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From Zero to Hero

2019-2-PT02-KA105-0060572019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: PT|TR|BG|RO|MK|CZ|LT · Grant: €25,376
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Inclusion - equityHealth and wellbeing

Objectives

As drugs continue to be a threat for young people, the aim of the project was to analyze the factors causing drug usage in depth. To find solutions, to increase knowledge, skills, and life quality of the youngsters participating in the project. To lead them as a part of the solution, increasing awareness on the decision making in local, regional, national, European and international societies. The project addressed the factors and underlying causes of drug usage. In addition, the project dabbed on how young people, who are prone to drug use, were to be included in social life, prevention of drug use and addiction, socialization and participation in the society. Moreover, the project responded to many other needs besides knowledge and experience. There was an active participation in a healthy lifestyle and sporting activities. We worked on team spirit, acquiring music and dance skills (using them as a tools), raising healthy life awareness, working on social citizenship and community consciousness, breaking prejudices against different cultures, European citizenship awareness, human and individual rights. In the project, we worn socialization and activities against drug addiction, such as Zumba. A Latin-inspired dance-fitness program that enhances body resistance and provides social interaction. We aimed to socialize with Zumba, on learning how to dance, making new friends, making leisure time efficient, increasing self-esteem and self-confidence and raising awareness about drug addiction. Project objectives: - Implementation of sporting and social activities as well as dissemination with local and regional media to increase youngsters participation. We aimed to reduce the risk of drug use due to the interaction with those activities. - Raising people awareness about the issues of substance addiction experienced by young people in social-local media and in public areas that would bring more voluntary youth to society. This was expected to increase the visibility, presentation, and dissemination of the project. - Sharing the project outputs in social media and public areas to enable more people in becoming aware of drug addiction experienced by young people. It was also expected that this would bring more voluntary young people to society. - It was aimed that young people would be aware about the social, physical, psychological and economic changes experienced in the use of drugs and affectance on one's life. - The participants were expected to be aware on how to take action against substance addiction in order to provide a more accurate and acceptable world for this and future generations. - Participating organizations would gain important knowledge and competences in working between national and professional borders in Europe. This would expand the results of strategies for interdisciplinary cultural, social and sports projects that focus on researching social problems in creative ways. - Participants were asked to share what they have learned in the society they live in. In addition, other youth organizations were invited to cooperate with the project implementation and cooperation. This cooperation would also allow the results and impacts of the project to be nationwide.

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