Polish youth, through Animal Rights Coalition comprising lots of associations and individuals fighting for animal rights, made contacts with Turkish youth, thus shaping a group consisting of 24 people aged 15-25. The youth representatives are eager fans and defenders of animal rights, volunteers, social activists and workers, with leadership and interpersonal skills. They are often involved in various social campaigns to defend animal rights. Both groups exchanged their observations constituting the context and foundation of the above project idea. They are in constant touch through social media. Participants are youngsters who often take some actions on their own initiative, they are oriented on international cooperation in favour of animal rights, and they have some experience in taking care of homeless animals. They are sensitive to animal abuse and cruelty. They are also pro-ecological social activists, for whom using waste for social purposes and the condition or cleanliness of their surroundings, are the way for publicising their own values. On the basis of survey questionnaires conducted by youngsters in both countries, the needs in the areas of animal rights, shaping civic attitudes and promoting pro-ecological practices, were thoroughly diagnosed. The idea of exchange of good practices and experiences is going to hugely impact the whole society. The following project goals were defined: •developing a sense of entrepreneurship among young people and their active participation in social life •strengthening a sense of initiative among young people, especially in social areas •social inclusion •reinforcement of interaction between research studies and practice applied •tightening the synergy and European cohesion while covering socially important issues •popularizing voluntary service among youth •international dialogue The project includes the following activities: promotion and dissemination of project results, 2 transnational project meetings, local activities (in the scope of social competence and practical skills), 4 virtual project meetings, 2 youth exchanges (in Poland and Turkey), 2 conferences (multiplier events), and project management within bilateral cooperation. Methodology applied: demonstration, multimedia presentation, problem-solving methods, activating methods, kinaesthetic methods, brain storm, discussion panels, “aquarium”, comparative methods. Results: •construction of 20 kennels for homeless dogs/ cats; kennels made of plastic bottles in public open spaces as an alternative form of using waste •5 video materials – making-off from particular project stages •48 Youthpass certificates Intangible results: increase of social awareness in the field of animal rights, increase of ecological awareness, strengthening a sense of responsibility for animals, shaping pro-European and pro-ecological attitudes, greater sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, greater social inclusion of youth, youth activation and involvement in voluntary services, greater synergy of partner countries for sustainable Europe. The project will have a local, regional, national and international impact. Description: Continuation – Impact. Additionally, the project partnership can guarantee durability and longevity of the results through: •promotion activities run among organizations operating in the field of non-formal education, shaping entrepreneurship, creativity and critical thinking among youth •maintenance of the extent of project influence on the initiating group through showing them the right direction of further social dialogue with decision-makers and through highlighting the social importance of their initiative on the international stage. Thanks to this amazing idea being a solution to the problem in the country full of abandoned animals, we believe that youth will initiate and construct another kennels or shelters to protect and take care of animals. Besides, such an initiative will surely encourage young people to make similar things, such as: construction of pro-ecological water containers, street animal feeding, construction of nests or birdfeeders, or just running powerful animal campaigns. Furthermore, greater social entrepreneurship or ecological awareness account for values deeply and durably embedded in a young person’s consciousness.

‘’Media Literacy Explorers’’ aims to help youth workers to achieve social, democratic and intercultural skills by fostering critical thinking and media competences as the part of ‘’21st Century Literacy’’, preparing the European youth to become active citizens, ready to proceed their life with the critical and analytical skills, needed to navigate in the digital world.Our main mission is to advance the understanding of the so-called 21st-century literacy, specifically media and information literacy that are considered as not just being the most important tools for social empowerment and inclusion but are also perceived as key skills for young entrepreneurs. By gaining information literacy, the learners will be enabled to understand and contribute to the global discourses on our societies. Moreover, by gaining media literacy, the involved youth groups will gain specific knowledge on how to share their own stories and ideas and make their voices heard.The MLE project contributes to the basic skills that are necessary for the youth of the 21st century to become conscious citizens: critical thinking, intercultural skills, active involvement in social issues-this will happen during the blended mobility of young people where learners and youth workers will learn from each other and share good practices together. This open education form mirrors the modern work life in the digital area, which consists of co-working, critical design thinking, and sharing.The good practices and methodology shared within the MLE projects will promote empowerment. The to training curriculum will help young people not just to understand and analyse media, but will provide them with methods to make their voices heard, co-create their stories and participate in the broader European discourse and help to shape the future of the European Youth Strategy after 2020.

<< Objectives >>1 improve professional capacity of partner organizations acquiring new competences to stand against gender violence, gender discrimination, social exclusion by means of 3 staff training 2 develop SEL skills for youth through theater to stand against sexism, stereotypes and gender discrimination by means of 9 workshops 3 support youth developing digital citizenship skills to realize online campaign against cyber harassment 4 increase the support against GBV through a web TV<< Implementation >>3 staff training 3 series of 3 workshops each for young people we are working with 3 Days of Activism online campaigna web TV2 Project Meetings<< Results >>Training participants: acquired knowledge about gender role, stereotypes, sexism, to prevent and combat themmake education for gender equality through theaterdevelop SEL skills for youth to prevent gender discrimination and social exclusiondevelop digital citizenship skills for youth to become active citizens promoting gender equality Youth: acquire knowledge about GBV to overcome it , use theater against GBV , became digital citizens, launch online campaign

"Provocations launched by cultural diversity in the context of the contemporary world are felt by all partners involved in this project, especially since diversity takes many forms in their organizations and their social environment - from culture and nationality to gender, race, sexuality, educational background, religion. All our partners are facing issues relating to a tendency of exclusion of the young people belonging to the mainstream society towards the young people from different backgrounds and cultures.The project's target group are trainers, youth workers, artists involved in youth education. Each partner has identified the needs of his own target group to acquire new strategies in order to build a culture of diversity and equal chances a well as to share the strategies each partner is using, enhancing European experience to stand against stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and social exclusion;The partners work together, learn from each other, sharing the best practices and strategies on the issue. The purpose of the project is an international synergy between 6 European organizations with the same needs – to create a culture of diversity and equality, decrease intolerance, facilitate social inclusion of young people belonging to cultural minorities through arts. Objectives are:1.To increase the capacity of non-governmental organizations working with young people in the field of diversity through European collaboration acquiring new strategies and participatory methods of non-formal education to manage cultural diversity by means of 3 Short-term joint staff training2.To promote diversity and equal chances through participatory arts organizing 2 Art Festivals – DIVERSITY FEST held in two consecutive years in each country3. To strengthen the networking among partners developing a new learning e-tool – ""WALK IN MY SHOES ”, a website as a true resource of international value presenting strategies and methods which combat stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and social exclusion and create a culture of diversity and equal chances. The objectives are achieved through: * 3 Short-term joint staff training events * 2 Art Festivals – DIVERSITY FEST using non-formal methods acquired during the training events * WALK IN MY SHOES website, a real network platform will be achieved; a special field - COLLECTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN NON-FORMAL LEARNING- as a valuable tool for learning used on the field of cultural diversity * 9 non-formal education workshops for young people we are working withMethods used: C1- BUILDING A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY through visual methods, interactive presentation, interactive lecture, Brainstorming, Storyboard, Forum Theatre, Sociodrama, Living LibraryC2- VISUAL ARTS AND SPORT FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION through structured discussion, visual arts and sport gamesC3- PARTICIPATIVE ARTS AGAINST INTOLERANCE through Newspaper Theatre, Statue Theatre, Invisible Theatre, Flash Mob Role Play, Photo Voice Expected Results and Impact: The project as an outcome based process improves the professional capacity of each partner organization through European collaboration, through its representative (trainers, youth workers) who acquires new strategies and non-formal methods to manage cultural diversity with the means of 3 Short-term joint staff training events. During training events, the representatives of each partner organization gains competences to promote diversity and equal opportunity through participatory art through 2 Art Festivals – DIVERSITY FEST organized by each partner; the new competences gained during the training events are transferred to the young people they work with and together they realize 2Art FestivalThe website is a true resource of international value presenting strategies and methods which combat stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, and social exclusion and create a culture of diversity and equal chances. It will contain a special field - COLLECTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN NON-FORMAL LEARNING useful for trainers, youth workers and educators from the youth field.After each short-term joint staff training event, participants will transfer their gained competences and disseminate them to the young people they are working with through 9 non-formal education workshops The acquisition of new strategies and numerous non-formal methods and their use in future projects increased the capacity of non-governmental organizations through European cooperation on cultural diversity issue; also, the partner organizations become part of a networking “WALK IN MY SHOES” a site of international value for the best European practices building a culture of diversity and equal chances improving the European cooperation, increasing visibility at local, national and international level."

"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."