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Flaming Hearts: Engaging Roma young people to become active EU citizens

2019-2-UK01-KA105-0622672019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: UK|BG|LV|RO|EE · Grant: €50,002
Romas and/or other minoritiesEU Citizenship, EU awareness and DemocracyCivic engagement / responsible citizenship

Objectives

This project is designed to develop active citizenship outlooks and skills in Roma youth through pro-active peer-to-peer approach. The participants will learn to influence their peers and discover how youth organisations can play a more effective role in bringing youth-related issues to fruition and making active European citizenship achievable in all parts of the continent. Thus, the objectives of this multileg mobility project are to: - empower young people to engage Roma youth in participation in social life across Europe - promote a wider understanding of active citizenship and how to engage motivated youth in intercultural dialogues as active European citizens - identify and compare what it means to be a European citizen - understand how non-formal learning can enable the development of youth initiatives - explore the gist and peculiarities of peer-to-peer education approach - empower the young participants with the skills to share their knowledge and competences with their peers - enhance participants' competencies for lifelong learning ("Youthpass competencies") with a focus on improving active citizenship - trigger innovative thinking through planning, developing and implementing volunteering initiatives - encourage innovation and empower youth to create their own initiatives in their local communities, with a focus on Roma youth, to promote active European citizenship - tap the potential of the Erasmus+ to motivate young activists to become project multipliers and raise awareness of Erasmus+ This exchange will facilitate the integration of young people with diverse backgrounds, primarily from Roma communities, and encourage their sense of initiative. The inspirational and innovative elements used will encourage the participants to think innovatively about EU citizenship. The newly obtained knowledge can provide creative youth with new opportunities for a new, united Europe at all levels - from the grass-root to the continent-wide. This will bring a positive benefit to the youth as well as society at large.

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