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The Inclusionist

2019-1-RO01-KA105-0626392019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: RO|MK|RS|AL|IT · Grant: €35,117
Gender equality / equal opportunitiesInclusion - equityDisabilities - special needs

Objectives

The Inclusionist (ThInc) is a project that implies a partnership between organizations working with marginalized and non-marginalized youth, in order to carry out activities and develop comprehensive methodological tools of inclusive education and social inclusion adapted to the specific needs of disabled youngsters (YwD) and youngsters with fewer opportunities (YwFO). 2 of the partners of the consortium are experienced in adaptive sport and outdoor activities and will share their experience with the others. The main topic of the project is social inclusion, achieved in the specific context of this project by mobility, non-formal learning and adaptive sport and outdoor activities, used as tools for inclusion. The specific objectives of the project are related to our two main target groups: (1) 25 youth workers/youth leaders, age 18+, from 5 European countries (Albania, FYRO Macedonia, Italy, Romania and Serbia), during 6 days of training in Cluj-Napoca, Romania -Developing the capacities/skills of 25 youth workers (5 disabled and 20 non-disabled) from 5 countries (Albania, FYRO Macedonia, Italy, Romania and Serbia) to address YwD and YwFO, in a 7 day TC in the inclusive education/social inclusion field in Cluj-Napoca, Ro - Raising awareness about the aspects of inclusion of disabled/marginalized youth among 25 youth workers from the 5 countries in a 7 day TC (2) 30 youngsters, from the same European countries, age 17-25, 10 disabled and 10 with fewer opportunities, during 7 days of youth exchange in Tirana, Albania (April 26 – May 2, 2020): - Enhancing the self-esteem, pro-activeness, acquiring soft/transversal skills through non-formal learning and adaptive sport and outdoor activities; - Sharing and developing methods to enhance the social inclusion of 10 YwD and 10 YwFO from 5 countries, through NFE and adaptive sports in a 7 day YE held in Tirana, Albania; - Promoting the international mobility of 30 young people and 25 youth workers from the 5 partner countries; During the 12 month of project activities (August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020), 6 European organization, one of them a public body, will strengthen their international network and share and develop various tools of social inclusion The objectives of our project are aligned with the Erasmus+ Programme’s objectives, with the European Youth Strategy of 2015 and with the Romanian National Priorities for 2019. We refer to: - The international dimension and to the capacity of youth workers (YW) and of organizations being enhanced: 6 organizations from 5 countries are brought together in the partnership, 25 YW are involved in the TC, 30 young people in the YE; - Equity and inclusion: all activities involve youth (10 YwD, 10 YwFO, 10 non-marginalized/non-disabled youth in the YE), YW and YL (5 disabled and 20 non-disabled in the TC); - Encourage the participation of people with special needs: The project includes 10 YwD, 10 YwFO and 5 disabled YW; Improve the level of key competences/skills of youth (30), as well as promotes participation to intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity, fosters quality improvements in youth work, through enhanced cooperation between organizations (6) in the youth field.

Project partners (6)