“Follow me, like me, share my ideas, tweet” are often everyday words and phrases discussed and said by thousands, maybe million youngsters, not only in Europe, but all over our planet. “Are social Media so important for the youth nowadays that they cannot live without social media?" “Can the young people fall in love or know each other without social media?" “Can social media influence and enhance the private & professional life of young people?” The Youth exchange “Follow, Share, Tweet, Empower Youth Skills”, “FOSTER”, project answered to these questions. “FOSTER” was a practical Youth Exchange, aiming at improving the communicative, social, and intercultural skills of the youngsters as well as their digital skills through non-formal learning activities and art workshops. Therefore, our project “FOSTER” gave an opportunity to 43 youngsters from 8 different European countries (Greece, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Romania and Serbia) to live together and share experiences and knowledge about Social Media for 8 days in Selianitika, Achaias, Greece. The participants obtained and developed essential skills and competences, by using social media and by participating in digital art workshops; these skills and competences would be useful and necessary for their personal, social and professional life and career. This could include enhancing the potential of seeking of employment or breaking down the barriers of NEET (Not in Employment Education or Training). The aim of this project was to enhance young people’s communicative, social, digital skills and competences, useful in the youngsters΄ future personal and professional development, through the proper use of social media via non-formal learning activities and Art workshops. The project’s objectives were to: • motivate youth in social media, art and technology workshops and activities, increasing their personal, social and professional skills. • foster the youngsters on the proper use of the most widespread social media and teach them how to avoid the dangers of their use. • empower and raise the skills of the participants by training them on the global social media, bringing them together from different European countries, promoting their social, communication skills and team spirit. • name, increase and develop youngsters’ basic competences and communication skills necessary to be active European citizens. • be able to share experiences, exchange ideas and best practices among participants and to establish quality partnerships with colleagues from other European countries. • encourage new forms of communication between local citizens, local stakeholders and participants, to interconnect them and create a network with common activities. • use new technologies and social media to promote their future employment prospects • bring together youngsters with the NGOs and IT experts from the local community of Achaia region, interact and exchange ideas, experiences and proposals.
“Follow me, like me, share my ideas, tweet” are often everyday words and phrases discussed and said by thousands, maybe million youngsters, not only in Europe,but all over our planet. “Are social Media so important for the youth nowadays that they cannot live without social media? “Can the young people fell in love or know each other without social media”? “Can social media influence and enhance the private & professional life of young people?” The Youth exchange “Follow, Share, Tweet, Empower Youth Skills”, “FOSTER”, project answers to these questions. “FOSTER” is a practical Youth Exchange, aiming at improving the communicative, social, and intercultural skills of the youngsters as well as their digital skills through non-formal learning activities and art workshops. Therefore, our project “FOSTER” is an opportunity for 43 youngsters from 8 different European countries (Greece, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Romania and Serbia) to live together and share experiences and knowledge about Social Media for 8 days in Patras, Greece. The participants will obtain and develop essential skills and competencies, by using social media and by participating in digital art workshops; these skills and competences are useful and necessary for their personal, social and professional life and career. This could include enhancing the potential of seeking of employment or breaking down the barriers of NEET (Not in Employment Education or Training). The aim of this project is to enhance young people’s communicative, social, digital skills and competencies, useful in the youngsters΄future personal and professional development, through the proper use of social media via non-formal learning activities and Art workshops. The project’s objectives are to: • motivate youth in social media, art and technology workshops and activities, increasing their personal, social and professional skills. • foster the youngsters on the proper use of the most widespread social media and teach them how to avoid the dangers of their use. • empower and raise the skills of the participants by training them on the global social media, bringing them together from different European countries, promoting their social, communication skills and team spirit. • name, increase and develop youngsters’ basic competencies and communication skills necessary to be active European citizens. • be able to share experiences, exchange ideas and best practices among participants and to establish quality partnerships with colleagues from other European countries. • encourage new forms of communication between local citizens, local stakeholders and participants, to interconnect them and create a network with common activities. • use new technologies and social media to promote their future employment prospects • bring together youngsters with the NGOs and IT experts from the local community of Achaia region, interact and exchange ideas, experiences and proposals.