In the era of Millennials, when youngsters spend more and more time online, the need has arisen to move some of the youth work practices to the virtual world. Online space provides a great opportunity for youth workers to affect young people’s lives and habits and reach high number of them without limitation to a specific geographic region or time frame. However, these campaigns need to be youth-appealing and stand out from a huge amount of information young people are overwhelmed with, in order to be effective and reach the planned goals. In the time when youngsters are more and more comfortable on the web, overwhelmed by huge amounts of information and carefully choosing and filtering the information they pay attention to, youth workers need additional support and space for developing skills in order to reach out to the youngsters online in the most effective manner. Online campaigns can be a very useful tool for youth work practices, but only if conducted in a quality and youth appealing manner. This is where youth workers need additional support, to develop and improve their competences (IT skills, but also behavioural knowledge) in order to create programmes and campaigns that will be digitally-youth-friendly and have the desired impact on the target group. There are two extremely important main goals to meet when online campaigning: 1. Be visible and stand out from a huge amount of information and 2. Have the desired effect on the target group (whether it is delivering information, a change of perspective, move to action etc.). Peer-to-peer online campaigns have a great potential, since it is the youngsters who know best what the current trends are on the web and especially on social networks, and can predict very easily the reaction that a current action or content can cause on the web. During the project implementation, youth workers will have the opportunity to gain knowledge on online campaigning, and also develop skills and competences in this area. They will be able to work on creation of their own methods during the TC, and they will have the opportunity to try out and furtherly develop those methods during three youth exchanges. Furthermore, participants of the youth exchanges will start and implement three European level campaigns after the exchange. This way, planned activities will give youth workers and youngsters the opportunity to practically try out their new knowledge, use and test the newly adopted skills and measure the results they had on the target groups in comparison to the expected results. One of the crucial outputs of the project will be the Recommendations (Online campaign as a tool in youth work) the project team will develop and publish at the end of the project implementation. Recommendations will be made public and available for all the interested individuals, organisations and entities who wish to implement project or programmes using online campaigning as a tool.

The project ’Positive Mental Health; Promotion of wellbeing and flourishing in the European youth sector' (PMH) is aiming at developing an up-to-date and sustainable concept for an educational opportunity for young people aged 16-25 that is unique in the purpose of raising awareness for the importance of Positive Mental Health as a basic competency element for a better life. Moreover the project is aiming at developing a parallel curriculum for youth workers & trainers, on the basis of the results of the work with youth groups, able to support and increase their competencies on PMH at personal and professional level.The project intends to create a holistic and theoretical framework for a systemic approach of the promotion of PMH in youth work for the empowerment of young people and consequently for their civic engagement and social inclusion in local communities - O1 -; a manual of methodologies and tools for youth workers and youth organisations supporting the development of the PMH competences in young people - O2 -; a pilot training course for youth workers & trainers on the development of competences for the promotion of PMH competences in young people -O3 -.As part of the activities for the realization of the manual (O2) a testing phase will be carried out in the 6 partners countries involving 200 young people.Two training courses will be run, C1 addressed to the staff in charge of implementing the project and developing the project results, C2 to youth workers aiming at increasing their personal and professional PMH competences.The whole concept will be piloted with 18 individuals in joint staff positions for the length of the project, 200 youth for the experience and testing of the curriculum at local level, and other 18 youth workers involved in training (C2); along with this the activities will be piloted during 6 national multiplier events in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of North Macedonia and Ireland.The project results will be accessible through the European network and through the information channels of the partner organizations.The Anatta foundation (Netherlands) is the lead partner of the 18 months project, with the 5 partners Euroaccion (Spain), creACTive (North Macedonia), Vice Versa (Czech Republic), National University of Ireland (Ireland) and Kamaleonte ASD (Italy).

"The realization of the project ""Be without prejudices"" accomplishes a number of goals; in the first place, participants in the training program acquire basic knowledge and skills for recognizing and responding to discrimination; they are acquainted with their own rights, but also commitments; they are able to implement in practice the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination; and Law on the Protection of Equality in Institutions for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions. By fulfilling the objectives of the project indirectly, it contributes to the social inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized categories of persons deprived of liberty, through qualitatively improved communication and creation of an atmosphere that achieves the reintegration and re-socialization of convicted persons. Particularly important in the realization of the project are partnerships for institutions from the Republic of Romania, the prison in Timisoara (Penitenciarul Timisoara) and the Center for Promoting Lifelong Learning, as well as other partners, where the exchange of experiences, good EU practices in protection against discrimination and applied innovative learning programs in line with the concept of lifelong education. It is the project that seeks to provide institutional national and supranational support to the acquisition of knowledge and skills to upgrade the basic knowledge of officials in prisons in the Republic of Serbia, who are not trained enough for such a sensitive area of ​​treatment, such as discrimination. The aim of the project is to, through theoretical and practical aspects of the project realization trainees (prison staff) in the biennial adult education cycle are mastered by mechanisms: 1) recognizing and responding to discrimination in their workplaces and social environments from which they come; 2) acquire knowledge to identify and respond to discrimination in prisons, and 3) master the mechanisms and techniques for overcoming discriminatory and conflict situations.The project is expected to:Maintaining the first international scientific-professional conference on ""Recognition and Response to Discrimination in Prison Institutions;Publication of the collection of papers on discrimination in prisons with the working title: ""Second Chance - recognize and react to discrimination"".Publication of a manual for the sensible treatment of prison staff with the working title: ""Sensitive Oriented Operational Work"" for prison officers and other members of the security system, both in the Republic of Serbia and in the countries of the European Union.Creation of an English-language film on recognizing and responding to discrimination with the working title: ""Second Chance"".Implementation of the system of how to report CALL discrimination through and the introduction of an institute of advocates for protection against discrimination in prison institutions.Certification and introduction of training programs for identifying and responding to discrimination in the Center for training prison employees as a teaching subject with the working title: ""Human Rights and Discrimination"" for all newly employed in prison institutions.The global importance is in the availability of the film ""Second Chance"" in English, which will be featured on the Internet, as well as a krog international scientific-expert conference whose English language collection will be available in pdf form on the Internet google scholar and platforms.The general social and regional significance lies in the expansion of European culture, the system of values, tolerance, multiculturalism, the spread of awareness of discrimination and inequalities.The national importance is that the knowledge base in the field of protection against discrimination is being eradicated, that the institutions for the implementation of criminal sanctions will be provided with a manual of innovative content and the first handbook of this type in the Western Balkans, as well as with the introduction of the Human Rights and Protection from Discrimination Center training and improvement of personnel of the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions of the Republic of Serbia provides ongoing education in this field.The local importance is that every trainee from almost 30 different cities of the Republic of Serbia will share the knowledge and perception that will be achieved with the completion of the training program in their micro environments, which will be able to paint pictures of other shoes, understand other problems and understand that Different are the wealth of one society. Finally, they will receive applicable knowledge that will enable them to respond better and deal with the vulnerable and marginalized categories of convicted and convicted persons from the ranks of persons with disabilities."

<< Background >>Adolescence and young adulthood (age 16-25y) are crucial periods for laying the foundations for healthy development and well-being. There is compelling evidence that promotion of mental well-being and prevention interventions, when implemented effectively, can reduce risk factors for mental disorders, enhance protective factors for good mental and physical health and lead to lasting positive effects on a range of educational, social and economic outcomes for young people (16-25y)[1]. After the Covid-19 pandemic the prevalence of mental health disorders of young people has unfortunately sky-rocketed. This is partly due to the fact that the support structures of young people (a.o. youth work) remained largely inaccessible. This project will enable youth work even in times of future lock-downs, through a training and preparation of digitalisation of youth work oreitned around positive mental health promotion. The amount of young people that are in need of support in their mental wellbeing is incredibly high. For example in the Netherlands, the 'jeugd GGZ' is not able to help all the young people in need due to the high demand. In sum, now more than ever before, young people are in need of a support in their wellbeing and through this project a high number of young people can be reached - even higher than usual physical youth work. Besides these needs identified above, the need has already been identified by the European Youth Forum (EYF) who held a series of structured dialogues with EU youth to develop the EU youth goals, with mental health and wellbeing as an essential part of them (YG#5). The proposed new youth strategy 2019-2027 contributes to reaching the youth goals, including mental health and well-being above.[1] Clarke, A.M.,et al. (2015). What works in enhancing social and emotional skills development during childhood and adolescence? A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of school-based and out-of-school programmes in the UK. A report produced by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research, National University of Ireland<< Objectives >>The aim of the current project is to improve the positive mental health* (PMH) and wellbeing of young people. This will happen through the development of an online app that will support young people in the development of their social and emotional competencies (e.g. optimism, social skills, conflict resolving, emotional intelligence, self-esteem) as these have shown to be crucial for a young persons' psychological resilience and optimal functioning in society. As well the project will support youth workers in their transition from physical to digital (or blended) youth work through the development of specific digital PMH promotion competencies of youth work. The project will address young people aged 16-25 years of age (see below needs). More concretely, the project has the following objectives: •To develop and pilot test an online application that will support young people in the development of their social and emotional competencies. •150 young people from 5 countries will be involved in the piloting of the beta version of the application, of which 75 will be young people with fewer opportunities•To develop a training curriculum for youth workers that will enable them to be able to perform online mentoring/support for the young people who use the application. •25 youth workers will be trained in the use of the application and its online mentor function. * Positive mental health is a state of wellbeing in which the “individual realises his or her own abilities, can manage the normal stresses of life, can work effectively, and is able to play a role in his or her community” (WHO, 2001). PMH is therefore more than the absence of ill-health!<< Implementation >>The project consists of two main Project Results, 5 TPM’s an 1 LTTA.The TPM’s are spread out over the 30-month period in which the PR’s will be developed. They are planned in those moment when key decisions will need to be made or when key activities will have to be evaluated and integrated into the next stages of the PR development. The two PR’s are (1) the development of a wellbeing app (mobile) that will support young people to acquire and develop their social and emotional competencies as relevant for their positive mental health (PMH). The app will simultaneously give opportunity to youth workers to engage and interact with young people who use the app. (2) the second PR is a training course curriculum for youth workers that aids them in their transition to digitalisation of youth work, specifically regarding PMH promotion.<< Results >>The project will lead to an increased level of Positive Mental Health of young people, and especially those with fewer opportunities. PR1 will enable the young people who have difficult access to youth work (e.g. due to geographical obstacles) or are otherwise limited in their engagement in youth work (e.g. due to health or speech disabilities) will gain easier access to youth work support. This will lead to more social inclusion of young people, especially those usually difficult to reach, in youth work. Youth workers and youth organisations will be prepared for the future of youth work, mainly in regards to digitalisation of their practices. They will be better prepared for future lockdowns and better enables to connect and engage with young people who are in need of PMH support. The whole project will have an impact on the young people (increasing their levels of positive mental health and wellbeing), the society (more well functioning young people) and youth sector (ore digital preparedness). The are more results and outcomes expected beyond the time limit of this project.

There is an emergency to invest and develop competencies in Human Rights Education and Advocacy, especially among youth workers who are dealing with the most sensitive and who have in the same time the biggest capacity of change among the global population: Young people!Manny organizations which are interested to act for LGBTQ+ rights or already active are struggling to do so in societies which are highly intolerant. They need to build their capacity to increase the level of tolerance in their society in order to create a more open environment for vulnerable people to be visible and to take their place in the society.The partners involved in the project are genuinely concerned about the Human Rights abuses in the world today, especially regarding LGBTQ+ communities, by the lack of awareness and knowledge among young people and also by the lack of sufficient support from the public authorities and discriminatory legislations. Main aims of this project is to build the capacity of the consortium members to bring about awareness to general public about LGBTQ+ rights and to advocate for policy changes in these matters. For more specific objectives we envision: • To provide a space for sharing best practices among youth organization from 2 continents, specifically on the topic of activism on LGBTQ+ Rights • To increase the level of innovation and creativity in youth work field dealing with LGBTQ+ rights;• To increase the knowledge level of young people and youth workers in topics like: Human Rights (values, principles, study cases), LGBTQ+ Rights history and movement, social exclusion, intercultural dialogue, tolerance;• To develop youth workers’ sense of initiative;• To empower LGBTQ+ activist to continue their work in a more impactful way;• To develop youth workers’ competencies in various human rights education methods: living library, legislative theatre, street campaigning, etc.• To stimulate youth organization to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and influence policies in their communities and at global level.Through its structure and planned activities (see next sections) the project is clearly fostering the assessment of transversal skills, stimulating active participation of young people in democratic life and promoting young people's social inclusion and well-being – as main priorities of the program.The project will last for 24 months and is envisioned to have the following concrete results:- A team of 30 LGBTQ+ rights educators and advocators (from Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda and Botswana);- At least 2940 direct beneficiaries of the local practice phase (living library and other campaigning events) by the multipliers ;- 7 advocacy campaigns for changing LGBTQ+ rights related policies in 7 countries.- Written and video collection of Human Books from the project- Movie about the project experience translated in all languages from the consortium.