Erasmus+ Engage, Organize & Unite - International cooperation for development of youth participation in the local community

Call for Partners

Project type

Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building for youth in ACP countries, Latin America and Asia

PROJECT NAME

Erasmus+ Engage, Organize & Unite
International cooperation for development of youth participation in the local community

GOAL

We want to empower young people who are not members of any NGO or a political party, due to being marginalized by being from remote or rural areas, urban problem zones or in peripheral regions or belonging to a national or ethnic minority, to become involved in their local communities, primarily by destigmatising the meaning of the word “politics” and everything connected to that term.

THE MAIN IDEA of PROJECT

Engage, Organize & Unite is a project focused on increasing the participation rate of young people in the political and social life of their own community, by actively engaging young individuals who are not members of any NGO or a political party, due to being marginalized for specific reasons.

The main idea of this project is to empower geographically and socially marginalized young people through seminars, workshops and info sessions, about ways to get active and become involved in social and political activism.

Our project is targeting minorities and people from remote and rural areas, offering them an opportunity to stay in these areas, to take part in already existing organizations and create new ones, and in that way contribute to community development, acquiring in the process essential entrepreneurial and other soft skills and gaining knowledge that will put them higher on the employability ladder.

This project will include following topics:

Unheard voices
Active participation of young people
Electoral procedures
NGOs
Political parties
Inclusive youth policies
Non-formal learning
Intercultural dialogue
Democracy/Active citizenships
Public policy/Advocacy
Initiate actively participation of youth in cultural, social and ethical transformation of society.
Destigmatising the meaning of the word “politics” and everything connected to that term.

Main activities of this ERASMUS+ long-term project are:

Local research related to the topic in all of the partner organization countries – - they will focus on researching which tool would be the most suitable for their local community, using as innovative approach as possible.

Kick-off meeting – one of the program countries -get to know the partners

Study visit − An organised study programme, a view of youth work and youth policy provisions in one host country, with a focus on the topics mentioned above. During the event each partner country will design 3 knowledge transfer tools :

“Talking cubes” - a set of six-sided dice, each with a different image on them. They are meant to inspire storytelling and creative thinking and problem solving. The cubes for each country will reflect the most relevant topics of that community.
Youth policy guide
Board game related to youth activism

Local workshops – The participants of the study visit will be fully capable of facilitating different knowledge transfer events within their communities. The tools designed in the previous activity will be used as part of the knowledge transfer locally. Through workshops, round tables, debates and youth parliament simulations, the participants of the previous events will engage the target group and help them make their first steps in getting active within their local communities.

Evaluation meeting –– one of the program countries

OBJECTIVES

To provide info to our participants about field of youth activism and youth policies
To motivate young people to engage and become active in rural and remote areas
To empower young people to transfer their personal experience through study visit
To train and educate participants to transfer gained knowledge and required skills to the target group
To raise awareness about the importance of political and social activism
To use Erasmus+ Programme as a tool for increasing active participation of young people

TARGET GROUP

In this project we are inviting youth workers, youth leaders, NGO activists, representatives of student organizations and all others that have the opportunity to approach young people who are not members of any NGO or a political party, due to being marginalized by being from remote or rural areas, urban problem zones or in peripheral regions or belonging to a national or ethnic minority.

EXPECTED RESULTS

We expect this project will result in 30 participants completely qualified to independently transfer their knowledge and skills to the target group within their local community, by contributing to the Intercultural youth platform.
This knowledge transfer will directly affect at least 900 young people, who will take active part as the editorial staff of the platform and help share current relevant issues of the target group with the general population and through the discussions on the forum board.

Indirectly, we expect to reach over 50000 young people through different means of online promotion, including website, and social media platforms.

PRODUCT/S

The expected products of this project are:

- 10 versions of individualised “talking cubes” a storytelling tool
- 1 joint youth policy guide
- 10 sets of the youth activism board game
- 1 functional website
- 5 promotional videos created from the clips of the events

PROFILE OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

We are looking for partner (youth) organizations whose activities are related to youth work and topic of decreasing discrimination and raising employability of young people.

Organizations must be established in Erasmus+ Program countries and Other Partner Countries from Regions 5 to 14 (check in Erasmus+ Programme guide pages 22, 23 and 24).

If you are interested to become partner organization in our project please send to us: Filled partnership identification form – like word document (.doc) on E-mail: eoc.vojvodine@gmail.com

Deadline for receiving partnership identification form is: 10 January 2019

Only selected partner organization will be contacted and asked for additional information!

WHO WE ARE

European Youth Center of Vojvodina is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 2011. with the goal to initiate actively participation of youth in cultural, social and ethical transformation of society.
Experience of the organization
EYCV has constructed a stable youth platform that is correlated with the relevant Institution’s which allow positioning the organization in the youth sector. Young members of the organization are youth leaders, youth coaches, youth volunteer workers, university students and high school students. Most members of the organization are actively involved in youth activism at local-community level, provincial and national level. The rich experience of EYCV members, and activism in this area are both playing an important role in democratic processes in society.
Education activities (education projects in schools and universities and on an extra-schools basis throughout a non-formal education method focused on active citizenship, European conscience, against racism and xenophobia, human rights principles);
Cultural events (conference, seminars, forums, concerts, art exhibitions);
Intercultural activities (programs and projects of youth mobility, education of international topics, promotion of different cultures in Serbia and abroad, welcome activities of tourists and foreigners);
Territorial promotion (promotion of its typical aspects, its artists, tourism, sport activities)
Areas of activity
The promotion of non-formal civil education of youth through projects;
Developing awareness towards the respect of human rights;
Promoting the values of open and tolerant society;
Establishing international dialogue between young people based on mutual respect upon differences among people and cultures;
Promoting volunteerism
Promoting the mobility of young people.

More info you can find on our website www.eycv.org