"""REACH YOUth""INITIAL SITUATION AND PROJECT IDEAYouth social work shows that disadvantaged young people tend to listen to anti-democratic groups and are influenced by populist tendencies. In all cases of radicalization tendencies, it is relevant to reach these young adults if we want to win them over to democratic action and thinking.It is the task of youth social work throughout Europe to counteract these problems. Experiences of the partners involved show that existing intervention possibilities exist in individual approaches, but are often not effective enough to reach disadvantaged young people.Therefore, the aim of the project is to identify the most effective intervention instruments for anti-democratic tendencies in the partner countries and to bring them together in a training set. This ""Democracy Intervention Set"" is to be used throughout Europe and will enable professionals in youth social work to use a new, activating and interculturally designed training set in their work. The target group of disadvantaged young people will be motivated to consciously experience their self-efficacy and to deal with democratic values.PRIMARY TARGET GROUPS1. skilled workers in youth social work who work with disadvantaged young people2. decision-makers in youth social work, vocational training providers and universities of applied sciences in the social sector, INDIRECT TARGET GROUPS1. disadvantaged young people who are influenced by anti-democratic, populist and radicalising tendencies and who are insufficiently reached by existing methods.2. education policy decision makers who are responsible for the implementation of vocational training (VET) or initial social education (HE sector - universities of applied sciences/universities).PROJECT PARTNERSThe partner community consists of 5 partners from 5 European countries:•Sozialwerk Dürener Christen (Leadpartner) – DE•Asociacion Caminos – ES•Bimec Ltd- BG•Center for Social Innovation (CSI) – CY•CESIE - ITThe partners were selected on the basis of their project-relevant skills and experience. Three partners already have joint cooperation experience from another EU project.PERSONS, TARGET GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONS REACHED BY THE PROJECTDirect target groupsProfessionals from youth social work, students* (social work sector): •Transnational Trainings: 20•National Trainings: 75•National pilots: 125Indirect target groups•Young people in practical case work: min. 85 •Network partners in youth welfare to disseminate the project contents: 100PROJECT PRODUCTSThe following Intellectual Outputs (IOs) will be developed in the course of the project:IO1 Basic Report and National Adaptation Plans for the Use of the ""Democracy Intervention Sets IO2 SymfoS f YC - Intervention Sets""IO2 Democracy Intervention Set - Development of F2F TrainingIO3 Add-on module communication and conflict basicsIO4 e-learning platformIO5 Transfer Manual/Implementation GuidePROJECT ACTIVITIES• 5 multiplier events - one national multiplier event each in each partner country•2 trainings (REACH YOUth Democracy Intervention F2F Training and Workshop Advanced Training / Development E-Learning Platform)•5 project meetings (1 per partner country)PROJECT IMPACTS•to specialists in youth welfare, youth social work (primary target group): Expansion of vocational competence in working with disadvantaged young people•decision-makers and political actors (indirect target group): Education and support policy supports the implementation of the method as an offer in the vocational training of skilled workers (VET) and as a component in degree programmes at FHs (HE)•on disadvantaged young people (indirect target group): Improving personal and social integration (social inclusion), understanding democracy; dismantling radical ways of thinking and actingMEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION, DISTRIBUTION AND SUSTAINABILITY•Train-the-Youthworker"" and e-learning courses for skilled workers•National pilot projects (at FHs and with experts from youth social work)•Permanent implementation as a qualification offer at vocational training providers and in FH degree programmes beyond the duration of the project•Online platform for dissemination (curriculum, materials)•Recognition and certification of the method/curriculum•Transfer manual•Dissemination into practice by graduates* of the FHs•Multipliers Events for stakeholders in all partner countries•Dissemination in youth social work institutions via integration into partner networks•Closing events in partner countries•Public relations"