<< Objectives >>In the postcovid period phenomena such as loneliness and isolation are evident and intense, especially for the young people. An alternative, effective and efficient way to prevent the social isolation of individuals is undoubtedly through volunteering.Therefore, our vision is to transform the negative impact of the pandemic into an opportunity. Our aim is to enhance critical life skills and competences among youth people such as intercultural awareness and elevate social and civic participation<< Implementation >>Desk and field research in order to search, collect and record the best practices in the field of volunteeringAn online kick off meeting will take place at the beginning of the project in order to define all the activities carried out during the projectTwo training sessions and workshopsVolunteerism toolkit.Volunteers community projects.Website, administered by the project coordinatorCommunication and dissemination activities.Monitor and Evaluation (Μ&Ε)Overall management of the project<< Results >>Expand the theoretical knowledge and the practical skills of our organizations’ youth workersIncrease professionalism in the performance of professional duties by youth workersStimulate more than 50 young people from Greece and Finland and Spain to participate in civic activismCreate and offer a practical guide containing the best practices in the field of volunteeringSensitize the local communities of the participating organizations to sustainabilityPromote equal opportunities and access

The last 6 years The non Profit organisation Cameltown have been involved in Artivism projects around the world. After having organised various photo-expositions in gallery’s it was time to leave those white spaces and to retake the streets. We brought High Quality Photography art to the streets for free in a walking parade form. In every city the parade was directed by it’s inhabitants to create a mirror reflecting the era of time. Moving Europe resulted in a cross national inter-generational spark of creativity reaching thousands of people around Europe. Moving Europe was a Collaboration between 7partners from Amsterdam, Berlin, Riga, Reykjavik, Athens and Lisbon to organise walking photo-expositions around Europe. Our parades were triggers to bring people together which resulted in collaborating with various Nursery-homes, Photography & Pole dance classes, Theaters, cinemas, cultural places, bars, festivals & all kind of collectives and random people we’ve met on the street. This explosion of social interaction resulted in the photo-exposition and short film “ there is something about parades”. http://www.cameltown.org/paradesAs we were the first walking photo-exposition from this scale happening in Europe, all participating organisation gained more visibility and sparked the mindshift towards more future intergenerational cross-national projects. Our project was based on a very simple idea. We brought high quality art for free to the public space collaborating with diverse groups from the local community. We hope that our expo and photo-exposition will ignite more initiatives like these and the Moving Europe network will be there to support upcoming initiatives in Europe and Beyond.

The vision of the “STEPs Youth Centers” project lays on the promotion of equality in chances across Europe in terms of education against every cultural, economic, social and geographical obstacle for the young people. Thus, the project aimed to contribute to issues of social inclusion, entrepreneurship, citizenship and employability by pursuing two key objectives. On the one hand, the “STEPs” aimed at creating the appropriate pedagogical methods, based on e-learning modules in order to make the idea of on-line education more attractive to young people in Europe. The key objective of the project was to offer young people with fewer opportunities as well as the rest of the target groups an attractive space which will host them, aiming to utilize and foster knowledge, empower their skills and develop their capabilities to reach the demands of a globalized world, offering equal opportunities and open access to a range of activities. Within the Project, the Consortium formed by youth organizations and Municipalities from 4 EU Member States shared knowledge and expertise and cooperated on forming tools of ICT that offered equal and inclusive opportunities to young people who wish to improve their competences and reach the demands of the labor market.The activities that have been undertaken during the 24-months “STEPs” project included informative meetings at the first phase of the implementation in each partner country which aimed at contributing to the dissemination of the project itself while promoting the project activities to our specific target groups. With the expertise and cooperation of the project partners, intellectual outputs were developed, transnational meetings were carried out among partners for monitoring reasons and multiplier events were also took place for the exploitation of the project outputs. Moreover, a study visit to the Radam 72 Youth Center in Sweden took place aiming to provide the partnering Municipalities with inspiration and motivation for creating their own local Youth Centers. Through the project, specific target groups benefited and developed their skills and the needed network to expand the possibilities of the work future.1. Pupils of High Schools, who learned about the EU, acquire communication skills in a foreign language, develop an intercultural attitude through interactive, innovative and experiential learning methods.2. Teachers trained on new methods of non-formal learning, funding opportunities in the EU for their schools and enhance their personal and professional development3. Unemployed or Employed young people (18-30 years old) trained on social entrepreneurship and employability in the EU and funding opportunities.4. Municipal Employees in the field of youth, trained in order to sustain the Youth Center in the future.The intellectual outputs that were developed within the project included the Educational Guide for the Youth Centers' Interactive Trainings and Workshops, the Educational Material and Methodology of the Online Academy MOOC Courses and the Practical Guide on How to Create Youth Centers. The first IO included the methodological Approach on the subjects of the project. The theoretical methodology and the educational approaches that are analyzed within the Intellectual Output are based on the non-formal education and lifelong learning. The Educational Material and Methodology of the Online Academy MOOC Courses that was developed as the IO2 included the content of the MOOC Courses on the subjects of European Citizens’ Rights and EU opportunities, Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, European programs for the youth, education and entrepreneurship, Creative employability for an intercultural attitude, European educational materials for teachers, Smart Cities and the field of 3D-printing.The third IO of the STEPs project concerned the development of the Practical Guide for the creation of Youth Centers across country including information on the practical and bureaucratic issues as well as sources of funding, available programs and trainings that can be incorporated within a Youth Center and pedagogical approach of all the abovementioned. The aim of the development of the abovementioned Intellectual Outputs was to bring together all the above target groups and address critical challenges, such as digital literacy for young people and stimulate the usage of ICT and change attitudes. With the use of the rapid development of technology, our project aimed to create an “Online Academy” through the e-learning platform, CEREBRUM, which has been developed by IRTEA seeking at providing high-quality education across the narrow borders of a typical classroom. We believe as of crucial importance the application of highly innovative and technologically advanced tools in order to make user friendly and more specifically – youth friendly – instruments of policies.

"""Young Active Europeans"" organised by Serbian NGO EKO MLADENOVAC has consisted of two training courses implemented in the late autumn of 2016 in Serbia (Mladenovac) and winter, 2017 in Poland (Krzyzowa). The project brought together 12 youth NGOs from different European countries willing to explore the idea of youth social and political activism. We have also promoted recognition of European citizenship and practical exercising of citizens rights by young people through non-formal education in 12 European countries. The project consisted of two training courses for youth workers and young leadersTraining Course I – was dedicated to exploration of citizenship, its place in EU strategies and documents. Participants will learn how to promote European support systems fostering youth activism (including Erasmus+). They also worked on methods engaging youth into activities exploring their skills and triggering local activities. Training Course II– the second training course was dedicated to exploration of soft skills as a key to youth engagement and social and political activism, as well as to development of practical skills needed to run local actions promoting active citizenship. We also explored deeper the idea of European citizenship. Participants learned different methods fostering youth skills and confidence in the process of developing and implementing local activities, engaging young people for the benefit of their local communities."