The „Community Action Training – Fellowship Programme“ (CAT-FP) is a civil society project that aims to build the capacity of youth leaders and youth activists groups from the Eastern Partnership region (Azerbaijan and Georgia) in advocacy and campaigning for social transformation. The project duration is 24 months. It is led by the Centre for Training and Consultancy based in Georgia in partnership with the YUVA Humanitarian Centre in Azerbaijan, the Zemgale NGO Centre in Latvia, the Eastern Europe Studies Centre based in Lithuania and the Asociacion Egeria Desarrollo Social in Spain. The design of the project is tailored to the current reality of shrinking space for civil society in EaP countries and more generally globally, which resulted in the development of unregistered youth and activists groups and movements. Therefore the project engages not only “established” civil society or youth organisations, but also youth leaders and youth activists involved in unregistered groups and movements.Specific objectives of the project are: - Enhancing skills and competences of EaP youth leaders and youth activists in advocacy and campaigning for bringing about positive social changes in Azerbaijan and in Georgia - Building cooperation between youth leaders, youth activists, youth organisations and other civil society stakeholders - Fostering active citizenship and youth participation in the EaP countries - Building a supporting network of youth leaders, youth workers and youth activists from the EU and from EaP countries - Raising awareness on the positive role and impact of youth leaders and youth activists in Azerbaijan and in Georgia Foreseen activities include:- Preparation workshops for selected CAT-Fellows - Job-Shadowing of 12 Fellows to EU partners for 14 days scheduled in 3 flows in SS19, AW19 and SS20- Strategic workshops in Georgia for fellows to plan advocacy and campaigning initiatives - Advocacy and campaigning initiatives of the fellows in Azerbaijan and Georgia focusing on civic, social, gender, environmental or any other relevant challenges to youth- Mentoring support for the Fellows during their initiatives (local and digital)- Launching of an e-journal and publication of a report on youth activism- International conference in Tbilisi on youth activism gathering the Fellows, civil society representatives, youth organisations and activists from all partner countries - Local dissemination events in Jelgava, Baku, Vilnius and Malaga- Evaluation seminar to assess learning with/ of fellows- Management, monitoring and evaluation activitiesThe CAT Fellowship Programme is a complementary measure to the blended educational programme for youth leaders and youth activists from Azerbaijan and Georgia led by CTC in partnership with YUVA, that trains youth leaders and activists in social transformation and activism. The participants of the CAT Fellowship Programme are alumni who successfully completed this training programme.

The main goal of the project CO-M-E and play for health! is to create a toolbox for senior educators and carers for the elderly, enabling work in the field of health education based on the process of self-diagnosis, self-reflection and modular content selection depending on the needs of the group and the moment of the learning process. The tool box will consist of a report comparing examples of good practices, a packet of games in stationary education (CO-M-E and sit to play!), on-line games (CO-M-E ON and play!) and a handbook presenting the methodology of working with these tools. The project will last from 01/10/2020 to 31/05/2022The project has been created and will be implemented by partners from 4 countries: Biosynergia Foundation (Poland), VITECO (Italy), Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina (Slovenia) and Egeria Desarrollo Social (HIszpania).The target groups of our project are people involved in non-formal education of seniors - especialy educators and volunteers dealing with health issues in their cooperation with seniors.The toolbox - main result of project - will allow our target groups of our project and results - educators and healthcares with different levels of experience and knowledge in the field of older people's work with to:- modular selection of educational content in the area of Cognitive, Mental and Emotional Health (CO-M-E) in working with seniors, using ready-made content and proposed methodology- the ability to develop their own ways of working with seniors, using the received game methodology tool- diagnosis of knowledge and level of cognitive ability of the group at the beginning of the educational process- easy evaluation of the impact of educational / caring / on seniors through the ability to monitor the obtained variable input, middle and output results- the possibility of planning remote education of older people using the online tool, simultaneously with the ability to view their resultsThe main activities undertaken in the project are:- developing a report on the situation of health education for the elderly and the use of games in the education of seniors - focus and desk research- creating a concept and developing up to the final product of modular games supporting the education of seniors in the area of mental and cognitive health (memory and cards)- creating a concept and developing up to the final product of modular online games supporting the process of learning and self-learning of seniors in the area of cognitive and emotional health- conducting international training for educators and volunteers, preparing for the test phase of the above games, before developing final products;- 6 workshops in the test phase for seniors from 3 countries- publishing a guide to game methodology with examples of good practice- Project summary will include 3 local multiplier events and one webinar. Educators, volunteers and caregivers working with seniors will have innovative tools to better interact and comprehend elderlies and their difficulties. Through the online games and the cards, together with the tool box that gives practical tips to better use them, educators will be able to diagnose the cognitive capabilities and mental condition of learners. This will give them the opportunity to better define the educational path for seniors. It is very important that the game module developed in the toolbox will allow you to plan the entire educational paths based on them, along with monitoring the progress of competences acquired by seniors in the field of health education, as well as the impact of these tools on the health of seniors in the area of CO-ME health (e.g. emotions of seniors or memory abilities). The project will boost the creation of a collaborative learning interaction environment between educators and seniors. By raising the awareness and training on sensitive issues such as Cognitive, Mental or Emotional health, it will be possible to spread good practices to use innovative tools such as games to support and educate the elderly.

<< Background >>According to the latest statistical evidence, only 34.4% of the self-employed and 30% of start-up entrepreneurs are female, although women represent 52% of European population. Thus, the European Commission places the valorization of still underexploited women creativity and entrepreneurial potential among its highest priorities, considering it a tool of development not only for the female gender, but for society as a whole. As highlighted by the EU “Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan”, if Europe is to make the most of the opportunities provided by an ever developing and challenging global environment, entrepreneurship is to be made the growth engine of the European economy, which “needs a thorough, far-reaching cultural change”.Empowering Creative Women In Digital Entrepreneurship (ECWIDE) is a strategic partnership in the field of Adults aimed at promoting the up-skilling in digital entrepreneurship of women (18 to 35 years) with basic craft skills or already involved in creative business through the creation of an innovative cross-sectoral educational format comprising digital marketing and entrepreneurial skills and the establishment of a dedicated e-commerce platform to promote and sell their products.Target groupWomen aged 18-35 with basic craft skills or already involved in creative business and willing to acquire new digital marketing and entrepreneurial competences in order to enhance their business and increase their competitiveness in the digital market.<< Objectives >>Objectives/Goals 1. Promote the acquisition of key competences and the up-skilling of women in digital marketing and entrepreneurship in order to improve their competitiveness and potential in creative business; 2. Empower craft women in the e-commerce field with the creation of a dedicated sales web platform;3. Promoting self-entrepreneurship, economic independence and social inclusion of women in EU countries through the newly acquired digital competences.<< Implementation >>ActivitiesTransnational Project Meetings3 transnational project meetings are planned during the entire duration of the strategic partnership.<< Results >>The project will deliver its objective through the following outputs:Intellectual OutputsI.O.1: A tested and validated educational format to teach digital marketing and entrepreneurial skills in the field of craftsmanship;I.O.2: An e-commerce platform specifically dedicated to the promotion and selling of craft items realized by women;I.O.3: A comprehensive digital toolkit to support the e-commerce platform;

<< Background >>Inclusive societies are a priority of the European Union. In working to create inclusive societies, multiple actors spread across the societal strata have to come together to work, consistently, over multiple years to create tangible societal change.Gender imbalance has been highlighted as a priority case towards achieving inclusive societies. In striving to work for gender equality across all spheres, numerous countries have hitherto realised the value of the girl child, the young women who will build a strong society for tomorrow. Young women are an ASSET to tomorrow’s Europe. Hence, we actually need to be Acting to Stop the Silent Epidemic Together supporting to have Resilient Young Women.Our society of today, especially exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic has gone astray in its willingness to support young women come out of the pandemic unscathed. Violence towards women has gone underreported especially since March 2020. As lockdowns kept getting extended, so did the incessant atrocities committed by partners, fathers, husbands, to name a few on young women they knew, the silent pandemic still rages on. Many cases of young women being domestically abused, sexually exploited, coerced into marriage and murdered went largely unreported. Statistics and law-enforcement agencies recorded fewer cases. As the old adage goes, out of sight, out of mind. Young women have disproportionately borne the brunt of the current pandemic.Women, irrespective of their age are impacted by gender-based violence. Our project wishes to selectively target young women as we believe they have been the most disproportionately affected by this issue. Young women dream to have a stable and successful career, wish to be independent in their decisions and finally believe that the world should be an equal place. Our project, wishes to do its little bit but supporting young women across the partner countries and thereafter across Europe to support them by combating this evil phenomenon in our society.Through Project ASSET, we target:The Valorous ASSET, oriented towards ideas of self-valuing, experience sharing while ensuring the participants come together to feel included in today’s diverse society. Speaking out about the silent epidemic and giving it a voice will allow it to come out of the shadows and making it aware in the minds of the populations.The Resilient ASSETs on synergy across groups of people separated by distance can be built through common stories of strength, on overcoming difficult situations by sourcing actual implications of past events that can be seen as best practices in today’s light. Tangible Solutions as Europe’s Real ASSET with the intellectual powerhouse that Europe is, would allow the partners of the consortium to support its young women in creating a better future for them. When young women are empowered, society benefits as a whole. Thematics and topics in this project include inclusion and diversity, common values, civic engagement and participation, reinforcing links between policy, research and practice, inclusion of marginalised young people, promoting gender equality and physical and mental health and well-being.The partnership, spanning across multiple European countries and extending into the Mediterranean is vital to understand the latent mindset of the populations to combat the issue of violence against young women. Each country and population is unique in the way they tackle the issue, even if the problem is the same. Our strength in this partnership will be the diversity of voices at play.Project ASSET, conceived as a real responsive intervention to the atrocities committed before and during the pandemic addresses the silent part of today’s society and media when it comes to crimes committed against young women.<< Objectives >>The greater objective of Acting to Stop the Silent Epidemic Together: Resilient Young Women is to create healthy and resilient societies in Europe by raising awareness on the issue of gender-based violence, tapping into women’s networks while providing tools and life-skills for young women across multiple sectors. The partnership consortium wishes to do its bit in working towards supporting young women to counter violence and femicidal tendencies through self-strengthening and reinforcement through capacity building and recognition. These objectives will be achieved through three LTTAs: (i) Valorous ASSET (sharing experiences with psychosocial support); (ii) Resilient ASSETs (exchange of best practices and research on empowerment); (iii) Tangible Solutions: Europe’s Real ASSET (capacity building through networking, resilience engrained) and through the production of R1: (iv) Europe’s ASSET: A Handbook with Policy Recommendations and a PlatformThe concrete objectives of the project are:(i) Capacity-building through expert interventions to support young women to think alternatively(ii) Supporting victims of gender-based violence(iii) Providing a space for young women to be heard, share their views and jointly develop measures that they can use to support themselves and others(iv) Ensuring the opportunity to support young women, especially in the vulnerable years as they look to build a career and their lives is not lost(v) Empowering young women to recognise elements and facets of violence in their lives and those of others to provide self and communal support<< Implementation >>Each of the activities under Project Acting to Stop the Silent Epidemic Together: Resilient Young Women concentrate on one of the three sections that have been thought of to be central to having a wholesome understanding of the situation. Through opening such activities to persons with different profiles (learners, young people while extrapolating them to youth workers), our activities are tailored to reach out to those who need such support, re-empowerment, capacity building and networking the most.Activity 1 Title: Valorous ASSETIt is oriented towards ideas of self-valuing, experience sharing while ensuring the participants come together to feel included in today’s diverse society. Speaking out about the silent epidemic and giving it a voice will allow it to come out of the shadows and making it aware in the minds of the populations.Activity 2 Title: Resilient ASSETsSynergy across groups of people separated by distance can be built through common stories of strength, on overcoming difficult situations by sourcing actual implications of past events that can be seen as best practices in today’s light. Sometimes, actual work done in one country could be applied in the case of another country to ensure the young women get the support they need in a pre-fashioned manner.Activity 3 Title: Tangible Solutions: Europe’s Real ASSETThe intellectual powerhouse that Europe is, will allow the partners of the consortium to support its young women in creating a better future for them. Tools and life-skills that have been learnt from the previous two activities will be used as the foundations to envisage having tomorrow’s resilient young women. This activity will also bring together practitioners as facilitators to brain storm with the participants on how new networks could help alleviate the existing pain on the targeted young women or ensure they never go down this spiral.We work towards this by doing our little bit through these three training activities bringing learners and young people from across Europe and using this learned material to prepare our output Handbook and the platform.<< Results >>Under Project Acting to Stop the Silent Epidemic Together: Resilient Young Women, the result is titled Europe’s ASSET: A Handbook with Policy Recommendations and a Platform is tailored to young women in and around Europe. The result is two-fold, comprising of(i) Handbook with Policy Recommendations(ii) A Web-Platform to bring the synergies of the project consortium and other future partners togetherThis handbook will be supported by the digital web platform that will allow to network and connect, available in six European languages. The handbook with policy recommendations per se will be available for download as a PDF from the online-platform, the project’s website and also from the partner organisations’ websites.The handbook will present lessons learnt including best practices and research assimilated from the LTTAs in order to provide a compendium that youth workers, young people and researchers across Europe will be able to use in working with young women, especially those vulnerable to gender-based violence. Case-studies under anonymous names will be further included to support potential beneficiaries to learn real-life scenarios and apply them in their daily work.The long term impact of project ASSET would be:(i) Creating long-term capacity building initiatives across trans-european regions(ii) Allowing young women to gather support(iii) Supporting young women to reach out to support networks and organisations(iv) Build life-skills in youth and young women, as defined by the WHO(v) Create an egalitarian society where violence against women will be shunned upon(vi) Having resilient policies in place that will support young women who are victims of violenceTransferability Potential of the result:- The issue of femicide and gender-based violence is prevalent in every single European country, thence the potential to use the lessons learnt is high by all our target beneficiaries- Countries, cities and communities tending to work on gender-related issues, especially when wishing to extend support to young women- Additional translations, when commissioned could also help furthering the result’s outreachProject ASSET envisages working through the partners existing expertise on youth, young women, gender-specific priorities besides transnational action to generate a cascade effect of strengthening the current capacity to support, empower and provide valuable life-skills and tools to young women, items and thematics that will be dealt with through the proposed result.

"Context: According to the Reward & Employee Benefits Association researchers from 2018 and 2019 provision of wellbeing services is critical for employee engagement and creating a positive working culture. The mental health of employees becomes a more relevant topic and according to the survey from 2019, "". Many C-suite directors recognize that the workplaces of today are highly pressurized and often stressful (or as recruitment adverts like to gloss it up, fast-paced) which takes its toll on workforces. Almost three-quarters of our respondents say high pressure and high-intensity environments"". The research from 2018 is showing that Just over a third (35%) of respondents provide training for line managers to help them support and promote employee wellbeing. And just a third (34.3%) of this group make this training mandatory for line managers to complete. It is evident that businesses, entities, and NGOs are willing to equip employees with the necessary knowledge and skills to cope with the well being of their employees. However, this raises the necessity of more structured information and guidance together with the competence list of the role that will enable them to improve the well being of their employees in all manner, and this is what the project ""Stressless Employees"" will do. Objectives: Taking into consideration the work-related stress and mental health problems of the employees the project Stressless Employees is aimed to develop a profile and competences of an Employee Satisfaction Officer (ESO), that will lead the well-being activities in every company and communities of employees, in order to improve the well - being of the employees, that will exponentially improve their performance and the performance of the companies and the NGOs. Participants: Employees from 2 SMEs (Human Resources Department/ Management) and 2 NGOs(Head of Sectors) (the project consortium) per pilot country (Germany Italy, Greece, Spain, Romania, Cyprus), that will take part in the pilot training courses, and project activities. Activities: IO 1 The project will start with a report analyzing the landscape and situation in the partner's countries, that will provide up to date information, best practices, car studies of entities that have already applied some for of employee well - being activities and roles. Additionally, companies, employees, NGOs and workers unions will take part in empirical research to share their views on the subject matter. IO 2 & IO 3 The data gathered by the desktop and field research will lay the foundation for the development of a training format and curriculum for Employees Satisfaction Officer (ESO), aiming to develop an EU level recognized profession that will be finalized in one comprehensive manual for improving the well - being of employees and combating work-related stress (IO4).Methodology: This project will be conducted through a three-step approach. 1) RESEARCH: Analysis of the landscape together with mapping existing practices, case studies, and empirical data from stakeholders will define the basics of the training format course ( a program that needs to be undertaken by persons that will act as ESO in the companies) and curriculum (basic competence ) profile together with a cost-benefit analysis of the introduction of ESO in the companies. 2) TESTING/ PILOTING: The training course will be tested in the partner countries in the entities that will take part, where the role Employer Satisfaction Officer will be introduced, close monitoring will take place in order to evaluate the impact and results of the piloting. 3) CERTIFICATION and DISSEMINATION: The third approach is to create a certified program for ESO that will be recognized on the European level and available for all entities. Results and Impact: The overall project result shall be the development and introduction of a new job role Employer Satisfaction Officer from companies and societal point of view. As for the companies and NGOs, healthy employees with a lack of stress will improve their productivity and the general performance of the entities. From the point of view of society, healthy employers will less stress will means, less depression, domestic violence, sickness or unemployment. From the societal perspective, the proportion of economically unproductive to productive times during a person’s lifetime is improved by reducing times of sickness, unemployment. The impact of the project will be manifested in three ways- Implementation of employees well-being policies - Better mental health amount the citizens and reduced sickness - Increase productivity and better economic results."