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Youth Work going Digital

2020-3-UK01-KA105-0941432020Youth mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: UK|EE|BG|SK|EL|DK|IT|BE|RO · Grant: €17,690
Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)ICT - new technologies - digital competences

Objectives

The project Youth work going Digital " focused on understanding digital youth work, digital learning and online activism as concepts for NGOs, presenting innovative tools that can be applied in everyday youth work, sharing good practices from across Europe, increasing of youth workers' knowledge and skills to use digital technologies for better volunteer management, internal communication, online activism, online communication and also reaching more young people from marginalized communities through digital tools. The overall goal of the project was to provide youth workers and NGOs with adequate and up-to-date tools: digital knowledge, skills, competences and experience in youth work to more effectively involve young people, especially those who are marginalized. Project goals: - providing a deeper understanding of the concept of digital youth work; - providing practical digital tools and increasing digital skills and knowledge to improve volunteering management, online activism and online communication; - Strengthening the potential and capacity of NGOs to better respond to the needs of today's young people by integrating digital technologies and tools in everyday youth work. Through the implementation of the project, we raised awareness among NGOs and youth workers about the importance of digital tools to reach today's modern young person in a much easier and more efficient way. Participants were introduced to good digital practices tools to support their daily work with young people, manage volunteers more effectively, communicate with team members, partners and volunteers, for online activism and project management. By introducing concepts of digital youth work, good practices in the field, specific digital tools, knowledge and information about digitization, we have invested in the quality of youth workers and therefore the participating NGOs, which has affected the quality of youth services people who offer. By acquiring digital knowledge, skills and competences in working with young people, youth coordinators and workers became more effective in their daily work with young people, began to communicate more easily online, acquired skills in organizing online campaigns through which they can reach young people. In addition, this project has given impetus to some of the NGOs involved to start a transformation of their services for young people, thus becoming more efficient and able to meet the needs of today's youth.

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