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Accredited project in the field of youth

2024-1-LT02-KA151-YOU-0001975912024Mobility of young people for accredited organisationsfinalized
Countries: LT · Grant: €85,554

Objectives

The project stemmed from the need to raise awareness among young people about the topic of sustainability and participation in democratic life in a context of a small reality as the community of Antalieptė. VŠĮ Inovatorių slėnis has years of experience in implementing project that, throw non-formal education methods, help young people to become more conscious about sensitive topics as the important of sustainability and environmental practices, and the participation in democratic life. For this project, 4 activities have been implemented, focused on strengthening the connection with local community through music, using art to express environmental issues, running an archeological excavation and dig into lithuanian history, and explore lithuanian nature and learn about it. The themes that have been developed did not only aim to raise awareness of the local and regional community on this issue, but has been using art and non-formal activities as a means of expression. The activities that took place, from those in groups to individual ones, helped the participants to increase their communication and creative skills, learning above all through group training activities. Training activities during this type of project are fundamental, as regards the issue of social inclusion, both from the point of view of language and from a cultural point of view. With our projects, we wanted to encourage young people to get acquainted with the topic of sustainability and democratic participation, provide knowledge and skills to express an important issue through art and critical thinking. It is important for us to take an active part in creating a conscious and aware society in which all citizens understand the importance of not polluting our planet and create a long lasting community. The objectives of this project are: - Green skills and sustainable practices; - participation in democratic life; The main learning tool for participants was participating in activities that aimed to sensitise young people through an artistic approach, throgh confrontation and non-violent communication. We used non-formal education methods during the group process, where young people have been encouraged to take challenges, to experience and try new experiences in nature and evaluate their experience in the group. Moreover, during the process young people learned to get feedback from other participants and use non-violent communication in the group.

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