<< Objectives >>The INNO4CHANGE project main objectives are 1) to harness the potential of future social entrepreneurs by developing innovation, entrepreneurship, and business skills, to support them to be more business and innovation-oriented, have new ideas and grow their businesses and, at the same time, generate an effective social impact and 2) capacitate VET providers and professionals who work with them to integrate innovation, business & sustainability topics in their programme and curricula.<< Implementation >>To achieve its main objective, the INNO4CHANGE project consortium will 1) identify social entrepreneurship role models that have developed innovative ideas with effective social impact and record their interviews to serve as inspiration for future social entrepreneurs; 2) produce a training curricula and didactic resources offering a learning path based on modular learning and educational resources to address innovation, entrepreneurship, and business skills for the social economy.<< Results >>The main outcome of the INNO4CHANGE project is the digital learning portal for future social entrepreneurs and VET providers and professionals, an ICT-based educative tool that will give free and user-friendly access to the full set of the project’s inspirational video stories and provide, in an interactive and engaging way, the training curricula and educational resources previously created, specifically developed to facilitate practice and application of the selected themes.

<< Objectives >>Enhance the mental health literacy of youth workersEquip youth workers to identify youth mental health distress, provide first-hand support, and refer them to specialised services if neededFoster cooperation among mental health experts, youth and youth workersShare good practice to learn from experiences in different countriesFight against the mental health stigma Foster a peer-to-peer approach to mental health Guide the adoption of measures at different levels to support youth mental heal<< Implementation >>Survey (2.1) for youth workers to identify mental health literacy levelsGuide (2.2) for youth workers on identifying youth in distress, providing first-hand support, and knowing when to refer them to specialised services4 podcasts (2.3) for youth workers produced by experts and young peopleScreening young people's mental health needs through gamification (3.1)Campaign (3.2) to reverse the mental health stigmaJoint seminar (4.3) with stakeholders. Stakeholders’ recommendations (4.4)<< Results >>YiMinds will develop resources to equip youth workers to identify youth at risk and provide first-hand support. We will consider the specific needs of more vulnerable groups (i.e. difficult family backgrounds, refugees, migrants, minorities, disabilities, etc). The involvement of young people throughout YiMinds, namely in the podcasts, mental health resilience toolkit, awareness-raising campaign, recommendations and seminar will contribute to European youth active citizenship and participation.

The A PART OF EU 2.0 project focuses on one of the EU's greatest challenges for the future: achieving the integration of migrant and minority youth (MMY) into society through their participation. As the proportion of migrant and/or minority youth in Europe has increased, the problems and difficulties in terms of their participation have also become more complex, with high barriers to their effective participation.OBJECTIVESA PART OF EU 2.0 aims to promote the participation of migrant and minority youth in EU society through:•Providing professionals with innovative methods to encourage the participation of MMY in 5 areas (social and political participation, participation through volunteering and associations, sport and culture, training and access to employment and through the family).•Increasing the social, civic and digital competences of the MMY through training for participation.•Providing tools to professionals from social organizations, public administrations and the private sector to create structures, procedures and synergies to improve MMY participation.•Offering practical solutions and policy recommendations to institutions, civil society and the local, regional, national and European private sector, in order to improve MMY participation.The target groups of A PART OF EU 2.0 will be:•Professionals working with migrant and minority youth (youth workers, social workers, trainers, mentors, counsellors, mediators, counsellors, etc.)•Migrant and Minority Youth (MYMY): migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and minorities aged 16 to 30•Professionals from local, regional, national and European public administrations working in the fields of social inclusion (social services, employment, etc.).•Private sector professionals•Local, regional, national and European policy-makersMore than 2,790 people will benefit from this projectAPOFEU 2.0 uses an innovative methodological approach, which analyzes the different areas of participation related to each other and whose relationship influences the level of social inclusion of young immigrants. The 5 areas of participation are1.Political and social participation2.Participation through associationism and volunteering3.Participation through training and access to employment4.Participation through culture and sport5.Participation through the familyOUTPUTS1.The European Training and Participation Platform for migrant and minority youth and professionals will make available a training platform for the MMY with MOOC courses in the 5 dimensions of participation, to improve their social, civic and digital skills, and a participation space for these groups, as well as a learning area for professionals.2.The Innovative Intervention Tools Manual is aimed at professionals who work with MMY to improve their skills, so that they can carry out an integral and transversal intervention with MMY and promote the participation of MMY in the 5 areas of participation. The Manual will be composed of 7 intervention zones, conceived as learning modules.3.The APOFEU 2.0 Guide, with innovative methods and tools to promote synergies and cooperation between social organizations, public administrations and private sector to promote MMY participation, addressing the need to involve and engage these 3 and the means to do so.4.The APOFEU 2.0 Policy Recommendations report will enable policy makers and decision-makers at all levels to develop policy changes with regard to MMY participation and social inclusion, responding to several of the major current policy issues across the EU.The overall medium and long term impacts that APOFEU 2.0 wants to achieve are:-To produce a positive impact on the pedagogy for MMY thanks to the products developed in the project.-To make the difference in the daily work of the professionals that with MMY.-To have an impact on the political agenda, as well as on the direct political changes to improve the social inclusion and participation of the MMY.-To cause tangible effects on MMY, by improving their qualifications to have more options to improve their civic engagement-To contribute to generate social impacts, providing an innovative way to improve the social participation of the MMY in the EU and in the countries of the consortium.-To provide an innovative Platform and educational resources that will be a reference in the EU in the field of social participation and inclusion.The consortium is led by SSF (Spain), with UCBR (Italy), IASIS (Greece) and Guaraní (Spain).

Context/background of the project; There are 70,8 million forcibly displaced people in the world today, 25,9 million are refugees and 3,5 million are asylum seekers forced to leave their countries to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters. About 80% of this number of forced migrations is destined to arrive in other developing countries, which, in addition to their own social and economic challenges, struggle to develop policies and services to host these vulnerable populations. The Syrian refugee crisis is no exception to that. Since 2011, over 3,7 million refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria have been hosted in Turkey. Alongside with refugees with other nationalities, Turkey is the most refugee hosting country in the world. The inability to find employment and make a decent living, in addition to several problems pertaining to social integration, constitutes a major push factor for immigration Considering refugees -contrary to what many believe- are some of the most advanced members of their country it shows that highly-skilled population is on the move. Their main reasons for leaving their previous locations are the lack of non-exploitative employment opportunities that matched their skills, financial needs, concerns for security and protection, search for better opportunities for their children, and the hope for educational opportunities. Overviewing the current situation and rethinking the near future in the Middle East and Europe, donations and volunteers have been pouring into the refugees however stories of waste and inefficiency are becoming more common. Mostly, waste is linked to the volume of donations or disorganization. We believe that the easiest ways to build a collective response to the crisis of this kind and to prevent resources to go waste, is to provide better coordination and unity among NGOs. Therefore, we call NGOs for better unity and coordination which were resulted in a better economic, and social life, and as their children require educational and psycho-social support for refugees. Objectives; 1-) Strengthen the European and international dimension of adaptation of refugees through NGOs, 2-) Raise capacities of NGOs working with refugees by fostering cooperation, networking and exchanges of practices in the field of youth, 3-) Developing an integration map especially for young refugees living in Europe who do not have any access to social and basic information about the asylum country or has no parents or families and provide them with information and supportNumber and profile of participating organisations; 6 partners in this strategic partnership: IGAM from Turkey is the lead applicant, TERA Ankara from Turkey, IASIS from Greece, TDM 2000 from Italy, ADEL from Slovakia and Global Citizens Academy from Lithuania Description of undertaken main activities; Transnational meetings, Workshops by the participation of NGOs, Training of young refugees on I'mappy (Multiplier events), Closing conference (workshop)Results and impact attained; The project results include project’s website, I’mappy application, user guide for NGOs and survival kit for refugees. This motivates the established dissemination strategy of directing activities at the identified stakeholder groups including: Internal: Young refugees, NGOs active for refugees, Individuals supporting learning and teaching (teachers, educational developers, and more); External: Refuge related institutions of all kinds, Public authorities and policy makers (local authorities, governmental Departments and agencies, those responsible for refugee issues at all levels), Subject communities. Key specific motivation for the above groups is our belief we have something special and innovative. Main target group for I'mappy project is the young refugees. At the end of the project, it is aimed to reach many young refugees through the application I'mappy. Dissemination of this application to young refugees is the crucial point since it was a very big support for integration period of the refugees. I'mappy project does not target only young refugees in Turkey as explained through the whole document. All refugees in the project partners' countries are considered in the project. Therefore, dissemination activities were carried out for the young refugees in all partners' countries.If relevant, longer-term benefits: Application of I’mappy and websites of the project alongside with user guides and survival kits were available after the project ends. Each output was updated regularly by the lead applicant IGAM hence the project’s sustainability was ensured.

Many schools develop programs dedicated to students' social skills, with tools and guides targeting children and young students, in order to improve their mental health and their insertion in adult life. Several training curricula on social skills and competencies have been released in favour of students, financed by European, national or regional funds, but at the present stage there is no evidence of specific curriculum for youth workers who support young people with mental health disorders.In this context, the project objectives are:1.Deepen knowledge about Youth Workers needs and competencies in their work with young people with mental health problems; 2.Valorising the relevance of social and emotional competencies among young people with mental health disease;3.Create a European Framework of Competences for Youth Workers, strengthening their capacity to support social and emotional competencies among young people with mental health disorders;4.Increase the quality of informal and non-formal learning in the caring relationships between youth workers and young people;5.Improve the competencies of professionals and non-professionals who operate in this field;6.Facilitate the access to training on social and emotional competences of young people by local communities (teachers, practitioners, etc.);7.Improve the well being of young people increasing awareness of social and emotional competencies in their life.The participating organizations read as follows:- The International Di Liegro Foundation (applicant organization) has a cultural proposal of education and orientation for families and volunteers and it has gradually developed interventions to prepare the volunteers to interact with and supporting person with mental disease. It has previous experiences in EU projects and organizes several informal and non-formal learning activities for young people and for adult citizen.-The Center for promoting lifelong learning – CPIP - is a non-governmental, non-profit institution active in the educational and social field, that realized projects on various social and educational topics in Romania;- IASIS NGO, born in 2005, is a NGO that provide therapeutic, counselling services and psychosocial support to people with problems of mental health. Beside offering housing and day center services, this NGO provides psychiatric care to adults with mental health problems and their families, also organizing the reintegration into the society, and it is a leading institution for the rehabilitation of people with severe mental disorders in Greece;-The ASL Rome 1 coordinates, implements and evaluates psychiatric de-institutionalization initiatives. It has key institutional role within the Consultative bodies of Mental Health Public Department, Citizens’ representatives and Regional Government regard to social policies, together with policy makers and other stakeholders. For young people aged 14 to 25, ASL Roma 1 offers integrated facilities and services through the “Prevention Center and Early Mental Health Intervention” which specifically targets young people between the ages of 14 and 25;- Merseyside Expanding Horizons is not-for-profit organization working with social inclusion in UK. The working areas of this NGO are numerous, at EU and local level, and MHE has a rich experience in supporting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to fully participate in society through adult learning and helps people with mental health problems to develop their skills and competences.The results of YOU.PRO.ME. are as follows:-A European survey on Youth Workers needs about competencies and on needs of social and emotional competencies of young people with mental disorders;-A Competency Framework of Youth Workers, to define Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes and Values on developing social and emotional competencies of young people with mental health issues;-Handbook on the competencies of Youth Workers on mental health, for their empowerment in their work and personal life; -Friendly-Toolbox to involve young people with mental health problems to develop social and emotional Competencies; -An e-based Open Educational Resource (OER) addressed to Youth Workers and to a wider community of educators, trainers, youth practitioners whose aim is to share tools around the question of social and emotional competences when mental health of young people is concernedThe incorporation of social and emotional competencies in the new portfolio of competencies of the Youth Workers as a resource for assisting young people with mental health disorders can be one of the major impact at regional, national and even at a European level. We expect that YOU.PRO.ME will produce innovation, though the transfer of the outputs across organizations, services and into the wider community at a European level.