The project aim of our project was to make a significant contribution to the quality of youth work by integrating participatory arts working methods with the youth workers' activities in a creative way specially in international youth exchanges and with young people with different backrounds.The objectives were:1. A research of arts as a tool in youth work was conducted in the project and videos based on intervieuws about creative methods were produced along with an e-book about the results of the research. The book gives the philosphical basis to the results and identifys concepts to support participative art-based methods and makes the creative process and participative methods as a support for inclusion in youth work visible.2. We trained 21 youth workers and artists from our partnership organizations and 11 from other organizations to learn how to use participative art based methods in their work in order to create a new generation of facilitators and artists 3. We expected to have also 2 new members in Drums for Peace -network. We succeeded to have one new memberThe above mentioned 32 trainees were participants in our 2 mobilities. The profile of the participants was in line with our objectives: youth workers, artists, voluntary workers, and youth center staff. Everyone was interrested in using creative art-based and non-formal methods in youth work and as a tool in socio-pedagogic context among yong people with different backrounds. In the trainings in mobilities participants explored the process of a youth exchange and the use of participative art based methods. In the training of the second mobility trainees were able to bring their new skills to practice by working with groups of local youngsters. The research method was participative and active (action reserach ) supported the trainings and the quality of the whole project. All trainees showed new skills learned in the project and were fully able to conduct creative and participative art-based method in international youth work and local community as well. The project made an impact to local youth work specially in the “hands on” part of the training in Orivesi and Juupajoki in finland where it reached approx. 110 local young people, youth workers, voluntary workers and also teachers.2 mobilities with trainings were rconducted in the project:1 Cinisello Balsamo, IT, 14-21.2.20192 Sammalniemi, FI, 16-23.3.2019There were 3 project meetings:1 Kick-off meeting in Copenhagen, DK, 6-8.10.20182 Midterm meeting in Sammalniemi, FI, 3-6.8.20193 Final meeting in Gaia (Porto), PT, 10-16.11.2019ResultsArts Empwering Youth Work -bookletresearch based picture of common creative process in a participative art-based workshop. Models that connect people with different backroundsVideo intervieuws of experienced artist facilitators sharing their methods and vieuwsThe trainees learned how to use participative art-based methods and common creative process in youh work among young people with different backrounds and international youth projectsThe trainees learned to find models used in youth work and projects that connect people and create them by themselvesErasmus+ program, planning and application process was discussed widely and processed in groupworkIn the second mobility (C2) trainees were able to see and understand the effect of newly learned skills in the feedback from young people We expect the booklet and videos to make an impact widely and the will be available in the internet. These are specially aimed to facilitators in artistic context but also to educators and teachers who want to develop their methods.The booklet and the printed version will be available for free to anybodyWe will follow the results of the research in coming projectsPlanning of new projects and application processes that benefit from AEYW -project has startedAll participants in the trainings of this project who express their interrest will be allowed to work in their organization and invited as recognized members to the Drums for peace artists communitypartners of this project will try to make an impact in youth work and youth policy locally, nation wide and international context.

"<< Objectives >>We want to create a digital platform for young people to explore and express subjects that truly matters to them, such as loneliness, climate change /anxiety, nationalism, mental health, civil courage and social media etc. This will help young people develop as active and caring individuals but it will also foster a sense of respect and curiosity for other viewpoints and cultures. It will enhance their digital skills and encourage them to get their voices heard in a safe, supporting environment.<< Implementation >>We will implement local groups who will collaborate internationally to produce a podcast series called ""Hello World"". At the beginning of the project the young participants will meet and work together in a week long training camp led by art practitioners from different fields such as forum theatre, sound production, music, video etc. aimed to strengthen their digital and technical skills as well as interview, media ethics, voice training etc. We will also produce a documentary of this process.<< Results >>We expect the young participants to learn the many aspects of producing a quality, ethical podcast collaborating locally as well as internationally. We expect them to produce ten episodes of ""Hello World podcasts"" exploring issues of great importance to them. We expect them to develop as individuals but more importantly inspire other young people to find a way to get their voice heard. We expect their podcast to become a positive force in the European media landscape and make a real difference."

"The partnership behind ""Reach Out"" consisted of a school and a youth-organisation (leisuretime) from each of the 3 countries DK, LT & PL + University College Absalon (DK), who was been responsible for research/intellectual output during the project. The schools did already back in 2014 set up 3 goals for their international projects: - free student exchanges in school-time as an integrated learning tool - teacher swob - workshops in schools with artists from other countries. The 3 involved schools are member of the network ""Exchanges for All"", which is consisting of 15-20 schools around the Baltic Sea and first of all has been busy with implementing mobilities for 8th grade students, but did miss implementing ""workshops in schools with artists from other countries"" and was interested in seeing, which impact this did have as an alternative or amendment to the mobilities.The 3 leisuretime structures all had experiences with such workshops and knows well a row of artists, both national and international, who during Reach Out project were working at 4 schools: 2 in Guldborgsund (DK), one in Klaipeda (LT) and one in Wejherowo (PL), which all were visited 3 times by 3 artists following a program developed in a national-funded project in 2010:Day 1:- 8:00: Warming up for the whole school - International & artistic introduction to the project- 8:30: Joint presentation circle for all participants, where each person at least says ""My name is.... & I'm ....years old"".- 9:00: Workshops of Dance, Percussion, Circus and/or visual arts, where the participants on forehand have signed up for one.-13:30: Joint evaluation circle for all participants, again making everybody give a small statementin English.Day 2:- 8:00: Warming up for the whole school - International & artistic introduction to the project- 8:30: Joint circle for all participants, again making everybody give a small statementin English.- 9:00: continuing Workshops of Dance, Percussion, Circus and/or visual arts,-12:30 Presentation of workshop-results to the rest of the school.-13:15: Joint evaluation circle for all participants This program did secure, that the whole school was taking part in for example morning warming up, and so all student did increase their intercultural knowledge and -understanding and their feeling of being a European and/or global citizen."

"""Jobs for Young Artists"" is a innovative project, which approaches in 2 different ways the employment issue for young adults from the 10 partner-organisations:a) by training and upgrading the individual skills as both performer and trainer, while creating and implementing a 2 weeks Baltic Sea Youth Performance Tour for 20 professional artists age 18-30.b) by doing research on the actual job-world within arts and entertainment-world which, since the 80'ies with ABBA exporting for more money the car-company Volvo, has exploded even more.10 Organisations from DK, EE, FI, IT, LV, LT, PL, PT & SE and will meet in June 2020 to decide a call for young, professional artists and in October 2020 to decide from the incoming applications the 20 participating artists.These will meet for 1 week in January 2021 in FI and in DK for 2 other weeks of training in April, where they basically improvise together on the theme ""International Communication & Cooperation"" towards the play/performance assisted by an external paid dirtector. Straight after April rehearsal the performance will go on a 2 week paid performance-tour with 11 performances around the Baltic Sea, where they also will do at least 3 x 20 school-workshops for students.Meanwhile a team directed by Mr. Bo from Arttrain, who is cand.phil. in musical science and previously has researched and edited about ""Music as a socio-pedagogical Tool"" will do the research, which will to some degree be incorporated in the performances, and presented both there, at conferences and through newspapers, newsletters and TV."