<< Objectives >>EDGES was born with the intention of mainstreaming gender and sexuality education on its four dimensions (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, biological sex) and providing youth workers with new photographic tools to reach out to their youth groups. To reach this objective, we used analog and digital photography as well as polaroid photography as a core methodology to support theory and personal reflection processes between the training course participants.The overall aim of EDGES was to build the capacities of young professionals involved in youth work to- develop a modern gender-sensitive approach,- support participants on the interface of artistic expression and the four gender dimensions, and- provide them different digital methods on how to visualize sensitive statements through artworks and spread them.We achieved these objectives with 50 young people, most of them active in youth work, NGO and activism, and those not, with a personal connection to the LGBTi movement or in personal transition. On top of the content and methodology, we also achieved a deeper personal reflection and self-awareness process than envisioned.The project had a very positive reception from the consortium of organizations, youth workers, and participants, having a process and results better than we planned. This has motivated us to continue developing EDGES methodology for inclusive youth work.<< Implementation >>We implemented A1 with the complete list of 30 participants, including trainers, facilitators and local support.We started the implementation of A2 during the week that COVID-19 crisis started.Because of that, we had 5 participants canceling during departure date because of arriving from Italy or with a stop in Italy. After that, we canceled the project on the second day of activities as the measures of isolation in every country, and especially in the country, the activity took place, namely Albania, started to take place and made it impossible to continue. Participants left during that and the following day. Thank you National Agency for the support in these days' process.As further detail explained on the question about participants, we involved youth at risk of exclusion and youth workers, having also two profiles as participants new to the concepts of the four gender dimensions and with experience in them or in photography. Experienced participants were 1/3 in order to support the peer learning process of the non-formal education approach while having a higher number of new participants learning about the content.<< Results >>Participants personal reflection and development on their identity supported by the learning of competences is the first and more representative result of the project. There was a very good connection between personal reflection and theoretical/practical background that supported the curiosity and engagement of participants to learn more about gender, sexuality, photography and themselves.The tangible final result of the project is the (digital) exhibition created from the A1 activities. We started the process for A2 with the preparatory tasks and the first day of activities, therefore we also have the first results of the activity, but we had to cancel the activity before being able to have a complete process for the exhibition. We are adding to the report both the exhibition and the first A2 creations.The result that was surprisingly more positive and had the main contribution to the participants' process was EDGES Methodology of experiential learning through photography. Comparing with past training courses we could see a stronger sense of community, involvement, and participation of the group of participants in the sessions and after hours, learning and sharing with each other in order to reach deeper in the process.This is encouraging the consortium to continue work on the methodology for a follow-up edition of EDGES. In this process, we are aiming at having more connections between photography, the youthpass and the local community, as we aimed at implementing in A2 in Albania, in order to support the impact and multiplication effect with grassroots groups and local organizations.

<< Objectives >>In the emerging multicultural world, the necessity of constructive and dialogical character of interreligious relations is of utmost importance. The dialogue between different religions is becoming one of the typical features of the contemporary era: some religious traditions have been present for centuries influencing Europe's history, others are still multiplying in the continent today.In the light of the European migrant crisis and the increasing religious diversification, the propaganda transmits an inadequate picture of religious minorities and often reproduces stereotypical perception of ‘the other’. This leads to tensions, discrimination, and violence based on religious issues. In many countries, this problem is becoming more dangerous because of the growth of radical fundamentalist movements, which involve the youth in the propaganda of the superiority of one faith above the others, resulting in terrorism and refugees, fleeing from the wars in Near and Middle East to become hostages of hate speech and discrimination. The proposed project was unique because it aimed to unite civil society organisations, academia and religious communities from Europe, Caucasus and Near East in one safe environment for open discussion on the way of peace and reconciliation.Ukraine was selected as a hosting country since different religions (Orthodox and Greek- Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Slavic Native Faith, etc.) have often re-gained importance after its harsh suppression during the Soviet Union. This growing importance, however, also includes the risk of marginalization of minority religions, which members are often living in the region for several centuries. Furthermore, today Ukraine is stricken by a serious interfaith conflict between the Orthodox Churches of Kyiv and Moscow Patriarchate. According to John Paul II, the image of World Church cannot be expressed only by one tradition opposed to the other; the search of the ways of communication is the exhortation of the 21st century. This justifies the need for dialogue activities, which will raise the sensitivity of especially young people towards other faiths. In general, youth work activities are still less developed in this region due to a lack of institutional support and capacity building measures. Taken the described context into consideration, the proposed project gathered youth workers and youth leaders from Programme and Partner countries to explore the potential for inter-religious activities in youth work settings.The objectives of the project were:1. To provide youth workers with an opportunity for a personal interaction with representatives of different religious traditions and give the space to reflect on important topics related to inter-religious dialogue.2. To raise participant's intercultural sensitivity through exploring various faiths represented in Ukraine, as well as the principles of constructive dialogue among religions, which they will be able to share in their home communities.3. Sharing good practices and exchange experiences in preventing interfaith clashes and violent radicalisation of youth based on religious grounds.4. To equip youth workers and leaders with key competences and innovative non-formal methods, which they can use for lifelong learning activities in the field of inter-religious dialogue in their communities.5. To stimulate social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, such as refugees, religious and ethnic minorities, and those with fewer opportunities in order to create a diverse group which will be able to broadly disseminate results of the project reaching as big audience as possible.6. To create an international network of highly qualified individuals and strengthen the capacities of partner organisations who would like to work on follow-up projects.7. To bridge civil society organisations, academia and representatives of religious communities to meet today’s interreligious challenges with non-formal educational innovative approaches.<< Implementation >>The project “Union and Diversity: Ad Dialogum Religiōsum” was designed by partners from various cultural and religious backgrounds to provide the target audience with the greater understanding of cultural and religious diversity, which strongly connected with the language of hatred in today’s society. We seeked to promote non-formal educational methods of youth work that contributed to solving the problem of interreligious conflicts, issues of religious radicalism, and clashes between representatives of various religious minorities. It was important to spread the idea of unity into diversity and reduce the existence of stereotypes, discrimination, and prejudice both on local and global levels, involving NGO field, academic research and religious minorities.The project took place in Kyiv, Ukraine in September 2020. It gathered 30 participants with equal number of representatives of Programme (Germany, Italy, Romania, Greece, Turkey) and Partner countries (Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Jordan). The activities took place in the training hall of the “Verkhovyna” hotel. In addition, there were implemented a few field visits and meetings with representatives of various religious communities in Kyiv.In accordance with the activity aim, the main target group were:• active youth workers and leaders, scholars, teachers, clergy, volunteers who are daily working with young people in the field of religion;• over 18 years old;• communicative level of English;• experienced in NFE mobilities or in the usage of NFE methods;• willing to promote the project during all phases via social media;• willing to improve the quality of their education methods use in youth work;• willing to prepare necessary materials about youth work in their community and about Erasmus+ before the project and make the follow-up of the activity.The project’s programme was based on the principles of non-formal education. Our main task was to create safe environment and conditions under which the participants would be able to comfortably extend their knowledge and develop their key competences. The opening sessions on the 1st day of the project were also aimed at recognizing the exact needs, fears, and expectations of each participant and ensuring maximum learning outcomes.The basic elements of activities included:• providing a general vision of the place and role of religion in Europe in general, and Ukraine in particular;• group work on creating possible solutions to the problem of interfaith clashes;• conducting interreligious field visits to the holy places of different religious traditions;• outdoor activities for searching the real examples of the interreligious conflicts in civil society;• performing theatrical scenes, where everyone tried to imagine being a representative of another religion;• practical workshops where participants were able to share the religious situation in his/her country;• creating a strategy for interreligious dialogue in the EU and Eastern Partnership countries;• organising cultural evenings where all the countries presented their culture through dances, songs, games, typical food, etc.<< Results >>Our participants came from different European, Caucasus and Near East countries, where today the problem of religious conflicts is very acute. Except violent religious extremism which is spreading in the EU, it is worth mentioning the recent tragedy in New Zealand, which has demonstrated the urgent need of working with youth in the field of interfaith dialogue. This is especially true for those countries which have faced the influx of Muslim refugees and where the number of right movements is increasing. Therefore, we counted on the following effects:• to explain as broadly as possible the essence of different religious traditions that exists in participants' countries;• to create safe environment for positive interreligious dialogue;• to motivate youth workers and leaders to develop the social projects for youngsters which can reduce the number of interreligious clashes in their communities;• to empower them to spread the ideas of tolerance and peace on local and global levels;• to encourage cultural exchange among participants;• to integrate good practices and new methods of non-formal education into daily basics;• to build a bridge between civil society organisations, academia, religious communities and other relavant stakeholders. Considering the fact, that all project partners during their work have been conducting activities dedicated to interreligious dialogue, they committed to send such participants, who Were motivated and able to increase their competencies in the sphere through active involvement in the project, and who afterwards have shared the outcomes of the project. This has fostered the increased quality of activities implemented by the sending organisations and their effect on the target groups.As partner organisations already had experience in the processes related to project topic and have a wide network of target groups they have been aiming to reach, so the experience exchange resulted of getting more coverage of target groups. And as a whole, this had its impact on fostering more harmonious and peaceful development of the whole society.The topic of interreligious dialogue is much more essential in today’s realities than before. In the light of the right-wing radical movements that are being spread not only in Europe, but also in other partsof the world, we should work with the youth who is the most vulnerable group and easily exposed to negative influences. So it is important to mention that the main idea of this project and the topics covered by it are vital elements for the tuneful evolution of humankind, especially considering the fact that the sphere of interreligious clashes and dialogue itself is developing and have a lot of issues to be solved yet.

<< Objectives >>With the implementation of the project, we wanted to enable and restore the inclusion of young people in society, as the inclusion of young people in all spheres of society is of key importance. With the implementation of the project, we wanted to connect young people to explore the topics they share, develop their competencies through youth work and young people through social inclusion. With this project, we presented to young people the importance of social inclusion and its intertwining with key areas of young people's lives. Through living and activities carried out in pristine nature, young people have gained in competencies that benefit them in the future (easier entry into the labor market, increasing self-confidence and independence). Young people have become more attentive to socially relevant topics and explore the topics they socialize with. Through peer learning, they explored new cultures, habits and lifestyles and strengthened the values ​​of solidarity, democracy and friendship. We carried out the project in harmony with nature and thus showed young people non-formal education through activities that can contribute to further success in the life of the individual and society. In this way, young people learned about new cultures, habits and lifestyles and strengthened the values ​​of solidarity, democracy and friendship. Young people have become more attentive to socially relevant topics and areas.The goals of our project were:1. Improve the level of key competences and skills of young people - to make young people better prepared for the labor market and to make the most of the opportunities available2. Strengthen and promote the international dimension - improve cooperation with partner countries, establish new contacts, contacts with organizations whose objectives are similar to ours3. Multilingualism - to improve communication in foreign languages, to get to know other foreign languages ​​through international participation4. Equality and inclusion in society - with the project we want to enable equality and inclusion of those with fewer opportunities (social, geographical barriers, cultural differences), connect young people with topics that socialize and explore lifestyles5. Development of soft skills - developing verbal and written communication among young people, encouraging teamwork, adaptability of individuals to different situations, learning about problem solving options, observation and soft problem solving, increasing leadership skills, communication skills, stress management and developing analytical skills. opinions.6. Mental health and well-being - we notice a significant increase in stress, anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses in young people, through socializing and through physical and mental activities (meditation, yoga, exercise) we will try to enable young people to try to contribute something to their daily lives. relaxation (descent on the river Mura, demonstration of traditional tasks, cognitive cultural evenings) and thus gain something for their well-being (teambuilding workshops for networking)7. Quality employment in the future - through non-formal and formal learning and activities we will ensure and enable the development of technical, behavioral competencies (individual characteristics, characteristics, knowledge, skills) and environmental competencies either necessary for work or those that individuals have8. Promoting environmental awareness and a sustainable green Europe - young people will learn to survive in the natural environment and, as a result, be able to create change in their daily lives, socialize and not use mobile phones and recycle materials (wood making and basket weaving) )9. Sustainable green Europe - creating a society in which all young people are environmentally active, educated and able to make a difference in their daily lives.<< Implementation >>With the project, we enabled young people to integrate into society in an innovative way, we also connected them with youth work, and through activities we also presented youth work in the Youth Center of Prlekija. We took young people on rafting on the Mura River into unspoiled nature, at the Youth Center Prlekija they met and helped take care of animals, participated in exercise and meditation for better well-being, prepared cultural evenings, got to know each other through various games. We tried to connect the young people more with the help of the teambuilding we did. Through the project, we introduced young people to animals and their importance for humans, young people learned more about bats, their benefits for humans and nature. We introduced young people to traditional Slovenian crafts, which can serve as a new market niche in their country. Through our activities, we also advocated for the preservation of the environment, as we collected waste during the march we organized. During the activities, young people's skills and knowledge came to the fore. 30 young people from 5 organizations from 4 countries were included: Slovenia, Jordan, Italy, Romania. Young people aged 18-30 participated. The groups consisted of 5 young people, of which there was one leader in each group. All activities were suitable for both sexes, 12 women and 18 men participated. Young people who were curious, inquisitive, showed an interest in working with young people and had no social or other prejudices participated.<< Results >>Through co-creation, young people acquired key competencies and thus learned about non-formal and informal learning. With the help of new knowledge and acquired competencies, young people are more competitive in the labor market and further educational paths. With the project, we raised awareness of youth socialism, youth work, we also paid attention to mental health, equality and inclusion in society. Young people thus became more aware of the importance of all of the above and began to raise awareness among other young people and their peers.

"<< Objectives >>Nowadays youth work plays a very important role for youth development. Youth work encompasses a broad range of activities (social, cultural, educational, sports-related and political) carried out with, by and for young people through nonformal and informal learning. Youth work provides out-of-school education, as well as leisure activities managed by professional or voluntary youth workers and youth leaders. During the Erasmus + project in Malta in 2019 some of partners met together, discussed the necessity of this project, where participants could see, discuss and exchange the good practices of youth work, to share experiences, to learn from each other and in this way to develop youth work in Programme and Partners countries. The main AIM of the project ""Reality of Youth Work"" was to present youth work in Latvia, exchange of experience with partners, improve working methods with youth from different backgrounds and strengthen cooperation of Programme and Partner countries in the field of youth. Project was for youth workers, leaders, municipality representatives from the youth departments from Programme and Partner countries. Partner countries gave the added value for the project as the youth work in Partner countries is less developed and participants learned from the best practices and used it for the development of youth work in their realities.Participants of this study visit also got a chance to build partnerships and plan new joint initiatives. Moreover, there was an opportunity to learn from the local youth initiatives, as well as to share the best practices in terms of successful youth engagement in Europe.Objectives of the study visit were following:•To learn about the reality of youth work in Latvia, Latgale region;•To support understanding of youth work realities of participating countries;•To improve working methods of organizations with youth from different backgrounds;•To learn about youth work in towns and rural area and to compare them;•To foster partnership building between organizations from Programme and Partner countries;•To explore the added value of the European dimension of youth initiatives;•To facilitate the acquisition by participants of communication, teamwork and project management skills of internationalactivities and networking;•To understand the impact and social change a youth center can have within the local community;•To increase the strategic thinking of youth workers in order to create long-term interventions for personal andprofessional development of young people.<< Implementation >>Project was for youth workers, leaders, municipality representatives from the youth departments from Programme and Partner countries. European Association ""World-Our Home"" hosted 29 participants from 12 organizations from - Azerbaijan, Jordan, Spain, Georgia, Israel, Moldova, Germany, Russian Federation, Greece, Croatia, Portugal and Latvia. Partner countries gave the added value for the project as the youth work in Partner countries is less developed and participants could learn from the best practices and use the gained knowledge for the development of youth work in their countries. Participants of this study visit also got a chance to build partnerships and to plan new joint initiatives. Moreover, there was an opportunity to learn from the local youth initiatives, as well as to share the best practices in terms of successful youth engagement in Europe.In Study Visit there were used the following non-formal education methods: the main methods were study visits to the different youth centers, meetings with young people, deputies, youth workers; interactive real-life learning experience; follow-up project development, networking, discussions and understanding of reality of youth work in Latvia, Latgale region; the acquaintance activities - the individual, couple and group tasks, which aim was to let participants to get to know each other closer - the names, interests, occupations, role in the organization, motivation to participate in the project, etc.; the ""ice breakers"" - activities in the groups which were carried out at the beginning of a project to break the ice between participants and create a positive atmosphere in the group; the team building activities which made an attractive way to join the group; brainstorming, during these activities participants generated a lot of ideas on the subject of the project; there were short activities (energizers) to give the energy to participants, especially in the morning, presentations, speeches; the intercultural evening during which every group presented their country and its culture to other national teams; as well as round-table discussions, debates, workshops, evaluations, reflection time.<< Results >>Through this project we wanted to show the participants our work with youth in Latvia and Latgale region. Youth policy in Latvia is quite developed and recognized and we wanted to share our experience and good ideas with partners from Partner and Programme countries. The project had the impact on all the target groups - project participants, partner organizations and young people with whom youth workers/participants involved in the project are working. Study Visit was organized with the aim to give participants the experience, knowledge, tools, examples how to improve the youth work, how to improve their professional and personal skills and at the same time to meet new colleagues from different countries, to learn from the good examples of youth work in Latvia, Latgale region. Project had an immediate impact on all the participants providing them with the international experience, new ideas, knowledge and skills that will help them in arranging and organizing the qualitative youth work at local and international level. Project participants got new ideas for innovations in their work from the study visit, which had impact on the participating organizations for more successful work with young people. Furthermore, all the participants were youth workers who are directly involved into youth work and youth programs in their own countries. In this way all the knowledge and experience gained in the project were shared with youth throughout their work in organizations in their native countries. So the main target groups were young people and their youth workers from European and partner countries.We saw a clear need for more cross border discussions, study visits and peer learning, especially for organizations from Partner countries, on how to work with systematic quality development in youth work. We wanted to make this project for strengthening the trust and building a real partnership at the international, national and regional levels to foster mutual respect, tolerance and understanding and learn from each other as well from our best practices. As a result of the project participants improved their competences, linked to their professional profiles such as youth work, knowledge and skills in Erasmus + programme. Participants saw the good practice in work with youth, working methods in Latvia, Latgale region and in such way every participant got a lot of practical advises and skills by the methods of non-formal education. Youth workers learned how to understand youth with fewer opportunities better and to facilitate them to their personal, social and educational development. They learned from each other and learn from the good practices in youth work. Participants recognized their own strengths and weaknesses in the work with youth. They were able to reach more young people, to understand their needs and to recognize the problems. Participants developed their management skills, creativity, got relevant knowledge, skills, experience, as well as they built a strong partnership among their organizations with the aim to work successfully together in the field of youth and in Erasmus+ programme."

"Conflicts around the globe have a detrimental influence on communities, political stability, the economy, the relationships between nations and people, and detrimental effects on an individual's mental health. Nonetheless, this is an area where youth organisations have significant capacity to intervene and offer support while highlighting the role of the rule of law and democracy. We are developing this project to increase the expertise of youth workers and help them not only become advocates of democracy and leaders in mental health support for people affected by conflicts, but also to increase their resilience and ability to deal with the struggles they face themselves. Mindfulness techniques empower individuals to be interested in and receptive to their experiences. Mindfulness-based therapies often emphasise helping people learn to accept and experience their negative feelings in a more positive way. Mindfulness empowers individuals to approach their ideas and emotions with more objectivity. The majority of youth work occurs without the stated goal of ""working on"" conflicts. This more ""indirect"" approach to conflict-related youth work is critical because it provides opportunities for young people to experience something different, an alternative to their conflict experience, and it provides safe environments for young people to relax, deal with new and other concerns, have new experiences in an entertaining manner, and reflect on matters that intrigue them in general. Youth work practice in connection to conflict is fairly similar to youth work practice in general. Nonetheless, it has certain unique traits that need the development of specialised skills and competencies on the part of people who participate in it. Inner Peace project aims to address those issues."