"<< Objectives >>The youth exchange entitled “Boost the European feeling” will have a duration of 10 months (01.06.2022 - 30.03.2023) so that the activities undertaken in the preparation, implementation, dissemination and follow-up phase will be of quality. The project will involve 60 young people of Ukrainian ethnicity, aged between 18 and 30 from both Romania and Ukraine.The idea for this project came after a meeting of young Ukrainians in Romania that took place in the summer of 2021. This 3-day meeting was organized by the Union of Ukrainians in Romania in order to create cohesion between young Ukrainians scattered in different parts of the country and to be able to see what their needs are and what actions we, as an organization, could take to help them. We identified that one of the biggest needs that young people of Ukrainian ethnicity in Romania have is the desire to learn more about the European Union, especially regarding the common values of the European Union, but also the principles of unity and diversity. Moreover, young people want to build an intercultural dialogue with young people from Ukraine. Following the discussions with them, they expressed their desire to have the chance to get to know their heritage better, both socially, culturally and historically. Young people of Ukrainian ethnicity have had the chance to participate in formal events organized together with young people from Ukraine, but they expressed their desire to organize a rather non-formal event.The aim is to create a suitable and safe space to give young people of Ukrainian ethnicity the chance to build a closer community and networking, while improving their knowledge of democratic life and the European Union.Objectives:1.Throughout the project, the 60 young people will learn about democratic life, the European Union and the importance of engagement in a democratic society.2. By the end of the project, the 60 participants will feel “more European” (realizing, at the same time, how important their ethnic value is) and more eager to be actively involved in their communities, both in civic and social life and politics.3. During the project, the 60 young Ukrainians will learn how to be more active in social and / or political life, will practice critical thinking and will put into practice methods of highlighting and protecting ethnic values and rights.<< Implementation >>The main activity of youth mobility entitled ""Boost the European feeling"" will take place in Tulcea in July 2022 between 18-25. This activity will bring together a total of 60 young Ukrainians from Romania and Ukraine. Each national group consists of 14 participants and a group leader, aged between 18 and 30 years. Also, 3 facilitators will be present who will coordinate the implementation of the sessions and activities.The selection process will be transparent. In selecting the group, the criteria ensured non-discriminatory participation, offering the same opportunities regardless of gender, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion, etc. We gave priority to young people with limited opportunities, those with no experience in the world of Erasmus + and those who had been involved in writing the project from the beginning.Because the Union of Ukrainians in Romania has several branches throughout the country and, implicitly, there are several young people who want to participate, we decided to do a small selection process, coordinated by the group leaders and the presidents of the organization. To be fair, each group leader and chairperson will select young people from the other country. We decided to use an application form.Together with our partner we decided that young people who want to take part in the project should meet the following criteria:-to be motivated and open to learn more about democratic life, its values, but also about the European Union and its values-to need this project (to have the desire to evolve in the field of the project and to create a strong networking with other young people of the same ethnicity)-a strong motivation to participate-no experience in E + projects-they are part of the organizations that take part in the creation and implementation of the project-to be actively involved in all stages of mobilityQuestions on the application form: What is your motivation for participating in this youth exchange? How many local social and / or political activities have you taken part in so far? What are the biggest challenges you feel being Ukrainian? What are your views on democratic values? What is your knowledge of the European Union and its values? etc.In terms of the activities, we have chosen to implement various sessions, using both formal and non-formal learning methods. To support conscious learning and to ensure that participants benefit from the project, we have developed a complex and interactive program with our partner and facilitators. The methods we have chosen and described in the project are methods that have already been used and tested in other projects by other trainers, both locally and internationally. Therefore, we are confident that the methods chosen are appropriate for the environment we will create during this mobility. Thus, we will use the following methods: getting to know each other, team-building sessions, ice-breakers, individual work, teamwork, research, lectures, presentations, debates, Ikigai method, Life Line, role play, etc. We consider it important to emphasize the activity in the community in which the participants will have the chance to take part in a meeting within the Tulcea City Hall.<< Results >>During the discussions with our partner from Ukraine, we were able to outline those elements that we could implement so that participants are better informed about the European Union and how to maintain ethnic identity in the context of European diversity, while respecting obviously the democratic values.Starting from this idea, below is the list of knowledge, skills and attitudes that we believe the 60 participants will improve by getting involved in all project activities (preparation, implementation, dissemination and follow-up).A. Knowledge- understanding the structure of the European Union and how it works- a brief overview of the history of the creation of the European Union- familiarization with the institutions of the European Union- familiarization and understanding of the concept of democracy- familiarization with the concept of ""European citizen""- understanding the EU accession process- understanding the motto ""Unity in diversity""- traversing all European values- familiarization with the opportunities offered by the various programs within the European Union- understanding of the Erasmus + Program and the opportunities offered by this program- participants will understand how important it is to preserve their ethnic values in the context of diversity at European level- understand the importance of being actively involved in policy making- participants will learn more about their rights and how they can exercise those rights- participants will become familiar with non-formal education- the 8 key competencies and Youthpass- understanding the Erasmus + environmentSkills-capacity to exercise rights-the ability to organize and implement local activities with and for young people about the EU, Erasmus +, democratic and European values-the ability to launch campaigns that take into account European values- ability to give coherent speeches- the ability to discuss issues related to democracy, the EU, European values, etc.- ability to implement non-formal methods- be able to recognize and use their strengths- to become a voice in their community on the subject of democracy and pro-Europe attitude- to be promoters of democracy and the EU- finding new development opportunities for their communities- Erasmus + promotionattitudes- raising awareness of the European context-aware of the importance of being active in one's own communities both socially and politically- understanding that they can exercise their rights- a positive attitude towards the EU and European values, which does not want to erase ethnic / national values, but to create unity- to feel more empowered to become promoters of democracy-will be motivated to get involved in their own communities and organize activities- they will be more aware of the political environment- they will believe in their ability to overcome obstacles and act effectively in their community-the desire to help other young people in their communities by the opportunities offered by E +In addition to improving the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the participants, we will also focus on creating results that we can share with other young people, in our own communities and in our organizations. We have established that we will have at least 2 concrete results at the end of the project:Video about our project:-we will film parts of the project-we will film different specific dissemination activities-we will create a script for the video: we will choose whether to make it as a serious instructional video, or as a funny one, with more animation, etc.- testimony to the participants about the projectVideo about the European Union and Erasmus +- filming certain parts of our project - even whole sessions- filming of young people standing in front of the camera and saying interesting things about the European Union and Erasmus +"