"The idea about ,,Youthocracy"" began during a training seminar in May 2014, when some of the current partners met, and later on discussed the possibilities for collaboration. later on, the representatives from the applicant organization met the Italian partners during an Erazmus+ meeting and discussed their entry into the project. At the moment, it was identified a need to support young people with training and networking activities with focus on promoting youth development, non formal education through a variety of creative approaches and methods as well as research and share of best practices among the partners, as well share of those practices with home based organizations in Macedonia, Austria and Italy. This idea was initially realized through a grant from ERAZMUS+, KA2 action in the year of 2016. Currently within this open call/deadline the project is applied in order to be extended through updates and upgrades of the current on line platform, and through gatherings of youth people concerned in the form of multiplicatory events, thus enabling to revise and further improve the shared best practices in direct discussions among young people. The Youthocracy vol.2 will continuw with partenrs from Macedonia, Slovenia and Cyprus. The project in general will promote high quality youth work and various tested non formal education methods, activities and projects that are prepared and realized by a variety of organizations from different European Countries. The content of the created platform currently consists of more than 100 best practices and methods from 32 members from 6 European countries which through the Youthocracy Vol. 2 will be additionally discussed and revised. The desired objectives are: - Discussion, promotion and introduction of innovative methods and approaches related to non formal education for youth, through usage of theater, music, art, environment, social and economic issues and topics. - Strengthen the capacity and increase the knowledge of youth workers across Europe, emphasizing Macedonia- through update and upgrade of the current Youthocracy platform with new methods regarding non formal education in the existing 10 topics from Youthocracy vol. 1. The project strives towards achievement of sustainable change in support of youth development through additional non formal education for young people and networking opportunities for youth workers. The activities that will be realized through the project consist of: -networking, -discussion and share of experiences and resources, - discussion of training programs, - discussions on practices for improvement of the quality of youth services and promote youth development principles across a broad range of communities, emphasizing communities in macedonia, with advisory discussions from European youth CSO's and their representatives Target group - Directly involved: youth workers and youth organizations, local authorities,, municipalities from countries involved directly in Youthocracy vol. 2, as well as youth CSO's and their representatives members and volunteers from the member organizations of Youthocracy vol. 1 - Follow up involved: youth organizations and youth workers from the targeted countries in Youthocracy vol.1 and vol. 2- spreading of the network, dissemination of the platform, and realization of additional activities in the form of on line campaigning and on-line share of best practices. -Activities: - Phase1: Preparation 1.1 Basic contracts and financial agreements (Dec. 2017) 1.2 Research, collection and share of good practice examples, and innovative methods focused on project topics, from each partner (Dec 2017,Jan.,Feb.. March, Apr. 2018)) - Phase 2: Implementation and dissemination 2.1 Update and upgrade of Youthocracy platform with new best practices and methods (Apr.-May. 2018) 2.2 Transnational meeting - in Slovenia (Jun. 2018) 2.3 Dissemination(Mar. - Jul.2018) 2.4 Evaluation (Jul. 2018) 2.5 Newsletter (Jul.2018 Results: -Expression of interest of young people and Initiation of debates on local level regarding youth work and its pros and cons through share of knowledge and best practices across Europe (3 face to face debates delivered in each involved country) - Initiation of 3 on line debates/discussions on Youthocracy vol.1 and vol. 2 content regarding best practices and methods on non formal education (choosing from 10 already stated topics as part of Youthocracy vol. 1) - Update and upgrade of Youthocracy vol 1 into Youthocracy vol.2 - with additional upload of 20 new best practices and methods as an add-on to the existing 100+. The project strives towards achievement of sustainable change in support of youth development through additional non formal education for young people and networking opportunities for youth workers. Through its realization there will be a better understanding of non formal education, recognition of youth workers' skills and qualifications."

As young people are facing high unemployment rates and possible climate disaster, it is important that they feel empowered and like they can make a difference and contribute towards a better and more sustainable community. This project aims to develop and introduce innovation into learning and teaching materials on the topic of social entrepreneurship, linking it to environmental and climate matters and to other valuable skills, while using gamification and making learning materials freely available in an online platform. This is a project about providing innovative, open and free learning and teaching resources.The goal is to introduce young people to entrepreneurship social entrepreneurship in general (with mentions of current policies in Europe regarding youth unemployment & social enterprises), while also increasing awareness on environmental and climate matters, teaching valuable skills. Such will be done through making materials available online (in a printable format), which use gamification practices, including a board game. In order to provide such an online platform populated by learning and teaching materials, not only will there be testing of the platform itself, but extensive testing of the materials as well. Workshops, trainings and other learning events will be conducted in the countries of the organisations involved to make sure that the materials developed are of high quality and effective with students regardless of their status, country, etc.Through the project it is expected that approximately 100 young people, (including some socio-economically marginalised) will have the opportunity to be directly involved in innovative learning and teaching related to improvement of various environmental and sustainability issues in relation to social entrepreneurship methodology. Apart from the young people, it is expected that more than 20 youth workers/non-formal educators will be directly involved in the project through participation in the workshops and testing of the developed innovative tool.The organisations involved in this project have been carrying out learning events in the past, but have been limited by their own location and subsequent reach to young people. To make these materials available online would mean to expand their reach and to possibly start affecting thousands of young people. To promote the rise of social entrepreneurship that aims to move us towards more sustainable communities and lifestyles.This project wants to promote learning about social entrepreneurship and more, but to do so in a way that is fun for young people and engages with them effectively.

"<< Objectives >>-Objective: To improve the recognition and inquiry of gender balance in the ""green sector"", with focus on women that are long-term unemployed and/or in need of professional upskilling and additional work qualifications.-Objective 2: To provide women with green operation management skills, 21st-century skills and adequate know-how related to change in their own, but also change to the organizational structure required to support green activities in a sustainable manner.<< Implementation >>- Preparation of training module on Eco Innovations- Preparation of training module on Eco Policies (national and EU based)- Preparation of training module on Sustainable Development- Preparation of cross-curricular training module on 21st century skills- Delivery of 2 month training for 30 women- Dissemination, Visibility and promotion- Transnational Meetings 1 & 2<< Results >>-Outcome 1: An open educational package is developed according to target user needs, consisting of easy to use 4 online guided and self-guided modular training courses on ""Eco policies"" and Eco Innovations and Trends"", ""Sustainable development"", ""21st Century Skills""-Outcome 2: 30 women, including 10 employed, 10 long term unemployed, and 10 coming from vulnerable categories, will gain new skills in line with their personal needs, but also in line with the current labor market needs"

"<< Objectives >>-Objective 1: To set the base for future actions for improvement of children's (pupils) road safety in rural areas, thus contributing towards sustainable development of schools in rural areas.-Objective 2: To increase the level of skills and knowledge of teachers and pupils regarding safer commuting from/to schools in rural areas-Objective 3: Awareness raising and experience sharing among teachers from the target primary schools from rural areas on different mobility realities<< Implementation >>* Development of a document with ""Recommendations for improvement of sustainable mobility conditions for cycling and walking of pupils (safer routes to/from schools)*Package with presentations/lessons plans for delivery of workshops on safer routes to/from school is developed) *Study visit / mobility of Macedonian teachers in Hungary)*Transnational meeting in Macedonia<< Results >>-Outcome 1: A document: ""Recommendations for improvement of sustainable mobility conditions for cycling and walking of pupils (safer routes to schools)"" is developed with efforts, experience and knowledge from all involved schools and organizations.--Outcome 2: A pack of informational/educational presentations is prepared, presented, and disseminated within the target primary schools from rural areas.-Outcome 3: Delivery of a study visit (networking and exchange of experiences)"

The project aims to foster joint initiatives of several organizations working in the field of sustainable transport and urban mobility, as well as sustainable community reselience related to covid19 pandemic. The idea that the participating organizations cooperate in the exchange of good practices and developing of innovative tools in difficult times, regarding the development of today's basic skills and competencies needed to assure safer, faster and healthier mode of transport in times of pandemic. The project will be encouraging adults to learn skills, and be opened to new attitudes towards that can help them throughout their lives both in professional terms and in terms of their own lifestyle. The project predicts both digital ways on how to stimulate adults to use their bicycles more as a resilience mechanism in relation to COVID19 situation, but also to provide them with needed skills, and knowledge on how to maintain and take care of their bicycles. This will be realized by delivery of artistic workshops through which bicycles and maintenance will be promoted in a fun, participatory and interactive way.This context created the setting to work together to come up with a project that would try to bring positives out of a crisis by providing adults with a learning opportunity that will empower and assist them (assembling and repairing bicycles) and work with artists to develop skills in a new medium (artistic bicycle painting a)s an approach for motivation to learn more about the bicycles and their functionalities). The idea is to motivate people to join open air artistic workshops on which maintenance and repair courses/workshops will be delivered as well. The resulting products will be auctioned in events within the scope of the project and gathered in a publication in which maintenance courses/modules will be presented through the prism of art. The project was thus designed with the following objectives:- (Objective 1) Empower adults in learning a valuable new (basic) skill: bicycle assembly, repairs and maintenance in terms of both introducing them to a skill that will enable them to easily overcome certain challenges in the time of pandemic, but also to adapt an environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle.- (Objective 2) Develop skills in artists in a new medium for them (bicycle frames and other parts design and painting) that they can use as a new/supplementary source of income in time of pandemics. As it is known, a lot of fo professions faced serious economic challenges, and one of them is the artist profession of any type. (Target group 1): Adults, and adult artistsThe project will be aiming to empower these individuals by teaching them valuable skills in the assembly, repair and maintenance of bicycles that they can use in order to either sell services to supplement their income or in order to search for employment in the field (artists) or to motivate them to start to use, or more frequent use the bicycle as their main mode of transportation. T-Preparation of Intellectual output consisting of two main parts: a) basic maintenance and repair tips and tricks for adults, and b) inclusion of art in the cycling field as a potential tool for promotion of cycling among adults (including families) and as a potential extra income for artists affected by the Covid19 pandemic. The IO will be delivered in two ways: through videos - 10 in total, and courses -10 in total, available for both computers and mobile phones (mobile app will be produced, available on Google Play Store).- Delivery of 3 multiplier events in 3 countries: each event will be delivered outdoors and under all existing protocols at the given time. The multiplier events will be organized as full day events where art will meet bicycles, where adults and families can attend workshops on how to maintain and repair your bicycle, but also where adults can bring their bicycles in order for them to be beautified by the local artists through various modes of expression - painting, stickers etc. The kind of artistic expression lies in the hand of the partner organisation and the local participants, it can be everything from film or theatre, dancing or singing to painting and statuary - as accompanying parts of the events.-Delivery of local workshops (smaller version of the multiplier events), which will occur 3 times per country, prior to the release of the Intellectual Output of the project. These workshops will also be delivered outdoors and will have the goal to present certain parts of the intellectual output as they are being developed, thus involving adults and artists during the whole duration of the project. these events will be organized by each partner organization, in close collaboration with local cycling initiatives and artists. All of the organizations that will deliver the workshops will be obliged to document them in a way they think is suitable and attractive enough for the audience (video, painting, etc.