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Digital Youth Wellness

2025-1-RO01-KA152-YOU-0003003172025Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: RO|MK|BG|CZ|HU · Grant: €32,482
Digital skills and competencesPhysical and mental health, well-beingInclusion of marginalised young people

Objectives

The project was initiated following the digitalization of all citizen-related services in Timișoara, an event that highlighted a significant gap in the digital skills necessary for young people to navigate new platforms. While digitalization offers substantial benefits for social inclusion and accessibility, statistics indicate that young people with fewer opportunities or lower formal education often lack the skills to utilize these opportunities. We implemented this project to provide young people, particularly those from disadvantaged urban and rural backgrounds, an enhancement of their digital competencies. Furthermore, the project sought to address the mental, physical, and social health consequences of obsessive or improper internet usage, which has been linked to lower life satisfaction and symptoms such as anxiety and depression. By using non-formal education, we aimed to empower participants to take advantage of a digitalized Europe in a healthy, balanced way while becoming active citizens in their home communities. The specific objectives achieved by the project were: • Objective 1: To educate 30 young individuals from five countries (Romania, Hungary, Czechia, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia) on how the entrepreneurship, employment, and educational sectors have been digitized, increasing their confidence in navigating these online sectors to further their professional careers. • Objective 2: To increase participants' skills, competencies, and confidence in specialized digital sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), engagement in civic discussion, and cybersafety. • Objective 3: To teach 30 young people with fewer opportunities about digital wellness and its importance for overall health, providing them with solutions and alternatives to excessive screen time. • Objective 4: To foster international cooperation between five European NGOs and combat digital inequality by helping participants promote digitalization and create workshops in disadvantaged communities in their home countries. Although the project was initially designed for six countries, Croatia was dropped as a partner; consequently, we brought more participants from the other five countries to ensure the project still met its target of training and empowering 30 young Europeans. These objectives align with the Erasmus+ priorities of digital transformation, inclusion and diversity, and participation in democratic life

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