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Get on the Stage for Social Inclusion

2019-2-CY02-KA105-0015742019Youth mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: CY|EL|PL|TR|ES|CZ|RO|BG · Grant: €22,373
Inclusion - equityIntegration of refugeesNew innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Objectives

The project "Get on the Stage for Social Inclusion" meets the needs of 26 youthworkers and their NGOs (from Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech R., Greece, Turkey, Poland, Spain). The importance of the project is defined by SWOT analysis within the NGOs and personal contact with youthworkers. The results showed that the project is quite important for all parties (Directly to Organizations, Youthworkers, and indirectly young people and community but also in national and international level) because youthworkers need to to join an international training with professional trainers, colleagues from different cultural background and experience, in order be further developed and/or trained in theater method for social Inclusion through Non Formal Learning. This training will enhance their personal and professional development especially when working in multicultural settings. There are many youth workers who face fewer opportunities (in total 19/26) and work in diverse environments where acts of xenophobia, marginalization and social exclusion are observed. Many youths in their communities act unexpectedly and being cautious to diverse settings of immigration, but on the same time they express high interest to get involved in mobilities, training and intercultural programmes. Therefore this project is designed to train youthworkers on working with theater method as a tool for implementing attractive and effective social inclusion practices in their community but also internationally. This way the 26 youth workers will improve aspects of personality and enhance their own professional improvement but also will turn into multipliers of international mobility opportunities. Project managers and trainers indicated during the initial stage of the project concept, the connection between NFL, Theater method and Inclusive Practices, based on their experience, observations and several other researches. Theater based learning through NFL can be also an effective tool for developing and improving ones competences and skills (social, creativity, digital, languages). Thus through this project we wish to provide time, means, methods, examples, practices and share ideas through joyful learning using Theater techniques based on non formal approaches in order to empower them with the development of their basic key competences for enhancing the implementation of more successful practices for social inclusion. We plan to create joyful and experiential learning environment for supporting our 26 youthworkers to: - empower the implementation of successful practices of social inclusion within their organizations; - assist youngsters within their society to turn into more persistent in building their future in the framework of innovation and entrepreneurship/creativity. - learn how to work together with diverse groups (mainly refugees) - increase their capacity as professional through the improvement of key competences and soft skills - develop self confidence and open international networking with colleagues. So, we have decided that it would be a good start for supporting our youthworkers to plan, design, implement a 12 months project and deliver an 9 days TC (with 24 participants (including one support staff) plus 2 trainers, in Larnaca 11-19/11/19-departure day is included) in order to propose, share and promote ideas and solutions to the identified problem. Our project managers and trainers will: - implement tools and methods basically from Theater and Social inclusion based on Non Formal Learning (like simulations, debriefing, case studies, Role Plays, Theater based sessions, reflection etc), - invite and cooperate with guest experts on theater as a method for enhancing learning and training, - apply real time sessions with the participants in refugees center - promote visibility and disseminate along with all partner organizations the power of E+ programme and results; - bring and establish a stable and fruitful impact to the participants, to their organizations, to local, regional and wider LLL Society. Objectives for the 26 yw (of which 19 with fewer opportunities) 1. To suggest and share practices from NFL which increase awareness on social inclusion; 2. To provide examples through NFL on how Theatre can be a method for embracing diversity and supporting social inclusion; 3. To train them on how to design and implement NFL activities based on Theater in intercultural settings for social inclusion 4. To develop basic key competences (social, intercutural, soft skills, creativity, L2L) using non formal methods for improving their practice as professionals, 5. To broaden opportunities of qualitative networking for supporting further social inclusion.

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