DIFABILITY

This multi action project includes two activities: a Partnership Building-Seminar with focus in the work with people with disability and a Youth Exchange to foster inclusion, Human Rights and active citizenship.

The aim of the project is to increase participation of young people with disabilities in international mobility projects by creating network of organization working with disabled young people and to empower directly young people with disabilities aiming at making them active promoters of opportunities which Erasmus+ Programme offers.

Partnership-building Seminar - PARTNER COUNTRIES - 10 countries, 2 participants per organization Date: mid of July

The first activity Partnership Building Seminar will bring together member from NGO, representatives of Public and Private body, teachers, entrepreneur, persons already working with people with sensorial and physical disability, with the aim to create the network and increase number of international mobility project and improve their quality, and to enhance the participation of young people with disabilities.
The Partnership-building Seminar will include partnershipbuilding activity which focus will be to create network and together create new project proposal and Seminar approach during which participants will directly presents methodologies, tool and best practice of their organization in the work with disabled young people.

MULTILATERAL YOUTH EXCHANGES - PARTNER COUNTRIES - 4 Countries, 4participants + 1 Leader + accompanying person or sign language interpreter - Mid August

GROUP composition
4 participants aged 18 -25 (1 or 2 ?! with sensorial or physical disability)
1 youth leader aged +23 with previous experiences in YE and facilitate activities with people with disabilities
1 accompanying person or interpreter (depends on special needs)

From previous experiences we noticed that bringing together disability and people without had brought an effective impact on both youngsters thus reducing fears related to disability and establish closer relationship among humans.
Willing to take this as model for a much more inclusive and cohesive society we want to promote a youth exchange where people from different cultures, backgrounds and ability - physical and not - can grow ideas together to empower their own competences and to promote active involvement of youth in the society.
The activities during the YE will be shaped in accordance with specific needs of participants with disability and be based on NFL methods to foster an active participation of all. Participants will be encouraged to use media as tool for communicate positive message of inclusive society to peers and for raise awareness on human rights and equal opportunities.