Project title: KFC - Knowledge For CareerApplicant organization: Youth Club ActivePartner organizations: Latvijas jauniesu attistibas centrs (Latvia) and SDRUZHENIE ALTERNATIVI INTERNATIONAL (Bulgaria). Project dates: March 2021: Kick-off meeting in Estonia.March-April: Advertisement, form groups, find out the needs of the groups, start preparation meetings.April - September 2021: Introduce the project and the programme to the group, get to know each other, lecturesOnline meeting with initiate team, another pair of events (Excursion to universities, Job Shadow, visit career centres, simulation game,)August: participants’ feedback, meeting with initiate teams, a study visit to Bulgaria (midterm summary, exchange of experience, and methods).August-November: Making a website and a booklet, making visual materialsNovember 2021: Presentation of website and booklet, summarize meeting with initiate teams. November2021-February 2022: dissemination of the project by 25 participants/pupils and initiative team members. Each partner organisation has to manage 1 public event. March 2022- April 2022 - project evaluation and sum up results, final reportMain aim:The main goal is to increase practical and theoretical knowledge among youngsters in the field of career, thanks to which they can be competitive on the Estonian, Bulgarian and Latvian labor markets, which will allow them to choose the career path most preferable for them, further to let them express their thoughts and opinion about career education at schools and make suggestions in an open dialog with decision-makers.The project will reach the following objectives:- to give relevant skills and knowledge for being competent on the labor market in Estonia, Bulgaria and Latvia as well as on the European level- through non-formal methods to raise key competences for finding a preferable career path- to raise the question of the quality of school lessons about career education and let youngsters discuss it with decisionmakers in an open dialog with different target groups- to organize a forum where representatives will be invited from schools and from governmental instances who deal with development of career education at schools- to inspire youngsters to continue their education and in the future to have a job in Estonia, Bulgaria and Latvia by showing them the rich variety of possibilities that their home country offers- to make contacts with successful people who have started a career path in Estonia, Bulgaria and Latvia as well as to make contacts with each participant of the project to have an opportunity for cooperation in the futureDescription:The idea of the project appeared after we decided to ask youngsters about their knowledge on the topic of career, how informed they are, and what competencies are needed for finding a job in the future. Answers in our survey as well as in personal talks with youngsters were not as positive as we expected, we know that the majority of schools offers a subject on the topic of career education, so we decided to raise the question of the quality of the subject as well as the effectiveness of other governmental instances that teach career to youth. Thus the project was born, we want to facilitate youngsters and give them relevant skills for being successful and competent on the labor market in the future, further, our goal is to let them express their opinion about the quality of the subject and compare it to methods used during our project, moreover, we plan to organize a forum for this specific reason where representatives of schools and decision-makers in this field will be invited so that they could discuss the topic with youngsters and among themselves. During the project would be selected per each country 25 participants from different schools, who will be involved to the experiment of the life-long learning process, which will show them through non-formal methods that career is about themselves. They will have the opportunity to be a part of a very intensive programme and later share their feedback via video interview, which would be posted on the project website. By youth workers and initiative team members would be managed second visual result as learning booklet which will consist in used practical non-formal methods, which will be a focus on the topic how to build a future career for youth after school.

<< Objectives >>We identified the following objectives:1. Capacity-Building of each partner regarding empowering the target group (WP2)2. Establishing “Inclusion Labs” at each organisation (WP3)3. Providing the local target group with skills for personal and professional development (WP3)4. Career Days in each country (WP3)5. Creating an “Inclusion Lab-Encyclopaedia” (WP4)6. Fostering Social Inclusion and Employability and Preventing Radicalisation (WP3)<< Implementation >>The project will contain a Kick-Off Meeting in Finland; one Training Course in the Netherlands; the local workshop phase with 8 thematic workshops involving 10 young migrants, refugees and IDPs in each participating country; local activities (Study Visits and Expert Talks); 4 Job Shadowings in Finland, the Netherlands, Turkey and Georgia; Career Days in each participating country; one Seminar in Georgia and one Multiplier Event in Finland.<< Results >>The main result will be the “Inclusion Lab Encyclopaedia”: a comprehensive guideline for youth workers, trainers, and youth associations who want to involve and empower their target group. The described methodology combines best-practice from youth workers from different corners of Europe and can be applied on local and international level.Other outcomes will be the acquisition of key competences and an improved employability by the target group and the capacity-building of the partners.

“The digital age is expanding into all areas of our lives, and it is not just those who work in IT that will need to be alert of the digital transformation,” said Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society (January, 2018). Although we live in an increasingly online world, a significant part of the population remains digitally excluded. A recent report, “The Digital Skills Gap in Europe”, released by the European Commission on October 2017 has revealed that 44% of Europeans aged 16-74 do not have basic digital skills so near half of European adults lack basic digital skills. Adults without basic digital skills are less likely to manage their finances, access government services and cheaper products and are more likely to suffer from isolation, have lower incomes, be disenfranchised and have children who underachieve at school. In addition, the EU estimates that 90% of all jobs in the future will require at least basic digital skills, meaning that Europe could be facing a digital skills gap among European adults. It is therefore more important than ever that adult educators develop their own digital and pedagogical skills. At the same time, it is widely acknowledged that adult educators and trainers face many challenges as they deal with increasingly complex and diverse learning situations and meet competence demands in a constantly changing work environment with the evolvement of new technologies. As a result, there is an urgent need to provide adult educators/trainers a comprehensive professional development programme for upgrading and up-skilling their digital skills. Having all this in mind, “Digital skills 4 All” project aimed to provide guidance and training for adult educators across Europe on how to use ICT tools and digital methods to better deliver basic skills adult education. Beyond the project participants to the training event (C1) and the other participants to the Multiplier event (E1) other people were reached by project activities. In fact, people not receiving a specific grant also benefited from the project and approximately through physical and online dissemination activities more than 3,000 people were reached and get aware of the project outcomes and activities. The project was managed in a collaborative way, based on collective intelligence and regular communication. This methodology also meant that steps were realized in time bound manner as any lateness or missing parts could have direct influence on other partner work. The following methodology was applied: Plan, Do, Check, Act. This aims to constantly monitor the project advancement and to ensure permanent quality improvement. Feedbacks from participants, partner staff, adult educators and any parties involved in project activities were used for the continuous improvement of the project, using the PDCA method (plan, do, check, act). The project seen the realization of four transnational meetings (Final meeting was online due to COVID-19), one final multiplier event (realized online due to COVID-19), one transnational training event for staff and three Intellectual Outputs: IO1-E-learning modules. IO2 -Training Materials handbook. IO3 -Digital Guide of best practices. The project had direct, positive effects on the different participants as they acquired more specialized knowledge on digital skills and understand the importance of having digital skills for transferring them to low skilled adults, and through the peer-learning among adult educators there was concrete opportunities of intercultural contact as well as upskilling professional competences, adding comparative assessment and rating of the results, the perception of a professional growth and greater social recognition of educational mission by stakeholders. Target groups and other stakeholders included international bodies, adult centres, non-profit organization working with disadvantaged adults, willing to add non-formal activities to their formal curriculum; local and regional administrative bodies looking for support for fostering adult initiatives in their area, and at large organizations interested in ICT education for their workers. These will benefit from the positive outcome achieved, in terms of their replicability and dissemination, improving their visibility and their impact within their own community.

<< Background >>Climate change, ecology and pollution are global issues. The EU is reacting with the “European Green Deal'' which aims to achieve climate-neutrality until 2050. In the first place political and economical measures are the key to achieve the mentioned benefits of this deal (fresh air, clean water, healthy soil and biodiversity; building renovated, energy efficient buildings; more public transport; cleaner energy; longer lasting products that can be repaired, recycled and re-used;etc.). However, the Green Deal also stresses the crucial role that education plays in reaching the goal of becoming climate neutral. Hence, it is not surprising that Environment and Climate Change is one of the priorities of the Erasmus+ Programme: “The Programme will therefore be a key instrument for the building of knowledge, skills and attitudes on climate change and sustainable development both within the European Union and beyond.” (E+ Programme Guide 2021, p. 9). The consortium is convinced that we as actors of non-formal youth work have the responsibility and ability to contribute to raising awareness and making a change on local as well as international level. Putting energy transition into practice, developing climate-neutral transport or shutting down coal-fired power plants don’t belong to our activities as civil society organisations. However, we can make another contribution. We identified the lack of awareness among the population as the main problem on a local level for environmentally-friendly behaviour, right in front of our doorstep.We can see waste-dumping, pollution, littering in urban and rural spaces, harmful building and mining projects, usage of plastic bags and single-use products, etc. The way the environment is treated shows too little sustainability and awareness about the importance of its protection. This has many negative effects. The cutting of trees for building real estate increases erosion and flooding; cars cause traffic jams, pollute the air and support health problems; the pollution of natural sites has a negative effect on tourism; the massive use of single-use products creates too much trash, especially plastic bags end up in rivers, lakes and the sea. Our consumption habits are speeding-up climate change, but at the same time we can make a change on individual level and support environmentally-friendly policies. We identified the lack of awareness as one big problem. The attitude towards the environment is important for all generations and concerns the whole society. We as civil society actors can play a crucial role in tackling this issue with our target group in order to achieve social change by conducting Green Youth Work. Under Green Youth Work we understand activities with a local target group that aims to a) raise awareness about environment and climate change, b) make a change with concrete actions in the local context, c) connect and involve relevant external actors, d) disseminate the activity results to reach a wider audience beyond the directly involved actors and e) to empower young people to be active members of civil society by acquiring necessary key competences.<< Objectives >>We want to implement this project with the following objectives:1.) Creating a Network of European Organisations who address climate change and establish Green Education in their youth work on local and international level2.) Capacity Building of the Partners and Exchange of best-practice in regards to methods of Green Education and environmentally-friendly practices in youth work3.) Forming 4 “Green Youth Work Hubs” in each participating country4.) Forming and training 4 national teams of youngsters “Climate Ambassadors” who will implement workshops, clean-up events, panel discussions, etc. on local level and publish the E-Magazine5.) Raising awareness on local and international level about climate change and environment6.) Publishing a monthly E-Magazine on topics related to “Environment” published online7.) Publishing a Strategy Paper on Green Youth Work8.) Involving relevant external stakeholders and creating synergies<< Implementation >>The project will start with a Kick-Off Meeting and will be attended by two representatives of each partner. It will consist of an advanced getting-to-know of the team members; introduction to the topic, discussion of the objectives; formulation and clarification of expectations and contributions; setting up the final working plan for the upcoming months, presenting each national PR and Visibility Plan; Involvement Strategy for the associated partners; confirming the selection criteria of the Climate Ambassadors and planning the selection process; setting milestones and interim targets as well as deadlines for specific project tasks; creating the Visual Identity and the Project Logo and planning the task division accordingly. At the end of the Kick-Off-Meeting all consortium members will have the same picture and vision and will know what to do in the next months. During Interphase I the national Climate Ambassador Teams will be assembled and the contacts to the associated partners and other stakeholders will be strengthened.The LTTA will serve to a) train the selected CAs during a common physical activity, b) Planning the E-Magazine that will be mainly filled and edited by the “Climate Ambassadors” (Title, Design, Working Process), c) Exchange of Best Practice: with which methods to address Environment and Ecology in Youth Work, d) starting the working process on the Strategy Paper and e) planning the local activities by the CAs in detail.During Interphase II the CAs will implement local activities according to the developed Action Plan and start to work on publishing the E-Magazine. The national coordinators will provide full support to the CAs. Besides, they will work on the Strategy Paper. The associated partners will be involved in all activities.The Multiplier Events will consist of 4 Sustainable Days in each participating country. They will have the character of a Fair and parallely at all participating organisations. It will serve as an opportunity to make the overall project visible, to present the project outcomes, to transfer the developed knowledge and skills to relevant stakeholders and to gather the associated partners. It will have the character of a Fair. It will start with a Keynote Speech of a public figure (for ex. politician, representative of the Ministry for Environment, Mayor, etc. suitable to each local context) and further contain the Presentation the Overall Project, the Partner Consortium and Erasmus+ Programme; Workshops for Kids how to upcycle, how to save water, how to create a cultivation box etc.; Presentation of the Strategy Paper; a designated Workshop for Youth Workers and Trainers/Teachers in which the topic “Green Youth Work” will be introduced alongside with concrete activities and methods that can be used by the audience with their target group; a Clothes Swapping Party and a Panel Discussion about relevant topic in the community with relevant actors (environmental activists, political decision makers, media representatives, teachers and trainers from the formal and non-formal sector, etc.). During the Evaluation Seminar the attendees will be evaluating the Interphase II (local activities by the CAs, networking and cooperating with the associated partners, creating the Strategy Paper), evaluating the national Multiplier Events (impact on local level, involvement of the associated partners and other external actors, opportunities to enlarge the network and connect the associated partners from each country to enhance synergies), planning how to maintain the E-Magazine after the end of the project lifetime, planning Follow-Up activities on a local level as well as on an international level.<< Results >>The overall project aims to achieve different outcomes.4 GREEN YOUTH WORK HUBS- each partner will establish a “Green Youth Work Hub” which will serve: a) as a source of information for those (youth workers, NGOs, schools, etc.) who are interested in new methodologies and tools for green youth work; b) coordinating and supporting the activities of the Climate Ambassadors; c) maintaining contacts and networking with relevant stakeholders; d) contributing to the project website; e) working in cooperation with the other HUBs on the STRATEGY PAPER; f) coordination with the other HUBs; g) organising the Multiplier Events.4 CLIMATE AMBASSADOR TEAMS- at each organisation a group of young people will be established: the Climate Ambassadors (CAs). These teams will implement activities on the local level that aim to raise-awareness for environmental topics and contribute to an environmentally-friendly development in the local community. These activities can be: organising workshops at the organisation, schools, youth clubs, etc.; clean-up events; film screenings; panel discussions with relevant actors, creating a community garden; establishing a self-repair workshop; etc. E-MAGAZINE - this monthly online publication will be produced by the CAs and contain topic-related articles and interviews from the local community (reports about an ecological topic; interview with activists, politicians, NGOs; articles about environmental initiatives, etc.); videos or instructions on how to up-cycle; reports about the local activities; tools for Youth Workers).ACTIVITIES ON LOCAL LEVEL- these activities will be organised and implemented by the CAs in cooperation with relevant external actors and interested young people from the community. Examples for this sort of activity were described above.4 SUSTAINABLE DAYS - these days will serve as Multiplier Events during which a) the overall project and E+ will be presented, b) the local activities and CAs will be presented, c) a workshop for youth workers, trainers and teachers will be implemented on methods for Green Green Youth Work, d) workshops on up-cycling; clothes swap parties; panel discussionPROJECT WEBSITE: the website will contain general info about the project, funding and partner consortium; tools and methods for green youth work; the e-magazine, events and activities and the latest developments of the project courseSTRATEGY PAPER: The Strategy Paper on Green Youth Work will introduce the topic to interested parties, such as NGOs, Youth Workers, Teachers, Trainers, School, Youth Clubs, City Halls and Municipalities, etc. It will present the current academic discourse and the situation in the participating countries which give an insight into different realities and situations in Europe and beyond. Besides, concrete methods for Green Youth Work will be presented that can be used for local youth work.AWARENESS-RAISING: a non-tangible outcome will be the raised awareness about the topic among youth workers, the target group, stakeholders and in society. (how to measure?)CAPACITY-BUILDING OF THE CONSORTIUM: the partners will gain valuable skills and knowledge about the topic that will empower them to implement more activities and and design new ones. All partners will benefit from the close cooperation, the fruitful exchange and future cooperation. The integration of external partners and stakeholders into the project will consolidate their position especially in the local context. Synergies will develop and increase the impact on the local level.LEARNING OUTCOME OF YOUNG PEOPLE: the young people involved will develop their Sense for Entrepreneurship, Initiative and for Civil Activism. During the local activities and the dissemination they can carry these learning outcomes also to other young people in the local context. These are valuable experiences that will accompany and empower the young people also beyond the project lifetime.

“Their right is your right (TRIYR)” project aims to strengthen the competences of youth workers in key concepts of human rights education with minority young people and provide them the necessary knowledge and tools as learning resources to promote equality and address intolerance in the society. All learning resources and outputs created during the project will be available as open educational resources (OERs).The direct target group of the project will be youth workers involved in youth learning who will upgrade their skills in human rights education, whereas the indirect target group are young people, who will benefit from youth workers through the provision of high quality youth learning.Extending and developing youth workers competences, particularly in protecting the rights of disadvantaged youth minority and promoting tolerance and respect of human rights, is one of the key objectives of the Erasmus+ youth programme for 2020.The necessity to conduct this project transnationally is due to our intention to mobilise youth organisations and other stakeholders to build coalitions or partnerships that will enhance human rights education in the society to promote tolerance for minorities and understanding of youth minority rights.TRIYR will have the following main activities:-Four transnational meetings.-Four Outputs.-Four final conferences.-One training event (C1).-Project management, communication & dissemination activities.The project has been designed over 20 months to happen in 3 major consecutive phases. Each phase will mark the beginning of a project intellectual output. Project international meetings (M1,M2,M3, M4) will be included at beginning and end of each intellectual output. In addition, the final conferences (E1,E2,E3,E4) in the form of multiplier events will take place the last month of TRIYR in each partner country with the aim to reach a higher impact.The project will be an item on the curriculum of each organization and it will be incorporated in the learning activities of all project members. Following, the project will have direct, positive effects on the different participants as they will acquire more specialized knowledge on youth minority human rights education and understand the importance of having competences in minority rights for answering the increasing challenges in European society. Through the peer-learning among youth workers there will be concrete opportunities of intercultural contact as well as upskilling professional competences, adding comparative assessment and rating of the results, the perception of a professional growth and greater social recognition of educational mission by stakeholders.