<< Objectives >>Our project aims to raise awareness & empower young people to understand inclusion and support minorities to get integrated in their communities. It will:encourage young people to become more conscious of their rights and obligationsempower young people and understand the importance of social inclusionprovide them with knowledge on EU values and human rightsenhance them with innovative ideas, interaction, knowledge and most of all inspiration for their personal and professional development.<< Implementation >>The activities are organized in accordance to the experience of each partner and include the implementation of local workshops (onsite) by each partner, and intercultural training in Nice of France, and a Youth Conference in Athens, Greece as a closure of the project. In addition, a toolkit of non-formal education as well as an e-booklet of good practices in the context of an e-library will be developed to offer a open access to human rights bibliography and their application in everyday life. << Results >>The outcomes of this project are the enhancement of social integration. By actively engaging young people in all project’s activities, we will allow them to learn, understand and make an immediate contribution that will result in a social impact in their communities.All these expected outcomes will occur as the participants will exchange experiences, ideas and beliefs, share narratives, testimonies & cultural insights, that will allow them to think, speak freely and take action.

<< Objectives >>DigiDots will aim to achieve a double goal: 1)to foster the social inclusion of youngsters coming from ethnic minority groups 2)to sensitise and educate youth on empathy, tolerance and inclusive behavior. The project will utilise new technologies and the momentum of Social Media platforms to train young people from marginalised groups. The dissemination of project results and material will be an open source for NGOs, youth workers, youth centers and stakeholders in a local, European and Ievel<< Implementation >>DigiDots is going to realise four Activities; three of which will be Blended Youth Mobilities (BMYP);The first BMYP on Digital Storytelling and Digital Tools will take place in Greece.The second BMYP on Social Media Communication and Digital Activism will take place in the Netherlands.The third BMYP on Social Media Campaigning will take place in Italy.The fourth activity is about the implementation of the program's Toolkit.<< Results >>DigiDots will produce both tangible and theoretical results.Through the activities, participants will will have the chance to interact with their peers from other countries, taking part in international experiences that will boost their self-esteem and promote awareness on marginalised youth issues , social inclusion and heighten their empathy.The activities' impact is estimated to change pre-existent prejudices and improve immigrants' and refugees' lives.

<< Objectives >>INSTALL project aims to enhance youth workers’ knowledge & skills on digital citizenship & science literacy, strengthen their competences in working with disadvantaged youth, as well as provide groups of disadvantaged young people with learning opportunities to equip them with necessary skills in the 21st century for their uncompromised participation in professional & social life.<< Implementation >>Activity 1: research on non-formal education programs & good practices that promote digital citizenship and scientific literacy A2: a 5 day Blended Mobility to enable youth workers discuss & test training contents & formats for digital citizenship & science literacy upskilling A3: 7-day local workshops with youth to test the training formats developed in A2 A4: Online digital citizenship & science literacy competition among youngsters from the participating countries<< Results >>Main outputs: A report with 45 best practices, a Handbook with non-formal education methods for digital citizenship & science literacy education and learning quizzes. Each of these will address the needs of a different target group (NGOs, youth workers, disadvantaged youth). We aspire that ultimately the project will contribute to the upskilling of youth workers& capacitate them to enhance disadvantaged youth’s digital & science literacy so as to become modern-day active citizens

"InterAct is a project to promote and validate the development of Intercultural Action Competences (IAC) for participants in international youth projects. It spans the entire length of international projects, including the initial project design, web tools to practice and deepen the learning result and digital group work to integrate the learning into the daily life. To react to the Corona pandemy, InterAct will also include virtual encounters such virtual volunteering or online workcamps.What is IAC?IAC is the competence to adeptly navigate complex environments marked by a growing diversity of people, cultures and lifestyles, in other terms, abilities to perform “effectively and appropriately when interacting with others who are linguistically and culturally different from oneself ” (Fantini & Tirmizi, 2006). According to the UN universal declaration on cultural diversity (2001), intercultural competences complement human rights as a catalyst for promoting a culture of peaceful and harmonious coexistence. In that sense, they play an important role in achieving the goals of international youth work both on a global and European level. The competences that will be acquired not only contribute to the successful cooperation in international youth work, but also contribute to the role of intercultural dialogue as a positive narrative (report 2015/2139(INI)) as necessary facilitator for the integration of third country migrants. ""There is a real urgency – in many aspects of our lives – for education, which can help citizens live together in our diverse societies. For this reason we all need to develop intercultural competence. The ability to understand each other across all types of cultural barriers is a fundamental prerequisite for making our diverse democratic societies work."" (https://book.coe.int/en/root/4943-intercultural-competence-for-all-preparation-for-living-in-a-heterogeneous-world-pestalozzi-series-n2.html)What is InterAct?InterAct is a very ambitious project that will develop a complete collection of tools organised around a web based app, that offers an approach to IAC, that is both well researched and fun to use. It will allow• the young participant to dive deeper into the world of interculturality, to monitor, practice and validate their own learning progress (IO1),• the youth worker to easily integrate practical exercises, games and reflective elements into the creation of international projects, such as Erasmus mobilities (IO2),• include a policy paper to be used by decision makers to help promote and support funding of IAC and mobility projects (IO3)Why InterAct?InterAct makes intercultural action competence (IAC)• Understandable, • Measurable and• Validable.The main goal of InterAct is to transform the concept of IAC from theory to practice, to make it easily understandable for youth workers and participants alike and to make it fun to work with. ""In multicultural societies one of the central aspects of education for democratic citizenship with its emphasis on “learning and living together democratically” must be education for intercultural competence if our vision of sustainable democratic societies is to come true."" (Josef Huber, CoE 2012). The A in IAC stands for the attitudinal and behavioural component of the learning process and is crucial for the practical relevance of intercultural experiences in societies. It'sOn an individual level, it will increase the effect of mobillity participation on perceived self-efficacy, employability, self-esteem and openness to diversity. The combination of the encounter with our learning tool will deepen the learning effect on the cognitive, attitudinal and behavioral dimension.On a societal level, the dissemination of IAC will lead to an improved level of international cooperation, which is a key element for the future of the European Union and the Sustainable Development Goals. It makes our society more resilient against xenophobia and chauvinism and increases our capacity to integrate migrants.Who will use InterAct?IAC is a key competence that is required for and practiced in every international youth encounter. It contributes largely to the Competence in Cultural Awareness, but also to many other key competences. Although IAC is central to youth mobility, it is often not sufficiently understood, and learning progress in this field cognition-focussed andnot properly evaluated and recognized. Gender mainstreamingInterAct is a project that promotes equal opportunities for all. In the context of IAC, gender issues are particularly important as they help to understand, analyse and deconstruct genderrelated cultural stereotypes, that frequently get in the way of intercultural mobilities with participants of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. As InterAct starts with amodule to integrate IAC in the project development, it will make sure that these aspects are part of the project design from the very beginning."