People with ASD are limited in the range of leisure, cultural and sporting activities available to them. This limitation is mainly caused by the lack of adaptations and training on ASD of the institutions, entities and professionals of this field. The lack of strategies and resources to attend to persons in this type of activities by regulatory entities means that the offer is limited in most cases to specific disability entities. For this reason, the capacity of choice as regards the type of activity, cost, location, timetable and periodicity is very limited, which sometimes leads to not carrying out some of these activities. For this reason, the specific disability entities permanently seek to expand the specialized resources that can offer quality care to people with ASD in all these areas. Due to the importance that this need has for the quality of life of people with ASD and their families, the project Olas de Inclusion tries to generate an exchange of good practices among European entities that promotes the social inclusion of people with ASD in the performance of cultural, leisure and sports activities. The aim is to disseminate and share the good practices generated and to carry out training actions through the construction of a wider transnational network of entities, professionals, volunteers and families sensitized and trained to assist people with ASD under equal conditions in the field of leisure, culture and sport. Through this training in strategies that favour inclusion and that allow an access of people with ASD in equal conditions in cultural, sport and leisure activities, it will increase the number of people with ASD that participate in inclusion in activities of this type in conventional entities and/or will improve their level of inclusion in them. This will increase the awareness of the society towards people with ASD in the environments of all these activities. People with ASD and their families, volunteers, institutions, companies and professionals in the field of leisure time and society in general, will be beneficiaries of the results of the project. Three transnational seminars will be carried out in which all kind of profiles could participate, as considered by the partner entities: high positions of the entity, professionals of the leisure sector, youth workers, people with ASD and volunteers from the different countries so that they can give their point of view from their role in the process. A guide of good practices would be elaborated about strategies that facilitate the inclusion of people with ASD in leisure, culture and sport contexts. This guide will be elaborated with the synthesis of the main good practices shared between the benchmarking between the partner entities and the network of local entities. A training itinerary will also be elaborated with different modules about different aspects of ASD, inclusion, quality of life and strategies that favour the inclusion process in the above mentioned areas. Access to this training will be open both to the materials (produced in five different languages) and to all the online training that will be carried out. Each partner entity of the project will generate in its country a network of entities in the field of leisure, culture and sport with interest on the attention and inclusion of people with ASD, which will be trained with the training itinerary carried out and will be advised in the process of adaptations. The trainings will be specific according to the target group, differentiating trainings for families, as an important part of the inclusive process, for volunteers who can support the normative entities in this process and for entities and professionals of the leisure sector. The impact of our project will be a greater social awareness of the importance of the inclusion of people with ASD in conventional activities. By means of the training actions and the advice we intend, more normative entities will adapt their activities so that people with ASD can participate in them in equal conditions. This would increase the number of people with ASD participating in inclusion activities and the offer of leisure time options in which people with ASD can participate with guarantees of success. This project would be the germ to continue promoting and expanding this network of entities and free time resources to which people with ASD can have access to a wide range of free time options as any other person.

<< Objectives >>Our goal is to improve our academic, cultural status in a new foreign environment, which can be very helpful for our careers. We will try to call attention to the problem of language learning, and we will try to overcome this difficulty by creating a natural environment, in which the participants will experience the same conditions of immigrants and we will use this as a way of learning new languages to transform this challenge into a solution.<< Implementation >>The non-formal learning component of our activities will be experiencing a new community, learning a new language, making new friends, and personal growth, and participants will be guided and supported in organizing their reflection, recognition, and recording of the learning outcomes gained.<< Results >>We expect to raise awareness about immigration and how it impacts people, as well as to use it as a tool for learning new languages in order to turn this problem into a solution. The project's new strategy would try to resolve these issues by demonstrating successful results in order to sway public opinion.

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.

"<< Background >>Many migrants have dramatic and traumatic experiences of war, flight, separation, loss and grief, as well as strong needs for safe relocation and integration into the new society. According to global estimates by the World Health Organisation, ""one in five (22.1 per cent) of the adult population in conflict-affected areas has mental health problems. That baseline is about two to three times higher than the level in people in general, according to other studies"". These are very high numbers, and now, on top of the problems they already have, there are those of the pandemic. If it was already difficult to overcome their anxiety and depression, with COVID-19 these illnesses increase. All this background is linked to the priorities of recognising young people's work and their sense of initiative, since without mental stability, they will not be able to have the entrepreneurial spirit that we want to achieve, so that all refugees can be trained and have their working future among their priorities.Psychosocial problems are compounded by school dropouts, lack of integration into the labour market and social isolation, among others, but it should also be noted that they have great resources because they have managed to escape from their countries under very difficult conditions. That is why we want to emphasise that they have the initiative and the desire to learn the language, the culture and work, but we must help them to achieve this, as one of the problems they have is the lack of socialisation with the rest of the local youth. In order to help them to get good job recognition, the importance of psychosocial well-being must be emphasised. Having good education and learning activities increases self-esteem, reduces depression and improves resilience, regardless of previous adversities.Although there are several organisations and volunteers helping refugees, we would like to stress that there is no close relationship between these young people and the locals. That is why we see the need to establish a connection between them so that they can have a good relationship and so that the refugees can overcome this barrier of sociability and integration. We want to achieve the results of the priorities: intercultural dialogue, knowledge and recognition of diversity and the promotion of tolerance are key to this priority.That is why we see a great need to realise this project, as there are currently many migrants with primary needs in our environment. Thanks to the realisation of ""YOU4mi"", we will be able to help and achieve a better integration in different cities in Europe, with the intention to extend this idea to many more cities.<< Objectives >>The aim of this project is the integration of young migrants in Europe, following the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Due to the crises that many young people live in their countries of origin (economic crises, wars, political conflicts, etc.), many of them are looking for a way out to start a better life. That is why for many years these migratory movements have been taking place in various countries around the world. We will focus on these movements in Europe. We want to facilitate the way for all these young people who arrive in a country without knowing anything, so that they can be helped by the local citizenship, thus supporting a peer-to-peer methodology.It will consist of each partner bringing together a number of refugees and a number of local young people so that they can be trained in different subjects and enriched by each other. A series of training materials will be prepared and explained by the locals to the migrants, so that they can be more autonomous and trained in different areas. It will also be a great opportunity for both groups to get to know each other and to establish friendships that will last into the future. In order to gather all these materials, a web platform will be created where both partners and young people and anyone interested can access to learn more about the project, having the material available at their fingertips.The importance of integration among young people and how some of these problems can be solved is fundamental. Newcomers are in a process of transition and often integration is complicated and they find themselves isolated, not only physically but also personally. This will be the best protection against segregation, isolation in parallel societies, otherness, lack of affiliation and, in the worst case, attraction to banditry and radicalisation.<< Implementation >>There are three sections to be highlighted: the results, the multiplier events and the training activities. The aim of all of them is to achieve intercultural understanding and socio-cultural integration between local and migrant youth. This will be achieved through the activities carried out and the methods taught.PROJECT RESULTS:For each outcome, different methods will be achieved and the following objectives will be reached:-First result ""Analysis and research"" (R1): Thanks to the research and analysis of the migration situation in each partner country, a comprehensive report on the needs in each region can be elaborated and a bridge between the core concepts and the practical integration and intercultural understanding among young people can be achieved.-Second result ""Recruitment and training of young migrants"" (R2): The target group of this result is migrants, so it will be necessary to find out their needs in order to meet the project objectives and to reach as many refugees as possible so that they can improve and broaden their training.-Third outcome ""Recruitment and training of local youth"" (R3): In this case, we will focus on the training of local youth, who must be familiar with the activities to be carried out in order to be able to explain them to the migrants later on. It is essential that they are participants who are willing to collaborate and are not prejudiced, in order to achieve good integration.Fourth result ""Migrant and local programme"" (R4): The aim is to bring together local and migrant young people so that they can exchange their experiences and empower themselves, improving their self-esteem and learning capacity, achieving this involvement among all of them.-Fifth output ""Web Platform"" (R5): In order to make participants feel more involved, although MAD for Europe is responsible for making the website, everyone will be able to contribute with their suggestions and ideas. Thanks to this platform, it will be possible to store all the activities carried out, including the network guidelines and the integration tools produced by the participants themselves.MULTIPLIER EVENTS:The aim of these events is that participants can disseminate the training learned and their testimony, so that they can reach more people and serve as something useful for the future. The impact will be very positive, and so will the empowerment they will gain from belonging to a supportive community.TRAINING ACTIVITIES:In order for the staff of each organisation to be well involved, the coordinators will organise a training course and in each transnational meeting there will always be a training part, thus being able to get a full knowledge of the situation of migrants in Europe. The aim is to present, train and achieve a common understanding of the conceptual basis and its practical implications for the project activities through common exercises and reflections. In addition, young people are also to be trained before engaging with refugees by teaching them a variety of creative and ""non-verbal"" methods and mixed group interactions.<< Results >>In order to ensure that the results are kept active and can continue to be used, MAD for Europe will keep both the web platform and the social media active, with no expiry date. This means that all the material created for the project will be publicly available for anyone interested to access and use, free of charge. It is important to note that everything will be freely accessible. This is because there will be several organisations that are in contact with the project partners and want to obtain the materials, in order to make a good dissemination of the project. In addition, we will also publish the activities related to the project that will be published later on, once the project is finished. We will encourage partners to send us messages about similar activities to be posted on the website and social media for further dissemination.But the dissemination of these results will not only be on the project's media and social networks: we also want to publish them on specific platforms related to the main topic, both on European project portals and on organisations specialised in refugees. In this way, it will be able to reach a large impact to various users. As mentioned above, you do not want to impact only the partner countries, but you want to reach more European countries, so that they are well aware of the project and can make use of it.There will be two types of activities to achieve a good dissemination: a strategy that directly targets specific target groups, and a strategy that targets a wide audience. To achieve both, the following tools will be used:1) Web platform (R5): being an open and free of charge website, it will reach many people in an easy and accessible way. At the beginning of the project, all activities and results will be published on the website. The working language will be English, although each partner will translate it into their own language to put it on the websites of their organisations. The URL address of the official website will be linked to the main search engines on the web (e.g. Google, Yahoo, etc.).2) Social networks: channels will be created on different social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, being able to connect in a direct way with young people, as most of them are very active on these platforms. Attractive publications will be shared so that they can be shared by users and reach more people.3) Project Logo and Information Leaflet: each country will have to prepare a leaflet in their language and disseminate it to different organisations and institutions. It will contain the Erasmus+ logo on the homepage, the project logo, project introduction, objectives, scope, activities, website, contact email and partnership addresses.4) Publication of digital articles on different web platforms of the partners to generate local media impact.5) Audio-visual products: partners will have to take photos and videos of all their activities and publish them, thus keeping the project active.4) Press releases to achieve a wider local diffusion and also to announce the participation to the events, e.g. for multiplier events."

This project is developed by FYCA and its European partners. The project aimed to ameliorate the recognition of youth work and non-formal education through the development of certified “International youth studies” curricula and open educational materials for European Higher Education Institutions. The specific objectives were: • Stimulating and strengthening the integration of non-formal education and formal education at universities through the establishment of a certified course on International youth studies.• Creating bridges between formal and non-formal education, youth policy and practice in order to release innovation potential to raise the quality of educational and social service to Europe’s young people, to promote career flexibility and mobility, and to assert the value and utility of evidence-based policy and practice.• Strengthening human potential in the youth field by building a critical mass of qualified youth workers.• Promoting international recognition of the youth work and non-formal education through developing and adopting award criteria that are in line with the formal educational system.Through developed curricula and open educational materials, the project targeted at enhancing the quality of the human resources involved in youth work. It contributes also to the modernization of higher education by designing an integrated course for those involved or willing to involve in youth work.The project consisted of 5 international activities (2 capacity building + 3 mobility).