S.O.1 Explore innovative approaches using non-verbal theater techniques to facilitate migrants' integration and expression. S.O.2: Through a consortium of 3/4 migrant-led NGOs, build the capacities of migrant-led organizations, enabling them to effectively lead and implement integration initiatives and avoiding tokenism, or integration via mere consumption of programs. S.O.3: Via three mobilities, engage our educators with creative tools to engage migrants more effectively in adult education settings. S.O.4: Create a participatory participant-led project, encouraging their active participation in social, cultural, and political spheres beyond the lifetime of the project. S.O.5: Promote Cross-Sector Collaboration via our diverse consortium, creating collaboration between various sectors, including cultural, educational, and digital, to address the multifaceted challenges faced by migrants. S.O.6: Formulate long-term strategies and tools for the continuous support and integration of migrants into society, in the form of connections between professionals, and organisations.
As consortium of migrant-led NGOs and theater pedagogues, with 3/4 newcomers to KA2, we applied for this project with two core motivations: - to explore if Erasmus+ can support the internationalization of our partners work, and provide space for mutual capacity building - to cross-pollinate our work, looking to create foundations for our organisations to work together long-term in the space of theater-based youth work, within the framework of non-formal education, via intensive staff training and exchange over multiple mobilities More generally, we applied for this project to address the critical needs of migrants struggling with social, cultural, and civic integration due to language barriers. Our focus was on harnessing non-verbal theater methods as an innovative approach to empower migrants, facilitating their creative expression and meaningful social interactions. This approach was aimed at overcoming the limitations of traditional verbal communication methods, which often exclude migrants from full participation in society. The project was aligned with the EU's emphasis on adult education for new migrants, seeking to fill existing gaps and enhance the inclusion and engagement of migrants in various societal aspects.