The original conception of this project dealt with teaching youth workers to more effectively combat intolerance, social exclusion, xenophobia in order to improve societies in pluralism and respect for other people that derive from different cultures, backgrounds. Religions. This training dealt primarily with migrants and the issues they face when coming to European Union countries. Therefore the project wanted to achieve educating youth workers with more education, best practices. More advanced skills on how to assist these individuals to integrate in their new counties.
29 Youth Workers close related with the partner organizations as volunteers or members of the staff participated in the project activitie. The participants ages varied from mid 20s to mid 50s and all the participants had a strong interest and motivation to improve their skills to better
create inclusion activities during their daily work.
Participants were from the following countries:
-Cyprus
-Spain
-Egypt
-Armenia
-Germany
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The activities of the Training Course were the following
– workshops on tolerance and inclusion
– theatre of oppressed role play game
– public debate and discussions on the topic of the training course
– media monitoring for hate speeches
– team building activities
Results:
(1) Participants got to interact with students from other associations. New friendships and/or associations were formed thereby establishing a network of useful connections for the goals and objectives of the project.
(2) Best practices, new sets of skills interchange of new knowledge was passed from one to another. A much better level of awareness was crafted in the minds of the participants relating to the complicated issues that arose within migrant groups and on how best to resolve, assist within the realm of EU values.
(3) Spirit of Eagerness to assist for this purpose was achieved as all participants got to understand that where there is a will there is always hope and change for positive ideas.
Impact:
From what we know so far participants from respective countries have used in actual practice work with migrant groups several were already volunteers that did work with migrants and from feedback we have their new perspectives, upgraded skills assisted them in carrying out more efficiently their work. Others got included in projects from respective NGOs in topics of migrants especially regarding their local communities. Overall a good number of participants got to involve themselves in this said practices.
Közraktár utca 24. 3. em. 10 /A
1093 Budapest
Pest
🇭🇺 Hungary
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +36704242450
C/ SEVERO OCHOA 33, LAS PIEDRAS
47130 SIMANCAS VALLADOLID
Castilla y León
🇪🇸 Spain
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +34983140317
STR TARTU 2 31 KOTAYK REGION
2201 ABOVYAN
Armenia
🇦🇲 Armenia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37498558861
ALTENESSENER STR. 122 B
45326 ESSEN
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
🇩🇪 Germany
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +491732674736
13 Sphinx Square, the #9 floor, above the Egyptian National Bank
12655 Giza
Egypt
🇪🇬 Egypt
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +201111661304
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Completed
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01-04-2022
31-03-2023
Erasmus+
Learning Mobility of Individuals
Mobility of youth workers