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GoActive - Environmental and Outdoor Education for Youth Work

2020-3-AT02-KA105-0029302020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: AT|MK|BY|GE|DE|MD|ES|AM|UA|BG · Grant: €22,539
Civic engagement / responsible citizenshipHealth and wellbeingEnvironment and climate change

Objectives

#GOactive was an international training course that gathered 33 young people, volunteers, youth workers, activists and educators from Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, North Macedonia, Spain and Ukraine for seven working days in rural Armenia. The proposed project was designed by young people for young people with the mission to create opportunities in non-formal learning and thus support personal and professional growth, more active and quality life and help uncover the potential of individuals and the community. This project has been planned in line with the European Youth Strategy 2019-2027 which is based on three main pillows of action: Engage - Connect - Empower and aimed to contribute to the 11 European Youth Goals. The main objectives of #GOactive were: to develop and strengthen skills in providing effective outdoor learning; Advancing the expertise and competencies of youth workers/educators in organizing, arranging, implementing and assessing successful outdoor educational activities; Promoting outdoor education as an instrument for youth to cultivate a sense of active citizenship, self-responsibility, creativity, leadership skills and a source of physical / mental health; Popularizing non-formal education methods in outdoor learning, in particular, as a means of personal growth of young people, thereby achieving meaningful changes in different realms at local, regional and international levels; Promoting mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue, social commitment and solidarity among young people in countries of the EU and Eastern Partnership regions; To consider Erasmus+ program opportunities from various perspectives, such as mobility, empowerment of youth and non-formal education; Identifying the certifications offered by Youthpass and incorporating European non-formal learning initiatives.

Project partners (10)