According to 2019 Eurostat data, at EU level, about 3.4 million young people are not employed, youth unemployment is 16.9%, almost double the unemployment rate for adults 9.3%. In addition to that, due to the pandemic context, according to the Eurofund’s Covid-19 survey in Romania, Hungary and Spain, more than 10% of young workers claimed to have lost their job for good, so the rates of young NEETs are far higher then in 2019.Sport’s contribution to the employability of young NEETs is a topic that hasn’t been investigated before in Romania and it’s a new topic also in the partner countries. Also, the resort ministries in the partner countries don’t have a specific public policy in this area.The NEETs NEED SPORT (NNS) project was developed by 4 organisations from Romania, Hungary, Spain and UK, with the support of associated partners from each country – Ministry of Youth and Sport in Romania, the John Wesley Theological College in Hungary, 25 social organisations and the administration DGAIA (Child Care Department) and DGJJ (Justice Department) in the region of Barcelona; local Council Southwark, Bucks New University and University of East London., the national, youth-led FRED Campaign UK Youth, and British Council Internationalism Alliance. The general objective of the project is to develop a set of training tools for youth workers/spot coaches in order to increase the employment of marginalized young people (NEETs) using the power of sport as a learning tool - through interactive, fun and attractive activities, thus allowing educational and development activities delivered efficiently to young people.The project will increase young people's soft skills, provide momentum for the employment environment and increase the employment rate. Our project aims to: 1.showcase of good practices related to the working methods of youth workers in their relation with marginalized young people, in the participant countries;2.Invest in a sustainable transnational network of youth workers that have expertise in the coordination of employment programs based on sports, for marginalized young people in general, and NEETs in particular.3.develop the skills of about 100 youth workers from the participant countries in employability programs based on sports, for young people with fewer opportunities (including NEETs)4.foster the inclusion and employability of young people with fewer opportunities (including NEETs) in the partner countries by allowing cross-sectoral cooperation (reginal sports and youth directions – local youth centers – sport centers – Vocational Training Companies - employers). After the first drafts of the training materials are ready, we will implement the training tools during 4 NNS Short-term joint staff training events – 2 offline (in Hungary and Romania) and 2 online (Spain and UK). During the event in Romania we will also sketch together general Action Plans for NEETs in the participant countries.Our pilot employability programmes based on sport in the partner countries will impact a lot of stakeholders in the domain of training, sport, youth, employment: Sports / youth organizations; employment organizations that want to start sporting activities as a tool for employee involvement; national governments that can raise awareness of the potential of sport and employability programmes to various policy domains – employment, youth, education; public employment services; national sport organisations, national governing bodies for sport; European Youth organisations.The NNS project will involve about 100 youth workers in Learning, Teaching or Training activities, about 100 young NEETs in employability programs based on team sports, about 100 representatives of youth and sport organizations, employment organizations; national governments; public employment services; national sport organisations, national governing bodies for sport, that will be present at our multiplier events in Hungary, Spain, Romania and UK.We estimate that through our NNS Awareness Campaign Toolkit launch – seminar, the awareness events that each partner will create, the selection of participants to our training events and pilot employability program, and all our dissemination channels we will touch more than 5000 people.

Cyberbullying of vulnerable young people is a reality and an increasing concern among all Erasmus+ countries. The recent events and heavy reliance on the internet caused by the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the need for an urgent response that will enable both young people and youth workers to better deal with cyberbullying. At this critical point in time, the RJ4All International Institute brought together a strategic partnership from four Erasmus+ countries to address multiple Sectorial and Horizontal programme priorities.The project will exchange its results at national and European levels, helping in this way to achieve the objectives of the new EU Youth Strategy and the Erasmus+ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy in the field of youth. In particular:YOUTH: Promoting quality, innovation and recognition of youth workThe projects aims to support youth workers and other professionals working with young who are at risk of cyberbullying. It will increase the skills, knowledge and confidence that will allow these professionals to foster their young peoples' resilience as well as knowledge in using the internet and being safe from cyberbullying. This will be achieved through the project tailored and evidence-based accredited training and other social actions, which will drive innovation and quality in European youth work. The project will accredit these courses with a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) status, certifying all trainees and in this way promoting the quality of youth work and validating a grey area of youth. The strategic partnership has been formed in a way that it will allow it to pilot the project's training tools adapting them to (a) local needs (b) EU wide context. In particular, the project will disseminate at national and international levels innovative tools (1 course, 1 e-course, 1 ebook) for the development of skills and competences. These results will also include inbuilt assessment tools creating for the first time educational and training material that are CPD accredited and which will help prevent cyberbullying with an emphasis on sexual orientation. HORIZONTAL: Supporting individuals in acquiring and developing basic skills and key competences & HORIZONTAL:Innovative practices in a digital era:Among the main priorities of the project is to support opportunities for all in acquiring and developing key competences and innovative practices in a digital Era and the strengthening of professional staff in all participating organizations and institutions, raising the quality of innovative education to the exploration of new methodology for the safe use of the internet. To improve the quality of the implementation of the curriculum improvement in this area will bring a high level of knowledge about cybersecurity. Our aim is also to improve young peoples' digital literacy and the use of technology in a safe way. Enhancing this knowledge and experiences will enable our target groups' adaptation to the digital age and shape their future professions. We will increase the quality of the implementation by trying to get the tutors' knowledge about safe use of the internet and cyberbullying. The project also aims to minimize the harassment of students that have bad habits with the use of the Internet through innovative education.In order for the project to achieve its goal, the following objectives need to be achieved:O1: to understand the extent, seriousness, and dynamics of cyberbullying,O2: to recognize and respond early and effectively to behaviors that can lead to cyberbullying, O3: to learn about new, effective strategies for controlling bullying.O4: to raise awareness among the youngest regarding the problems that emerge from a wrong use of the internet, such as social media.To this end, we will deliver 3 Intellectual outputs:IO1: Preventing Cyberbullying: Curriculum and implementationIO2: Accredited e-course for cyberbullying prevention.IO3: E-book consolidating and comparing the learning from the project and including policy recommendations.In addition, we have planned 1 LTT, 3 national and 1 international multiplier events.

"The Restoring Respect Project (RRP) will bring together a cross-sector, strategic partnership of 5 familiar and not so familiar with Erasmus organisations to support innovation in the VET field by creating, piloting and disseminating an interactive platform and a mobile phone application tailored to the needs and realities of migrant and refugee communities in the participating project countries (the UK, Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Italy) and across Europe. RRP will also design and accredit an e-course that will enhance the skills and knowledge of migrants and refugees boosting their employability and integration in our European societies. The ultimate objective of RRP is to address the employment gap between established and migrant communities, while restoring the respect in migrant populations who are often viewed and treated as unqualified and unable to contribute to their host country.In particular, RRP will facilitate the HORIZONTAL priority of ""Transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications"", focusing on migrant and refugees in Europe as well as the VET priority of ""Enhancing access to training and qualifications"". For example, the RRP interactive platform and mob application will act as an early intervention programme for refugees and migrants, independently of their location. Moreover, asylum seekers who cannot procure documentary evidence of their qualifications will be invited to undergo a “qualification analysis” by providing a sample of their work that testifies to their skills, knowledge and capabilities. The RRP app will also provide crucial information and contacts for available social and legal counselling. Using the app, officers on the ground will record migrants' skills, knowledge and capabilities , and through this procedure access an online database of certificates, CVs and skills.Furthermore, the RRP online platform and mobile app will incorporate an innovative e-course that will provide basic employability skills such as developing a CV, undergoing an interview, networking, and making a new business. These tools will support employment agencies in recognising Refugees & Migrants' skills and in directing them to appropriate employment. A Continuous Professional Development (CPD) accreditation will also be provided once a test is passed. The CPD Certification will be provided via the coordinator, Restorative Justice for All, who is a CPD registered provider. RRP also targets the HORIZONTAL priority of ""Social Inclusion"", prioritising one of Europe's marginalised groups. The RRP platform and app will not only assist migrants and refugees to gain recognition of their qualifications and thus enhance their employability and integration, but also help to address the bias and misconceptions about them. Research in the participating countries and across Europe suggests that when it comes to migrants and refugees, there is a public belief that they are unqualified and/or have moved to gain ""benefits"" that they do not deserve. This is far from true as evidence suggests that in all EU member states the contribution of migrants is a significant variant for growth and a healthy economy. There is also evidence that this growing misconception creates a vicious circle of division and the deepening of exclusion policies, attitudes and practices. By providing an online ""one-stop-shop"" that provides a uniform recognition of skills and qualifications for our target group, RRP will gradually enhance their social inclusion and help prevent the vicious circle of misconceptions.Equally important for bringing innovation to the Erasmus VET field is RRP's use of the restorative justice concept through not only the project activities, but also its management and evaluation structures. By applying the restorative justice values of power sharing, equality, involvement in decision making, and empowerment, the strategic partnership will create a bottom-up structure for RRP that will put migrant and refugees at its heart. To this end, RRP will establish a User Scrutiny Panel with migrants and refugees from the participating countries, train and support them not only in order to benefit from the RRP Intellectual Outputs (platform, app, training etc), but also to scrutinise the project, evaluate its results and monitor its quality. This user-led approach as well as the creation of VET tools promoting transparency and recognition of migrants' skills and qualification will help restore respect while addressing the aforementioned social inclusion issue for Europe. For instance, through the user-led events, fieldwork and methodology for piloting our intellectual outputs, the public in the participating countries and from across Europe will see migrants and refugees' contribution in action while our various communication and dissemination activities will pass on clear and tailored messages that restore respect and balance power in our democratic European societies."

According to the Radicalisation Awareness Network, “fighting terrorism and violent extremism involves more than surveillance and security….The most effective prevention strategies stop people from getting involved in violent extremism or acts of terrorism in the first place”.When we speak about extreme militant groups such as ISIS,their main target is thought to be young people between 16–24 years old;however, the radicalisation and indoctrination process may start at 11-12 years old. Security officials and analysts in the U.K. believe that, many times, far-right extremists are inspired from Islamist militant and terror groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda;and they form their nationalist ideology around those groups, while they use online platforms and social media to spread it.This suggests that the need to combat radicalisation lies in the grassroots of education and knowledge at an early age.It is crucial that disenfranchised and vulnerable young people, and “easy targets”, are supported and guided to identify and stop such process,and that they are offered the necessary tools to do so. Target group: Young people, youth workers, youth organisations, social workers, front-line practitioners, trainers, educators. The participants in the project will be:1)Researchers, project and financial managers involved in the project as staff. 2)Young people, youth organisations, youth workers, youth professionals, social workers, front-line practitioners3)They will be invited to take part in the Multiplier Events and the Final Conference4)Other participants: This category includes participants such as media representatives, NGO representatives, EU VIPs etc.The project RADEX aims to prevent and divert young people’s radicalisation through providing the target groups with the following results:•The capacity and power to identify and comprehend different types of online radicalisation processes aiming at youth, by offering them a full suite of educational resources containing real data and information on youth radicalisation processes.•A simulation video to showcase how,when and where different types of radicalisation processes may take place, their subject matter, based on real data and online research investigations and spread of hate-propaganda.•A Digital Alert Tool aimed at disenfranchised youth.The digital alert will be available and used as a “rescue line” for young people who may feel as subjects to radicalisation processes, which will offer support and guidance.Initially, the tool can be used as a game,guiding young people through the process of exploring whether they (or another person) is being radicalised or not. Objectives:•Prevent and divert violent radicalisation and extremism of young people•Provide the target groups the tools and knowledge to detect the radicalisation process,online and offline•Provide the target groups the knowledge to identify radicalised and extremist behaviour and different radicalisation processes•Provide for a full suite of educational resources on radicalisation and extremism•Provide for a digital alert for disenfranchised youth that will serve as a tool to detect radicalisation processes•Raise awareness among local, national and EU actors on youth radicalisation processes and patterns•Address emerging social and ethical challenges and foster a culture of peaceAccordingly, RADEX will:•Enhance young people’s critical thinking•Improve vigilance and alertness of young people, online and offline, and educate the target group on approaching such topics and young people that are vulnerable to radicalisation•Enhance young people’s pro-activeness in online social communication and behaviour•Raise awareness of young people and youth workers on critical matters such as online safety•Provide for educational resources and a tool to prevent and divert violent radicalisation which will be used by young people, youth workers, social workers, trainers, youth organisations etc. All the above will be achieved through three IOs,which will strengthen young people and youth worker’s awareness and vigilance regarding online platforms, as well as raise awareness among local, national and European networks to prevent and divert youth radicalisation in Europe.RADEX will make an impact on countering, preventing and diverting violent radicalisation, as it will equip young people, youth workers, social workers, youth organisations with the tools needed to identify patterns, methods, and different processes of youth radicalisation and a digital tool to prevent and/or divert it, when it happens. RADEX will also enhance young people’s critical thinking and improve vigilance and alertness of young people, online and offline, and teach youth workers, social workers, youth organisations etc., how to approach such topics.

"PROJECT DESCRIPTION:The reality of the everyday practice of Adult Educators who support adult learners has been increasingly more demanding, requiring more specialized competencies, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it brought in every aspect of life. The sociopolitical and economical events due to COVID-19, in combination with the limited capacity of Educational services around Europe during this period, have profoundly changed the job profile of Adult Educators, who are trying their best to find new, creative ways, in order to support individuals. More specifically, the pandemic has negatively affected many people’s mental health and created new obstacles and fears for people already suffering from mental illness, such as difficulty sleeping (36%) or eating (32%), increases in alcohol consumption or substance use (12%), and worsening chronic conditions (12%) (WHO, 2020), as a consequence of social exclusion, loneliness, uncertainty and a generalized panic due to the security measures and the new reality. In addition, Adult Educators have struggled in finding creative and healing ways, in order to ease the psychological discomfort and pain of learners, which sometimes led even to burn-out. However, due to the crisis of COVID-19 that influences most of the European countries, people have renewed their appreciation towards expression through Art and Creativity. The healing power of creativity through artistic forms has been proven in a wide variety of studies, stating that creative activities can relieve stress, depression, and aid communication (Kyaga, S., Landén, M., et.al., 2013). Art can work as an outlet from the stress of life and negative feelings, as it is a place where someone can be creative and happy with their own company. For the individual learners, dealing with crafts and creative activities can be really useful, since it boosts a sense of self-worth after completing an accomplishment, improves self-esteem, keeps the mind and body peaceful and busy, in a way where all negative thoughts and emotions are set aside for a moment. So, the aim of this project is to assist Educators to recognize that creativity is an essential component in training, that fosters openness and the ability to tolerate uncertainty in a changing educational and social world (Galbraith, M. & Jone, M., 2012). Since creativity is so important, this project will present strategies and Good practices for promoting creativity and explore the benefits it has for Adult Educators, Adult learners, and the Adult Education field in general. Specifically, the partners in this project will exchange knowledge regarding Good practices and Tools with an artistic and educational dimension, in order to enrich the educational ""briefcases"" of Adult educators and to promote positive well-being, and ease the negative psychological aspects arisen from the pandemic.This project will be based on Training Activities where the Good practices of each partner organization will be presented. The Activities will be standardized, which means that the Timetable and the nature of the activities will more or less be alike and include Study visits, World cafes, Case studies’ analysis, and Presentations. The last day of each Training Activity will be dedicated to an open event for the whole local, regional, and National community, in order to find more Good Practices in each partner country.TARGET GROUP:The target group of the Project is Adult Educators working with Adult Learners who have been affected mentally and emotionally by the pandemic and seek support, due to the discomfort and negative emotions caused by it. Those Adult Educators will participate in all the project's activities, in order to then implement the knowledge, they have acquired to the end-users, the people with fragile mental health.OBJECTIVES:1. Enhance Adult Educators' knowledge and awareness about creative and artistic tools/methods to be used in Adult Education2. Meliorate the professional skills and competences of Adult Educators working with Adult Learners3. Improve the mental health and well-being of the end-users, which was worsened due to the lockdown and the uncertainty of the situation we currently experience4. Enhance the Learners' soft skills via art5. Raise awareness about mental health and the significance of well-being6. Exchange of Good practices and Tools concerning artistic initiatives around mental health with an educational dimension.IMPACT:This Project is designed in a way, which presupposes long-lasting effects at a Local, National, and European level. The power of Art and Creativity as a healing tool and one of the most effective and energizing ways of Learning will be widely promoted. Moreover, in all dimensions, this project will raise awareness about the Mental Health and the emotional difficulties the COVID-19 pandemic brought, alongside with the sanitary ones, where the adaption to a new reality has brought to the surface."