"Project ""Inclusion on stage"" is a joint iniative of 4 organizations from Sweden, Poland, Ghana and Kenya. With this project we are going to acquire knowledge and skills to participants about creation, implementation and usage of new, innovative tools based on theatre of the oppressed for efficient inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.The planed target group in this project are participants that are working with young with fewer opportunities people between age of 18 and 30 (ethnical, religious minorities, with early school leaving, social and economical problems) providing them practical experience of drama and theatre of oppressed methods.This 24-months project aims to create new, innovative methods and tools for social, economical and ethnical inclusion of youth people based on theatre of the oppressed and arrange all of them into open educational resources. Within our collaboration we are planning to implement 2 transnational meetings (kick off in Poland and final evaluation in Ghana), and 4 mobility of youth workers (in every participating country). Between every single phase all partners will be ""testing"" created tools and methods in their local communities. For final products we are going to create: an on-line platform with an innovative course based on theatre of oppressed methods, white board scribbing presenting the main idea behind all tools, sets of 4 ""regional"" reports and 1 general one from ""testing"" phase of activities, brochures from every sinle mobility with detailed description of methods used, youthube channel with tutorials of recorded tools and final project's movie. Every single activity will gather 20 youth workers. All planned objectives of this project are realistic and achievable. All our objectives are SMART Specific.Measurable.Achievable.Realistic.Timebound. Through the realization of the objectives of this project we want to through theatre of the oppressed stimulate young people's spirit of initiative, their ability to think imaginatively and originally, to promote through intercultural facilitation methodology based on theatre of the oppressed transnational non-formal learning mobility between Programme and Partner Countries, especially targeting young people with fewer opportunities, with a view to improving participants' level of competences and fostering their active participation in society, to encourage participants commitment to a more sustainable growth, promotion of way of active social participation and a way to acquire knowledge and skills useful for persons' professional development, to create participant multipliers who will implement the knowledge and skills acquired during this project in their local communities and to increase the capacity of the organizations that are working on the field of empowering youth by theatrical and drama methods. By accomplishing these tasks we ensure that all what is planned in the project will be achieved."

African, Latin America and European societies are nowadays increasingly multicultural and an Intercultural Learning approach becomes more important every day to provide youngsters – in particular those with fewer opportunities - with relevant competences in order to be active in their communities, to be fulfilled in the labor market, satisfied as human being. This is why the aim of this project is to strengthen the intercultural & citizenship NFE skills and competences of youth-workers in order to generate development and improve youth employability.The specific objectives are:- To equip youth workers with key competences and practical skills on youth participation and education in the field of intercultural dialogue- Create intercultural & safe spaces where local cultural characteristics of each young person are valorized- Improving the quality of youth work and supporting young citizens through the creation of new intercultural networks- Introduce / reinforce NFE methodology in local youth work, TIC’s and e-learning in the field of youth work to exchange and share best practices- Promoting local development through the promotion of intercultural citizenship and inclusion of young peopleThe objectives are linked to the work of the partners and the policies of the EU. The project aim to “connect young people across the European Union and beyond to foster intercultural understanding” as said in the renewed EU Youth Strategy proposed by the European Commission for 2019-2027 and to improve the quality of youth work by enhancing synergies on interculturalism and citizenship through cooperation between European and non-European countries.Youth is a period in which an individual undergoes enormous physical and psychological changes; Socially, it consists in shifts from dependency to autonomy, social responses to physical maturity, the acquisition of skills and changes in peer groupings. A moment of turbulence where many has to face also problems such as poverty, social exclusion, school dropout, drug abuse, delinquency, unemployment, lack of job security: to all these challenges youth-workers and educators should be able to answer with a set of professional competences including intercultural citizenship and NFE methodology. The expected results are:- Youth workers will be equipped with quality competences to boost civic and intercultural participation by improving the integration of young people into the labour market and in the society.- Youth workers and young people will promote the necessary policies for the enhancement of the intercultural citizenship improving the quality of life of their communities.- promotion of transnational exchanges of practice in the field of Non Formal Education (NFE) with youth, considering the importance of NFE as a complementary tool in the life of young people.

Grapes of Wrath (GoW) was a capacity building project for youth workers that aimed to explore and deconstruct patterns of psychological and social tension between in-groups and out-groups with particular reference to migrant communities in the EU. More specifically, GoW attempted to promote intergroup contact by conveying the agony of outsiders and inspiring empathy, using the art of movie making as a tool for communication. The story of the Joad family from “The Grapes of Wrath”, 1939, the classic inter-war novel of John Steinbeck, and the revolutionary songs of Woody Guthrie about peace, equity and freedom were the starting point for developing a state of the art training module about inclusion using non-formal education.Needs AnalysisGoW started from empirical evidence and collective reflection of the partner organizations pointing to misinformation as a main impediment for effective tackling the rising inflow of African migrants in the EU. Misinformation refers to perceptions of citizens in host societies about migrants’ needs and to expectations of citizens in origin communities about the actual prospects in destination countries. It leads to stereotypical images that obstruct meaningful contact and, thereof, integration of migrant population in host communities. In turn, this results in low quality of life of migrants through social discrimination, unemployment or precarious labour and unequal access to state resources (education, healthcare etc.). However, the reconceptualisation of migrants’ role is equally crucial for addressing EU’s own multiple crises –political (rise of extremism), economic (inequality across and within MS) and social (demographic deficit).Aims & ObjectivesGRAPES OF WRATH aimed to enable contact between migrants and hosting communities in the EU and to foster informed decisions of potential migrants in African countries regarding the trip and life in Europe. In specific, it managed to:1. Raise awareness of hosting communities in partner countries about migrants’ stories and perceptions;2. Foster deeper understanding about the process, reasons and psychological impact of migration;3. Tackle needs of origin communities, thus, contributing to containing irregular migration;4. Encourage socioeconomic development of both origin and destination countries.Activities & MethodsAll project activities were based on non-formal education and informal learning. The project implemented 7 mobility activities (2 training courses and 5 study visits including field research) involving 72 participants, the production of a documentary film, 15 local events and one final international event. The main learning methods were experiential learning, learning by doing, peer learning, task based learning, learning through arts, observation and job shadowing.DeliverablesAs part of the GoW, a training module of non-formal learning, a documentary film about African migrants' journey and life in the EU, and a report were delivered.

This project focuses on social and sustainable entrepreneurship to create a community of young people who can shape a better world for them and future generations.Including 3 European and 3 African partners working in the topic with NEETs and young people with fewer opportunities, the project responds to the need of engaging youth workers and young generations from different backgrounds in identifying tools and methods to achieve an entrepreneurship looking at the economy in a human- and culture-oriented environment by sharing good practices and reaching equally.Todays’ context brings challenges and opportunities for them to act, express potential to boost green innovation, get inspired from stories coming from abroad, and use all to change their life and the society.Specific Objectives:-to foster youth workers methods in creating innovative social opportunities in labour and entrepreneurial field by sharing good practices, tools and methods;-to provide young people with the tools to create and sustain a social-intercultural entrepreneurship through non-formal education and experiential practice improving their creativity and innovation while also experiencing how to develop small sustainable projects;-to raise awareness on sustainable development and global environmental issues among young people and local communities;-to create an EU-African network of young people who can share innovation and improve their communities by finding sustainable solutions;-to promote sustainable social entrepreneurship, quality employment and education opportunities among regions outside the EU involving local stakeholders.The project will include the following activities:- Kick-Off Meeting;- Job Shadowing for youth workers;- Local workshops for young people;- Pre-departure training for young people;- BootCamp to foster social and green entrepreneurship among youth;- Local activities to develop small projects;- Large Scale Youth Event to present the results of local project involving business angels;- Final Meeting.Main expected outcomes and results:- high-quality series of podcasts on youth entrepreneurship know-how and knowledge (OER) by experienced youth workers, experts and trainers broadcasted across the EU and beyond.- improved NGOs capacity in supporting NEETs young people in their entrepreneurial development by shared know-know and innovative tools.- follow-up activities and projects development among involved actors in the social and environmental sector with the support of a fostered local networking.- strengthened collaboration and networking among the African and European involved countries.

The current socio-economic and political system faces numerous interrelated crises, as financial and economic crises, conflicts and military attacks, environmental destructions and international political changes. These have resulted in growing fear and inequality which corrode European values of solidarity, democracy, and social justice and reduce their appeal.Reality has come to question the efficiency of the current systems, opening political and philosophical discussions about their limitations and imperfections. Education is a crucial factor for introducing this new problematic and widening its outreach. Given the confined context of formal education, non-formal learning and youth work, in particular, has a crucial role to play for promoting this discourse. STEP Forward (Sustainable and Transformative Education for Participation in democratic life) is a 18-months Capacity Building project including organizations from Greece, Spain, Vietnam, Kenya, Ghana and Peru. It links active citizenship to formal education by drawing attention to the values of sustainability and integrating them to non-formal education activities. It aims at promoting the application of active and participatory education through experiential activities and solution-oriented educational approach. By exploring alternative community models, social and ecological initiatives the project will use information and resources to design a new educational method with the scope to integrate the values of sustainability and active citizenship in the formal education system. The specific objectives of the STEP project are: - Introducing an inclusive definition of Sustainability;- Raising awareness about social and environmental initiatives; alternative economic models; new forms of cooperation and civic participation to youth;- Cultivating and promoting transformative, experiential and non-formal learning and its specific applications;- Fostering critical thinking and democratic education.In order to achieve the project’s objectives the foreseen activities include 1 Training Course on Sustainability and Community Building; 6 Job Shadowing activities, the design of a Training module which will incorporate issues of democracy, civic participation and sustainability in a non-formal education format combining experiences from Europe, Africa and Latin America; 1 Training Course in the form of a Winter School to present and apply the module to youth workers and other professionals of the education sector, and 7 local events for the promotion of the module to the local communities. Target Groups: Educators, youth workers, researchers, project managers, youth organisations, young people, local communities and the EU.