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European Mobilty Dream

602401-EPP-1-2018-1-UA-EPPKA2-CBY-EP-CSF2018Capacity Building for youth in neighbouring and enlargement countriesfinalized
Countries: UA|GE|IT|HR|EL|PL|MK|MD|BY|AM · Grant: €88,863.79

Project summary

European Mobility Dream is Capacity Building project that will be coordinated by Youth Initiatives of Ukraine and implemented in cooperation with youth organisations from Greece, Croatia, Poland, Macedonia, Italy, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova and Belarus. Main aim of the project is to contribute to information and education of youth in EU and Eastern Europe about European motilities and European awareness trough rising capacities of youth organisations and competences of youth workers.Specific objectives of the project are:- To educate 60 youth workers and young leaders from 10 European counties about education and information of young people on European motilities, European values, European citizenship, integration, active participation inclusion.- To educate 60 young people – future young leaders about this topics and test tools and methods that can be used in local communities particularly those in Eastern EU neighbouring region. - To inform young people across EU and Eastern Europe about rights and obligations entailed in visa-free travel, importance and benefits from European motilities, possibilities for legal youth motilities and prevent illegal migration, discrimination and rise of prejudices.- To test, develop and improve youth work tools and methods, as well as to share examples of good practices and resources with other youth workers across the Europe with main focus on Eastern Europe, along with developing partnerships and possibilities for future cooperation by involved organisations and other stakeholders from the communities involved.Project includes KICK OFF MEETING that will be hosted in Lviv, Ukraine from 03/09/2018 until 05/09/2018, followed by Training Course “Introduction to European mobility and European values” (A2) will be hosted in Trikala, Greece from 03/11/2018 until 10/11/2018 and local workshops after which Youth Exchange “I am free European” will be hosted in Krzyzowa, Poland. Once participants are back home organisations program council meetings will prepare participants and materials for Seminar “Tools and practices on European Mobility Education” (A6) that will be hosted in Djakovo, Croatia from 03/05/2019 until 10/05/2019 which will result with final Campaign(s) (A7) that most important capacity building activity that will be done simultaneously in Eastern Europe and EU. After final dissemination of project results Final evaluation meeting will be hosted on the end of the project in Kiev, Ukraine from 03/09/2019 until 05/09/2019. On all mobility activities non formal education methods will be used such as presentations, discussions, debates, group work, simulations, role plays, brainstorming, etc.

Final report summary

European Mobility Dream (EUMODE) is project implemented by youth organization from EU and Easter Europe. It was coordinated by Youth Initiatives of Ukraine. Main aim of the project was to help organizations to inform and educate young people from their communities about mobilities within Europe and rise awareness of belonging to Europe, but it turned to be much more then it was planned as project is describes as maybe best international cooperation practice for most of the partners. Partner organizations from Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Belarus, Poland, North Macedonia, Croatia, Italy and Greece together with its youth workers, staff and young people from their communities managed to achieve most of initially planned objectives:1. To educate 60 youth workers and young leaders from 10 European counties about education and information of young people on European motilities, European values, European citizenship, integration, active participation inclusion. - It was achieved to the great extent. In addition to this number some of participants of Youth Exchange that were not counted in this number became active members of organizations and started contributing to youth work practices.2. To educate 60 young people – future young leaders about this topics and test tools and methods that can be used in local communities particularly those in Eastern EU neighboring region. – Based on feedback given by organizations this was first time that they got such opportunities and their staff and members are already using competences in their communities.3. To inform young people across EU and Eastern Europe about rights and obligations entailed in visa-free travel, importance and benefits from European motilities, possibilities for legal youth motilities and prevent illegal migration, discrimination and rise of prejudices. – This is objective that was achieved and will keep happening long after lifetime of the project.4. To test, develop and improve youth work tools and methods, as well as to share examples of good practices and resources with other youth workers across the Europe with main focus on Eastern Europe, along with developing partnerships and possibilities for future cooperation by involved organizations and other stakeholders from the communities involved. – Thanks to the project and its activities this was achieved. Established formal partnership and friendly communication between organizations from Easter Europe and EU will contribute to future dealing with this and similar issues.

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