Trainings

Project focuses on active youth participation and nonviolent activism. Through it we would like to reach young people living in Europe who have Social, Economical,Geographical,Disability obstacles. Non-formal education is one of the best way for the target group to make them think about their role in their communities. Youth policies and youth work practice must support young people in realizing their full potential as autonomous members of society, enabling them to develop life plans and exercise their democratic citizenship. Participation is an essential element of citizenship in a democratic society and a democratic Europe. Youth participation is not an end in itself, but a means of achieving positive changes in young people's lives and of building a better society. Young people should be given advice, guidance and support about how best to be involved in decisions and actions that affect them in school, youth groups and in their community. However older people may also need training in how to support young people in having their say. One of the biggest problems is the lack of relevant and available information concerning activities, opportunities and events. Furthermore, the lack of information about many important issues in young people's lives such as - housing, employment, sexuality, law, rights, freedom of expression etc. Our fast developing society offers a wide range of opportunities. Nevertheless, youth has limited access to resources, healthcare, education, accommodation, employment and decision-making processes. The tempo is high and the culture increasingly individualistic, so young people without safe networks are at risk to be marginalized and tend to play a passive role in their communities. Active citizenship and participation are not just slogans but key concepts to build an inclusive society. Through the project we would like to reach young people living in Europe who have Social,Economical, Geographical, Disability obstacles. Non-formal education is one of the best way for the target group to make them think about their role in the communities.

Aim of the project is to promote non-violent activism as an effective tool for youth participation and inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities, particularly young people living in villages, internally displaced young people, refugees and minority groups.

Main objectives of the project are: -To support cooperation and communication process among young people with fewer opportunities living in different part of Europe; -To get familiar with elements and forms of discrimination and how and why to combat it; -To get familiar with the concept of democratic citizenship; - To raise awareness about main principles of youth participation and non-violent activism as an effective instrument; -To increase competences of participants on social/non-violent activism and analyze the connections with youth participation and democratic citizenship; - To increase competences of participants to initiate, design and implement nonviolent actions and campaigns through digital tools (photography, videography). - To provide a safe space and opportunity for participants to plan and implement follow up actions in communities; -To provide young people with an opportunity to present their culture, learn about others and share their specific attitudes; - To get familiar with Erasmus + program elements and its' benefits;

The Project will approach principles and practices of nonviolent change processes we bring together young people in order to gather and design nonviolent campaigns for creating accessible and inclusive participatory processes in their communities. Considering objectives of the project participants will be informed about key elements of active citizenship and how to use their competences to be involved in decision making process. Our society needs young motivated people who will take responsibilities, identify problems and needs of their community, think about its solutions, act and bring changes. The project directly is linked to the Erasmus + objective about promotion of European values in accordance with article 2 of the treaty on the European Union. The article is about the values of respect of human dignity, freedom, human rights, equality, democracy, the rule of law, including the rights of people belonging minority groups. So the project is directly linked to the objective of Erasmus + key action.

The project will include two main activities 1. Training Course in Georgia 2. Training Course In Cyprus 2.

The project involves following countries: Cyprus, Georgia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Armenia, Portugal, North Macedonia, Belarus.

The first training course will take place in Georgia in February 2021 in Georgia - and the second training course in Cyprus will be organized in June 2021