1) CONTEXTUALIZATION The COVID-19 pandemic has created new problems, needs and challenges for the population, which intensify when we talk about young people. Increasingly, it is essential that this group - the future of society - is prepared to deal creatively and entrepreneurially with the challenges it faces, namely through the exploration of creative areas of interest. Therefore we have prepared a project based on the concept of “Creative Youth City”, with the intention to transform the city into a space for sharing, empowerment, experimentation and construction through creativity. Thus, through the implementation of different dynamics in different areas of the city, we will promote the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people and equal opportunities among young people from different contexts. Based on that, the problem that we want to resolve is: lack of development of the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people and their motivation, which tends to promote their social exclusion and the difficulty of entering the labour market. 2) OBJECTIVES - Develop the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people, as a way of motivating this group and amplifying their voice, inviting the public to pay attention to what young people have to say (through their own creative projects); - Develop a program to support young people to find sources of motivation, to undertake, to get their creative ideas off the ground and to enjoy contexts of application of what they learn at school (namely through the exploration of creative areas); - Promote international and collaborative dialogue about youth, creativity and entrepreneurship, based on the identification and sharing of good practices, for the creation of a methodology based on the concept of “Creative Youth City” throughout Europe. 3) PARTICIPANTS 3.1) Youth Workers (YW) - Age = or> 18 years; - Experience: -- Working with young people, namely with minorities, migrants and NEET (or other less opportunities); -- In the training of young people; -- In transnational projects; -- In the application of non-formal dynamics (or interest in learning); - Interest and motivation to work on the topics of creativity, social inclusion, youth work, motivation and employability (namely through creative areas) and/or with experience in the areas; - Ability to share, transfer and incorporate knowledge and experiences, practices and diverse (and creative) intervention methods; - Ability to generate the expected results and impacts; - Awareness with the context, problem, needs and defined objectives; - Preferably, in a situation of fewer opportunities (namely economic, geographical and cultural). 3.2) Youth - Between 15 and 26 years (transition to adulthood); - Preferably with fewer opportunities (minorities, migrants, NEET, etc.); - With interest in creative areas and motivated to develop their creative and entrepreneurial potential; - With the ability to absorb results and incorporate them into your post-project day-to-day; - With the ability to transfer project results to their peers. 4) ACTIVITIES The number of participants per activity must be defined by organisations based on their capabilities. The activities with a specific number are identified. Planning and Preparation: - Internal meetings; - External meetings; - Transnational meeting (TM) 1 (2 YW); - Preparation. Implementation: - Development of content and materials (DCM); - Virtual cooperation; - Analysis of the State of the Art; - Local diagnosis; - Seminar (3 YW/organisation + 1 trainer); - Local Creative Dynamics (general reference of 15 youngsters); - TM2 (2 YW); - TM3 (2 YW); -Blended Mobility (6 young people/organisation + 1 facilitator); - OI1/2. Monitoring and Evaluation: - DCM; - Monitoring; - Evaluation. Dissemination: - DCM; - Divulgation and communication; - Dissemination and exploitation of results; - Multiplier Events; - Booklet. Closure: - TM4 (2 YW). 5) METHODOLOGY The project will be developed based on the methodology of non-formal education, with informal and formal education being complementarily used. 6) RESULTS - Manual Creative Youth City; - Platform Creative Youth City; - Booklet; - Creative projects (developed by young people); - Contents and materials; - Development of learning and 8 key competences, particularly entrepreneurship and creativity. 7) MAIN IMPACTS - Implementation of Creative Youth City throughout Europe, through the exploration of the project's Intellectual Outputs; - Improving the prospects of employability, sustainable development and social inclusion of young people, through the development of their creative and entrepreneurial potential and their motivation to explore creative areas; - Promotion of the active role of young people in the city, through the exploitation of their talents and creativity, contributing to agitating the cultural, artistic and creative sector.
- Develop the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people as a way to motivate this group and to amplify their voice, by inviting the public to pay attention to what young people have to say (through their own creative projects). - Develop a program to support young people to find sources of motivation, become entrepreneurs, to get their creative ideas off the ground, and to enjoy contexts of application of what they learn/learned at school (namely through exploring creative areas) - Promote international and collaborative dialogue about youth, creativity, and entrepreneurship, based on the identification and sharing of good practices, creating a methodology based on the concept of "Creative Youth City" with scalability throughout Europe.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new problems, needs, and challenges to the population, which are intensified when we talk about young people. It is increasingly important that this group - the future of society - is prepared to deal with the challenges they face in a creative and entrepreneurial way, namely through the exploration of creative areas of interest to them. Therefore, we have developed a project based on the concept of "Creative Youth City" (CYC), which aims to transform the city into a space for sharing and empowerment through creativity. Thus, through the implementation of different dynamics in different areas of the city, we promote the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people, giving them a voice and improving their life prospects and equal opportunities. Responding to the needs to create a space conducive to the creative development of young people, motivating them to deal with challenges, fears, and problems, through a methodology that can be replicated, transforming the city into a collaborativeand creative space, where young people have the opportunity to experiment, fail and share their learning, ideas and suggestions, to undertake and create their own creative projects.