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MORE - Many Opportunities Real Equality
Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The "MORE - Many Opportunities Real Equality" is a European Erasmus + program project for the mobility of young people, particularly in the European Voluntary Service.This project arises from the need to combat social exclusion in disadvantaged young people, from ethnic minorities. The AJEM, placed in Amadora, has been working with the local community to promote social inclusion, dialogue between cultures, equity and increasingly active citizenship.The objectives for this project are: Improving community of Amadora; Including young people with fewer opportunities in social, cultural and financial difficulties; Promoting interculturalism and a European dimension for the youth of Amadora; Promoting artistic development; Promoting communication between generations; Increasing the sense of solidarity; Developing skills and abilities; Improving computer skills, marketing, advertising and management; Developing the ability to organize events, from planning, leading to evaluation; Developing youth entrepreneurship;Selected participants will be 2 young people with fewer opportunities who have passed through economic, cultural and social difficulties. Volunteers must be communicative, creative, active in the planning of activities with young people, they should also be a problem solving orientated.The main activities that we carry out are: Streamlining the "Inclusion Project in Europe", with young people from 6 to 13 years and an adoption center, with young people from 4 to 17 years, working with young people from ethnic minorities, such as the Roma, African, Romanian. Volunteers will have to plan, conduct and evaluate with an employee of AJEM the activities for these young people for 4 days a week in the afternoon, with the aim of integrating socially; Development of the activities of urban dance groups "Egzit" and "Swagga Dem" helping organization of shows and presentation sessions; Organization of social and cultural nature of events in the youth center AJEM, such as a tournament of social football, designed for young people with fewer opportunities; Collaboration in the social nature of events Junta de Freguesia da Falagueira-Venda Nova and the city of Amadora, involving them in the Municipal Council of Youth; Development of marketing strategies, advertising and communications; assisting in the preparation, leading and evaluation of the Street Artists Festival that will be organized by AJEM and the Municipality of Amadora; Volunteers will have the opportunity to go through the different areas of association and lately focus in what fits best their knowledge and motivation. According to Carneiro (2001) "Education remains the most powerful instrument to invent the future and renew the basis of collective hope."The methodology used in our activities will be the non-formal education that has building citizenship as the main objective. It is intended to expand the range of experiences and formative experiences of young people. To Gohn (2006), the Non-formal education is that you learn "in the world of life", through the sharing of experiences, processes, especially in and daily collective actions.This project aims to make a significant impact on the different groups involved, both in volunteers and in partner organizations such as the local organizations such as the target groups and the community. It is expected that participants achieve the goals initially set, which are learning, teaching, management, marketing, advertising, organizational, cultural skills. These new capacities will be recognized and important for professional development and better preparation for the labor market. This is a lifetime experience for participants that is different from the reality of their countries, for example, in Amadora participants will have contact with the Portuguese community, African, Gypsy, and these communities have very special features. To the level of partner organizations, the impact will be significant, they will have the opportunity to gain more organizational experience and also to learn from what is done during the project in Amadora. Local organizations that will be involved might get an international dimension, promoting interculturalism in their realities. The target groups will gain much in terms of social integration with this project, in particular, contact with volunteers.It is intended to promote and publicize the Erasmus + mark so that more young people can participate in these European projects.As we say in AJEM: "From youngsters for youngsters." and "The best in Amadora are the people."
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