InclusiON NOW!

Development of inclusive youth work in the countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)

Civic Engagement, Education, Inclusion, Youth

Finished

Background

Equality, inclusion and diversity are core values of youth work in Europe. Many vulnerable young people in the Eastern Partnership countries have limited access to the four major aspects of inclusion: education, healthcare, employment and civic participation. The youth inclusion gaps in the Eastern Partnership countries are covering a broad spectrum of dimensions, from gender rights to the rights of people with disabilities.

Given this context, a European consortium of youth organizations implements a project – “InclusiON NOW! Development of Inclusive Youth Work in the Eastern Partnership countries”.

Mission

We aim to offer an opportunity for a professional development to a group of youth professionals in the Eastern Partnership countries who work in the area of youth inclusion. Additionally, we are aiming at incorporating the issue of inclusion of young people to the advocacy goals of the Working Group 4 of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum and advocate for more youth inclusion both at the national and European levels.

Duration

April – October 2020

Participating organizations:

Armenian Progressive Youth NGO (Lead, Armenia), Belarusian students’ association (Belarus), Local Democracy Agency (Georgia), Foundation for Advancement (Moldova), Youth organization “STAN” (Ukraine), IZ – Vielfalt, Dialog, Bildung (Austria), AEGEE-Europe (Belgium), Fryshuset Foundation (Sweden)

Funding

Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Re-granting Scheme (FSTP), European Union as part of its support to civil society in the region

Goals

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Sharing experiences and best practices on increasing inclusiveness of youth work provided to the disadvantaged young people in the Eastern Partnership countries.

2

Equipping young professionals from the Eastern Partnership countries with practical tools and methods to use in their everyday work with disadvantaged young people.

3

Creating a network of partners in the EU and the Eastern Partnership who jointly develop quality youth work measures to support inclusion of disadvantaged young people.

4

Mapping good practices, training activities, tools and methodologies, which promote youth inclusion and disseminating them among the members of the Working Group 4 of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum and beyond.

5

Incorporating the issue of inclusion of young people under the risk of marginalization in the advocacy goals of the Working Group 4 of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.

6

Disseminating and mainstreaming the results, recommendations and the position paper elaborated within the project among the relevant EU institutions and the national governments in the Eastern Partnership countries.

Activities

1

Development of a tailor-made training module on Youth Inclusion in the Eastern Partnership countries for Youth Workers and Youth Educators

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InclusiON NOW! Training for Youth Workers and Youth Educators in the Eastern Partnership countries (based on the training module)

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Study Visit to Fryshuset Youth Center in Sweden

4

Development of a package of Recommendations

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Advocacy of the recommendations and objectives of the EaP CSF among national and European stakeholders

Publication

Training Module on Inclusive Youth Work in the Eastern Partnership countries

The Training Module is aimed at developing the competencies of youth workers, youth educators and youth trainers on equity, diversity and inclusion while providing strategies and recommendations to help young professionals to create more inclusive and diverse environment in their organizations and in their work with young people.
The training module includes training sessions, which guide the participants
through Introduction to general overview of equity, diversity and inclusion and helping to recognize, understand and develop ways to make youth work more inclusive.

Download:

Training Module on Inclusive Youth Work in the Eastern Partnership countries

Kontakt

Daniela Mussnig

Geschäftsführerin | Telefon: +43 1 586 75 44-36 | E-Mail: daniela.mussnig@iz.or.at

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Common Kids – Communal Action for Inclusion

Aufmerksamkeit schaffen für die Situation von benachteiligten Kindern in Armenien und Georgien

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Speaking of Myself

Unterstützung benachteiligter Kinder und deren Familien in Armenien und Georgien

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Drei Kinder. Ein Junge schaut lachend zu einem Mädchen im rechten Bildteil.

Caucasus Network for Children

Association of NGOs from the Caucasus region working for the social inclusion of disadvantaged children and youth

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InclusiON NOW!

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