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Get in the game: Using non-competitive games and sports to support social inclusion and active citizenship of young refugees
Start date: Jan 11, 2016, End date: Jul 10, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

This youth exchange brought together young people from the UK, Lithuania, Latvia and Turkey to Rudiskes, Lithuania for 12 days from the 14th till the 25th of March, 2016. The theme of this youth exchange was using non-competitive games and sports to support social inclusion and active citizenship of young refugees and migrants. The concrete objectives of the exchange were: - to promote social inclusion and active participation of young refugees and migrants; - to promote the concept of sports volunteering and in non-competitive games and sports in a creative way; - to develop recognition for sports volunteering in the local community and in the communities we came from through non-competitive games and sports; - to foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries; - to develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in Europe; - to introduce to the participants related concepts such as civil society, human rights, diversity, democracy and citizenship and raise awareness of their importance; - to increase the participation by young refugees and migrants in the civic life of their community; - to present the approach of the European Commission to promote European dimension in youth policy and European awareness and to explore the direct links between youth policy and participation on local and regional level. The workshops and group discussions that we used developed competences and skills required for active participation of young people in various projects aimed at supporting young people from refugee and migrant families. This exchange resulted in both personal progress and organisational development of peer leaders by extending their competences to practice and to support their role as multipliers with young people. Non-formal and informal learning activities enabled young people to acquire essential competences and were beneficial for the development of their communication skills and personal abilities. Educational objectives of this youth exchange were reached by real experience together in the group rather than by theoretical inputs. The methods of non-formal education such as using facilitated discussion, developing positive relations and delivering projects engaged young people in the exchange. These methods increased active participation and empowerment of young refugees and migrants to make changes in their lives and promoted equality of opportunity, diversity and sharing experiences. After taking part in such activity young people became more self-motivated and certainly valued the experience they gained. They made friends with youngsters from different countries and of various nationalities, learned a lot about various parts of Europe, its shared values and its heritage.
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