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This is the Road to Life -Road Safety Consciousness

2019-3-CY02-KA105-0016602019Youth mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: CY|HR|RO|EL|BG|PL|RS|LT · Grant: €28,050
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)Health and wellbeingInternational cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Objectives

The project "This is the Road to Life-Road Safety Consciousness" comes as outcome of youths from partners and it resulted after discussing and sharing personal perspective and experiences (as direct theirs or indirect from their relatives and friends) about the ongoing problem of Reckless Road Attitude (including causes, long/short term side effects). Youths from parnters NGOs (from Cyprus,Bulgaria,Romania,Croatia,Lithuania,Serbia,Poland,Greece) met during several previous Youth Exchange projects under E+ and after they were encouraged by the project managers and youthworkers from their NGOs they decided to organize and run this project for increasing awareness on education on RTR for preventing R.A. This project will point out the need of improving the Road Safety Consciousness (RSC) in micro level for their community and in macro level for their country. Youths went through data and facts to link their informal discussion to the need and importance to run this project: A) They notice by experience that many youths and adults were involved in road accidents (with minor or severe results-injuries, fatalities). Three of them were very sensitive on the topic because they lost very close friends in RA. They feel pessimistic for the future because they point out the lack of education and/or respect of RTR and this comes in accordance to European Transport Safety Council where its mentioned that "For both primary and secondary education, this report shows that traffic safety and mobility education is not a dedicated subject in the vast majority of [european] states". (source https://etsc.eu/the-status-of-traffic-safety-and-mobility-education-in-europe/). Youths feel responsible to contribute as they join several events (E+ funded projects, and with community and NGO events) where they observe other peers and adults not follow the RTR, hence living at the risk of its consequences. B)Recent European status report from EUROSTAT, shows the following data: There have been about 25000 deaths from RA in 2017 in EU, which is equal to 50 deaths/million persons. The annual number of deaths from RA is more or less same as it was since 2013. C)Reckless Road Attitude is primarily the reason that provokes so many serious traffic accidents. Youths feel that they should contribute to this unfortunate situation. Reckless Road Attitude refers to: Distracted Driving, Speeding, Drunk Driving, Texting, Running Red Lights Or Stop Signs, Wrong-Way Driving, Tailgating, Reckless Driving (source:www.who.int/) D)Partners' countries(Bulgaria,Romania,Greece,Lithuania,Poland,Croatia) rank in top 10 list with highest rate of RA in the Europe ( https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/sites/roadsafety/files/pdf/scoreboard_2017_en.pdf , see mainly page 5) E)Direct consequences:According to WHO, Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffic-injuries) What we want to achieve: To -help youths to share experiences, learn and design practice how to influence target groups (but also others in broaden level too) for being aware and respecting RSC -encourage youths to design, run, implement a project that is related to their own interest and that can affect public awareness on issues of health, safety and solidarity -support youths and in general all people to be aware about the positive effects of cooperation in individual and international level for own and global development. -give opportunities for learning by sharing to youths (especially those with fewer opportunities) though intercultural dialogue based on NFL and inclusive practices -facilitate the process of self awareness and competences' development for youths funded E+ projects. Connection to E+: To -bring youths from 8 different countries to suggest ideas and solutions for current issues and improve intercultural dialogue -increase awareness on opportunities for learning and mobilities by shared practice and activities -improve the level of key competences to young people with variety of activities (language, creativity, social etc) -influence policy makers and communities in national and international level in the fields of Safety and solidarity Objectives:To 1)promote and support safe, pleasant learning environment based on NF methods for youths with fewer opportunities 2)develop youths' awareness on the importance of Road Safety Consciousness through NFL and experiential learning 3)explore the power intercultural dialogue for tackling global problems as reckless road/traffic attitude 4)create tangible and intangible results directly from youths for the youths and their NGOs too, irrespective their background (social, financial and educational level) 5)support youths and leaders to develop their competences as influencers of target groups, peers and society and be certified with a youthpass.

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