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Pimp my tools with Europe

2019-1-FR02-KA105-0159802019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: FR|ES|TR · Grant: €3,496
EU Citizenship, EU awareness and DemocracyIntercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learningRecognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits)

Objectives

The RED (Réseau Education à la citoyenneté et à la solidarité internationale de l'enseignement The RED (Réseau Education à la citoyenneté et à la solidarité internationale de l'enseignement agricole) was formerly the Development Education Network, hence the acronym RED. 20 years ago, this network's main audience and partners were teachers and students. years ago, this network's main audience and partners were teachers, associations, students students who were mainly interested in development issues in the South (Africa, Latin America). (Africa, Latin America). Within it, the RJM (Réseau Jeunes Mobilité) is composed of the young of the network and is focused on preparing young people in agricultural education to go abroad. young people in agricultural education. Historically, the activities of these informal networks were focused on the African and Latin American regions. The activities and tools of these networks The activities and tools of these networks mainly addressed the notions of intercultural encounter, development and mobility with these regions of the world only. with these regions of the world only. Several contextual elements, in particular the war in Mali and the security problems in West Africa, have led to an increase in the Africa have led to a sharp decline in, or even the impossibility of maintaining, the old partnerships and partnerships and mobility projects with young people in this geographical area. The members of the network members have most often redirected their mobility actions and projects towards Europe. The observation is therefore as follows: the mobility abroad of young people in agricultural education to new destinations (more European and less African); new issues are emerging in the new issues are emerging in citizenship and international solidarity education activities (theme of migrants, intercultural (theme of migrants, intercultural approach with a European dimension, rise of a hostile discourse towards foreigners, decrease of the feeling of belonging to Europe, temptation to withdraw into the national space). Moreover, the Erasmus + youth programmes and the European Solidarity Corps are not and the European Solidarity Corps are not known or not very well known by the members of the network and therefore do not yet benefit enough from them. therefore not yet sufficiently beneficial to our audiences (young people aged 15 to 20 from agricultural high schools, often of modest and from rural areas in France and overseas). The challenge for the young members of the RED involved in the organisation of the RJM was to succeed through this project to reorient its practices, tools and methods to better respond to the expectations of young people young people who wish to go on a mobility trip in Europe and to the supervisors who wish to develop European citizenship education projects. For the other members of the EDR (agricultural high school staff), the challenge was to discover the tools network of European youth actors and to develop youth exchanges and solidarity projects in their schools. exchanges, solidarity projects, European Solidarity Corps or to welcome young European volunteers in their volunteers in their schools. he fight against hate speech and isolationism, inclusion...

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