"CASVISITS SCOOLSThis project is striving to improve the capacities of youth workers - streetworkers and thus increase the quality of youth work in 6 member states of the EU. It is devoted to supporting cooperation among streetworkers on international level, exchange of good practice, sharing and confronting ideas, practices and methods in the field of COOPERATION OF SCHOOLS AND STREETWORK. Streetworkers often work with children who are leaving the formal education system too early (they do not finish the elementary school, or they are not qualified, NEETs). The specific partnership of this project will provide inspiration - how can we work with this group of youngsters, how to help them get back to the ""system"", job market, get qualification. The aim is to foster the European objective of promoting high-quality youth work with marginalized youth (or vulnerable youth, youth with fewer opportunities) and professionalization of youth - street - workers. The project partners, all working with a special method of youthwork - streetwork - will focus on sharing good practice regarding cooperation of schools (formal education) and streetwork (informal education).Sharing of good practice will be done via method of short, but intense and detailed reciprocal study visits of project partners from the Czech Republic, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Germany, Estonia and Finland. All project partners are joining together large numbers of outreach workers in their countries. Eg. Czech Streetwork Association (CAS), the applicant, joins together more than 90 outreach work organizations from all over the Czech Republic.A collection of professional reports from the study visits will be produced to allow as many interested stakeholders as possible to gain good practice and experience from this series of study visits."

The aim of the project was to establish supporting elements for the sovereign and equality implementation of street work with young people. The partner organizations involved in the project recognize street work as an approach with which we are able to establish contact and build relationships with young people in their environment, including vulnerable young people and those, who for various reasons are not involved in organized activities happening in institutions. Street work is carried out outside of institutions, in parks, on streets, in courtyards, in shopping malls, etc. Therefore street workers work in a less structured and predictable environment. Within the Magic Wand project we have developed tools that support street workers across Europe to carry out quality street work with young people. Within the Magic Wand project we also strived for the highest visibility of street work at a local, regional, national, as well as international level. Greater recognition is the basis for the development of work areas and provides better conditions for the implementation of street work, reduces staff precarization in the sector and strengthens the identity of street workers. The main activities of the project were:1. We conducted four international partnership meetings (the topics were related to project coordination, sharing the reality of street work, and learning about good practices in the local environment).2. We conducted the basic training on street work for 24 street workers and representatives of organizations.3. We documented, tested and upgraded 39 activities that are adapted to the needs of young people and the specifics of street work. The activities serve as a tool for the implementation of specific street work activities that aim for active participation and the empowerment of young people.4. We have designed an online platform with 30 activities that can be used directly in the field when performing street work.5. We carried out a multiplication event in Brussels which was attended by street workers from all over the world. The main results of the project are:- Partner organizations are familiar with the methodologies and trends of street work with young people from different countries;- We carried out 150 street work activities (each of the partner countries carried out / tested 30 activities), 620 young people were involved in the activities;- We published a handbook with guidelines for the implementation of 39 activities that are innovative, tailored to the needs of young people and the specifics of street work;- We created a didactic online platform that enables the participation of young people in the process of street work;- Street workers (24) have strengthened their skills and competences to carry out street work;- We developed theoretical bases for quality implementation of street work with young people;- We expanded the network of street workers, strengthened affiliation and professional identity. All three intellectual results are available in English and the online platform is available in the languages of all partner organizations, allowing direct testing and use of the tool in the field.The primary target group of the project were street workers who were strengthening their competencies for street work through participation in all levels of the project (coordination, international meetings, training, development of intellectual results). The indirect target group were young people, who were included in the project during the phase of testing specific street work activities.With the project, we supported the development of street work, as well as increased its visibility and quality. By successfully participating in the partnership, we set an example of good practice in connecting and jointly developing innovative approaches in the field of street work with young people. We also made a positive contribution to the qualification of street workers, as well as to the development of guidelines, which will contribute to a more uniform and higher-quality street work. Coinciding, we also recognize the effect of the project in the increased rate of active participation of young people and their empowerment in the local environments of partner organizations. Intellectual results are encouraged and provide support for the implementation of street work. Consequently, the impact of the project is also recognized in reducing the spatial, cultural, economic, social and symbolic exclusion of young people (which is recognized as one of the basic challenges of the EU) and ensuring inclusion and equal opportunities for all.

Exchange of Good Practice between Professional Youth Streetworkers in the EU The project is devoted to cooperation at transnational level, sharing and confronting ideas, practices and methods, and developing and reinforcing European branch of Dynamo International Street Workers Network (DISWN). The aim is to promote the European objective of promoting high-quality youth work with marginalized youth and professionalization of youth workers. The project partners, all working with a special method of youthwork - outreach work - will focus on sharing good practice regarding up-to-date topics of radicalization, refugees, economy migration, unemployment of young people.Sharing of good practice was done via method of short, but intense and detailed reciprocal study visits of project partners from Czech Republic, Netherlands, Spain, Austria and Germany. Most project partners are platform organizations joining together large number of outreach (street) workers in their countries. Eg. Czech Streetwork Association (CAS), the applicant, joins together more than 90 outreach work organizations from all over the Czech Republic. Eight study visits took place throughout the project period, five youth streetworkers participated on each study visit. Local dissemination event took place in the Czech Republic at the end of the project - a conference for youth streetworkes and other relevant experts. A collection of professional reports from study visits - E-BOOK was produced to allow as many interested stakeholders as possible to gain good practice and experience from the series of study visits. The E-BOOK is available in English and Czech language.

"<< Background >>Implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda. There is a need to strengthen youth work and youth workers associations to have a strong voice of youth workers on all levels of governance. As well as the need to have space for peer-learning and discussion to speed up digital transformation in the youth field, ensure that environmental topics are addressed, quality of youth work developed. It is crucial for youth work and youth work policy development to have a strong social partner as a European Network of youth workers. Thanks to the project this may come true. Thanks to the project and its results will be able to encourage better recognition of the youth sector, set up a clearer political commitment, and stronger links with stakeholders and researchers which are essential for the existence of the youth work. During the third European Youth Work Convention, the participating youth workers from the EU and COE member states and other stakeholders strongly recognized the need for an international network of youth workers, to give youth workers a voice and support peer learning, quality developments in the youth sector across Europe. Final declaration of the conventions' call to action – create a European Network of Youth Workers Associations. To support the achievement of this goal 12 organizations agreed on a memorandum to move towards the European Youth Workers Association. Most of them according to agreement by all joined forces to speed up the process in the frame of this project. Project aims are: to increase quality, innovation, recognition of youth work; to establish a strategic partnership between participating countries to strengthen youth workers' engagement in policymaking and professional consolidation and improve cooperation between youth workers in Europe (both EU and COE countries) in general; to establish an innovative and green, modern managed umbrella organization for the field and to support the implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda - horizontal. This aims lead to the objectives to be achieved. Please follow the mindmap scheme in the attachment.<< Objectives >>The project has 4 main objectives: 1)explore problems and best practices for political, professional, and learning-outcome recognition of youth work and enforce strategic communication of youth field to improve recognition, 2)increase quality and innovation of youth work via improved peer learning, advocacy, training development, cooperation, between youth workers in Europe (both EU and COE countries); establishing stronger links between policy, research, and practice, 3)prepare, establish, and implement a European network/association of youth workers, based on green and innovative management and communication approaches. As well as analyze needs and possibilities for using (green and digital) tools for peer learning, advocacy, internal and external communication, management of the network, practice sharing between members of the network,4)build the capacity of the network and its’ members, including development training packages and other necessary services to support national associations of youth workers and youth work quality development.<< Implementation >>Transnational meetings support project implementation and follow-up. Seminars and training activities support woking and discussions on results, exploring topics and implementing tools chosen, as well as awareness of the participants on different topics. Multiplier events support the spreading of the outcomes and results for the wider public. Results of the project give input to the fulfillment of the aims and objectives of the project. Actions: map of the best practices for the recognition of youth work (political, professional, learning-outcomes, social guarantees for youth workers (benefits, connections with occupation standard, other related fields including looking back to previous results on a European level; recommendations for strategic communication of youth work and strategic communication plan on European level (for implementation by the ENYWA); seminar of best practices and opportunities for recognition of youth work and training activity for strategic communication of youth fork for better recognition; research report of a study on the state of play of associations of YW in Europe (development challenges, practice, problems, joy, etc) and mapping of quality standards or measurement of youth work including quality models, standards, ethical codes, occupational standards; stakeholders seminar on youth work policy development and youth work recognition; strategic communication and activity plan for public policy for three to five years will be established and a tool/model to monitor implementation of Bonn process at national and EU levels is described including if possible cooperation with EU Commission, Youth Wiki, Presidencies; statutory documents and policies are drafted and published as an example for the wider public; training and seminar for ESG strategy, digital and environmental tools for management, communication, etc; multiplier events will lead to the implementation of the Declaration of the 3d YW Convention and Youth Work Agenda - establishing the network of youth workers. Staff and members training event on organizational issues, as well as green and digital tools for co-operation; Starting training program for beginners of YW associations will ensure green and digital tools are explored and ready to use for organization management, capacity building, communication and training of the members, and support for national organizations to improve their quality and quality of youth work. The organization has an ESG strategy and uses digital and env. tools for management and service delivery. An action plan to support the needs of the National YWA will be established.To ensure smooth and quality management of the project coordinative group will be established. Communication with the partners will take place frequently and regularly via platforms, virtually, emails, calls. Furthermore, we will have 3 transnational project meetings and training events during which enable to meet face to face among partners. We plan ongoing collection of necessary data about activities and completion of the report cumulatively, to avoid gaps and misunderstandings later on and work virtually and in other ways with partners to ensure that. Coordinating organization and coordinating group check progress of the project on an ongoing basis including working on results, activities, motivating experts. Virtual meetings when needed but not rarely than every two months will be held. Extra communication with partners responsible for particular activities and results will be in place mostly virtually. During the project there is an objective to explore ""good to use"" digital tools for better communication among partners and members of the international organization, these tools will be implemented for communication among partners for monitoring of the progress and might include but not limited to ASANA, Slack, Toggl, and others.<< Results >>A European network of the National Youth Workers Association (ENYWA) has been formally established. There is strong cooperation between youth workers associations, ENYWA and other European youth sector groups of interest, and official stakeholders. ENYWA is the appearance of a strong partner for youth policy and youth work development for European institutions. Better recognition of youth work and youth workers at all levels.In addition, we produce 5 results or intellectual outputs available for the wider public: 1) mapping of best practices for the recognition of youth work (political, professional, learning-outcomes, social recognition of the youth worker profession including regulations, benefits, vacation, etc.; 2) research report of a study on the state of play of associations of YW in Europe (development challenges, practice, problems, joy, etc); 3) starting training program for beginners of YW associations created; 4) ENYWA establishing documents, policy description, ESG rules, and other necessary paperwork to establish an organization, examples for other organizations; 5) Recommendations for strategic communication of youth work and strategic communication plan on a European level (for implementation by the ENYWA and national associations). As a result, more support and advocacy for national organizations will be available. Steps will be taken towards digital transformation and environmental behavior. The project has a wide scope and covers many important topics, that is why we expect some extra outcomes from activities of the project e.g. project has increased capacity and professionalism to work at the EU level; strategic communication and activity plan of ENYWA for public policy for three to five years established; tool/model to monitor implementation of Bonn process at national and EU levels is described including if possible cooperation with EU Commission, Youth Wiki, Presidencies. The tool should be applicable to help the development of youth work on the European and national levels; implementation of Declaration and Youth Work Agenda - establishing the network of youth workers; all necessary statutory documents are prepared and application for registration submitted; the organization is established and ready to implement a modern, dynamic, committed, and professional environment inside the Organisation; (Green and digital) tools are explored and ready to use for organization management, capacity building, communication and training of the members, and support for national organizations to improve their quality and quality of youth work. The organization has an ESG strategy and uses digital and environment-friendly tools for management and service delivery; action plan to support the development and needs of National YW Associations, based on result 2 findings."

"Main aim of the project ""European Wide Web of Youth Work"" is to foster the usage of on-line tools in non-formal education in order to improve quality of programs for education of youth leaders and youth workers available. The consortium participating in this project is consisted of national organizations from Slovenia, Lithuania, Italy, and networks from Serbia, Croatia, the Netherlands, as well as one international network based in Austria. All partners have rich experience in designing and implementing educational programs for youth leaders and youth workers on local, national and European level, as well as different experiences in using on-line learning tools. The idea for this project came after assessing common needs in improving quality and accessibility of training programs for youth workers, by introducing, adapting and creating new on-line learning tools. Several activities are planned in order to raise capacities of educators and trainers in NFE to effectively use on-line learning in their programs, but also to explore existing tools for on-line learning, adjust them to the needs of non-formal education and youth work and create new tools that will help NFE and youth work practitioners to work on competences of youth leaders and youth workers on-line.The project includes 2 mobility activities: training course for building competences of 24 educators in the youth field to use on-line learning in their training programs for youth workers and seminar that will gather 28 experts in NFE together with IT experts to explore possibilities of on-line learning in NFE and create new tools for it. In addition, participants of the training course will organize on-line courses for their target groups, on national or European level that will gather more than 100 participants in total. Manual for using on-line tools in non-formal education will be created and published in English and languages of participating countries (7 European languages).Careful plan for dissemination and exploitation of results of the project is designed in order to promote the possibilities of on-line learning to wide range of organizations and institutions working on designing and implementing educational programs for youth leaders and youth workers."