe project is in line with the National Strategy 2014-2020 -http: //mts.ro/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Strategia-tineretfinal.pdf, page 17 and with the Erasmus program for youth entrepreneurs: https: / /ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cos-wp2014-4-05-erasmus-young-entrepreneurs. Project objectives:1. Providing information on business opportunities and financing locally, nationally and internationally for 44 youth fromBulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Latvia, Turkey, Lithuania and Romania to encourage youth entrepreneurship during mobilityand the project.2. Introducing business-oriented thinking ideas, to the 44 participants of the project working with the “Business modelpanel” on the ideas offered by them;3. Creating 7 social entrepreneurship business plans based on the ideas of the project participants that can beimplemented at local and national level during the 14 months of the project4. Increasing self-confidence for 21 youth with reduced opportunities through their active involvement in the 14 months ofthe project, especially in mobility.According to the National App 2021 project1 Reach the horizontal prowess: social inclusion - by involving youth with reduced opportunities in all stages of theproject, promoting equality, gender balance and non-discrimination.2 Specific priority of the youth:- By involving young participants who are at risk of social exclusion and learning through non-formal education methods.(21 youth with reduced opportunities) - including refugees and migrants- Increasing the volume and quality of learning mobility resulting in the YouthPass Certificate<< Implementation >>The theme of entrepreneurship for youth is the unification of 44 youth from 7 countries of the program in a period of 8days to work with non-formal learning methods on business analysis, the Canvas business model, founding opportunities,forming an oriented mentality. for business in a multicultural environment. As a proof and proof of her learning progress,they will use the YouthPass certificate. The mobility site is suitable to accommodate all 44 youth in suitable conditions andhas a dining area and equipped conference rooms, which guarantees the good development of the sessions. Foractivities involving visits to the local community at the City Hall and local businesses in Horezu, a bus is available tofacilitate their safety and good time management.In the mobility sessions non-formal learning methods adapted to the needs will be used and projected around the projectobjectives. The methodology from the first days of mobility is designed to heal the group's collision, focusing on teambuilding activities. They will use their creativity and teamwork skills from the beginning to present their national and socialbackground in ""Intercultural Night"" and each morning having the responsibility of leading a session to energize the group.Meetings 1 and 2 are aimed at introducing youth into mobility and the general development of activities and on the subjectof the project. The third day sessions aim to introduce the rudimentary analysis tools to the youth and to present theirbusiness ideas to the group.In this phase, leadership skills, public speaking and communication of ideas are addressed by following the group'sjoining their idea to form working teams. Learning by doing is emphasized on the 4th day, by working with BusinessModel Canvas with the care and guidance of the organizers, developing public speaking skills by presenting the results ofthe work, continuing with the presentation to potential investors and receiving guidance from youth entrepreneurs, trainingand delivering the final ""pitching"" of business ideas represents the last sessions of the category designed for these skills.Reflection activities help to evaluate their evolution in acquiring and improving skills, behaviors and attitudes.Participant profile:- age between 18 and 30 years- motivated to participate actively in the project activities- youth who have the ability to speak English- eager to learn about social entrepreneurship- youth who do not have a job, are NEET- youth who want to learn entrepreneurship through nonformal education methods- youth who have not participated in E + projects The profile of youth with reduced opportunities (regular background):- age 18-30- Minimum knowledge of English- motivated to participate in mobility- has not participated in E + projects until now* Background specific to the reduced opportunities:1 Economic:- youth living on social benefits or unemployed, including NEET youth- youth from low income families2 Social:- youth who come from families with many members and divorced- youth who are socially excluded, including migrants3 Geographic:- youth from remote rural areas- youth who are from areas far from the city and hardly have access to the urban areaIn total, there will be 21 youth with reduced opportunities, 3 from each partner.Partner NGOs will support their participants, and those who have serious financial problems, will benefit from support inthe purchase of air tickets, in the budget granted. Organizations will provide logistics equipment (laptop, video projector)if the youth need to prepare and implement the project. Those with serious financial problems can receive ""pocket money""for transportation days, within the budget established by the partners.Participants selection rule:1 posting ad on site / facebook - for youth from organizations and from the local community2 Application Form3 evaluation of forms4 Confirmation and display of the selection resultsFacilitator profile:- good English proficiency- minimum 18 years- master the nonfromal education methods- involved in writing the program of activities, including improvement according to the evaluators- good coordinator- master the methods of nonfromal education- eager to share from his experience- open to guide participants in facilitation (all youth will get involved)The project includes 44 youth from Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Romania, of which 7 teamleaders for each national group (7 / national group) Each group will have a list of 2-3 people per the waiting list in casethat for various reasons there are participants who give up. The youth will be selected by a formed Commission.<< Results >>The 44 youth, including leaders, from the project coming from Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland andRomania will engage in activities that will help them to understand entrepreneurship better, giving them a differentperspective on a social enterprise. Convincing the idea that a good business plan will provide them with new investmentopportunities, guidance and, changing the preconceptions of needing large amounts of money to start turning their ideasinto actions.The project aims to influence and motivate youth to start investing time and effort in their business ideas, understandinguseful business analysis tools and throughout all activities, to start acquiring skills that help them in their professionalcareer, as well as to know where to look for information, guidance and additional help in their work.After mobility, participants will know:• be motivated and confident in starting a business based on the idea that they worked on the project;• to know where to look for information and to request help for financing opportunities, incubators and guidance for youthentrepreneurs at local, national and international level;• how to do a business analysis using the ""Business Model Canvas"", SWOT Analysis and ""Tree of Needs"" method and explain it to others;• they have improved their communication skills, leadership skills, English level, ability to work in teams, adaptability todifferent circumstances and situations, sense of responsibility, sense of initiative and levels of creativity and verbalexpression of ideas;• to better understand the concepts, principles and practices regarding non-formal education, the Erasmus + program,the field of NGOs and the EU;• be open to intercultural dialogue and increase interest in foreign cultures, while being culturally aware;• they will increase their sense of civic responsibility;• to develop a strong sense of initiative;• expand their network and make friends from other socio-economic backgrounds and cultures;• have the motivation to participate in similar intercultural activities;• discuss with your family and friends about their experience.After mobility, when participants return to their local communities and implement the activity at the local level, they areasked to complete a follow-up questionnaire conducted by the organizers to measure the impact points mentioned above.The questions are designed to compare the initial assessment based on expectations, contributions and fears, addressedby the participants on the first day of mobility, during the last-day evaluation activities and daily reflections.Partner NGO:- they will interest youth with knowledge in the entrepreneurial-social field- will attract new volunteers- will have greater visibility in local communities- they will acquire new youth workers who want to get involved in the project activities- will have active youth who will be involved in the dissemination activities as well as in the sustainability of the project- establishing new follow-up partnerships for the following DLs in the field of entrepreneurship, in the E + programThe target groups of the project are youth from local communities, who are facing economic, social or geographicaldifficulties, interested in opening a business or social enterprise, people interested in business analysis tools, youth fromother NGOs and youth interested in the E + program. The target groups are involved in one of the 7 follow-up activities ofthe participants implemented locally and in the dissemination of the project results such as the project video.From the indirect target group:• over 100 video views of the project vlog• approximately 70 participants in the 7 follow-up activities;• be motivated to participate in youth projects;• to find out more about the Erasmus + program;• to seek more information on business taxes, opportunities and financing;• be motivated to join an NGO;The impact on the target group will be measured based on observation, questionnaires on follow-up activity, partnerfeedback and metering until 15.02.2023.Quantitative impact assessment at local level:- number of people from communities informed by events / workshops and online environment- no new partnerships made between partners and with local authorities- no local initiatives in the 7 partner countriesQualitative evaluation:- increasing confidence in one's own strengths for the 44 youth- active involvement of youth in NGOs- new non-formal education solutions for youth in communities"

"""Quality EVS 4 Inclusion"" - mobility of youth workers is partnership building activity with seminar elements. Activity took place in Vardi, South-Estonia from 11th to 20th July 2017. Estonia was the hosting and coordinating organization, others sending organizations (Portugal, Romania, Spain, Morocco, Jordan, Ukraine, Georgia, Greece, France, Poland, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Italy, Tunisia and United Kingdom). Partnership building activity brought together 26 participants: youth workers working with EVS volunteers. The main aim of our project was to build good quality EVS partnerships between programme countries and neighbouring countries.Concrete objectives were:• To bring accredited EVS organizations from programme countries and neighbouring countries together to create new contacts, build solid partnerships and create a network• To provide participating organizations with new tools to improve the quality of EVS projects and learn from experience and good practice of other organizations• To provide space for intercultural learning, getting to know local reality in host countries and broaden the world view of participating organizations• To create materials to support the quality preparation, support and mentoring of EVS volunteers• To build a strategy to include and involve young people with fewer opportunities in EVS• To give partners opportunity to work on new EVS projects from idea to application to have equal involvement of all partiesAll working methods were non-formal: such as teamwork, work in pairs, role-plays, story-telling, study visits etc."

"<< Objectives >>We want to carry out this project together between Hyvärilä and Metsäkartano youth centres as hosting organizations and project coordinators, as a part of our plan for deepening cooperation on international level. In 2017 a study visit was organized by Hyväriä and Metsäkartano for youth workers with the main theme of working with EVS programme. This project was very well-received by participants and they claimed that study visits to Finland which show how the system works in general are very inspiring and informative. Thus, together with 2017 partners Metsäkartano, Hyvärilä youth centre, Train of Future (Morocco) and Foreningen Ffråmtidstaget, partners agreed to arrange a new study visit involving old partners and newcomers. The project is developed to share practices of Finnish youth work organizations to contribute to capacity building of participants from other countries. As Italian partner claimed: ""The digital theme would be very useful: the improvement of digital skills, especially for youth workers coming from geographically disadvantaged areas, can really make a difference. We will not only take from you, but we are ready to share our best practices and our experiences, as well as guarantee you an active and enthusiastic cooperation for this project and the future ones"". Working with young people from rural and remote areas can be challenging, and ditital youth work methods can be very helpful in it. As one of the methods we want to discuss gaming - is it productive? Is it for everybody? How to use it wisely? Within the project we want to inspire dialogue and discussion of project themes, inspire new ideas on using digital methods in their work.<< Activities >>This project implies a study visit to Finland from partner organizations from Finland, Cyprus, Georgia, Sweden, Italy, Morocco and Bulgaria. Hosting organizations in Finland are Hyvärilä and Metsäkartano youth centres, located next to each other, and bearing many similarities, yet each having unique features. Participants of the study visit are youth workers and volunteers from partner organizations who are working with young people and either use or intend on using digital youthwork methods, and want to learn about the Finnish experience. In total there will be 16 participants, who will come together for a 4-day study visit where they will visit Finnish youth centres and youth houses. We are making workshops led by professional in digital gaming and giving practical approach to gaming. We will use GPS-machines and orienteering as a tool to gaming and will use participants own phones in order to get participants know our digital approach to youth work. It’s a learning by doing principle throughout entire program and changing experiences. We will also facilitate a debate where topic is “Why we should you digitality in youth work”. There will lot of interesting discussions about the topic, sharing knowledge and learning from others. Evening activities includes spending evening in the wilderness turf cabin and mixed cultural evening where we casually enjoy cultures participating.<< Impact >>The expected impact on participants and organizations was described by partners in their need of the project: for some it is motivating youth workes from their staff to be more active in international cooperation, for some it is learning about Finnish non-formal education system and figuring out the ways to improve their common practices, some are willing to learn about digital youthwork methods, and talk about their experiences. Whatever the goal is, each participant and their organizations will have wider cooperation network after the project, and new experiences from being in a Finnish youth centre, inspiration about new projects and new working methods with their youngsters. Each participant will have discussions about the study trip with their fellow youth workers back in home organizations, and the least that the project will do is provoke thought on cooperation between youthworkers and schools, and using digital methods in their work. The project will contribute to participants' skills and knowledge of digital work and using gaming as a method. Learning about experiences from other partners will inspire new ideas and influence attitudes. It may not be appropriate for all participants to necessarily use those methods in work all the time, but it will give them another opportunity which they will at least try out and see how they can adjust to their working realities. Hopefully the project will result in wider use of new methods and new attitudes. The minimum impact that is expected is to draw attention of youth workers to digital youth work methods. Discussions in participants' immediate professional circles and inspiring new ideas for daily work with young people would be the impact of the trip. For Hyvärilä this project is one step towards developing digital youthwork theme - currently Hyvärilä is a parner in project ""FutureLabs"" which has digital methods as the main theme. We want to build up on the nex partnerships and current projects to ensure sustainability and transition or projects, and constant development of our youthworker's capacities."

"The training course “Combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination - Digital Tool Box"" aims to provide youth leaders and educators with new ideas for workshops and training sessions in their work with marginalized young people facing discrimination in their community. Nowadays discrimination takes many forms in modern Europe. People are discriminated for origin, their religion, sexual orientation, their skin color, their gender, and even the school they visited and the district they live in. Discrimination often translates into fewer chances for personal development, weakened self-confidence and as a consequence into limited opportunities for employment. For these reasons many civil society organizations work in the field of antidiscrimination by fostering tolerance and aiming to empower young people to overcome the societal stereotypes that hamper the personal freedom and right for self-development. Along this line, the training course intends to share methods of anti-discrimination work with its participants in order to strengthen their daily work with young people. Workshops, simulation exercises, role plays and debates will be exercised with the participants to give them a learning experience and to explain them their strength and weaknesses.The participants will receive time to design own exercises based on the made experiences can be applied within their programme activities on local level or in international encounters."