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Groove for Shelter

2021-1-NL02-KA153-YOU-0000196392021Mobility of youth workersfinalized
Countries: NL|LT|HU · Grant: €26,981.5
Creativity, arts and cultureKey competences developmentCommunity development

Objectives

The objectives of this project were to: 1. increase the capacity of youth workers to (co-)develop and (co-)implement (more professional) activities that use dance as an instrument to encourage a cohesive and constructive dialogue about a societal issue such as homelessness that is complex in nature, susceptible to prejudice and full of sensitivities; 2. equip youth workers with various dance competences and techniques, allowing them to support young people in their learning process using dance as a method; 3. help youth workers develop and express various perspectives around (the situations of) homeless people, including intercultural and international aspects, and enable them to break stereotypes with regard to homeless people; 4. increase the capacity of youth workers and their organisations to reach out to, involve, and address the needs of the weaker youth in society (with a focus on homeless youth) in their future youth work activities; 5. inspire and move local communities to engage with and look after homeless people in their neighbourhoods; 6. introduce the weaker youth in society (with a focus on homeless youth) to learning and development opportunities available to them, in particular those opportunities that dance and youth work offer, and as such provide them a sense of perspective; 7. inspire such youth to develop their own initiatives in these fields, and to use their skills and talents – that may have been suppressed due to various social and economic factors – in doing so. 8. build and strengthen cooperation among the participating organisations and with the external stakeholders involved in the project, and in doing so contribute to each other’s professional development.

Project partners (4)