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Coordination of the youth workers for tomorrow

2019-2-DE04-KA105-0181162019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: DE|AT|UK|HR|ES|BE|PT · Grant: €10,021
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)ICT - new technologies - digital competencesIntercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Objectives

Project ̋Coordination of the youth workers for tomorrow ̋ will happen in Munich, Germany, November 7-10, 2019. It will gather 21 youth workers and experienced trainers, that will cooperate at 4 day training in conducting the several activities in the field of public communication, media literacy and advocacy, with the methods of informal, non-formal and peer learning, such as the debate, world café, digital workshop, group work, ice-breakers, role-play, brainstorming etc. Youth workers from Germany, Austria, Croatia, Belgium, UK, Portugal and Spain will be strengthen and later ready to join their Youth NGOs as empowered individuals, with new skills and knowledge for coordinating the new members. The objectives of the project ̋Coordination of the youth workers for tomorrow ̋ are: 1. to improve the competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes) of the 21 youth workers in the field of public communication, promotion and media literacy, that more experienced trainers will transfer to the new youth workers 2. to improve the advocacy competences of the 21 youth workers, with the emphasis on advocating for the rights of marginalized groups of youth (such as, migrants, refugees, youth with economics, social and cultural obstacles, NEET group etc.) 3. to develop the tools and methods for communication with our target groups, which will help the youth workers and 7 participating organizations to more efficiently engage in the public communication and working with media in advocating for the needs of youth, especially marginalized one 4. to increase the reach of the projects and activities of the 7 partner organizations, so that they would be able to involve more young people, especially the marginalized ones, into their youth work 5. to transfer the communication tools and methods developed in the project to the wider groups of youth workers and organizations working with youth in Europe, in order to help them to increase the reach of their projects and activities and involve more young people in their work.

Project partners (7)