"All countries involved in this project, also the more advanced ones, experience gender-based violence and display a strong patriarchal mentality. Many of the young people our partner organizations work with, with a majority belonging to vulnerable groups, have suffered of different forms of domestic violence, be it as a direct victim or as a witness, who in turn becomes a victim, if 'only' through witnessing. Since the damage done is often not physical but psychological, witnessing such violence can cause as much damage. Following the needs of the partners identified by different means (Needs/ SWOT Analysis etc.) at the level of their organizations we have noticed the need for new practices, strategies and resources for youth workers, trainers, and educators to prevent violence against women and girls and women’s human rights violations. The purpose of the project was an international synergy between 6 European organizations with the same needs: educating towards gender equality, facilitating the social inclusion of young people from vulnerable groups. Having as target groups youth workers, trainers, artists, journalists involved in youth education belonging to partner organizations as well as young people belonging to vulnerable groups we proposed a project having the following objectives : 1. Professional development of each partner organization through European collaboration, through direct learning, acquiring new working practices, and effective strategies to develop a culture of gender equality by means of 5 Short-term joint staff training events 2.To raise awareness on gender based violence using various non-formal methods during Awareness Raising Campaigns launched by all partners 3.To develop a new learning e-tool – ""LOVE DOESN'T HURT TV”, a web TV channel as a true resource of international value, bringing together the best European practices and mechanisms to combat violence and social exclusion of young people. The objectives were achieved through: * 5 Short-term joint staff training events * Working sessions with the young people supported by each of our organizations ( knowledge transfer workshops and other events ) *Dissemination activity on line ( during pandemic) at European level - partners, associated partners, stakeholders and young people *Public Facebook group Love Doesn't Hurt - created during lock-down in order to continue knowledge transfer and to stand against domestic violence * All partners launched Awareness Rising Campaigns against GBV using all new working methods acquired during the 5 training. * ""LOVE DOES’N HURT TV”, the web TV channel as digital network between partner organizations was used to upload new resources against all forms of GBV for NGO staff, youth workers, trainers, artists, young people, citizens in general. Methodology used: C1: Training - Competences in Media – Interactive Lectures, Structured Discussions, Open Discussions, Team Work, Outdoor activites in order to create video products against GBV C2: Training – Participatory Arts- Forum Theater, Invisible Theater, Statue Theater, Paper Theater - against domestic violence changing aggressive behaviors and attitudes towards girls, developing equal relationship among young people, facilitating social inclusion of young people from vulnerable groups C3: Training - Life Strategies for Better Health - Sport to overcome sexist attitudes, cooking therapy against domestic violence, study visits to share experiences in and methods of prevention of violence C4: Training- Women Rights as Human Rights- Cartoons, mail arts, study visits in order to understand Women Rights as Human Rights C5: Training- Raising Awareness Campaign - will use Moderate Discussion, Structure Discussion, Outdoor Activity, Participatory Arts, Cartoons, Team Working on the WEB TV in order to launch The Raising Awareness Campaign Expected results and impact Youth workers, as direct beneficiaries of the project, benefited from 6 types of learning activities and multiple working practices with young people, which was good supports for rethinking and improving their activities. They became more competent in educating young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. They transferred their newly gained competences to young people, as indirect beneficiaries empowering them against GBV and facilitating their social inclusion The WEB TV LOVE DOESN’T HURT is a resources of European value raising awareness on GBV. The Raising Awareness Campaign changed aggressive behaviors and attitudes, developing equal relationship among young people. Each partner institution became more visible in cooperation with local and regional institutions in the youth field, more involved in projects focused on young people who suffered GBV and who are at risk of social exclusion. The knowledge of the experiences and cultural values of the 6 European countries improved the interest of the partner for European cooperation."

"All the partner institutions- schools (RO, LT) training institute ( GR) , NGOs ( RO, BG) , and enterprise engaged in Corporate Social Responsibility ( SP) faced with bullying in schools, with inefficient national efforts against bullying and the need for new strategies in order to deal with it. A part of the students our partners work with belong to vulnerable groups and usually they are the main victims of bullying The project had as target group teachers, trainers, youth workers, involved in school education. Each partner has identified the needs of his own target group to acquire new strategies against bullying and on the other hand to share the strategies each partner is using, enhancing European experience to stand against bullying. Each partner has noticed increasing aggressiveness among students both in real and virtual world; on the other hand all partners have noticed that arts have the power to diminish aggressiveness. The project aimed to develop a strong cooperation at European level among the partner institutions involved in against bullying. Project Objectives 1. To improve the professional capacity of each partner organization through European collaboration, acquiring new strategies and non-formal methods to stand against bullying, social exclusion and early school leaving with the means of 4 Short-term joint staff training events. 2. To raise awareness against bullying through 2 Bullying Makeover Events organized by each partner 3. To eliminate bullying behavior through Arts organizing 2 Arts Festivals ""STAND AGAINST BULLYING THROUGH ARTS”, held in two consecutive years in each country 4. To strength the networking among partners developing a new learning e-tool – ""STAND AGAINST BULLYING THROUGH ARTS”, a web TV channel as a true resource of international value, bringing together the best European practices against bullying and its consequences The objectives have been achieved through: * 4 Short-term joint staff training events during which the target groups of each partner learnt: -How to use theater of the oppressed against bullying changing aggressive behaviors and attitudes of those who bully towards those who are bullied , against early school leaving and to stimulate social inclusion of students from vulnerable groups through arts - How to create video products against bullying and its consequences – in terms of digital skills, linguistic competences and knowledge - How to use flash mob & street painting, cartoons, stencil graffiti, fanzine, engraving in black and white with linoleum, mail art with messages against bullying - How to use sport against bulling, how to use the therapy of recovery through cooking, bread and arts making, Reiki or Yoga workshops * 2 Bullying Makeover Events using non-formal methods acquired during the 4 Short-term joint staff training events. *Arts Festival/yearly using theater of the oppressed, music, dance * ""STANDING AGAINST BULLYING THROUGH ARTS ”, the web TV channel as digital network among partner organizations was used to upload new resources for schools and NGO staff, teachers, students, youth workers, interested organizations and individuals. The project impact on the teachers, trainers, youth workers was very strong. They acquired digital competences and artistic practices, created ICT resources, acquired competences to train students to stand against bullying , early school leaving and for social inclusion, competences to train students who bully to change their behaviors, to train teachers / colleagues to stand against bullying Also, the project had a great impact on students too. They became more capable to stand against bullying and the bully students became able to change their aggressive behaviors The partner organizations improved their professional capacity acquiring new strategies and practice to stand against bullying; became able to organize a wide range of events bringing innovative methods of combating bullying and early school leaving, of forming students more tolerant and more involved in the community life, of including those belonging to disadvantaged background Due to the project, parents were together with teachers against bullying, to strength the networking among parents, school and teachers. Maintaining the WEB TV after the project end and invited new schools, institutions involved in school education, students, teachers as users and journalists ,the project results (articles, video products regarding flash mob & street painting, cartoons, stencil graffiti, fanzine, engraving in black and white with linoleum, mail art with messages, new sport games , plays of theater, designs of activities ) will be used by many institutions working in school education after the end of the project. Also, Bullying Makeover Events and Arts Festivals will become a tradition in bulling prevention and intervention"