"<< Objectives >>Ce projet fait partie des projets de mobilité organisés par les services jeunesse ruraux de la Ligue 36. Ces services jeunesse interviennent dans des territoires rruaux dans lesquels les jeunes ont peu la possibilité de rencontrer des jeunes issus d'autres pays et de se confronter à la différence culturelle, entraînant un sentiment de méfiance vis à vis des minorités et de l’Union Européenne. En parallèle, si une offre culturelle existe à destination des jeunes dans les centres-bourgs, on se rend compte que les populations des villages ont peu d'offre culturelle, et c'est dans ce cadre qu'est né le projet ""Once upon a time"". En 2018 et 2019, des premiers projets entre les 3 partenaires ont vu le jour, et des liens privilégiés se sont tissés avec une comédienne lettonne, Karina, dont la spécialité est le théâtre d'ombres et de marionnettes. Forte de l'expérience en 2019 en Arménie d'un échange de jeunes sur cette thématique, elle et la structure partenaire lettonne ont décidé d'accueillir les jeunes des 3 pays partenaires pour la dernière série du séjour européen qui se sera tenu dans 3 pays en 2018, 2019 et 2022 (projet initialement prévu en 2020 mais reporté pour cause de pandémie). Cet échange de jeunes avait pour thématique les contes et leurs messages.Les contes étant des guides pour aider les enfants à avancer et à se construire, il est intéressant d'analyser leurs messages selon les pays : les messages des contes pour enfants sont révélateurs de la culture d'un pays, de son rapport à la famille et à l'étranger, de son organisation sociale voire de ses tabous. C'est donc à partir des contes traditionnels que les jeunes ont pu entrer dans la culture des pays, comprendre les différences et les points communs. A l'issue de l'échange européen, les jeunes ont produit un spectacle finalEn somme les objectifs de ce projet étaient :- permettre aux jeunes arméniens, lettons et français de vivre une mobilité européenne et de rencontrer des jeunes d'autres pays- permettre aux jeunes de découvrir la culture du conte, les messages véhiculés et les différentes lectures qui peuvent être faites d'un conte- Permettre aux jeunes de collaborer pour construire ensemble un conte à partir de leurs idées et de ce qu'ils auront échangé durant la mobilité- Favoriser l'accès à tous à la créativité et au théâtre- Permettre aux jeunes de franchir des barrières (découverte d’une autre langue, d’une autre culture, vivre en collectif)<< Implementation >>Les activités qui ont été mises en place étaient : - activités théâtrales : les jeunes ont bénéficié d'ateliers de théâtre avec Karina, comédienne professionnelle spécialiste du théâtre d'ombre et de marionnettes, pendant lesquels ils ont travaillé sur l'aspect technique et d'écriture. Chacun a pu s'essayer à la fabrication de marionnettes, à l'écriture de scénarii, et à la technique du théâtre d'ombre.- activités interculturelles : soirées animées par chaque nationalité pour présenter son pays ; jeu d'échange sur les événements marquants de chaque pays raconté apr les jeunes : chaque jeune écrit sur une frise chronologique les 2 événements liés à son pays qui lui semblent les plus marquants (ou les plus importants) pour l'histoire de son pays. Sachant qu'ils n'ont pas le droit d'écrire deux fois le même événement, les jeunes seront amenés à développer différentes périodes de l'histoire et ils doivent expliquer pourquoi ils ont choisi cet événement ; jeux linguistiques et régles communes : certains mots ne doivent être prononcés que dans une langue pendant tout l'échange (par exemple, on n'a plus le droit de dire merci dans sa propre langue, la seule langue possible pour ce mot est l'arménien : cela force les jeunes à apprendre les mots de tous les jours dans une autre langue). - activités de découverte de la Lettonie et touristiques : demi-journée canoë sur le canal, une journée touristique dans le Nord au bord de la mer, visite de Riga à partir d'un rallye photo etcLes participants étaient 10 français, 10 lettons et 9 arméniens. Les jeunes français étaient tous des jeunes ruraux, des communes du sud de l'Indre, mobilisés par les accueils jeunes. Les jeunes lettons étaient des jeunes qui participent aux activités de l'association partenaire Young Folks et qui vivent à Riga ou dans les alentours. Quant aux jeunes arméniens, il s'agit de jeunes de Yerevan. Aucun des jeunes n'avait déjà participé à un échange européen ou international.<< Results >>Les résultats du projet sont : Pour les partenaires : - continuer à tisser un partenariat fort entre nos trois structures puisque ce projet était la troisième phase d'un projet qui avait début en 2018- permettre à Young Folks de se faire reconnaître comme acteur européen de la jeunesse dans sa ville, Riga, en organisant des projets artistiques d'ampleur- permettre à DNA de renouveler avec les échanges européens puisqu'il n'y avait plus eu de séjour de ce type depuis la crise Covid- promouvoir les dispositifs de mobilité pour les jeunes, et notamment le dispositif Eramus+ au grand public, avec la communication sur le projet qui s'est faite dans les 3 pays Pour les jeunes : - rencontrer des jeunes d'autres pays et tisser des amitiés dans toute l'Europe- rencontre la diversité culturelle européenne et apprendre à vivre et à construire ensemble- communiquer dans une langue qui n'est pas la langue maternelle- acquérir des compétences autour de la thématique artistique, et notamment du théâtre d'ombre et de marionnettesPour les territoires : - avoir des jeunes ambassadeurs des séjours européens et qui peuvent en faire la promotion- renforcer le sentiment européen et le promouvoir"

<< Objectives >>We decided to carry out the project ‘One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Countering Hate Speech Through Art’ because young people expressed strong interest in the topic of hate speech as one of the appealing issues that is strongly impacting them. In the process of creating this application we discussed the topic and we agreed with our partners to use art as a tool to fight online and offline hate speech.Why? Art can provide counter narratives against hate speech;Art provides young people an opportunity to get involved and fully express themselves. Art-based tools support the development of young people’s creativity and provide an opportunity for different types of expression,s e.g., through photos, theatre, or creative writing. It means that young people can experience a variety of tools. Moreover, the tools can be based even on using non-verbal communities e.g., theatre. It means that even for young people who do not feel comfortable to fully use English there is an opportunity to express themselves and with others their perceptions and opinions. And it aims to meet the following objectives:-to encourage the participants to stand up against hate speech;-to develop skills of the participants to recognize and address online and offline hate speech;-to raise participants intercultural competencies and make them aware of their own stereotypes and prejudices;-to increase competencies (knowledge, skills, attitude) of young people from participating countries, directly involved participants, in the area of online and offline hate speech;-to increase participant’s creative competencies by using art-based methods and tools supporting young people direct involvement and developing their competencies;-to raise knowledge of the participants on the Erasmus + Programme, non-formal learning, YouthPass and to empower them to continue to be active in the field of international youth work;-to increase awareness of local communities of participating organizations on online and offline hate speech through follow-up activities in the form of interactive presentations prepare and delivered by directly involved participants with the support of the group leaders;-to encourage young people who will be reached online through a series of 10 video interviews with the participants of YE to fight online and offline hate speech and to get involved in the Erasmus + Programme.-to support creation of new project ideas, with a special focus on the KA 1, Erasmus + Programme;<< Implementation >>Basic Elements of the Activity: Youth Exchange ‘One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Countering Hate Speech Through Art’Number of Days: 7 plus 2 days of travelNumber of Participants: 48 young people in age 18 -30. Venue: Rettenegg, AustriaParticipating Countries: Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania and LatviaMethodology:Youth exchange ‘One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Countering Hate Speech Through Art’ will be based on non-formal learning tools, methods with special focus to be paid to tools and methods based on using art and art-based tools such as drawing, street art, theatre, street theatre, storytelling, creative writing. Key elements of the Working Methodology:-Getting to know each other activities (name games, ice-breakers), team building activities;-Art-based activities give the participants an opportunity to get fully involved, to overcome the fear of working in a multicultural group, use English as communication language, to increase their self-confidence, self-esteem, to become more creative, and to explore how art and arts-based tools can be used at the work with young people; -Discussions, simulation, group work on exploring the topic of online and offline hate speech to increase the participant’s knowledge, understanding, to equip them with skills needed to identify hate speech and to stand up against it; -Reflection and evaluation activities: meeting with group leaders, re-play of the day: reflection activity based on using theatre tools, learning diaries, YouthPass competency checklist, mid-term and final evaluation.The main target of the youth exchange ‘One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Countering Hate Speech Through Art’ are young people age 18 to 30, strongly interested in the topic of online and offline hate speech, looking for opportunities to increase their knowledge on the roots, consequences of online and offline hate, to be able to increase their skills to recognize online and offline hate speech and to take steps against it. Moreover, the future participants should have:-strong interest in art and arts-based tools and methods, be open to work on increasing their creativity;-strong interest to explore the concept of non-formal education, to increase knowledge and understanding of the YouthPass and the Erasmus + Programme;-motivation to work on new project ideas, visibility, and dissemination of products including videos. And the participants should be also able to take part in all the activities planned for preparation, implementation, and follow-up period and be ready to communicate in English and work for intercultural teams.<< Results >>Impact on the hosting community of the activity: in the program of the activity, we included several open sessions to support interaction between the participants and the local community, especially young people. In the preparatory period, we will promote the activity in the local community to raise the interest of young people from local community to take part in ICL evenings, open session on the Erasmus + Programme and final art night during which the participants will present the results of their work on the topic of online and offline hate speech. Moreover, during the activity, we will share with the local information the activity with the aim to increase their interest in the Erasmus + Programme. Impact on a local level across participating countries The participants of YE will transfer lessons learned to their peers from their community through ongoing activities organized by partners. Also, partners will organize interactive presentations in their communities to share lessons learned on the topic of online and offline hate speech, Erasmus + Programme, addressing stereotypes and prejudices. Group leaders will develop the program of the interactive presentations directly with the participants of YE taking into consideration the needs of local youth. The participants will share their experiences, answer questions that their peers coming from the local community might have with the aim of encouraging them to take part in international activities. Impact on the international levelThe participating organizations involved in this youth exchange are active in the Erasmus + Programme. Through the YE they will increase their project management capacities and become more capable to support their young people in international activities. They will also become more capable to prepare, to apply and implement their projects. They will be encouraged to share lessons learned through their partnership networks. In this way, the participating organizations will become more recognized by various stakeholders and increase their opportunities to participate in the Erasmus + Programme. Moreover, participating organizations will become equipped with new tools, methods and they will have the opportunity to benefit from new project ideas created by the participants during the last days of the YE. The organizations will be encouraged to assist the participants in the process of finalizing these ideas and making them ready for application.

"""Yesterday, today & tomorrow"" is a meeting of 24 young people from 4 different countries. This exchange took place in the town of Limeuil, in the Dordogne, in partnership with the town and its local associations. At the confluence of river Dordogne and Vézère, Limeuil is an old port with intense commercial activity. Small medieval village with typical stone houses of Périgord Noir, this town offers a perfect welcome to a group of young internationals. During the project the participants went to meet the inhabitants and created themselves animations, shows, flashmob. They used the photo and the video as a means of creation and gathered various testimonies, making the inhabitants talk who wished it on: For the older ones - their best moments of life, yesterday and today in Limeuil For the youngest - what they like and would like for them and the future of their village The participants helped themselves with writing and theater workshops to organize the necessary devices for these collections and to set up a photo / video exhibition. They were also invited to express themselves on these issues and to share their cultures, through themed evenings around shared meals or ""rendez-vous in unknown land"", at home in small groups. During the project, the group was able to promote the richness of our diversities and the European spirit and to promote a territory carrying culture. The participants were invited to work in exchange workshops, to develop the transmission of practices and know-how. Through visits and outings, the participants had the opportunity to know the local / social environment and participate in the life of the village (markets, gourmet meals, local events ...) In terms of local partnerships, the participants worked in the village, with its inhabitants and its local structures (the tourist office, the festival committee, the sports associations -pétanque and football in particular-, the local artists ...) and offered free entertainment for everyone. The project allowed participants to take initiatives, to experiment with their organizational, communication and negotiation skills; to meet other cultures, exchange ideas, ways of life. At the end of the project, the participants were able to share their experiences at different levels: they are also invited to use the experience gained for this purpose for future twists (in their sending associations: international projects, volunteers, ...; everyday life)"

<< Objectives >>This project aimed to highlight the benefits of volunteering to youth, so they can recognize and transfer them to potential employees, but also to use it as a tool for fighting social exclusion and making a positive change, by implementing voluntary initiatives in the participant’s communities.This project was implemented by using non-formal methods such as learning to learn, peer-to-peer education, creative workshops, outdoor activities, etc. And was divided into three main sections:1. Discussing volunteerism and discovering its core benefits;2. Discussing social exclusion, and how volunteerism can help with social inclusion and integration; 3. Sharing and creating voluntary opportunities for the youth by implementing local initiatives.The projects’ objectives were set as follows: to highlight the positive benefits of volunteering for the volunteers themselves, to communities, and the world in general; to develop new knowledge and skills useful in achieving social and personal changes through volunteering; to empower the exchange of voluntary experiences and opportunities among young people; to promote active citizenship, social responsibility, and social inclusion; to promote the Erasmus+ Programme, the European Solidarity Corps (ESC), as well as non-formal education; to strengthen respect for cultural diversity and to increase participants’ intercultural competencies; to promote the social inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities, especially the ones facing social, economic, and geographical obstacles; to empower young people in the promotion of volunteering and actively participating in their local communities by organizing local initiatives; to engage socially excluded groups of young people to take part in local voluntary initiatives.Our long-term objective was to motivate young people to apply new skills in their communities and to strengthen the importance of volunteering where it is not recognized/appreciated as something valuable and unexceptional in the field of active citizenship. We believe it is a great opportunity to carry out such a project with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme, considering the fact that one of the objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme is to promote mobility, volunteerism, and active citizenship.In conclusion, youth exchange „Volunteer, so the social exclusion disappear! “ gathered 56 participants in Asnaes, Denmark, coming from 7 partner countries: United Kingdom, The Republic of North Macedonia, Latvia, Romania, Denmark, Serbia, and Turkey with the aim to explore the benefits of volunteering on the life path of the young people, with placing a special focus on social inclusion<< Implementation >>The project consisted of one mobility activity–youth exchange for 56 participants, including 28 participants with fewer opportunities and 7 group leaders, coming from 7 Programme countries: Denmark, The Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Latvia, Turkey and UK, and took place in Asnaes, Denmark.This project was inclusive and the project team chose the participants that would benefit the most of this project, including 4 participants per country with fewer opportunities such as:• young people from different cultural backgrounds e.g. refugees, immigrants, speakers of minority languages, etc.• young people facing social challenges e.g. discrimination, limited social skills, single parents, etc.• young people in economically disadvantaged situations e.g. poor, unstable employment or long-term unemployed, etc.• young people with educational problems e.g. school drop-outs, no qualifications, learning difficulties, etc.• young people from challenging geographical areas e.g. remote or rural areas, urban problem areas, etc.Profile of the participants: Age: 18-30;• good English speaking skills• motivated to explore the principles of non-formal education;• motivated to learn about the importance of volunteering and all its benefits;• willing to step out of their comfort zone and make a positive change;• few participants per national team with previous voluntary experience;• willing to take active participation during the project and to develop new skills (communicating, organizing, digital, public speaking, etc.);• available during all project phases;• strong interest in the multiplication of the lessons learned, by implementing local voluntary initiatives;• open-minded, understanding, and ready to collaborate into mixed teams with other countries;• motivated to take part in Erasmus + project and learn about the Programme, YouthPass, and ESC and all its opportunities.The group leaders had the following profile:• experience and knowledge in Erasmus+ Programme and non-formal experience;• ready to build positive, non-judgmental relationships with young people;• ready to collaborate with other group leaders for designing programme for young people;• willing to create safe, motivating, and inclusive learning;• motivated to involve young people in planning, delivery, and evaluation of non-formal activities using participatory methods;• ready to support their national team such as: helping to deliver some workshops, translating from/to English, encouraging participants for active participation, facilitating reflection meetings, etc.• support young people in acquiring intercultural competencies and recognizing them;• to motivate, support, and encourage participants for the follow-up activities;• guide, lead and mentor participants during voluntary initiatives.The project „Volunteer, so the social exclusion disappears!“ was experience-based, therefore the participants were involved in preparing the programme, taking part in activities, and had with certain responsibilities. Therefore they experienced many new things during the project, but all in order to transform those experiences into solid learning, they had time and space needed for reflection which enabled them to extract conclusions and plan how they are going to integrate them in the future. The main project output was the local voluntary initiatives that were implemented by participants with help of the group leaders and sending organizations in a period of three months after the youth exchange was finished.<< Results >>As a result of this youth exchange, 56 participants coming from 7 different countries improved their level of the key competencies, increased solidarity and acceptance, enhanced self-expression, increased active participation and self-esteem, as well as increased awareness and understanding of other cultures.Participants improved their social skills, widened their horizons, and broke stereotypes. During this project, participants had a greater knowledge of volunteering benefits, increased understanding of social inclusion, and were armed with tools to enhance it. Other than that, participants had expanded knowledge in the Erasmus+ Programme and ESC opportunities.By the end of the exchange, we saw an improved learning performance of young people and increased motivation for taking part in future non-formal education opportunities, and more motivated young people to participate in and/or organize voluntary activities related to a cause they care aboutDuring the follow-up activities, participants expanded their knowledge in project management, leadership, active participation by learning by doing method. They used the knowledge gained during the youth exchange to implement local voluntary initiatives among their peers.The youth exchange „Volunteer, so the social exclusion disappear!“ motivated participants to apply new skills in their communities and to strengthen the importance of volunteering where it is not recognized/appreciated as something valuable and un-exceptional in the field of active citizenship.Participants created Booklet which was shared in every possible way, by using mass media, the internet, project’s blog, wider impact will be created not only to partner countries but all around Europe.Long term impact: We can clearly see that the local initiatives motivated young people to take part in more volunteer opportunities and to be proactive in their lives and in their communities.all partners and participants were encouraged to share information about the project on their Facebook pages, blogs, or websites. In this way, the project made an international impact as well.

The project includes few stages:1. Preparation. During this stage, leaders will form working groups. Representatives are going to analyse the current situation in their country. According to research, each group shall prepare the presentation on theatre history and the current situation in youth theatres which are characterised by national features.2. The main part of the projeсt will take place in Armenia, June 2017. Our goals are based on using nonformal methods of education, we would be able to develop the skills of creativity, to inspire young people from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Armenia to self-realization, to raise cultural awareness, reveal the creativity, develop creative thinking and intelligence and to change the attitude towards life spheres during the intercultural exchange. During the project the participants will discuss and try to find solutions to express and develop themselves, to solve the problems by using their creativity with the help of group work in workrooms and a variety of informal methods. Creativity activities are going to teach us to use our imagination, to find a creative way in solving various problems. We will have many creative tasks and workshops. Participants are going to discover new emotions by doing something new: city exploring, performance statement, staging street performances, getting music and art from nature. Also, participants will try to solve the global problems by using creativity.The objectives of our project are to develop our creative thinking, an emancipation of ourselves as individuals, the notion of our true self and perception of it, the development of the acquired skills, a difference in awareness of creativity and creative thinking and finding ourselves between these two concepts. Creativity includes not only creation but also the ability to solve the problem of non-standard ways, our task - to learn it.We will show to the youth the opportunities for their leisure time, the new method of self-development through non-formal education.In our Youth exchange participants will be involved in different activities based on the non-formal learning methods:- Energizers and ice-breakers (to get to know each other)- Group work (to develop communication skills)- Creativity tasks and workshops (to improve creativity skills)- Discussion/intercultural dialogue (to get cultural awareness)- Reflection (to share feelings and emotions)During our Youth exchange, all participants are going to develop many personal skills which are useful in life, studies and work and this will be the main impact of our project:- Participants are going to improve creativity skills;- Participants will get a new experience of living apart from home and family;- Participants will learn about other European cultures and lifestyle of young people in other countries and will meet new friends in Europe and establish partnership for the future projects;- Participants will learn about the international youth exchanges and non-formal learning methods;- Participants will learn about competences and Youthpass;The project will involve 30 participants aged 17-22 years from countries: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Armenia as well as one leader from each country. The methods of non-formal education will be introduced to the participants of the project and they will use these methods on their own. After that, we will give them the opportunity to practice their acquired skills in a real. Thus, in this event, the participants will improve their competence, skills and knowledge.3. Practical usage. Participants are going to open themselves up and find means of expressing themselves. At the end of the project, they will implement their new knowledge in a video shooting. This way, we will have an opportunity to compare changes. Long term benefits shall include collaboration between participants, and international communication. Plus youngsters will be able to travel with their video and lectures all around their own countries.