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Youth Empowered to Change the World (YECW)

Timespan: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2023
Call:Erasmus+ (KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Capacity Building in the field of Youth)
Donor:European Union / ERASMUS+ Programme
Applicant:NGO IUVENTA (Serbia)
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Youth Empowered to Change the World (YECW)

Youth Empowered to Change the World (YECW)

Timespan: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2023

Donor: European Union / ERASMUS+ Programme

Call: ERASMUS-YOUTH-2022-CB

Budget: 253 856.00 EUR

Applicant: NGO IUVENTA (Serbia)

Partners: Local Democracy Agency Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina); TDM 2000 (Italy); VSI PASAULIO PILIECIU AKADEMIJA (GCA) (Lithuania); Farhat Hached Institute for Research and Democracy (FHIRD) (Tunisia); JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum (Jordan)

Description:

With this project we will promote young people’s sociopolitical development and psychological empowerment such that they understand the roots of problems facing their communities and have the skills and motivation to take action by using PAR methodology. By applying the Participatory Action Research methodology in the local community, young people will be able to conduct public advocacy towards decision makers that lead to a potential solution to the problem and their direct or indirect involvement in decision-making processes.

Overall goal of this project is to build the capacity of partner organizations and their members on participatory action research (PAR) and foster the use PAR methodology in addressing different community issues and take concrete actions that lead to social changes.

Specific Objectives:

SO1: Develop participants’ understanding of Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology and how it can improve participants own and their organizational practices in the field of youth participation and engagement

SO2: Develop future researchers’ competences, knowledge and skills on the PAR process and multiplying PAR methodology

SO3: To use PAR methodology focusing on pressing issues related to young people: engagement and participation, especially engagement and participation in decision making process

SO4: Promote Participatory Action Research Methodology to support sustained youth participation in democratic life and strengthen youth participation and engagement initiatives

SO5: Support young people’s socio-political development and psychological empowerment, so that they understand the roots of problems facing their communities, and have the skills and motivation to take PAR action as agents of positive change. 

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IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES

Kick-Off Meeting of The Project  

Kick-Off Conference

1st and 2nd Webinars as part of the 1st International mobility activity

1st International Mobility Activity – Training course in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia

1st local capacity building training

3rd and 4th Webinars as part of the 2nd International mobility activity

Mid-Term Meeting Mostar

2nd International Mobility Activity – Training course in Cagliari, Italy 

Final Manual YECW

2nd local capacity building training

PAR Seminar in Amman, Jordan

Final Conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

International PAR conference in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia

Final Evaluation Meeting in Kaunas, Lithuania

Study Visit to Klaipėda, Lithuania