WHAT IF ?
Start date: Jul 1, 2016,
End date: Apr 30, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
WHAT IF is a training course that gathers 36 participants ,5 experts and one interpretor from 17 countries from Europe.The activity week will take place in Busteni between 7-15 december 2016.The context of the project is linked with the large interest of organizations for a better quality in youth projects and with the fight for financing in new Erasmus + programme that brings together with new regulations also new risks unconsidered by managers,youth workers ,associations,youngsters.The aim of the project is to enforce the risk management capacity for youngsters,youth workers ,projects managers in oreder to increase quality of youth projects.Objectives of the project are :-identify and analize the risks that can occur in youth projects ,the factors and impact on project’s quality-provide for 36 participants from 17 countries tools specific for nonformal education for risk management ,models for risk evaluation ,avoiding and reducing-develop for youngsters,youth workers,managers new competences for risk management and dealing with conflicts-exchange of practices and increase cooperation between youth structures by developing quality projects Main activities will be be preparation,introduction,getting to know eachother,presentation of organizations and participants,introduction of Erasmus + programme and youthpass certificate,thematic workshops,outdoor activities,intercultural evenings,cultural visits.There will be 4 thematic session based on preparatory phase research ,a session with 4 workshops to create and develop 6 ideas of projects and a main session with 4 large workshops to analize the risk that can occur during each phase of the project and to edit a risk assessment for each risk .In the end there will be compiled a guide “ What If “ with all the cases.Evaluation activities will be daily,midterm and final and will be in reflection groups and in plenary. During the project there will be activities of monitorizing,management and visibility.Methodology is based on nonformal education and will consist of games,presentations,debates,role plays,simulations , world coffee etcFinal results will be a blog of the project,the guide “ What if “and a DVD that will comprise final results,presentations,educational kits,information matherials ,photos ,results of researches and workshops.Impact of the project will be at the participants level by understanding cultural diversity,identification of risks and promotion of cooperation through quality projects.The organizations will get more trained youngsters ,new tools for a better risk management and new project ideas.Local communities will have new competent leaders who can become good managers and local and European quality projects.Disemination of results will be made by all parteners by DVD ,guide “ What if “ and the blog created by participants and the ideas from fair will ensure durability of partnership and expansion of cooperation in Erasmus +