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Well mind in a well body
Start date: Jul 6, 2014, End date: Oct 5, 2014 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Project "Well mind in a well body" brings together youngsters from Estonia, Romania, England and Portugal. Youth exchange takes place in Estonia, from 6th of August until 12th of August. Participants are youngsters in age 13-30. Project topics are youngsters mental and physical health and intercultural learning. The need of this project lies in youngsters self-destructive behaviour and youngsters suicide, which are results of youngsters mental health problems. In our realities we see many stories where youngsters are being self-harming with theirself, because they does not know how to express their feelings. Through this project we introduce different mental and physical activities which helps to release tensions and hold away self-destructive behaviour. Project objectives are using learn from peer to peer method, share learning experiences with community through blogposts and videos, youngsters knowledges about mental and physical health nature have rised, youngsters have improved their oral expression in english, all youngsters have Youthpass Certificate. Mental health activities are dream catcher workshop, presentation on topic "How to develop your emotional intelligence?", discussions on movies about social problems, fears overcoming night, impro theatre games and rap writing workshop. Physical health activities are street-dance workshop, relaxing football and sand volleyball game, yoga session and Tartu adventure park visit. Cultural learning are treated with intercultural night and debate round on topic "Multicultural - advancement or breaking?". Most of activities are conducted by participants. As result we want to see that participants are impacted by youth exchange activities - they understand how to avoid self-destructive behaviour and they want to do something to help youngsters who have problems what they are releasing with self-harming behaviour. We hope that participants will organize events that promote healthy lifestyles, we as organisation are offering place for this events and any advice they might need. We hope that through this project we will start deeper discussion about youngsters mental health in community. For that we will do our best to have wide media coverage for this project - radio interviews, news in local TV-channel, articles in newspapers and magazines. As organisations we are creating foundation for effective and diversifying cooperation on international youth work field. We have strength to have projects with wide impact and effects whole local community.

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