Our project aimed to achieve the following objectives: 1. To ensure the sustainability of the professional development and readiness of youth workers on life competences through development of comprehensive non-formal education program, training curriculum, toolkit and interactive content that integrates culture, music and movement to empower young people with fewer opportunities. 2. To provide digital and continuously accessible, free, innovative, inclusive educational content to partner country institutions and the target group by preparing an LMS and interactive training content on 9 main life competences (LifeComp); as well as providing automatic recognition through the certificate of completion. 3. To increase the institutional capacity of the partaking organizations on their involvement in international and interdisciplinary cooperation, support and improve their digital capacities, resilience, and readiness. Moreover, increasing their quality of work and activities through these networks and digital tools. 4. Collaborate with local communities and other organizations and initiatives in the field of non-formal education to ensure that the e-learning platform is linked to broader efforts to promote youth empowerment.
The project was motivated to offer innovative and holistic approach to competence development of young people with fewer opportunities within the youth work boundaries, focusing on designing and developing NFE methods based on culture, music and movement to empower young people 9 main life competences (based on LifeComp), which are: self-regulation, flexibility, wellbeing, empathy, communication, collaboration, growth mindset, critical thinking , managing learning. Literature recognizes the positive relation between music and wellbeing of individuals, which is why this approach was selected for this project. Thus, through music, movement and culture the project was motivated to design learner-centered, flexible, participatory, collaborative and focused on skills training methods and materials. The project aimed to train youth workers and young people in: -Building Problem-solving skills -Promoting positive activities -Managing reactions -Promoting helpful thinking -Building healthy social connections