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Sound of Inclusion: music-based tools in youth work

2025-3-IT03-KA153-YOU-0003825862025Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: IT|PL|ES|SI|HR|EL|PT|LV|EE · Grant: €36,304
Inclusion of marginalised young peopleQuality and innovation of youth workNew learning and teaching methods and approaches

Objectives

In contemporary society, young people face complex and multidimensional challenges: social exclusion, job insecurity, limited access to educational and cultural opportunities, lack of safe spaces for expression, and a growing crisis of civic participation. In this context, music – understood as a universal language and a tool of non-verbal communication – holds unique potential to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers, foster inclusion, wellbeing and active participation, and develop transversal competences such as empathy, collaboration and self-esteem. The project “Sound of Inclusion: music-based tools in youth work” was created by European organisations that share the will to disseminate inclusive musical methodologies, transfer competences to territories and practitioners with fewer resources, and strengthen the capacities of youth workers in using music as a non-formal educational tool to work with young people with fewer opportunities, particularly those with a migrant background. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the competences of youth workers in the use of music as a non-formal educational tool, capable of promoting inclusion, participation and wellbeing among young people, with particular attention to those living in disadvantaged conditions. The specific objectives are to: - experiment with and share accessible musical methodologies to promote inclusion and participation; - reinforce youth workers’ capacity to operate in multicultural contexts and with young people with a migrant background; - promote young people’s psychosocial wellbeing through collective musical practice; - create a repertoire of tools that are replicable and adaptable to the partners’ local contexts; - foster intercultural dialogue and the exchange of good practices at European level. The project foresees a Training Course based on practical workshops, non-formal education and experiential learning. Following the course, a Toolkit with methodologies, pedagogical reflections and guidelines for adaptation to different contexts will be produced and disseminated by the partners, in order to broaden the impact beyond the direct participants.

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