The objectives were to: exchange hybrid educative tools and practices aimed to rewrite a creative urban environment by shaping social actions; reinvent the role of urban arts and forms sizing spaces as an educational tool for youth empowering the re-naturing of urban art experiences in the youth sector of the post-pandemic; interlink and resocialise young people after Covid-19 consequences of isolation; unite the urban art with the rehabilitation of spaces making them sustainable and available for youth work creation and design, as well stimulating creative approaches and cross-sectoral collaborations; reconnect the natural and social worlds within an increasingly urban existence while creating a digital pattern and space that tells the story of a certain youth environment; provoke a re-engagement of urbanites with the environment, acting as a catalyst for transformative youth work evolution, social inclusion, youth friendly societies and creativity; support quality youth work thanks to the new Erasmus+ Programme and the European Youth Strategy 2019-2027.
"yoURB4N_Europe" was born as a response to the lack of spaces for youth work where young people could express them selves in terms of urban arts and creativity sectors: we literally addressed the crisis on both the education and cultural and creative sectors that has affected youth and citizens due to Covid19. When the pandemic started, one of the first effects we had were the adoption of measures of isolation and social distancing, and with time, even when things improved, the fields of art and culture kept aside and did not make it. At the same time, for the well-being and mental health of (young) people situation was worsening while the spaces were they were used to go were closed. Our project aimed to address those need: to merge the past and the future of forgotten corners of our side, to bring them to life and transform them into living areas serving young society with active systems based on youth and urban forms, urban arts and educational activities with functionality and effective plans for the future. We offered a full educational and architectural reshaping to civil society and to political levels (Regions and Municipalities) to build and implement real action plans in the youth work sector.