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Stop Bullying

2019-3-RO01-KA105-0777432019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: RO|CZ|TR|SK · Grant: €15,080
Civic engagement / responsible citizenshipEU Citizenship, EU awareness and DemocracyHome and justice affairs (human rights & rule of law)

Objectives

A friendly, harmonious and safety environment is very important for teenagers balanced growth, for mental health and good results at school and private life, on long term becoming fullfield adults on personal and professional level, satisfied of their lives. Nowadays, one of the most concerning phenomenon that threaten young people harmonious growth is bullying that affects more and more young people and includes physical violence, threats, teasing, social exclusion and other psychological violence. Recent studies suggest that bullying in adolescence can have worse long-term effects on young adult‘s mental health than being subject to maltreatment during childhood. Violence in schools and bullying is one of the strategic priorities of The Council of Europe Strategy on the Rights of the Child. All over Europe 3 children/teens out of 10 are bullied. Bullying consequences can be devastating on young people future, 44,5% bullied young people end education at secondary level, 9,2% skip school 3-4 days in two weeks, 42,4%feel outsider, 63,9% are anxious at test and exams. On long term all consequences lead to social isolation, school leaving, depression and suicide thoughts, even to suicide. This is the context that lead to our project „Stop Bullying”, we want to support young people and involve them in this youth exchange to respond their needs and tackle bullying. The aim of our project is to empower young people with human rights, democracy and active citizenship education to act against bullying from both roles, victims and witness and to reduce this phenomenon on long term. The objectives of the project are: -to increasing the level of knowledge of 30 young people about bullying phenomenon, types of bullying and its manifestation, characteristic; -to raise awareness of 30 young people about causes and consequences of bullying/cyberbullying phenomenon; -to transfer to 30 young people effective methods, tools based on human rights, democracy and active citizenship education to take action in front of bullying; -to inform directly of at least 100 young people from 5 communities involved in this project about the negative effects of bullying.

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