"<< Objectives >>The “From Dreams to Actions: together for a peaceful future” project aimed to build capacity and empower 30 European youth workers from 12 countries to gain essential competencies and experience which would support them in becoming active citizens and peace envoys, and who would implement on the local level various types of actions about and for peace and non-violence.Our specific project objectives included:- To promote European values of peace and non-violence, democracy and freedom of speech;- To promote active participation and citizenship, civic engagement and a sense of ownership of/ responsibility for societal processes;- To facilitate the transborder exchange of ideas and experiences among youth workers from a range of both EU and non-EU countries;- To raise the possibilities of people within the European volunteering movement to get active in peace activism through a variety of forms;- To bring non-formal peace education to the streets and online spaces of Europe and as a consequence increase public understanding of peace, responsible citizenship and participation;- To increase the quality and amount of youth projects for peace, inclusion and non-violence.<< Implementation >>The project lasted from 1.05.2020 to 30.04.2022 and build the capacity of European youth workers from 12 project countries. To reach the project aims, the Training Course ""From Dreams to Actions: together for a peaceful future"" was organised online between 15 September and 3 October 2021 with 30 participantscoming from 12 countries - Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Kosovo, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Spain.It was a training course for peace envoys where we showed that even though there is one aim for peace-buildersand peace-keepers, there are many paths to reach it. The participants ‘taste’ these different paths and got equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to start country actions. The training included:a) Common time dedicated to expanding knowledge on peace and its different levels;b) Parallel session (upon the choice of participants) related to different ways of working for peace, including among others:- street actions and campaigning,- communication campaigns in social media;- advocacy and lobbying for political change,- civic engagement through peace education;- peace in daily life: supporting non-violent interpersonal relations;- working on the Peace Cards for facilitators of peace-building activities;c) Common online action during the International Day of Peace (21.09.2021);d) Preparation of follow-up actions to take place in participants' countries.Additionally, the participants organised follow-up actions (workshops, discussions, educational events, celebration of special days, movie events) organised and implemented on a local level after the training. They brought further the knowledge and inspiration for being a peace messenger, acting for peace and thus bring a positive change in the communities.The project was intended for the following categories of participants:- Youth workers or young people who are active (or plan to become) in their own communities in the field of peace education, peace-building, and active participation/citizenship;- Youth workers working mainly in groups of fewer opportunity background;- Persons with fewer opportunities (facing social, economical, or cultural challenges and obstacles) who wanted to take a more active role in their local communities as volunteers in the peace education field or other strands of peace activism;- Coordinators, staff, young board members and volunteers of partner organisations looking to initiate activities for the promotion of peace and non-violence (locally and transnationally);- Educators and facilitators within non-formal learning projects.<< Results >>The two tangible results of the project are:1. The SCI Peace Cards - a tool to spark a discussion on peace, non-violence, and activism and are available in various formats:- as a Padlet gallery - https://padlet.com/SCI_International/SCI_Peace_Cards- as a downloadable pdf - https://sci.ngo/wp-content/uploads/SCI-Peace-Cards-with-instructions.pdf?- as an interactive game - https://wordwall.net/resource/22496102/sci-peace-cards?ref=embed-image- as a physical copy of printed cards, to be ordered through the SCI website.2. Street Action Kit: including the tips on how to organise street actions: https://sci.ngo/resource/street-action-kit/In addition, there are a few levels of impact of the “From Dreams to Actions” project. Additionally, we see the following impact of the project:1. Impact on the participants – 27 persons (calculation basis: 30 participants minus 2 trainers and 1 logistic support person from SCI):- participants have increased self-confidence after the project on the topic of peace;- participants are able to apply concrete ways and live in peace on 3 levels – intrapersonal, interpersonal and with nature;- participants understand the European values of democracy, freedom of speech, peace and non-violence;- participants have a broader understanding of various forms of civic engagement, like advocacy, lobbying, the European Citizens' Initiative and other possibilities for political change at both local and international levels;- participants have knowledge and understanding of diverse ways to build peace and support peace;- participants feel confident to organise a street action for peace themselves;- participants feel inspired and believe each of them can be an actor of change for peace;- participants feel a sense of trust and support within the network of activists for peace (youth workers, educators, volunteers) that will be formed through the project;- increased number of future joint educational projects among the participants, including Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps projects within the next funding perspective;- increased employability of participants, including the ones with fewer opportunities.2. Impact on 12 participating organisationsThe impact on the participating organisations is:- increased quality of workshops, seminars, actions, campaigns and other peace-themed activities, through the acquisition of innovative learning tools (including the Peace Cards) and the increased professional competencies and capacities of the participants;- strengthened positions of providing peace education to local youth;- higher involvement of young people and local communities in their activities;- more networking opportunities and stronger collaboration among the participating organisations, basis for the future joint projects under the Erasmus+ and not only;- new projects commonly developed and implemented by the partners;- opportunities for involvement of active members (youth workers, educators, activists, volunteers) of the partners' organisations, and also being a resource for future educational and peace-building initiatives on behalf of the partner organizations and the local community.3. Impact on other groupsThe project also had an impact on the local communities in 12 European countries of the partner organisations.These were participants (young people, students, youth leaders, volunteers, youth workers, educators, activists, and colleagues) of the follow-up activities and other non-formal and informal actions, organised by the project participants.Thanks to the project, they all were offered engaging and learning opportunities on the topic of peace activism which were also in line with the principles of non-formal learning. They became more aware and responsible for their own behaviour and actions as well as empowered for taking ownership and active involvement in bringing a positive change for peace on a personal, local and international level.4. Although it is difficult to give a precise estimation with regards to numbers, we can assess that the project impacted:- 30 youth workers, activists, volunteers – participants and trainers of the Training Course – from 12 countries;- 12 organisations implementing various educational and volunteer activities for peace;- not less than 5000 people were reached by the Online Actions organised by the TC participants on 21.09 (International Day of Peace);- no less than 800 persons, local youth, volunteers, colleagues, partners, and members of partner organisations from 12 project countries who benefitted from the follow-up local activities, online and street campaigns, and nonformal education activities organised after the training course."

<< Objectives >>O1. Development of the teaching-learning strategy and digital literacy and digital pedagogy for at least 150 adults, aged 50+ and elderly from the partners rural, small towns areas, by the end of 12-month project.O2. Development of digital skills of at least. Improvement of access of at least 150 adults, aged 50+ and elderly from the partner areas to the digital learning tool kit for adults, by the end of 12-month project.<< Implementation >>-Teaching-training activities, creation of didactic materials for TG & staff: practice lessons, learning modules for digital skills, flip learning, socio-emotional learning activities, tutorials, English language lessons.-Preparation for mobilities for TG and staff.-Monitoring, evaluation and progress, quality assurance, measuring the impact activities.-DEOR.-Realizing website of the project, TLSDL and DLT (the final results/products) as OERs.-newsletters, reports, guides, EPRP.<< Results >>-“Teaching-learning strategy on digital literacy” (TLSDL), an instrument for development of adults capacity of integration through digital skills.-“Digital learning toolkit” (DLT) an OER for improving TG’s digital skills and social inter-human relationships, and a virtual library for trainers/staff/teachers/coaches.-The website of the project.-an eTwinning project.-Guide for using SDL & DLT.-150 adults with intermediate digital skills and capacities for socio-economic integration.

<< Objectives >>One out of five young people in Europe has mental health problems (World Health Organisation). According to UNICEF data in 2021 suicides were the second most often cause for death among young people after car accidents. With Covid-19 we can expect statistics for 2022 and 2023 to be just worse.As stated in both academic research papers and real life case studies, creative and artistic activities improve mental health and wellbeing. It is a way to better understand your emotions and express yourself, as well as to socialize. Creative activities create positive emotions, decrease depression and anxiety symptoms, and improve the immune system. Various forms of art help to calm down brain activity and allow one to experience emotional balance, with that improving overall mental wellbeing. Creative workshops at the same time are a method through which to talk about various social topics.Therefore, the main aim of the training course “Creative Quest 101” is to develop knowledge of youth workers and youth leaders in the concept creation of creative workshops and give them practical skills in four artistic printing techniques. As a result it will increase the number of available creative activities for young people in order to improve their mental health and give organizations a new tool to use also for promoting their social topics and goals. Project goals are:*To obtain practical skills in artistic printing techniques (silk-screen printing, stencil, linocut and stamping) in order to use them for organising creative workshops for young people*To learn, adjust and apply framework for planning creative workshops in order to successfully and efficiently plan workshops for young people*To obtain knowledge about digital tools for organizing creative workshops online*To integrate obtained printing techniques and framework for creative workshops in participants' everyday life and organization in order to develop use of creative workshops as a tool in work with young people, with that improving their mental health and attracting more young people to organizations.*To learn about best practice examples, problems and challenges using creative workshops as a tool in work with young people*To create video tutorials on how to use four printing techniques and publish digital toolkit for using printing techniques with creative workshop methods available online for wider audience<< Implementation >>During the project there will be a 7 day training course about concept creation of creative workshops and obtaining skills in 4 printing techniques (stencil, silk-screen printing, linocut and stamping) which will result in creative workshops in each of the partner countries.In project will participate 32 participants from 8 countries:*Youth workers and youth leaders, who previously have not been involved in leading creative workshops and who does not have technical skills in any of creative fields, but would like to obtain them in order to use them as a non-formal education tool in their organizations*Youth workers and youth leaders, who previously have lead creative workshops, but would like to learn printmaking techniques in order to improve variety of creative workshops used in their organizations<< Results >>Youth workers and youth leaders will expand their competences by learning printmaking techniques and obtaining knowledge about use of creative workshops as a non-formal education tool in youth workWith the help of the project we will expand the use of creative workshops as a tool in non formal education. It will help to promote important social topics as well as improve mental health and well being of young people.On a local level in each country there will be a direct impact on young people, who will attend local printmaking creative workshops.On a global level the project will provide tutorials and a toolkit for learning printmaking techniques and applying them in creative workshops.

<< Objectives >>Main goal:- To preserve and promote the local cultural heritage;Specific goals:- Identify existing cultural actors and activities in the municipality and/or rural region;- Promote the inclusion of the rural population through access to culture;- Give visibility and access to the development of traditional crafts in the county and/or rural region;- Share experiences with the partner organizations at a transnational level;- Disseminate project results at local, national and european level.<< Implementation >>- Mapping and documentation of local cultural actors and activities;- Collaborative development of monthly activities with local actors;- Carrying out activities related to local heritage;- Transnational meetings for project status;- Creation of a platform for the dissemination of the final product of the project;<< Results >>- Recognition of the local cultural heritage;- Valuing local cultural actors;- Protection of local common goods;- Dissemination of knowledge acquired through the project's performance phases.- Understand the challenges and best practices of other regions and countries through cross-border partnerships in relation to project execution;

"<< Objectives >>General Objective:promote and strengthen the inclusion and participation of migrant individuals in local communities Specific:-Identify migrant actors in the community-To train the migrant actors of the community in the Portuguese language as a Host Language-Stimulating diversity through multicultural sharing-Sensitize local institutions, entities and organizations regarding the situation of the migrant community in the region-Share experiences with partner organizations<< Implementation >>In the DIVERURAL project, the following activities will be carried out:-1st, 2nd and 3rd Transnational Meeting-Identification of community migrant actors in the 3 partner countries-Implementation of Intercultural Nights in the three partner countries-Implementation of a Multiethnic Dinner in the three partner countries-Host Language Classes for migrants in the 3 partner countries-Elaboration of the informative document ""The inclusion of the Migrant""-Website and social networks<< Results >>- Knowledge and recognition of the multicultural identity of the region- Inclusion and integration of the migrant community into social life- Improving migrants' capacities in the host language- Dissemination of knowledge acquired through the phases of operation of the project- Understand the challenges and best practices of other countries through cross-border partnerships- Satisfy the social needs of the migrant community through civic participation, contributing to their well-being"