<< Objectives >>The initiative is essential for the entirety of the youth sector and has an impact on the local, national and European levels. The project addresses three main problems: unacknowledged ecological footprint created by international youth work, complicated access to the programme for newcomers and lack of involvement and support of participants with fewer opportunities. The initiative aims to find the source of why the problems persist and work on possible tools to combat these issues.<< Implementation >>The strategic partnership consists of 6 activities and 4 phases: Planning and preparation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Dissemination and exploitation of the results. There will be 3 transnational meetings to evaluate the progress of the project, one training course, one blended mobility and local workgroups.<< Results >>Three main toolboxes/good practice guides will be created that will become an everyday part of the organization: TOOLBOX: How to map organizational ecological footprint and reduce/compensate excessive CO2. TOOLBOX: Simplifying the process of entering the programme for individuals and organizations. TOOLBOX: Increasing inclusiveness for participants with fewer opportunities, minorities, refugees.

<< Objectives >>General: combat social exclusion, resulting from low economic and financial knowledge, of the adult populationSpecifics:Promote the empowerment of:- ADU educators to work with vulnerable ADU learners, through recognition, experimentation and validation of educ practices and knowledge. financial- Vulnerable ADU learners, through the development of key and entrepreneurial competences (especially economic and financial)<< Implementation >>1) PLANNING- Digital transnational meetings- Local face-to-face meetings2) PREPARATION- Adult educators- Adult learners3) EXECUTION- Virtual mobility- Review of practices and knowledge- Work session 1 - Educators- Training sessions- Work session 2 - Adult learners- Training sessions- Development of results4) FOLLOW-UP- Monitoring and evaluation- Dissemination and exploitation of results<< Results >>1) OUTCOMESComp. from the framework of:- Reference of the EU Council Recommendations- EntreComp (entrepreneurship - economic and financial literacy)2) OUTPUTS- Manual of good practices: identification/analysis of good European practices (financial education w/ ADU)- Guideline FLit – Financial education with adults in a broader context: theoretical and practical guidelines on how to intervene in favour of training ADU in vulnerability, at educ. financial

CONTEXTThrough the Covid-19 pandemic, problems and effects emerge that do not choose a group or social context.Creativity Nest urges to address the problem of social exclusion and youth unemployment as a consequence of the absence of key competences for lifelong learning and creative and entrepreneurial competences. It is essential to intervene preventively and in a phase of transition to the labour market, in order to limit the perpetuation of perverse effects, since the gaps that exist in the young group in the period of transition to the labour market, without intervention, will be continued throughout adult life. Excluded and unemployed, or integrated into precarious jobs and without appreciation of potential, or in situations of professional instability, young people lose motivation to seek opportunities and to invest in solutions for their future.OBJECTIVES- Promote the empowerment of young people, through the development of key, creative and entrepreneurial competences and the exploitation of personal and professional talent and ambition;- Promote the empowerment of youth workers, through the transfer of new knowledge, practices, methodologies and methods of working with and for young people in the spectrum of creative and entrepreneurial education;- Promote the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young people, through the incorporation of innovative, appealing and complementary non-formal methods to the formal educational path in order to contribute to the integrated development of young people;- Promote social inclusion, including underrepresented groups, by creating empowerment opportunities.PROFILE1. Young peopleLocal activities: 10 youth reference/organisation;BM: 5 young people (3 with fewer opportunities)/organisation + 1 youngster facilitator (PROACTING)- Age between 18-30;- With fewer opportunities and/or belonging to underrepresented groups;- In transition to the labour market;- Able to conceptualize the results and learning and share the results with young people from local groups;- With peer influence.2. YWReference of 3 YW, per organisation (including in the Seminar).- Age over 18 years;- Active in working with youth;- With in-depth knowledge about the project;- With the ability to intervene and involve young people in the empowerment process for the development of key, creative and entrepreneurial competences;- With capacity for future implementation and/or transfer of acquired knowledge;- With knowledge of the NFE, the non-formal and creative methods used in the project.ACTIVITIES1. Phase 0: Application2. Phase 1: Planning and Preparationa. Planning- Supervisory meetings (M.)- TM 1- Partner-strategic M.- Coordination M.b. Preparation- Selection- Preparation3. Phase 2: Implementationa. 2.1. Creativity(ou): YW- Local diagnosis: state of the art and good practices identification + Creative brainstorming- Seminar- TM 2b. 2.2. Creativity(ou): young people- VM- Creative competences and youth entrepreneurship- Young talent and entrepreneurship- Blended mobility- Creativity nest of youth4. Phase 3: Monitoring and Evaluationa Monitoring and continuous evaluation- TM 3b. Final evaluation- TM 45. Phase 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Resultsa. Divulgationb. Dissemination- Final event to share good practicesMETHODOLOGYThe priority methodology is NFE, and the focus, in this project, is on the use of creative methods of exploring competences and young talent.RESULTS1. Tangibles- Results developed and appropriate throughout the project;- Creativity Nest: a guide for creative and entrepreneur youth.2. Intangibles- Compilation of knowledge, practices and methodologies that promote the resolution of the social problem;- Key competences for lifelong learning;- Creative and entrepreneurial competences.IMPACTS- Empowerment of young people with new and/or improved key competences, creative and entrepreneurial competences, with an impact on the future of young people;- Empowerment of young people with innovative and creative competences and methods that enhance the discovery of solutions to problems faced by young people (and beyond) and the response to emerging social challenges in critical contexts;- Ability of young people to recognize their interests, ambitions and future perspectives, allowing them to make decisions that are adjusted and conscious of their objectives;- Capacity to develop the local environment and the artistic, cultural and social sectors, through the realization of their ideas and projects and adding value in solving common issues (and, consequently, fixing young people in their environment);- Recognition and incorporation of creative, inclusive and participatory approaches, based on the transversality of methodologies and the use of ICT, so that they become appealing to the participation of young people.

CONTEXTThe new “adult” generations face difficulties in shaping their future, especially with regard to the pursuit of personal and financial independence and the exploration of new professional directions.Indeed, the absence of “simple” key competences for lifelong learning and innovative and entrepreneurial thoughts and attitudes, based on empowerment and awareness-oriented financial education, is the motto for the emergence and/or perpetuity of phenomena of social exclusion.In this context, we identify the social problem of social exclusion arising from a set of fracturing socioeconomic problems in today's societies, related to the low level of financial literacy of families (especially young people) and the inability of systems (especially educational, social and family) in solving it.OBJECTIVESPromote:1. Financial literacy management, by transferring knowledge and practices, methodologies, methods and tools to initiate new ways of thinking and acting;2. The empowerment of young people through the development of key competences (especially economic and financial literacy) and the adoption of entrepreneurial thoughts and attitudes;3. The empowerment of youth workers through the transfer of new knowledge, practices, methodologies and tools for the work with and for young people in the financial literacy spectrum and the acquisition of key competences;4. The incorporation of participatory and inclusive methodologies in youth work (such as non-formal education) and their potential to complement other methodologies (such as informal and formal education);5. Social inclusion, including underrepresented groups, by creating capacity building opportunities.PARTICIPANTS PROFILE1. Young people- Age between 18-30;- With fewer opportunities and/or belonging to underrepresented social groups;- In transition to adulthood;- With motivation to participate in the project;- Able to share results with young people in local groups;- With peer influence ability.2. Social agents- Age over 18 years;- Active in working with youth;- With in-depth knowledge about the PRO(F)LITERACY project;- Able to intervene and involve young people in the empowerment process;- Capable of future implementation and/or transfer of acquired knowledge;- With knowledge of different methodologies.ACTIVITIES1. Phase 1: Management and Planning Meetings and Preparation - Supervisory and coordination meetings;- Partner-strategic meetings;- Preparation;- Transnational meetings (4).2. Phase 2: PRO(F)LITERACY - Empowerment and Key Competences Development Sessions- Content production;- TC;- Virtual mobility;- Local sessions;- Technical pitch;- Financial pitch;- BM;- Improvement of the programme;- Consolidation of the IO.3. Phase 3: Monitoring and Evaluation- Content production;- Monitoring;- Evaluation.4. Phase 4: Communication and Dissemination- Content production;- Communication;- Dissemination;- Multiplier events.METHODOLOGY- NFE: dynamic characteristics that encourage personal and social development;- IE: group dynamics to recognize and transfer European social values;- FE: development and scientific validation of content and materials.RESULTS1. Tangibles- PRO(F)LITERACY - Empower Youth at Financial Literacy and PRO(F)LITERACY - Empower Youth Workers at Financial Literacy for Youth;- PRO(F)LITERACY - Intervention Methodology for Financial Literacy;- Contents and materials for dissemination of results and the Erasmus+ programme.2. Intangibles- Compilation of knowledge, practices and methodologies that promote the resolution of the social problem;- Methods and tools for developing key competences for lifelong learning NFE-based;- Competences of the EU Council Recommendations reference framework;- EntreComp Competencies: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework.IMPACTS- Development of key competences for lifelong learning and adoption of entrepreneurial thoughts and attitudes (including financial literacy competences);- Development of a more independent, conscious and critical attitude towards your life and your social context;- Development of a spirit of initiative and entrepreneurship, capable of promoting new ideas and solutions to solve personal and community problems and needs;- Development of key competences and tested and validated practices for youth intervention;- Ability to work internationally in partnership and cooperation with other social agents and institutions;- Capacity for direct and reinforced work with young people with fewer opportunities.

BACKGROUND AND PROBLEMThe Let’s Grow Together! - New paths for social inclusion project seeks to address social exclusion resulting from the scarcity of alternative, innovative and participatory methods for the development of key competences in children and young people.A significant proportion of children and young people are extremely unmotivated to learn by the methods used in the formal education system (traditional approach of knowledge transmission following a pre-defined program), which has serious consequences. The ultimate consequence, however, is the increase in the number of socially excluded children and young people, especially those with fewer opportunities, because of the lack of support and means to overcome the many obstacles in their lives.OBJECTIVES1. Promote the social inclusion and equal opportunities of children and youth by providing new methods of developing key competences and common values, complementary to those employed by formal education and training systems;2. Encourage sharing among participating organisations of innovative and participatory methods and practices (based on sport, art, digital media and/or non-formal and informal learning) aimed at enhancing competences and learning in children and young people to subsequently devise (and apply) a basic methodology that effectively promotes their full development and equal opportunities;3. Create and/or strengthen collaborative networks between organisations active in the field of art, sport, politics and/or non-formal, informal and formal education of children and young people;4. Increase the capacity of organisations (and their staff) to operate at transnational level and to implement joint initiatives aimed at promoting participatory, alternative and attractive learning methods.ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS (NUMBER AND PROFILE)1. Project design, management and preparation- 2 elements belonging to each organisation;- Group of children and young people from each organisation: the reference number that will be used will be the 20 participants, in which at least 5 will be children and young people with fewer opportunities.2. Transnational meetings- 2 elements belonging to the participating organisations, preferably those with project management and implementation functions.3. Training course- 2 youth workers from each organisation.4. Local events- Same as activity 1.5. Presentation - local dissemination event- Same as activity 1.6. Blended mobility- 1 youth worker from each organisation (to track and facilitate engagement and interaction between participating youth, preferably mentor) + 5 young people with fewer opportunities from each organisation (selected from and by the youth group with whom organisations work locally).7. Closing - local dissemination event- Same as activity 1.8. Project monitoring and evaluation- Same as activity 1.METHODOLOGYThe preferred methodology in the project will be non-formal education and informal education, as complementary methodologies to formal education.They will be participatory, inclusive and innovative methodologies in the process of developing key competences in the participants.RESULTS AND IMPACTS- Basic, participatory, innovative and attractive methodology for the development of competences in children and young people, which can be adapted to various territories and social contexts at European level;- Developing the capacity of participating organisations to design, implement and participate in projects and initiatives at national and/or transnational level;- Development of collaboration networks;- Empower youth workers from participating organisations with crucial competences to improve their intervention with target groups;- Empowering participating children and young people with key competences for their full development as European citizens, in line with the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (22 May 2018) on key competences for lifelong learning.