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Life in it

2025-3-DE04-KA153-YOU-0003689182025Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: DE|LV|IT|SK|RO|PL|EL|CZ · Grant: €92,075
Digital skills and competencesEnvironment and climate changeNew learning and teaching methods and approaches

Objectives

With Life In It, we want to strengthen the ability of youth workers and their organisations to connect with young people, share meaningful messages, and inspire change. Many NGOs and youth workers already do excellent work in their communities but struggle to make their efforts visible, especially to young people. At the same time, there is an urgent need for youth work to promote eco-responsibility and sustainable lifestyles. Our project responds to these needs by combining two priorities: media literacy and digital competences on the one hand, and green practices and sustainability education on the other. The project has several concrete objectives from the perspective of youth work practice: 1. Strengthen youth workers’ media and digital competences and their ability to teach them to youth. Thanks to it, they can confidently use video and social media tools to engage young people. We want youth workers to not only produce their own content but also be able to teach these skills to youth in their communities. 2. Produce promotional videos for NGOs with green practices (O4), making their work more visible. During the project, participants will produce promotional videos for NGOs with green practices, giving these organisations better visibility and showing how youth work contributes to sustainable development. 3. Share eco-responsibility and sustainable living methods. By giving youth workers first-hand experience of green practices and helping them integrate environmental education into their youth work. 4. Foster international collaboration and inspire future joint projects on media literacy. By bringing together participants from eight countries, we want to create a European network of practitioners who exchange ideas and plan future projects on media literacy and sustainability. 5. Disseminate learning via videos and local workshops with youth. Participants will share what they have learned with their colleagues and young people at home through workshops, events and online campaigns. This ensures that the project benefits more people than those who directly take part. 6. Raise media literacy and critical thinking among young people, including those with fewer opportunities . By training youth workers as multipliers, the project helps young people become more thoughtful about the information they consume and share, and more motivated to use media tools for civic engagement. In practical terms, the project includes two international training activities for youth workers. The first, hosted in Bremen (Germany), focuses on video-making and digital storytelling. Participants will work in teams to produce videos for local NGOs and learn how to communicate social and environmental messages effectively. The second, hosted at Hopeland eco-centre (Greece), immerses youth workers in sustainable living practices and helps them design workshops on eco-responsibility for young people. Both activities use non-formal education methods such as teamwork, peer feedback, hands-on projects, daily reflection, and Youthpass. We aim for long-term impact: youth workers who are more skilled, confident and motivated; organisations with new tools and approaches; and young people who feel inspired to act for their communities and the planet. All outputs will carry the Erasmus+ logo and be shared widely online and offline to make Erasmus+ opportunities more visible.

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