"<< Objectives >>With the ""Beacon of Values” project, we wish to create and develop a tangible, transferable tool that will be used mainly by educators and youth workers in schools, educational institutions and NGOs, to create courses aiming to promote, communicate and enhance active citizenship and common values in every day life, in order to formulate attitudes and skills to combat xenophobia, racism and discrimination, using creative, innovative and non formal education methods and activities.<< Implementation >>The project activities we plan to implement are the Project Meetings(Kick-off, Midterm, Final), the Training of Multipliers and the Local Workshops, that will directly involve approx. ?? people in the education and youth work sector.The project will focus on non-formal learning methodology, placing the participants in the center of the learning process, relying on their interest and motivation for a profound and multi-level learning approach and emphasising their own responsibility for learning.<< Results >>The end results will be the Curriculum for the Training of Multipliers in 4 languages, the Tool Box and 15 youth workers and educators trained as multipliers. We expect that the project will have the effect of a continuous stimulation of learning and evolving. Moreover, we plan to create a chain of exchange in terms of expertise, skills, ideas and perspectives in the field of youth education, as the participants will act as multipliers of the project in their home countries and local communities"

The EVS Realm: Masters of the learning path project was a Strategic Partnership aiming to increase the quality of EVS/ESC experiences and learning processes of EVS/ESC volunteers and hosting organizations.The project objectives were: 1.Build capacity of beginner EVS/ESC hosting organizations to design meaningful projects that respond to community needs while providing valuable learning experiences for the volunteers 2.Increase quality of the learning experience of the EVS/ESC volunteers by developing training and resources for the mentors engaged in EVS/ESC 3.Increase awareness of relevant stakeholders about the challenges faced by organizations in ensuring the quality of the EVS/ESC experiences and the key role of mentors in enhancing the quality of the EVS/ESC experience for the volunteer,the organizations & the communityThe partnership was made up of 4 organizations experienced in EVS and having had contact with the program from all the different angles and perspectives, coming also from very different corners of Europe:Politistiko Ergastiri Cultural Workshop from Cyprus, ANAWOJ from Poland, European Volunteer Center in Belgium and the applicant organization–Pro Vobis–National Resource Center for Volunteering from Romania. In the context of the EVS 20-year anniversary in 2016,the partner organizations analyzed the need for an increased quality in the management of EVS learning process,placing in the middle of this process the key actors who can influence and impact the way the learning journey goes.Besides the project coordinator and the volunteer him/herself,the most important role lies in the hands of the mentor.Thus,a vast part of the present project focuses on improving and creating mentoring tools and a framework for development for mentors&project coordinators in different organizations across Europe. Main project activities: -Transnational partner meetings–for planning, implementing and evaluating project activities and creating content&tools -Research on the status of mentoring in EVS,tools that already exist and needs still to be fulfilled -Creating an online professional community for ESC practitioners (mentors&project coordinators) to support and motivate each other,exchange tools,dillemmas and learn innovatively -Creating a set of 4 intellectual outputs to reach project objectives:a Training Design for hosting organizations focused on Quality in EVS/ESC project implementation (O1),a Training Design for Mentors in EVS/ESC (O2),containing a training curriculum,topics to be addressed,methodology & activities to be implemented in training,that can be then transferred to other organizations or institutions interested in training their own mentors, ToolBox for Mentors in EVS (O3),meant to support their concrete activities with the volunteers, and a Policy Paper on Improved EVS/ESC Quality (O5) to communicate project conclusions to European volunteering policy-makers. -Promoting EVS/ESC in smaller communities which do not have access to it -Delivering 2 training activities to test,consolidate and use the outputs produced: a Training for Mentors in EVS/ESC (C2),for 28 participants, as a test phase of the intellectual outputs developed and a Training for Hosting Organizations (C1)- participants who are beginners in EVS/ESC,have implemented none or 1 project and feel the need to understand how to properly structure a project to reach aims of both the hosting community,the volunteer and the hosting organization. -Involving training beneficiaries into a piloting phase of output 3,meant to test their suitability and utility before launching them in the wider EVS community -Organizing Multiplying Events locally in each partner country,to disseminate the project outputs and results,aiming to reach more than 90 local stakeholders -Large international Multiplying event,hosted by CEV in Brussels and which gathered over 90 participants interested/involved in the EVS/ESC movement,to share and exchange expertise,good practices,stories and tools that can push the ESC movement forward–60 international&30 national participants,using the opportunity to bring into the discussions European-level stakeholders and policymakers. -General project management activities planning,monitoring,evaluation,promotion,communication and dissemination) With all the activities we implemented, we believe we managed to reach an increase in the number of skilled,motivated mentors in ESC projects,more profound learning experiences for ESC volunteers, reduced risks of volunteers leaving their projects early,better chances for generating genuine community impact in the hosting communities as well as an increased quality in the general management of ESC Volunteering projects.The 4 project partners are now more able to manage complex European projects and will extend their services to other NGOs in their countries, and now there are concrete and attractive tools for mentors to create meaningful mentoring processes.

In almost all European cities, people from different origins coexist together, and the interaction of these diverse groups generates an intercultural space where relationships can be forged. The recognition of identities and cultural heritage enriches the lives of citizens and is fundamental for the construction of positive, respectful and tolerant relationships. This same recognition reinforces the idea and feeling of belonging, important aspects for the promotion of active and participatory citizenship. Each individual maintains his/her cultural identity, but at the same time is enriched by diversity.In a democratic state, it is important to educate citizens to be active agents, especially young people, in order for them to discover who they are and recognise and accept cultural diversity as an enriching element. Their active participation is essential and vital, both for society as well as their own development. Cultural and artistic interventions in public spaces can be one of the tools for young people to express their feelings, respect each other mutually, accept differences and similarities, coexist peacefully and be active citizens.For these reasons, organisations from four countries of the European Union (Italy, Romania, Cyprus and Spain) decided to apply for this project, which main objectives are:-To improve key competences of youth workers, using artistic and cultural interventions as tools for social transformation, peaceful coexistence, inclusion and active participation of young people;-To learn about actions, projects and activities that partner organizations carry out with the aim of recognizing and valuing the identity and cultural heritage of the territory;-To exchange good practices and experiences in which active and participatory citizenship of the population is promoted through cultural and artistic interventions in public spaces;-To create a network of European institutions which are aware of the importance of active participation from citizens, in order to build a Europe that is united in diversity, while respecting and valuing individual differences.The main activities carried out in the framework of the project are:-Coordination meeting in Romania (April 2019) to specify strategies, working methods and details of future activities.-Local Activities I (April – August 2019): analysis of the situation, mapping and meetings with stakeholders and identification of good practices.-Training Event in Spain (September 2019) on art, inclusion and cultural creation. 3 people participate for each partner organization (youth workers, educators, trainers, facilitators, etc. with experience in cultural and artistic interventions and interested in adquiring new competences to develop a higher quality work), plus 3 trainers/facilitators. Sessions: presentation of participants, organizations and Local Activities I, conceptualization on the topic and management of public interventions, visit to Lagunillas neighbourhood, preparation and presentation of workshops for Local Activities II, Erasmus+ Programme, networking and future projects.-Local Activities II (September – December 2019): two local workshops and a visibility activity (intervention) in each country.-Final Meeting in Italy (January 2020): presentation of the project and its results, including main outputs (eBook and video), visibility activity with local population and evaluation of the project among partner organizations.This project had an important impact on both participants (new competences acquired and/or improved, personal and professional development, etc.), on organizations (use of new competences and tools, exchange of good practices, better quality of work, new priorities and approaches, new collaborations at local and international level, etc.), and on society in general (active participation of youth in public space, enhancement of cultural heritage, greater awareness of the situation of people at risk of exclusion and belonging to different minorities, appreciating their artistic and musical culture, etc.).Finally, it should be underlined that the implementation of this project confirmed to all organizations the importance of developing international projects that have an impact at local level and benefit local population, which should be the focus and guidance of all projects carried out in the framework of Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

"<< Objectives >>The aim of the project is to support and help small museums to enhance their strengths. The specific objectives are: toimprove digital, marketing and communication skills in the museum sector; sharing good practices among partners andincreasing the international dimension of museums. The planned activities concern specific training courses andcooperation between partners thanks to which participants will learn how to use different digital promotion tools.<< Implementation >>The planned activities concern: the collection of information on all the advertising tools that the EU and the projectsfinanced by it make available to museums; the inclusion of the Museums participating in the project on these platforms /webapp; specific training in the field of museum digitization also using the results of the Erasmus ""Museum SectorAlliance"" (Mu.Sa) project; the production of a practical guide ""Small museums on the go"" that can make other museumsgrow.<< Results >>The expected results will be: the inclusion of the Museums participating in the project on all the identified tools (platformsand various apps); the definition of a long-term digital strategy; the preparation and dissemination of a practical guide forsmall museums; the increase in the number of face-to-face and online visits for the museums involved; at least one schoolin the territory of each partner will be able to discover very distant museums and small, often hidden treasures."

“Inclusion through Urban Art & Folk Music (UA&FOLK)” is 14-months capacity building project that involves seven organizations from six different countries (Cyprus, Guatemala, Italy, Nicaragua, Portugal and Spain), whose aim is to promote the mix (fusion) between urban art/hip hop and traditional folk music, as a tool for the inclusion of young people coming from ethnic minorities, migrants and/or having a familiar background of migration.The main objectives of the project were:-To improve key competences of artists belonging to ethnicminorities and/or migrants with the aim of socially transforming their communities; -To exchange and develop new educational tools in order to raise awareness about the inclusion of ethnic monitories and immigrants of the participating areas and countries, through musical fusion;-To promote a higher quality of youth work, focusing on the inclusion of youngpeople with fewer opportunities, fostering internationalization of work on these topics; -To create an international network of organizations that use art as a tool of social transformation, inclusion, and integral development, in order to promote the cooperation and exchange of good practice between Programme Country and other Partner countries of the world.To achieve these objectives, different activities have been developed during the duration of the project:-Transnational coordinating meeting in Nicaragua where partners specified strategies, working methods and details of future activities (agreements among partners, evaluation tools, monitoring systems, visibility activities, etc.);-Local Activities I: definition of the situation of ethnic minorities, migrants and folk music in each country, mapping of stakeholders, identification of good practices, meeting with artists, diagnosis of priority profiles and learning needs.-Mobility of youth workers/Training Course: a 1-week training about art, inclusion and music creation. Three participants for each partner organization took part, presenting the results of Local Activities I, exchanging good practices, creating new tools and improving their key competences, especially focused on inclusion and social transformation through musical fusion. At the same time the cooperation and exchange of knowledge, good practices and competences between Programme Countries and other countries of the world have been deepened.-Local Activities II: implementation in each country of two workshops about art as educational tool and inclusion and social transformation through musical fusion where participants put into practice and spread their new competences. Visibility activity/ies in each country with local population.-Mobility of youth workers/Job shadowing: one professional from each partner organization went to another partner country for an observation period of 13 days for knowing in situ the working methodology and activities of partner organizations, as well as providing new ideas and suggestions. -Final conference in Nicosia (Cyprus): a 2-day event where, besides a general presentation of the project and its implementation in each country, the two main intellectual outputs of the project (eBook and video) have been presented. A visibility activity with local population has been also organized.The methodology of the project was based on the pedagogical principles of non-formal education, pedagogy for liberation of Paulo Freire and emotional intelligence.After the end of the project, we can state that participants have improved their competences, being agents of change in their local communities, capacities of partner organizations of the project and others of their local networks have increased and we contributed to the construction of a more fair, tolerant and inclusive society.