<< Objectives >>The main goal of the project is to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes based on critical thinking, ethical communication, media literacy and intercultural awareness among young people. Thus, we will be committed to developing tools for acquiring such competencies and skills of youth, which will strive to break stereotypes about North-South relations, neo-colonialist principles of action, in accordance with global solidarity and intercultural understanding and respect for different cultures.<< Implementation >>Technical and content upgrade of the online platform E-tick. Following this, creation of handbook that will be a support tool for our e-course, equipping educators to ask the right questions and know how to lead discussion groups on E-tick themes. Based on this we will host E-tick clubs within which our e-course users will be able to meet regularly and discuss the content of our modules. We will also create a training manual for teachers and trainers based on e-course for in-person.<< Results >>- updated and upgraded existing online platform E-tick- support activities and tools for addressing platform topics (E-tick clubs)- ethical communication and global learning workshops for teachers- ethical communication and global learning workshops for coaches and camp leaders- manual for the implementation of support activities to address the topics of the platform and workshops of ethical communication and global learning for teachers, trainers and camp leaders

“Working for a Better World” aims to build resilient practices and cultures within Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to address the psychosocial support needs of staff and volunteers involved in migrant reception and integration. The project will encourage peer-learning approaches that will help to mainstream self-care into organisational responses. By developing innovative resources to upskill practitioners as key trainers/peer educators, it will build organisational competence to combat vicarious trauma & burnout, deepen social and political engagement, and ultimately strengthen practice around supporting migrants. The project will draw on and adapt peer support approaches for psychosocial interventions identified as good practice within international humanitarian contexts. It will produce tailored resources and training courses that respond to the specific needs of people working in the EU, with a focus on contextualising systemic issues around migration, developing collective strategies to address racism, and providing practical psychosocial supports for practitioners engaging directly with migrants. This will involve blended learning supports, to facilitate participants to undertake continuous learning with peers from around the EU. Led by Comhlámh (Ireland), the 30-month project will begin in Oct 2019 and involves partners from Greece (AA Hellas), Italy (CESIE) and Spain (Ulex). Their collective expertise includes: the development and delivery of non-formal training for adult learners on sustaining activism and supporting collaborative transformations; capacity building for organisations and networks responding to migrant arrivals; provision of psychosocial supports & debriefing for international volunteers and development workers; and direct experience of migrant reception and integration. The project will produce 4 intellectual outputs: - Research to document good practice in psychosocial supports for practitioners that draws on good practice in humanitarian interventions in the Global South. Findings will inform good practice guidelines that will subsequently underpin the project’s direction and outputs (M1-7);- A training of trainers’ manual that will focus on structural, collective and personal dimensions of building psychosocial resilience. It will foster the key skills and competencies peer educators require to effectively cascade psychosocial supports within a variety of CSOs (M8-17);- A learning journal & associated online peer learning circles that encourage peer educators to cultivate reflexive practice (M17-21); and - An online learning platform, incorporating a self-care course and peer learning space, which will support and promote CSOs, their staff and volunteers to develop resilient practice (M22-29).The resources will be disseminated locally, nationally and internationally, through partners’ existing contacts (reaching an estimated 1,050 organisations), and through multiplier events in Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain during M29/30 of the project (reaching 160 key stakeholders across the four countries). We will hold 5 transnational partner meetings over the course of the project (M1, 9, 16, 24 and 29), in addition to developing and running 2 training courses & 4 multiplier events that will enable us to cascade training in each national context (directly involving 105 participants): - A joint staff training will take place in Greece (M9), to build capacity within partner organisations to address key trainers’ support needs (16 participants, subsequently reaching 400 practitioners through their outreach/training); - A training of trainers’ (ToT) course for key representatives of migrant support CSOs will be held in Spain in M16 (24 participants, subsequently reaching 250 colleagues), which will similarly build their capacity; and - Four multiplier events will be held in each partner country (M19-21); these will enable participants in the ToT to bring their knowledge to a wider group of practitioners (65 participants, subsequently reaching 360 practitioners). All participants will be encouraged to bring learning from the training and from their engagement with the learning journal and online platform into their organisational practice and/or networks, thereby reaching further audiences and ensuring that the project’s outputs have longevity beyond its lifespan. The project will develop a common good practice framework that is appropriate for and replicable across a wide range of migrant support CSOs. This will help ensure that practitioners’ psychosocial support needs are not deprioritised in the face of their clients’ overwhelming needs by fostering resilient organisational practice, preventing burnout, and focusing on systemic change. Ultimately, the project’s resources will improve the quality of CSOs’ interventions and sustain the crucial work they are doing to promote tolerance and social inclusion in the communities and wider societies in which they engage.

<< Objectives >>The project develops new Global Citizenship Education (GCE) approaches that youth educators can use to navigate the complex and overwhelming issues arising from the climate crisis. It provides spaces to explore difficult knowledge, affective engagement, resilience and collective responses. Through research-based resources and training, the project will build in depth capacity in 92 GCE and youth practitioners working in a diverse range of youth settings, and reach 1300 organisations.<< Implementation >>The project has 4 phases: 1) Research with 134 youth educators and young people to identify key issues and learning needs; 2) Development of a training manual to strengthen experienced GCE youth educators’ reflexive GCE capacity in response to the climate crisis; 3) Provision of a pan-European ‘Training of Trainers’ course based on the manual, reaching 32 youth educators; 4) Adaptation of the course materials to reach a wider audience and training of 60 youth workers who are new to GCE.<< Results >>We expect 80% (of a total of 92 )participating youth educators will report changes in their knowledge, skills and/or attitudes. 10 ‘stories of change’ will illustrate how participants have integrated their learning into their practice. Project materials will reach a total of 1300 stakeholders through partners’ networks, thus potentially influencing the youth sector’s approach to the increasingly challenging issues arising from the climate crisis.

»E-tick: is an ethical communication platform for young volunteers«. It was initially an 18- month project created by Zavod Voluntariat and other partners to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes based on critical thinking, ethical communication and intercultural awareness among young people, with the main focus being on volunteers. Due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, we were forced to temporarily postpone certain dissemination activities so we extended the project to 33 months. Five non-governmental organization from four countries and in the field of international volunteering and global learning participated in the project: Zavod Voluntariat from Slovenia as the project leader and Association Humanitas from Slovenia, Comhlamh from Ireland, INEX SDA from Czech Republic and FOCSIV from Italy as partner organizations.The aim of the project was to support young volunteers and other young people interested in global learning and understanding the importance of ethical communication and its application in their contexts (experience in international volunteering or non-formal learning experience in global learning contexts through: seminars, workshops, etc.), through an online interactive platform on global learning topics with an emphasis on ethical communication. The more prepared the volunteers are for their international experience the more likely they are to have a positive impact on the lives of others and to remain engaged in democratic and civic field after returning back home.We decided to do this project because at the level of the non-governmental sector in European countries there is no single tool for preparing young people for international volunteer projects in the countries of the global south, with an emphasis on ethical communication with the focus on equal treatment of all people. We also found out during the preparation of young people that they need this in depth knowledge to better prepare for the experience in the global learning context while not having the time to participate in multi-day trainings. The online course thus allows them to schedule their time and learn independently from home from their screens. As part of the project, we carried out the following activities: - Conducting a partnership meeting and training in Brno in the Czech Republic, where we agreed on partnership roles, reviewed administrative matters, created a common understanding of the concepts of ethical communication and related topics such as critical thinking as the basis for international volunteer projects, and prepared the basis for preparing an online course (content and graphics);- The intellectual output 1: Content preparation of the four online modules on global learning and ethical communication. Module 1: Expanding our awareness, Module 2: The power we experience in everyday communication, Module 3: Global development and volunteering, Module 4: Navigating the new age media.- The intellectual output 2: Preparation of an online training platform and a pilot phase of training testing in this phase we set the online course on its feet and included 50 people to test it and give feedback, based on which we corrected and improved the online course. The online course is available here: www.ethicalcommunication.org- Implementation of five multiplicative events for different target groups by each organization;- Carrying out other dissemination activities across all partner countries in different form and through different channels;- Interim and final reporting and project administration and management. The project and the online course received many positive responses from users (both, volunteers, young people as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations in the field of international volunteering and global learning). Positive responses were related to the extremely elaborate and quality content of the course and the learning effect and potentials for further use in learning processes of non-formal learning. Let us also be proud of the fact that the online course e-tick received the GENE (Global Education Network Europe) award – “Certificate Exemplifying Quality in Global Education”.