Background of the projectKEYSTONE’s addresses four main challenges which, together, threaten the ‘European project’ and EU2020 objectives and targets: the social and economic models that have served us for decades are no longer fit for purpose; a sustainable future cannot be achieved without the active engagement of the individuals who will be forming the core of our future society - European youth; current systems, structures and models are failing young people; social inclusion, education and training models are also not fit for purpose. Set against this background, KEYSTONE's main aim is to develop, implement and evaluate an innovative approach to delivering interventions aimed at the socio-economic inclusion of marginalised young people, based on 'Community Labs'. These Labs aim to explore how at risk young people can play a pivotal role in creating socio-ecological innovations for a sustainable model for change in the EU. Project objectives identify the key drivers and constraints to marginalised young people's participation in social and economic lifedesign and deliver a Collaborative Support Programme in four Community Labs to support the empowerment of marginalised young people and their creativity in four EU cities that enable young people to become co-producers of social innovationsconduct one action research experiment in each Lab aimed at solving a community problem that affects marginalised young peopleevaluate the programme and disseminate the resultsassess and support the replicability and sustainability of the KEYSTONE approach at the wider EU level. ParticipantsPrimary target goup: 100 marginalised young people in four EU cities - Athens, Lisbon, London and Perugia Secondary target group: youth services - at least 1 youth service organisation will host a Community Lab in each cityIndirect target group: 150 stakeholders covering youth organisations, policy-makers, education providers and researchers, reached through the project Multiplier Events Activities carried out Activity 1: Lifeworld Analysis - ethnographic study of 'lived experience' of marginalised young people in the Athens, Lisbon, London and PerugiaActivity 2: Development of The KEYSTONE Technical Platform, tools and Knowledge Space, including a 'K.E.Y' tool for content creation and sharing and an interactive game Activity 3: Development of KEYSTONE Community Labs: 2 Labs were set up in London; 2 in Athens; 1 in Lisbon and 1 in Perugia. Activity 4: Development of KEYSTONE Collaborative Support Programme. The programme combines face-to-face learning workshops with on-line training built around six core modules - Life’s challenges; Needs and Problems; Working with and in the community; Expressing your talent; Education and personal development; Employment opportunities. These are supported with 'extra-curricular' activities like photography and filming walkabouts, Kung Fu sessions, radio broadcasting and podcasting, canoeing, mask making, art gallery events, food sharing events, music events, community journalism, beach combing, waste recycling. Activity 5: Support Programme Implementation and Socio-ecological experiments in 6 Community Labs. The skills acquired through the programme were applied in 7 action research experiments in which the participating young people co-designed and co-produced projects aimed at 'fixing what's broken in their communities'. Activity 6: Evaluation. 'Scientific realist' methodology based on Theory of Change. Evaluation report summarises the project resuts and outcomes.Activity 7: Dissemination & Replication. Dissemination and Sustainability Plan was developed in the early stage of the project and implemented throughout. Activity 8: Project Management. Project management and monitoring tools designed and implemented Results and ImpactOutputs:All planned contract outputs were produced.:IO1 - KEYSTONE Project Infrastructure and Support (including Lifeworld Analysis Report; K.E.Y. Tool and KEYSTONE Interactive Game)IO2 - KEYSTONE Collaborative Support ProgrammeIO3 - Transferability ToolkitKEYSTONE Evaluation ReportAchievements against key targets:177 marginalised young people participate (target: 100). 120 sign up for the CSP programme; 77 complete the programme.7 action research experiments implemented (Target: 4).2646 visits to website over project duration (target: 5000). 2,000 organisations receive project leaflet/brochure (Target, 1,000). 133 stakeholders attend national multiplier events and final Round Table (target: 150) 76 stakeholder organisations involved in Community Labs (target: 30).OutcomesMarginalised youth empowered, re-engaged and their horizons and life chances expandedYouth services more effective, relevant and joined upCommunity social capital enhanced; reduction in tensions and conflict

"Background----------------More than 90% of what we learn throughout life takes place outside formal education institutions, in everyday life, at work, in social or domestic activities. Yet this learning which is characterised as ""non-formal"" or ""informal"", unlike ""formal"" learning, remains essentially invisible: if formal education is made visible through its diplomas and certificates, what about informal learning? There are, of course, recognition mechanisms such as the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) in France, but this involves going through the filter of formal education institutions and obtaining a diploma. The only visible recognition of informal learning was formal recognition.This was the situation until 2011, the year of the invention of Open Badges: with Open Badges it became possible to make informal learning visible without having to go through the institutional box. Moreover, while Open Badges had been designed to ""make informal learning visible"", they were also intended to ""make informal recognition visible"".The main objective of MIRVA (Making Informal Recognition Visible and Actionable) was therefore to study how Open Badges could contribute not only to making these recognitions visible, but above all ""actionable"", notably by relying on the new Open Badges 2.0 specification. As Open Badges could now be ""endorsed"" by any person or institution to informally accredit their value and timeliness, we had the possibility of shifting the centre of gravity of recognition to the informal space, giving people more room for manoeuvre in a recognition process currently dominated by formal educational institutions. Thanks to working closely with associated partners in the various collectives initiated following the creation of the Reconnaître- Open Recognition Alliance, MIRVA has produced :* Open Recognition Framework* Guidelines for communities and individuals* Guidelines for organisations and practitioners* Guidelines for technology suppliers and customers* Guidelines for linking informal recognition to benchmarksResults beyond initial expectations---------------------------------------------------------The initial objectives of the project were largely exceeded, particularly in France where the results of the reflections carried out during the design of the Open Recognition Framework were taken up by the rapporteurs on the revision of the VAE appointed by five ministers to ""identify the blocking points"" of the system of validation of acquired experience (VAE) and ""formulate proposals for concrete evolutions"". Following Badgeons la Normandie, Reconnaître has enabled MIRVA to develop through ""learning territories"" projects in which dozens of local organisations promote the ideas and practices of open recognition: - Badgeons le Centre Val de Loire- Badgeons les Pays de la Loire- Badges Ouverts A Tous (BOAT) en Nouvelle Aquitaine- Collectif BRAVO en Bourgogne Franche-Comté- Badgeons la Mayenne- Badgeons le Pas de Calais- Badganou le collectif de la Réunion- Badgeons le Grand-Est- Manche Open badge Other results :- Creation of Reconnaître-Open Recognition Alliance (not-for-profit association)- Creation of Open Recognition Belgium (not-for-profit association)- Creation of Open Recognition Netherlands (not-for-profit association)- Creation of Bit of Trust (start-up on the future of Open Badges technology)- Setting up new European projects on Open Recognition- Financing of several Open Recognition projects within the framework of Plan d'investissement dans les Compétences (PIC)- Creation of REVA (REconnaissance VAlidation) a state-sponsored startup to support a ""renewed"" approach to recognition of prior learning and experience using Open Badges.Participants--------------1. EMF (Centre for Scientific, Technical and Industrial Culture) - France2. EAEA (European NGO - Adult Education) - Belgium 3. FiBS (Research Institute for Economics of Education and Social Affairs) - Germany4. Gear Up (Consultancy) The Netherlands 5. EPL EFPA EURE (Higher Education) - France 6. Open Knowledge (NGO) - Belgium 7. CINECA (Research Centre) - Italy8. Mind 2 Innovate (Expert Group on Education, Research, Social Innovation and Industry) - Greece"