Involving Everyone: Learning through Erasmus+

It is widely recognised that social exclusion produces deep and long-term damage to the living conditions, socio-economic participation, emotional life, and wealth being of young people. Different factors play important roles in producing social exclusion. Poor levels of education, experiencing discrimination, monetary poverty, unemployment, living in remote geographical areas, and experiences of juvenile delinquency, are often indicated as the main factors of youth social exclusion. Youth workers play an essential role in reaching and bringing together young people who face exclusion on a daily basis. They have the power to offer opportunities for preventing and remedying experiencing social exclusion among young people. By offering young people targeted support, opportunities for non-formal learning, access to information, and opportunities for positive integration into the local community, youth workers are able to reduce the risks of further social exclusion linked to lack of well-being. The training course "Involving Everyone: Learning through Erasmus+" brings together 29 participants from Germany, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Slovenia to discuss the challenges of inclusion in different areas of youth work. The methods will be highly participatory, interactive and experiential in a non-formal educational approach. They will include case studies, working in pairs and small groups, team building activities, discussions, workshop development and self-assessment. Thus participants will be able to share experiences and knowledge with each other and improve inclusion in their originating countries.