Act for Europe: Theatre for Active Citizenship This is an Erasmus+ (Mobility of youth workers) project aimed at developing youth workers’ competences in using theatre methods to promote active citizenship of young people in Europe. The project is composed of a series of three eight-day training courses to be held in the UK (24 July- 1 August 2014), Albania (1-9 October 2014) and Georgia (22-30 November 2014). The main themes of the project are art, theatre and active European citizenship. The project’s context/and origin are connected with GTC’s involvement in three regions: EU, South-East European countries and Eastern European and Caucasus Countries (we implemented projects in all three regions). Project will bring together a total of 96 youth workers (across three courses, 32 per course) from 14 organisations in 14 countries (UK, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Croatia, Estonia, Italy, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Serbia). The objectives of the project are: 1. To explore the concept of active European citizenship and its relevance in contemporary youth work practice 2. To improve participants’ competences in using theatre methods in youth work 3. To share experience and good practice in using theatre methods for active citizenship 4. To increase the capacities of partner organisations in fostering young people’s active citizenship 5. To raise the profile of international youth work and the Erasmus+ Programme Throughout all three courses, a non-formal education, participatory learning approach will be used, following principles of acting and being an active citizen, respecting individual knowledge and skills, enabling participants to co-facilitate the learning process, sharing creative ideas and information, using art and theatre to promote active European citizenship. This is a long-term, multi-measure project stretched over a year, and as such it will have a long-term impact on all partners in terms of increased capacity to work with theatre and citizenship issues, increased staff competences and better understanding of the Erasmus+/Youth Programme.