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Change places, change lives

2020-2-AT02-KA105-0027152020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: AT|CZ|HR|CY|BE|EE|ES|EL|SI|LT|IT|RO · Grant: €20,442
Migrants' issuesYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy

Objectives

“Change Places Change Lives” Training Course gathered 28 youth workers from eight countries for 7 days in Villach (Drobollach), Austria to confront the challenges and opportunities related to migration in Europe as a part of a global trend. Training course was aimed for youth workers, youth leaders and those involved working with migrants in their daily work. For named people, knowledge and awareness of the topic and skills on how to address confusion, misunderstanding, anger, and fear regarding it, is essential for leading the discussion with youngsters and with wider groups of society. Migration is a crucial interest to young people whether they come from countries affected by immigration or those suffering the consequences of emigration. Knowledge of migration processes, the causes and consequences of migration and rights of young migrants are relevant to young people’s needs particularly if they are likely to become migrants or participants of mobility schemes or if their home communities are affected by migration. Competences in addressing migration in youth work are essential for building community cohesion in those countries. This training course was aimed to empower youth workers to be able to explain migration, its reasons and obstacles, and through that create a development in self-awareness, cultural sensitivity, tolerance and acceptance. We were focused on developing participants’ teamwork, self-expression, supporting the reflection of different dimensions of migration and giving them a sense of initiative. Following facets of migration were discussed: the main roads, the highways of migration, both in geographical terms and concepts, causes and effects of brain drain, labor migration, study and experience, migration driven by poverty and infringement of fundamental and social rights. Following objectives were set: - development of a more tolerant, inclusive and egalitarian society; - support the reflection among participants on the different dimensions of migration and mobility; - exchange of good practice in the field of youth related to international migration, mobility and its influence on young people in the EU and in the partner countries and the opportunities arising; - training of youth workers to better address problems and opportunities arising from migration; - transfer and development of knowledge of European mobility programs in youth work; - promotion of European cooperation between NGOs that are in contact with migration and youth mobility; - the development of new initiatives in the field of youth and mobility within Erasmus +, to give migrants and local youth the same opportunities.

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