Our Europe - Access to Social and Economic Rights for All: Youth, volunteering for social inclusion of people with disabilities in Europe

Aims & objectives

The International Training course "Our Europe - Access to Social and Economic Rights for All: Youth, volunteering for social inclusion of people with disabilities in Europe" aimed at exploring the role of youth volunteering as a support measure for social inclusion of people with disabilities in Europe. By promoting access to social and economic rights for all, it looked at fostering a sense of ownership of the European Union among its citizens and opens the questions of active European youth citizenship via volunteering.

Protection and empowerment of vulnerable social groups were among the core European values that the international training course promoted, support European cooperation of young citizens and youth organizations on that field.

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The target group of the activity were European youth workers and disability rights activists, representing 11 European countries.

The international team of trainers was composed by the following trainers:
Borislava Daskalova - Bulgaria
Ana Afonso - Portugal
Lefteris Sardelis - Greece

Organizer: Shenol Yashar

Training methods used & main activities

The training methods used during the training were interactive and inclusive non-formal education methods. They were designed and implemented in a youth-friendly manner and were looking to equally involve all participants with disabilities in the interactive learning process.

Outcomes of the activity

The training activity was a successful event that

The international seminar produced the following publications:
Project Brochure: www.rhodope-center.org/oasera
Project web page: www.oasera.eu

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was a full time trainer, also responsible for the program design and implementation.

I worked on this training for 8 days as a full time trainer.