RESOLVE: Life after Brexit, provides an opportunity for young people to engage with decision-makers on a local, regional, national, EU and international-basis to share their thoughts, opinions and participate in democratic practices.The programme offers a platform for young people to share their thoughts and views with key decision-makers on the UK should now develop, after it leave the EU.The RESOLVE: Life after Brexit programme also focuses on building reconciliation between the community, young people, politicians and others affected by Brexit. With the Economic crisis, the Refugee crisis and Brexit, Europe is once again facing dramatical change. RESOLVE: Life after Breixt, is a dialogue-focused application providing an opportunity for young people affected by these dramatic changes to engage, debate and influence UK, European and neighbouring countries’ decision-makers.Plus as a RESOLVE programme, it will mobilise a range of reconciliation for development techniques to achieve this including:-People to people dialogue-Debate for Peace-Simulation games-Mediation techniques-Effective communicationWhile also organizing a platform of events, meetings and activities for new young people and past ‘Resolvers’ (a young person involved in a previous RESOLVE programme) to connect with decision-makers.This will include:•Young person to decision-maker dialogue sessions to discuss the future of young people, Britain and young people’s role as former EU citizens•Young people connect with decision-makers to discuss conflict in their communities caused by key socio-economical-political issues which have occurred over the last 5-10 years including: long term effects of the Economic Crisis and Austerity, Refugee crisis, the rise of the Right and increased social intolerance, the social effects of Brexit and other issues causing conflict.•Debate for Reconciliation activities – bringing young people experiencing conflict in the partner countries to debate their position, the situation and to engage with peer young people and decision-makers about their future and participation in democratic life in all partner countries and the EU, particularly in relation to future relationship post-Brexit between young people in the UK and the EU.•Reconciliation Simulation games with young people representing different democratic institutions and replicating the roles of decision-makers in their home countries, EU Council and other democratic bodies.

RESOLVE: Reconciliation thru Youth (RESOLVE:ReconY), is a Youth Development mobility programme, which aims to use the power of reconciliation tools such as Sport for Peace, Simulation Games and People-to-People Dialogue to resolve local and community conflict which especially affect young people in the partnership countries. Throughout the activity, participants will not only participate on a unique transnational learning activity, but will also develop leadership and team-working skills, social action and citizenship outlooks and a wide range of competences, essential for their communities and their country. With a particular emphasis on participants learning how to use Reconciliation skills, Dialogue and tools Sport tools to resolve conflicts, participants will be enabled to become the next generation of social leaders and mediators within their communities using the power of Conflict Resolution to change their societies. Partners will mobilise a wide range of Conflict Resolution tools, such as Simulation Games: a Simulation Game is an elaborate tool for training, mocking a real life situation and projecting the potential outcomes of an action. It involves games, role-plays, case studies and socio-drama circumstances to simulate representations of reality situations. In most cases, Simulation Games are used to develop the capabilities of the players/participants to take decisions by providing a model of reality allowing the players to create a particular dynamic that captures their interest through competition, incentives for success and a scoring component. Long-term Asfar partner, CDC will mobilise the Simulation Game element of RESOLVE. Another method will be Interfaith and People-to-People Dialogue methodology, which involves connecting young people from different backgrounds, specifically faith backgrounds (whether it be a faith in religion, agnostic, humanist, atheist beliefs) and build dialogue between the groups. IEA will lead this element of the delivery, who are an expert in delivering youth-focused dialogue activities between Israelies and Palestinians. IEA will be supported on Dialogue by Swedish parnter's MIR Akademien AB experts on socio-economic inclusion and integration, who will also develop wider skills programmes and inter-cultural learning elements. The third reconciliation method utilized in this programme will be Sport for Peace and wider Sport for Development activities will build young peoples’ conflict resolution and wider skillsets. Sport for Peace using the power of adapted sport and games to encourage peacebuilding amongst participants, and support participants to develop their own conflict resolution games. This element will be led by Asfar. Asfar, as an experienced international Youth organization and designer of methodologies including Youth development, Adapted Sport techniques for development and conflict resolution will work with partners in countries experience a live or recent War or social conflict. Partners’ participants will learn how to use Reconciliation through Asfar’s methods to replicate within their own communities to end conflict; build skills; engage with peers from different backgrounds; and address social intolerance. Alongside Sport techniques, participants will learn about Social Action and how to design and develop their own social action programme. Participants will also learn about Global Citizenship, Civic Responsibilities; Human Rights; and Democracy using the tools created through 2015-2017 KA2 Strategic Partnership: Micro-Enterprise and Social Action international Partnership programme. Throughout the activities, participants will develop a wide range of further skills including: -Leadership -Team skills -Communication -Mediation -Project design -Creative skills -Social Awareness -Mindfulness meditation Key Competencies will include: -Communication in one’s mother tongue -Communication in a foreign language -Digital skills -Learning to learn -Social and civic responsibility -Initiative and entrepreneurship -Cultural awareness and creativity Asfar and partners aim for RESOLVE: ReconY and specifically the RESOLVE brand and concept to become a full scale methodology ad project strategy ensuring a range of successor programmes both through EU funding and wider networks. Feedback from 2017 R2 Assessor has been used to develop the initial project idea of RESOLVE for this application.

Sport 4 Change (S4C), is a multilateral youth exchange project which aimed to address social discrimination, unemployment and social exclusion amongst young people from isolated socio-economic backgrounds in UK; Azerbaijan; Israel; Morocco. S4C focused on young people who were primarily unemployed and from struggling economic backgrounds, Sport 4 Change, mobilised Sport and Informal learning techniques to develop young people to become full rounded individuals.With the last EU Parliament elections, where voters overly supported Right-focused parties across Europe, there has been an ever increasing leaning towards political and social ideas such as: Intolerance; Discrimination & Racism; and Community social exclusion.Since 2014/2015, this situation has increased in certain regions including in EU countries such as Hungary and Poland as well as wider pockets in Western EU countries. And with the recent Brexit vote in the UK, these feelings of intolerance are only expected to rise.In particular, although rightest parties have received support throughout the Social Strata, the vast majority of voters, were people who are suffering from the recent Economic Crisis and the continued Refugee Crisis. A key area of support have come from those currently unemployed, living on Benefits and who have only achieved a secondary level Education, as well as living in regions outside of major cities, are turning to extreme ideas and politicians to have their voice heard.Sport 4 Change aimed to offer an alternative to young people suffering in these situations and to reduce the influence of the Right, Populist Newspapers and their Poverty. Over a 2 year period, young people through Sport 4 Change, participated in Multilateral Youth Exchanges, incorporating 4 stages of activities. Its main aim was to develop their Life Skills; Work experience; Cultural engagement; and provide them with the skills required to connect with Decision-makers, instead of relying on Right Political Parties and populist movements:• Sport for Skills• Work-based learning• Inter-cultural Dialogue• Express YourselfSport for Skills: mobilised Adapted Sport, young people engaged fellow young people from other countries, to develop Life Skills, including: Communication; Inter-personal; Leadership; Team-working; and Budgeting. Furthermore, participants developed their behaviours and came to respect key concepts as: Respect; Fair play; and Tolerance.Work-based learning: all participants benefited from work-based training using informal learning methods, throughout the 2 year programme, with particular focus during the youth exchanges. Work-based training included: Sport; Business admin; Customer Service; Health & Social Care; Sport Coaching; Teaching; Work-place behaviours; Marketing; Fundraising; Project management; etc. Participants were given key roles on the S4C project management team, where they were able to developing these skills on-the-job through assisting the management the S4C project; Social Media marketing; Micro-Teach activities; learning the skills of a Sport Coach and how to deliver sport activities focusing on social intolerance themes such as: Social inclusion; STDs; Disabilities; and Crime.Inter-cultural Dialogue: young participants engaged with peer young people from other countries during the Multilateral Youth Exchanges, which allowed them to experience life in other countries and cultures, develop international communication skills, language skills and most importantly to understand people, whether they be from their own community or a different one. The key objective was to overcome the increasing embedded idea, that that migrant workers are different and the incorrect idea that migrant workers ‘take all the jobs from local people’, which is not true. These ideas have been only on the increase since this project was implemented. Through Inter-cultural activities and dialogue, Sport for Change connected young people together, and revealed the reality that ultimately they are just people, with the same problems, hopes and needs.Express Yourself: Express Yourself, developed the skills young people need to engage with Decision-makers, while it developed their wider skills to: debate; communicate; and persuade decision-makers of their issues and the changes they need to happen in society. Young People met with MPs; EU MEPs; Civil Servants; and others who they felt have influence over their lives.S4C was an enlightening experience both for the participants and the project co-ordinators and the experience has only revealed to us further how much work is required to overcome intolerance, social discrimination and exclusion and unemployment. However Erasmus+ S4C further confirmed to us how Sport for Development can be mobilised to successfully achieve this.

"The project consortium of ""Practicing Democracy - Betzavta Training Courses"" consists of the coordinator, Kreisau-Initiative, with six partner organizations from Croatia, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Spain and Great Britain. These organizations represent the many shades of democracy that exist across Europe, each country coming with its own challenges in how to create change in that society. Each of the partner organization sends three participants, to guarantee an intense learning experience. In total, there will be 21 participants, representing different countries, different backgrounds, religions, socio-economic levels and different educational needs. They will range in age and professional background, in order to create a diverse, as well as gender-balanced group. The two trainings take the concepts and principles of democracy and give a new relevance to it by applying these concepts to the workings of a small group. Instead of only talking about the theories of equality, freedom, inclusion, the method lets participants reflect on whether their actions reflect their theories. Through interactive activities combined with reflection sessions, participants gain a deeper understanding of themselves and a greater awareness of their effect on others. They learn to recognize their own needs and how to express these needs in a group, as well as what to do when there are conflicting needs in a group. Through a given conflict management strategy, participants learn to deal with conflict through a reflection and awareness of the a decision making process. The ultimate goal is the recognition that while one person’s freedom can step over another’s, every individual has an equal right to freedom. This goal is achieved through an experiential learning process, shaped by the naturally existing dynamics of the group. In a second step the participants learn how to use the Betzavta methodology in their own working contexts. The facilitate one activity together with a colleague. Afterwards they receive a peer review and a feedback from the trainers. The result, in the short and longer term, is a greater sense of responsibility that comes from the bottom-up. Instead of being told what to do or simply following rules, participants begin to take initiative in their actions in order to create the kind of society that they want to live in."

<< Objectives >>The Erasmus+ RESOLVE: Equity programme was designed in a pre-COVID and pre-war in Europe age and in turn had objectives that reflected life in a pre-2020 world.RESOLVE: Equity built upon 4 KA1 projects delivered between 2018 and 2019: RESOLVE: East; RESOLVE: Reconciliation throu Youth; RESOLVE: Play and RESOLVE: Sport, as well as RESOLVE: West which started in late 2019.RESOLVE: Equity aimed to build upon the successes of these early Erasmus + RESOLVE youth exchange projects to provide the skills, understanding & inter-cultural experience a young person needs to overcome personal conflicts, while also developing professional skills to resolve their own social conflicts on a community-level+.This project specifically focused on Gender Equality and Gender Equity as a community conflict issue - which required an increase in awareness, as well as skills on embedding gender equality methods that young people could use in their communities, on a bedrock of RESOLVE: Reconciliation for Development methods and tools. RESOLVE: Equity aimed to develop young women and young men in understanding Gender Inequality, promoting Gender Equity and offer a platform for young Gender Equality advocates seeking experience as future Gender Equality changemakers. The project aimed to:- to recognise gender inequality-provide the skills/understanding/experience a young person needs to engage with gender inequality 'social marginalisers' and advocate gender equity-share expertise/best practice/skills/support to young people in their delivery of their local Social Action activities-offer a sustained network for partner countries’ future advocates to promote gender equity beyond the lifetime of the programmeGender inequality and a lack of equity continued to be a real issue in all of our partners’ countries and the development of Gender-based equity advocacy skills in a learning model, supported the next generation of community leaders to have the skills they need to address inequality.Additionally, as a RESOLVE youth exchange project, original application also recognised that very often Community leaders lack the experience & knowledge to manage local conflict in the UK and partner countries of this kind. With a lack in skill-sets, partners aimed to engage with young people, our community leaders of tomorrow, to develop the skills they needed to manage community conflict before it increases to the level of every day violent conflict, through this project, especially in relation to Gender Inequality.Mobilising the expertise developed through RESOLVE: East/other RESOLVE youth exchanges and through the ongoing work of the RESOLVE: Network, Asfar and our partners aimed to address this conflict, while developing the community leaders of tomorrow with a specific focus on Gender Equality and Gender Equity.In the Caucasus community disengagement & ongoing-war effects still prevents social cohesion & social inclusion especially for Women and members of the LGBTQ+ communities. Whereas Gender Inequality remains a significant issue in Morocco and Turkey, with basic rights lacking.In the UK and Italy, gender equality is at a higher level than some partner countries, however, it remains a barrier to community participation and development. The next generation of Community Peacebuilders, who are now actively required in Europe and neighbouring countries must to be prepared to address social division, toensure the rejuvenation of their communities & the social cohesiveness necessary to prevent long term conflicts.Key Objectives - support young people to develop skills in:1. Sport for Development/Simulation games & how to use techniques to resolve gender inequality in their communities2. Gender Equality Social Advocacy competencies3. Engage with Social Marginalisers of gender inequality 4. how Social Action & Citizenship can resolve inequalities5. designing a Gender Equity strategy as part of RESOLVE Peace Network & ensure its sustainability6. Develop minimum of 5 wider non-cognitive skills amongst participants : Leadership; Team Building; Communication; Social Awareness; EU Key Competencies7. design & launch a Gender Equity-themed Social Action activity in each community8. develop transferable employability/enterprise skills which they can be utilised both in addressing gender inequality and in their future careers<< Implementation >>A1 - Advanced Planning Visit - 27th January 2021- Digital activityObjectives: To support the implementation & launch of RESOLVE: Equity The APV Agenda:Programme reviewProject descriptionProject prospectus/guidance/competency frameworkParticipant profileRecruitment & preparationYouth Exchange - Learning delivery/AccommodationEU Youthpass & EuropassQuality assurance/Risk Assessment/Health & Safety/First Aid/Emergency contactsDisseminationEvaluation & Impact AssessmentParticipants: Partner representatives and partner young people, involved in the project coordination.The RESOLVE: Equity project implemented 3 youth exchanges with 5 partner countries involved and were all delivered 'in-person'.A2: Tbilisi Youth ExchangeVenue: Tbilisi - CDC's offices/local partners officesDates: 6th-12th September 2021Working methods: Leadership activities/RESOLVE methods/ Gender Equality methods/ Reconciliation for Development/ Peacebuilding techniques/Generating ideas/Team building activities/Informal learningCountries: all partnersHost: CDCSending: All partnersAims of the session:Introduce all participants to the RESOLVE concept and Reconciliation for Development techniques, the RESOLVE: Network -youth wing and key competences a young person should develop to encourage social change in their local communities, specific focus on Gender Equality.Continued development of the RESOLVE: Network strategy and overall social action activities due to take place in young peoples’ home countries and hold the first Network planning meeting for local social action activities with a focus on gender equality.Disrupted by the continued affects of the pandemic. A3: London Youth ExchangeVenue: London - Asfar;s offices/local partners officesDates: 15th-19th July 2022Working methods: Leadership activities/RESOLVE methods/ Gender Equality methods/ Reconciliation for Development/ Peacebuilding techniques/Generating ideas/Team building activities/Informal learningCountries: all partnersHost: AsfarSending: All partnersAims of the session:Introduce all participants to the RESOLVE concept and Reconciliation for Development techniques, the RESOLVE: Network -youth wing and key competences a young person should develop to encourage social change in their local communities, specific focus on Gender Equality.Continued development of the RESOLVE: Network strategy and overall social action activities due to take place in young peoples’ home countries and hold the first Network planning meeting for local social action activities with a specific focus on Gender Equality.A4: Tbilisi Youth ExchangeVenue: Tbilisi - CDC's offices/local partners officesDates: 3rd-7th October 2022 Working methods: Leadership activities/RESOLVE methods/ Reconciliation for Development/ Peacebuilding techniques/Generating ideas/Team building activities/Informal learning, specific focus on Gender Equality.Countries: all partnersHost: CDCSending: All partnersAims of the session:Introduce all participants to the RESOLVE concept and Reconciliation for Development techniques, the RESOLVE: Network -youth wing and key competences a young person should develop to encourage social change in their local communities specific focus on Gender Equality.Continued development of the RESOLVE: Network strategy and overall social action activities due to take place in young peoples’ home countries and hold the first Network planning meeting for local social action activities with a specific focus on Gender Equality.Key learning outcomes/competences include:• Gender Equity through practical reconciliation learning• The development of non-cognitive Life Skills• Social Action & Network Management in learners• Intercultural and reconciliation communication skills• Understanding facilitation, training and project delivery and the use of reconciliation methods/techniquesParticipants' profileYoung people during this activity met the follow key profiles:- Young Person, especially young women and young people from an LGBTQ+ background- Potential leaders and social change-makers- Aged 18-30- youth were interest in community peacebuilding- a future leader- Unemployed YP with socio-economic barriers (family issues; financial issues; educational barriers; ethnic minority, migrant or refugee; low skills; language barriers; social issues; disabilities; learning barriers; rural & urban areas; gang issues; limited employment)#141 participants in total and 130 aged 18 to 30, of which:- 29 aged 13 to 17 (participants from Georgian partner - local participants)- 74 aged 18 to 25- 27 aged 26 to 30- 11 aged 30+ i.e. team leaders, trainers, facilitators etc.76 identified as Female, 71 identified as Male.51 participants were from a fewer opportunities background.3 participants were from a special needs background.<< Results >>Delivery results:3 Youth Exchange in 2 different countries: UK and Georgia for 5 country groups. Alongside the continued development of a the new partnership and providing young people with a mobility learning opportunity in uncertain times, the key results included:1. 141 participants (inc. team leaders) attended Sport for Development/Simulation games activities & learned how to use techniques to resolve gender inequality in their communities2. 130 Young people learned different Gender Equality Social Advocacy competencies3. 130 young people learned how to engage with 'Social Marginalisers' of gender inequality 4. 130 young people developed skills in Social Action & Citizenship to resolve inequalities5. 130 co-designed a Gender Equity strategy as part of the wider RESOLVE Network and supported its sustainability6. 130 developed minimum of 5 wider non-cognitive skills amongst participants : Leadership; Team Building; Communication; Social Awareness; EU Key Competencies7. 63 Participants from each country learned to design a Gender Equity-themed Social Action activity in their communities8. 130 participants developed transferable employability/enterprise skills which they can utilised in addressing gender inequality and in their future careersLearning outcome resultsKnowledge 1.Participants develop knowledge on what is Gender Inequality/Conflict & when a situation has entered a conflict stage. 2. The knowledge to understand & deliver Sport for Development, Dialogue & Simulation Games activities. 3. Participants develop their knowledge on Social Action & Citizenship. 4. Participants develop their knowledge on different societies to promote Social Tolerance & fight against xenophobia & conflicts. 5. Participants will develop their knowledge on their personal conflicts, the history & will learn how to understand others' sides of conflicts. 6. Participants develop their knowledge on how to address specific situations using reconciliation tools . 7. Information they need on how to set up, manage & sustain a Conflict Resolution & Peace Network 8. CPD and its importance in career strategy & development.Skills 1. Conflict resolution skills 2. Advocacy & Leadership 3. Employability skills 4. Team skills 5. Communication 6. Mediation 7. Project design 8. Creative skills 9. Social Awareness 10. Conflict Resolution - Simulation Games - how to run their own games 11. Sport coaching skills - Sport for Peace techniques/Adapted Sport 12. Networking skillsAttitudes/behaviours 1. Increased understanding of others, especially those they may be in conflict with 2. Increased desire to work in partnership, rather against each other 3. Belief that conflicts can be overcome 4. That people are people throughout the world 5. Increased level of tolerance for those who are different 6. Community leaders of tomorrowAn additional learning curve was both travelling in uncertain time - which required adaptation skills, as well as developing wider life skills when things don't go to plan i.e. in September 2021, with many government's changing the rules about entering Georgia, 2 weeks before the activity was due to take place.