Youth in Action as a tool for Roma Organisations

Aim of the training: To promote the YiA programme as a tool for Roma organisations and organisations working with Roma youth. Objectives of the training: • Bring together organisations that are working with young Roma people, to give them an opportunity to exchange about their working practices, and network at international level • Promote the Youth in Action programme as a tool to strengthen the work of Roma organisations and organisations working with Roma & increase the knowledge of the participants on possibilities offered by the Youth in Action Programme elements. Introducing good practices in the Youth in Action Programme with the participants. • Develop project ideas, focused on the real needs of participants and their reality, ideally under the Youth in Action but not necessarily • Offer basic tools for project management • Raise awareness on the positive aspects of youth participation The course will be built up around the European Key Competences and participants will receive a Youth Pass certificate at the end of the training course. Target group: 25 participants from Programme and neighbouring partner countries of South East Europe • representatives of Roma organisations or organisations working with Roma youth • youth workers or youth leaders directly involved in working with Roma young people