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Convergence of the youth disability organizations into the inclusion project network
Start date: Jan 11, 2016,
End date: Jul 10, 2016
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FINISHED
Project "Convergent.Net.- Convergence of the youth disability organizations into the inclusion project network" is a youth workers mobilty project. Its aim is to to create more learning opportunities for youngsters with disabilities by connecting organizations and professionals working with this specific target group and by developing their competences for design of inclusion projects under the Youth sector of the ERASMUS+ program.Specific objectives of the project are:1. To support creation of partnership and networking among organizations working with disabled youngsters by bringing them together, by encouraging sharing of experiences and by uniting them for reaching of common objectives;2. To develop competences of the professionals working with disabled youngsters about the Erasmus+ program and in particular about the Mobility actions under the Youth sector (youth exchanges and European Voluntary Service);3. To raise awareness of organizations working with disabled youngsters regarding the value and outcomes of the non-formal and intercultural learning of youngsters with disabilities through the European inclusion project experiences. 4. To favor development of new Youth mobility projects addressed to young persons by improving the project development competences of participating organizations and by providing support in follow-up phase to the initiated project groups.5. To raise interest towards the ERASMUS+ Youth Mobility actions among the disability organizations in the participating countries, through structured dissemination activities of this project.For reaching its aim and specific objectives the partnership in the spring of 2016 will implement the main activity- a Contact Making seminar with duration of 4 days and involving participants form Croatia, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. Participant of the seminar will be youth workers, professionals working with the issues of education, personal development and social inclusion of young disabled persons. They will be selected inside each partner organization based on pre-defined characteristics. The Contact Making seminar is designed and will be implemented fully respecting the principles of non-formal education and using large variety of non-formal methods, like the group work, simulation games, case studies, discussions in planary, presentations and many others respecting different learning types and needs of participants. Regarding the program elements, besides the initial presentations, ice-breaking and group building games, there are forseen presentations and group work on benefits of non-formal education and intercultural learning for young disabled persons, basic principles of ERAMUS+ program and in particular quality requirements for Youth Mobililty activities like the Youth Exchanges and EVS. A special activity will be dedicated to simulation of European partnership in order to underline the importance of communication, respect and active involvement of partners for the success of the projects. On the third day participants will develop their project development skills and will start to elaborate their follow-up projects in project groups with other participants. By use of case studies of other already implemented youth exchanges participants will define the quality principles in Youth Mobility projects, observing also the choice of most appropriate methods for disabled youngsters. Last seminar day will be dedicated to conclusions, answering nonclear questions, discovering important side elements of each project, closing their project groups with concrete future steps and evaluating the seminar and their learning outcomes. Seminar program wil forseen also non-formal evening moment, like the Intercultural evening and Farewell party as important group spirit and socialization moments. As the main outcomes project there will be:- improved competences of professionals coming from the partner organizations, related to the project development, program ERASMUS+ and in particular regarding the Youth mobility projects;- created connection and initiated partnership among involved organizations;- initiated and presented Youth mobility projects for youngsters with disabilities;- other stakeholders, local, national and European partners informed and sensitized about the possibilities of the ERASMUS+ program and towards the benefits of European collaborations.