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netWorked Youth Research for Empowerment in the Digital society (WYRED)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

The emergence of the young as a distinct social group, and their slowly increasing empowerment through the availability of digital technology, has brought with it an understanding that they have a key role to play in the digital society, as drivers of new behaviours and understandings. However, their active participation in society is not reflected sufficiently in policy and decision-making, espec...
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The role of a men in gender equal Europe

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Oct 30, 2017,

Project "The role of a men in gender equal Europe/BeAMan" will last for 15 months involving 8 countries: Serbia, FYRO Macedonia, Kosovo (under resolution 1244), Albania, Portugal, Austria, Germany and Belgium. Aim of the project is to raise the awareness of youth, professional and general public in 8 involved and other European countries about the importance of the role of boys and young men in ge...
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Colorful Fighters For European Empowerment

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

COFFEE (Colorful Fighters for European Empowerment) is a training course about youth workers, youth leaders, members and volunteers of youth organisations who work or willing to work with LGBTI young people. It will bring to Thessaloniki 30 participants from Sweden, Greece, FYR Macedonia, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovakia, Romania, Lithuania, Spain, Bulgaria and Belgium who want to increase their sk...
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From new challenges to innovative contributions: using online tools to promote exchange and understanding

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

In our European societies there are all kinds of minorities, which are not always treated equally. Distinctions are made because of skin color, ethnic background, sexuality or religion. The current refugee / migrant crisis in Europe adds another dimension. Many people fear the arrival of newcomers. People get treated in a certain different way, without thinking. Usually it is based on stereotypes ...
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The Journey - Stories of Migration, Tales of Inclusion

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Migration has recently become a phenomenon of crucial importance for Europe, being it currently shaping its whole history. In fact, more than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe in 2015, sparking a crisis as countries struggled to cope with the influx and with integration issues. By now, the “EU response to the refugee crisis has been chaotic and divisive, characterized by squabbli...
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Colour Our World

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

European societies face increasing challenges due to unstable situation and crisis in the Middle East, where fear and prejudice lead to acts of discrimination and hate speech. One of the ways to help foster intercultural understanding and thus enable building the grounds for more peaceful societies is to offer intercultural educational activities to young people. "Coloured Glasses" is the framewor...
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ReaDy! SeT! aCTioN! – PROCEED and SUCCEED (YOU are THE MESSAGE)!

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Training course “ReaDy! SeT! aCTioN! – PROCEED and SUCCEED (YOU are THE MESSAGE)!" is going to gather 30 youth workers, trainers and volunteers from 11 different partner organizations from European Union and Partner countries. Training course is dedicated to enrich (or build foundation) knowledge about audiovisual (photography and video) measures as tools to increase society awareness about NGOs o...
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Europe from Scratch

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"Europe from Scratch" is a multimeasure project inspired by the EC project "A new narrative for Europe" that includes 2 YEs for young people aged 18-30 and a job shadowing period for youth workers. The project involves more than 100 youngsters from Belgium, Austria, Italy, Turkey, FYRoM, Portugal, Greece, Poland, UK, Lithuania and Cyprus. Activities will take place between May and December 2016. ...
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Europe in crisis: a call for dialogue. What can youth workers contribute?

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

More than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe in 2015, as a result of the ongoing wars in the Middle East. Most of them were Syrian, followed by Afghans and Iraqis. They arrived and are still arriving in a moment of time where many citizens in European countries feel threatened by foreigners. In about every European country there is a heavy debate ongoing, on how to deal with the s...
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Guidelines for Recognition - European Advanced Tool

Start date: Nov 1, 2014, End date: Nov 1, 2016,

"GR-EAT: Guidelines for Recognition: European Advanced Tool" is a youth project aiming at enhancing the recognition of Non Formal and Informal Learning and at providing youth-led organisations with support and guidance to implement internal systems of recognition of the competences of their volunteers. Indeed, in the current youth unemployment crisis in Europe, there is a clear need to help young...
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Routes&Roots

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

CONTEXT & ORIGINToday, a multicultural Europe, that is to say, people with different cultural identities living side by side, is an increasing reality. Whether due to a current and future large influx of refugees in Europe or due to the need of immigration in Europe to compensate for demographic decline, the cultural diversity in Europe is set to increase.However, the normative-multicultural poli...
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Don’t judge a book by its cover: Empowering youngsters to organize a Human Library

Start date: Aug 30, 2015, End date: May 29, 2016,

The Human Library is an innovative method designed to promote dialogue, challenge prejudices and encourage understanding. The main characteristics of the project are to be found in its simplicity and positive approach. It is created by members of the Danish youth organization Stop the violence in 2000 and it is now operational in more than 60 countries. The Human Library is a public event, where i...
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Integrating social marketing in everyday youth work

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

In the face of high youth unemployment, young people look for opportunities to distinguish themselves on the labour market, including through learning mobility. And while youth organisations, like YFU, fully understand the benefits of secondary school long-term mobility programmes, youth organisations need a new approach to effectively reach young people through their digital and social media cha...
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Change management in youth NGOs

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

Low youth participation has recently become more and more evident. Usually, as an indicator of the low youth participation, the young voters’ turnout is used (which indeed becomes worse every year). However, low youth participation does not appear only when voting. Low youth participation becomes part of all aspects of the democratic life and especially in the everyday life of the youth organizati...
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Empowering Through Storytelling

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Jan 1, 2016,

Storytelling does not refer to the traditional reading of fairy tales. In fact the contemporary concept of storytelling goes far beyond fairy tales. It is the process of making people listen, think critically, share, interpret, enhance the vital communication skills and analyse their experiences. The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell to the audience how to think, but to stimulate their brain...
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Enter the net!

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

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Empowering youngsters with skills, knowledge and attitudes to improve their influence on decision making processes

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

In the Netherlands, youth political parties are very active. In most cities there are youth branches of political parties. They serve multiple purposes: to provide leisure activities, to get organizational experience, to gain experience in a political context and to have influence on decision making processes. Next to these structures, many countries have national youth councils, with representati...
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Conflict Management tools for youth workers

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

On an everyday basis, youth workers are dealing with conflicts. They are in touch with youngsters, sponsors and authorities. They ‘move’ in different local cultures, effectively as a mediator between different interests. It makes their work most valuable, as they are usually also working with vulnerable groups. On a daily basis they deal with many visions, which do not always go hand in hand with ...
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GREEN conNEXTion

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

The youth exchange "Green ConNEXTion" took place in Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium, from September 5th to September 15th. The project aimed at addressing the concept of Sustainable Deevlopment, with a specific focus on environmental sustainability. The concept of Sustainable Development, in fact, has been recognized as a crosscut principle in previous decades. Significant efforts are being put by ...
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World Citizens

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

Due to globalisation, migration flows are expanding everywhere and they affect the whole world. Furthermore, the link “citizenship-nationality” is weakening: we have a greater number of mixed families, more people living as citizens of a country even if they don't have the citizenship, fewer borders, more multinational agencies and also the progress of European unification’s project contributes to...
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JOB HUNTERS

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

Economic crisis has seriously hit youth. Youth unemployment in Europe is twice as high as unemployment rates for all ages. According to Eurostat’s data, EU-28 unemployment rates for people under 25 years has reached 23.5% in 2013. Greece and Spain’s percentages for the same year peaked at 58.3% and 55.5% respectively, followed by Croatia, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal, while similar situation is refl...
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First Work Experience for Lifelong Success

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

The project "First Work Experience for Lifelong Success" offers practical work experience in the field of vocational training for 20 people (learners) from Macedonia. The project main aim is to facilitate integration of vocational education graduates in the labor market and increase their capacity for smooth transition from educational system to a practical work experience and gaining vocational q...
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iVolunteer for Europe

Start date: Jul 3, 2014, End date: May 2, 2015,

In Europe, over 2,500 teenagers participate annually in youth exchanges organised by YFU. Their experience abroad, integrating into a new family and school, making new friends and learning a new language, is a profound one, where they are challenged to experience cultural diversity. Dedicated volunteers and youth workers shape this first-hand intercultural experience and make it possible. Voluntee...
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Structured Dialogue on the Move

Start date: Nov 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

The study visit will focus on the analysis of the Structured Dialogue process to date and good practices implemented in each EU Member State. Decisions arising from the process of Structured Dialogue directly affect young people and the study visit aims to exchange knowledge, experience and further cooperation between persons directly involved to the process. As part of the study visit a meeting w...
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Stop Gender Based Violence Now!

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

It is widely considered that Europe has managed great achievements in the context of gender equity last decades. The high education level and the financial development might have contributed a lot to fill the gap between genders. Yet, between 1/5 and 1/ 4 of all women in EU have been violence victims at least once in their life after the age of 18 while more than 1/10 of them have been sexually ab...
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Gender: Rethink, Retweet

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

This is a training course on gender matters and gender related discrimination and social media. The question we are raising is how to deal with online discrimination, especially the one focused on gender differences and differences based on sexual orientation. Therefore, the targets group of this TC are active volunteers and youth workers who are interested to understand better what gender is, wh...
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Creative Wave

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Feb 27, 2015,

Looking at our today's society, development and growth are strongly related with fluidity and constant change. We can identify this phenomena especially in the employment section where new demands arise and acquiring more skills is a given expectation. This has a strong impact upon youth's quality of life. Committed volunteers are constantly working in bridging the gap between market's requirement...
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Innovative YE(U)!

Start date: Jun 17, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Innovation is a key factor in the work of youth organizations. Youth are constantly in change and young people are looking for new ways to learn and develop themselves, especially under the spectrum of the financial crisis in Europe. New approaches are needed to address these changes and YEU envisions being at the front of these innovations. YEU intends to inspire, dream, take chances and support ...
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