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Connecting dots

2020-2-IT03-KA105-0187352020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: IT|RO|ES|EL|PT|BG · Grant: €13,135
Inclusion - equitySocial dialogueAccess for disadvantaged

Objectives

Connecting Dots was a training course that led to unity, collaboration, and the construction of an integrated and supportive community. The first article of the Italian Constitution mentions "Italy is a democratic republic, founded on work". The text implies that, in Italy, work and social participation are guaranteed to all. In fact, in Italy, interventions to combat social exclusion are promoted and implemented by several subjects who refer to different levels: local, regional and national. This arrangement does not facilitate the reading of needs or the planning and evaluation of policies. To make the system more efficient it is necessary to make these subjects dialogue with each other, starting with the young people themselves. The project was born from the experience of youth workers from six European countries who have experienced the positive results of experiential learning in the first person, and the centralization of a support system for young people marginalized by society. The project partners were trained by youth workers dedicated to the involvement of the local community through specific experiential methods, who played a fundamental role in organizing the project's activities. Connecting Dots aimed to train young youth workers to create social inclusion within their community through experiential learning methods. In particular, during the main Training Course activity, the participants had the opportunity to get in touch, train, and coordinate workshops aimed at involving ex-prisoners and homeless people. Connecting Dots also had the goal of making a concrete change in the five local communities of the partners, building dialogue systems between young people, associations and local authorities. It was the intention of the project, in particular, to put into practice a common, coordinated and parallel strategy in the five local communities. We believe that the project was in line with the objectives set by the first key action of E +, as it equipped youth workers with skills and methods for their professional development in the social field, particularly dedicated to the involvement of marginalized young people and at risk of radicalization. violent, such as ex-inmates and homeless. In addition, the project has stimulated the initiative of the participants and professional learning on a digital level. The project, therefore, made it possible to share the individual practices of the operators of each organization, a transmission of direct skills by expert trainers in the sector, and the creation of a common action plan that had a direct impact on the communities. with consequent identification as a model for the implementation of actions in other international communities.

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