The project “Rur.IT.A.N.I.A.-Rural IT Alliance for Networking, Inclusion and Activism” involved 10 partners from Serbia, Greece, Albania, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Estonia and Belgium, all members of the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organisations and South East European Youth Network. The project was delivered in the period of 1/1/2017 and 15/3/2018. The applicant is Young Researchers of Serbia. It aimed at fostering international mobility, IT (information technology) and IC (intercultural communication) skills development in a non-formal setting of 100 young people with geographical obstacles in 10 participating countries.There are 3 groups of activities:Group 1: information campaign in rural and remote areas – outreach activities with the OBJECTIVE to reach and sustain 100 young people from rural and remote areas willing to invest in their basic IT and IC skills development (skills of using the computer and internet, social media and youth information search; expressing oneself in a foreign language, English, in an international environment) Group 2: Four Youth Exchanges in Serbia, Belgium and Germany, with the objective of fostering an international/intercultural supportive environment for practicing and improving these basic IT and IC skills/competencies and many others (solidarity to others, teamwork, independent travelling).In 4 International Youth Exchanges 100 young participants studied, practiced their skills and gained valuable life experience in a non-formal setting of different sessions and informally during volunteer work of public interest to local hosting communities, along their peers from different countries.Group 3: evaluation and follow-up meetings and dissemination activities, with the objective of facilitating pre and post skills assessment, peer reflection of gained skills of participants and their recognition and sharing of good practices on the national and international levelsGroup 4: Kick-off and Evaluation meeting of partners, with the objective of supporting and facilitating strong and clear partnership and agreements among 10 organisations involved.The motivation behind was to give an impulse, by proactively involving 100 young people from rural and remote areas, to a multiplying effect of participation of other young people close to this direct target group. The impact on a personal level of participants was in the advancement of their skills, knowledge and attitudes. We witnessed their growth in being able to communicate in basic English; mastering the basics of using the computer, internet and social media, browsing for information related to youth participation and further projects; becoming more flexible and open-minded towards people from different countries and backgrounds, open for new traveling and exploring experiences.

"""Be the Change : conflict as catalyst for transformation and empowerment "" is aiming at improving the skills and competences of European citizens to address their interpersonal conflicts, and work towards their transformation into learning, development and communication's opportunities in order to facilitate relations and the development of an inclusive Europe. This project seeks to improve the overall quality of training and learning in the field of conflict management by bringing together actors from the formal, non-formal artistic education and Social economy sectors as well as learners. Together, they will develop learning pathways that combine different methods and approaches to better achieve the overall goal: the transformation of conflict into opportunities for development of the individuals and their relationships. . The main objective of this project ""Be the Change"" is to propose an innovative and transdisciplinary teaching of conflicts transformation by developing an innovative and cross sectoral curriculum built on a partnership between current providers and learners. This project is innovative thanks to the trans-sectoral cooperation and its pedagogical approach based on putting the learner in situation to transfer knowledge and skills.The main priorites targeted through the consortium action are the development of high-quality skills, the improvement of youth quality work and youth empowerment. The project can be broken down into a series of actions, workshops and intellectual productions as follows: M1/ Kick Off Meeting - February 2019M2/ Transnational meeting to prepare the workshops -August 2019 C1-C2 / Transnational bi-disciplinary pedagogic workshops - Formal education & theater / non formal education & participative videoM3/ Transnational Meeting to prepare the Lab - November 2019C3/ Laboratory of participative MOOC creation- February 2020E1/ Multiplier Event– September 2020M4/ Transnational evaluation meeting - December 2020O1/ Intelectual output: a MOOC combining the 4 approaches and the sectors involved in the project and created by learners and trainers through a participative processThe expected outcome for this project lie mainly the development of a transdisciplinary conflict management training program, free and accessible to all thanks to an extensive dissemination work, and fostering the empowerment of learners and educators/ trainers."

Project is developed for youth workers willing to act as multipliers and further develop (social) entrepreneurship skills of youngsters in communities and support establishment of different social enterprises by, with and for immigrants, refugees and other youth with fewer opportunities.Even though all our countries have quite a few asylum seekers, immigrants, refugees – it is very few examples of immigrants involved in social enterprises. Thus, the whole concept of the project is rather innovative.Specific objectives:• Share realities and experiences with discrimination, exclusion and marginalization of different groups (including migrants and refugees) in different European countries• Promote acceptance of diversity and respect of Human Rights in Europe• Share and inspire ideas for new creative/innovative social enterprises with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groups• Explore social entrepreneurship concepts, stakeholders and supporters and links between social entrepreneurship and inclusion • Inspire and encourage youth workers to act as social change agents in their local community• Introduce appreciative inquiry as a way to approach the local reality and initiate new ideas• Further developing participants' competences for and developing new projects and future European level cooperation among partners with the topic of social entrepreneurship with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groupsProject activities: - Preparation meeting in Zagreb, Croatia; - Preparation activities of organisers and partners; - 8 days long training course. It was organised in the youth hostel in Novi Sad, from 18th till 26th April 2017. Project gathered 33 participants, trainers and staff from 12 organisations and countries (RS, AL, BA, CY, GR, HR, IT, ME, MK, RO, SI, XK).- Follow-up activities; Activities of and for dissemination results; - Final evaluation meeting of partners and organisers.

Recent statistics of IVS (International Voluntary Service) networks such as Alliance and CCIVS illustrates that international projects for teenagers, such as exchanges, meetings and workcamps, are succesful and show a high rate of participation. However, the number of international activities for teenagers is still limited compared to international projects for young adults.One reason for this trend is related to the specificities associated with teenagers, regarding group dynamic, responsabilities and legislation. These specificities are sometimes considered as constraints which prevent the development of projects for teens. Still, there is a huge demand for this kind of project which are getting popular every year as teenagers want to be actively engaged and spend their vacations with purpose.Through numerous years, Solidarités Jeunesse has organized many youth exchanges for teenagers (15 to 17 years) with a high interest in sharing its experience with other organizations. We are certainly convinced that these experiences could create a trigger for the youth to feel more included in the process of emancipation and be a source of liberation and raising awareness. Therefore, in cooperation with our international partners we propose this project that will first of all train youth leaders to be able to work with teenagers in non-formal context and as a result, will contribute to the development of numerous teenager projects. In addition, we would like to create with our partners a common work ethic with the teenagers to move towards the same goal of strengthening the responsibility, empowerment and the intercultural spirit of the youth.Objectives of the seminar:- to reinforce the capacity of partner organisations to organise international projects for teenagers;- to provide youth workers with quality online and offline tools to lead international activities for teenagers;- to increase the number of international projects for teenagers and make them sustainable;- to valorise the impact of international projects for teenagers;- to create a network of youth organisations organising teenager projects.In order to reach the objectives of the project, it was decided to organise a Steering Committee meeting and a seminar on quality youth work and inclusion models for teenagers, a training on organising and leading international activities for teenagers followed by experimentations with teenagers in participating countries. These experimentations will be facilitated by two international youth workers in terms of job shadowing supported by the hosting organisation and a local youth worker. The results of the project and a toolkit on international teen activities produced by partners will be presented during the Final Evaluation.In order to reach the objectives in a more effective way, it was decided to invite 3 experts on teen intercultural pedagogy and impact measurement, intercultural learning and pedagogy of teenagers and impact assessment

"The organizations joint in the Mediterranean Youth versus Climate Crisis (MeYou project) believe that protest alone is not sufficient to address the climate change challenge. The Mediterranean basin is one of the hot spots of this global crisis: according to the priority of the ""European Youth Forum"", in which applicant and some partners of this project have members, we seek to empower young people as agents of their own sustainable future. In this perspective, the direct consequence - as NGOs, associations, movements working with and for young people - is to build, each doing their part, the new ""art of togetherness"" (cit. Alexander Langer). The objectives of the project are to raise awareness among young people and communities about climate crisis, to facilitate and encourage exchange of good ecological and nonviolent practice among NGOs, institutions and stakeholders, to support youth leaders in fighting climate crisis with nonviolent methods and to promote transnational youth-led initiative and nonviolent actions at European and regional level about climate issues. 14 participants from 7 organizations will become “Climate Ambassador” within their organizations, gaining useful skills to facilitate and encourage the exchange of good ecological and nonviolent practice among NGOs, institutions and stakeholders. At least 21 youth leaders and 7 volunteers, trained on climate issues and nonviolence, will connect and empower those who in the Mediterranean area are committed to the fight against climate crisis, making them capable to launch nonviolent campaign, to make them acquire personal and relationship skills. The young people reached by the activities will raise awareness about climate change, its causes and effects, enhancing their participation in local activities related to the aims of the project, designed with nonviolent method. Thanks to the realization of the transnational “How to build peace among humans” training meeting, it will be possible to implement multiplier events at local level, to implement and validate a replicable training model at various levels and in various contexts, to connect and empower the link between youth leaders of the Mediterranean area engaged in the fight against climate change, to enhance the use of nonviolence methods to address injustice among young people and organizations and to increase at local, Mediterranean and European level the support of organisations and stakeholders to youth leaders and youth workers in the field of sustainability. Three modules will be deepened: 1) Peace within (encouraging self-reflection and development of critical self-inquiry, mindfulness, empathy and compassion). 2) Peace with the nature (ecological sustainability, respect for other living creatures and climate disarmament as a requirement for stability and peace);3) Peace with others (social participation, advocacy and engagement in society, how to set a nonviolent campaign); These themes will be explore through talks by experts and practitioners, working groups, creative workshops, peer sharing, etc. using the great heritage in this field by Movimento Nonviolento. Methods will follow the principles of experiential learning and nonviolence and will be participatory and learner-centered. The project will include the exchange of good practices (internal and external), the establishment of a network at Mediterranean level to raise awareness and empower young voice against climate crisis, the training of youth leaders of each participant country on climate issues and nonviolence, the development of a Mediterranean youth-friendly web portal with all kinds of educational material and guides on climate themes and nonviolent actions, 1 training manual, translated in every language of the participant organizations, for workers in the field of youth and environment, youth leaders and volunteers on the use of nonviolence in addressing climate crisis and social injustice, the creation of a network at Mediterranean level to raise awareness and empower young voices against climate crisis to voice in the final conference in order to share the experiences in the European Youth Forum and other European level network, website and social pages of the project that link to the European web portal able to launch communication campaign. The added value of the Partner Country neighbouring the EU, NYC, among the variuous tasks ascribed, is being the official partner of Tirana Municipality in implementing the European Youth Capital 2022, and the Final & Sustainability Meeting will be held there. Through various programs, its cultural, social, political and economic life, as well as development programmes for young people, will rise in the year following the MeYou project. As the youth stakeholder who will coordinate this initiative in 2022, the partner has the potential to implement the MeYou campaing, ensuring a larger outreach of the project during the EYC 2022, and for years to come."