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Action for empowerWOMENt: empowering young women for civic engagement and participation in structured dialogue.

Start date: Nov 30, 2015, End date: Jun 29, 2016,

When formulating policies affecting the lives of young people, many political actors, including institutions, decision and policy-makers, do not consider young people (in particular young women) nor youth organisations as relevant contributors, thus denying their ability to have an impact. Traditional means of civic engagement and political participation often lack transparency and the accountabil ...
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Get involved - Structured dialogue between young people and decision makers on the issues of youth empowerment, participation in elections and democratic governance.

Start date: Aug 10, 2015, End date: Mar 9, 2016,

...l participation in the majority of European countries at all levels, such as the lack of transparency, age-related limitations and eligibility criteria to stand for election. The statistics show that young people are more reluctant to participate in the democratic debate than other age groups, however they express a strong interest in issues which directly concern them. Thus, youth empowerment for ...
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Innovative voluntary actions for entrepreneurship to support inclusion and employability of young people from deprived urban areas.

Start date: Aug 3, 2015, End date: Mar 2, 2016,

This multilateral Youth Exchange improved the level of inclusion and employability skills of 56 young people from deprived urban areas. There are many issues affecting these youths: unemployment, poverty, social exclusion, crime, cultural differences, lack of a good education, etc. In order to address these issues, the youth have to participate in the solutions from the ground up. They need to hav ...
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The games we all play.

Start date: Jul 20, 2015, End date: Feb 19, 2016,

...re socially excluded. Social exclusion contributes to increased unemployment, poverty, lack of community involvement, low self esteem, lack of civic responsibility and many other negative influences. Young people from immigrant and refugee backgrounds are particularly susceptible to social exclusion. One way in which to combat social exclusion is through non-competitive games and sports. This pro ...
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Youth inclusive: For mutual learning and knowledge building while drafting career guidance policies.

Start date: Oct 20, 2014, End date: Apr 20, 2015,

This six month project aims at empowering youth organisations to represent interests of disadvantaged young people in the work of the European guidance system and activization of all career guidance stakeholders working in this field for wider youth inclusion involvement and consultations. Social inclusion , Employment and poverty issues among youth, its economic independence and transition from e ...
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Act and connect for inclusion and employability

Start date: Aug 4, 2014, End date: Apr 3, 2015,

...h new skills and competences that can improve their employability. This is especially important at this time of economic recession. The idea and planning of this Mobility project was developed by the young people that met during the previous Youth in action projects dedicated to the topic of empowerment and equipping the peer leaders with tools in the field of community volunteering and youth incl ...
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Volunteer your way to employment

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

This multilateral youth exchange aims to improve employability of young people. The recent crisis has greatly increased the rate of unemployment throughout Europe and the surrounding areas. Addressing this issue with effective innovative solutions has become even more critical than before. Several factors affect unemployment among young people. Some of these include lack of education and skill ...
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Practicing peer education as a tool to promote Active citizenship, social inclusion and Intercultural dialogue

Start date: Sep 15, 2014, End date: Mar 14, 2015,

This multilateral youth exchange invites young people for active participation with intercultural learning (ICL), social inclusion and citizenship issues as a way to facilitate change and impact our communities. It is planned to be held in Mogilev region, Belarus bringing together 56 young people and 8 group leaders for 10 days with partners from the UK, Belarus, Moldova and Portugal. We are plann ...
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