"The current project focused on enhancing the effectiveness of civic education through optimal use of available educational resources with open access, innovative pedagogical methods coupled with the ever-increasing opportunities created by the technological boom of information and communication technologies. This ensemble of specific objectives has helped the civic education system and raised the level of stakeholder engagement. Innovative educational products and methodologies have improved the quality and efficiency of youth work. They stimulate the raising of the civic education level of the group of young people with high civic activity. The collection and blending of educational resources with free access from different countries to partners and the use of advanced and modern information and communication solutions was a very good basis for cross-border and pan-European impact of project outcomes. In the frame of project have been made three innovative intellectual products of major importance for the development of civic education were created within the project: "" Videoblog - European civic education "", mobile application"" CIVICEDU "", virtual business game on civic education"" E-CIVIC "". For the development of innovative educational products, a controversial analysis of free-access civil education resources, published on the Internet, text, audio and video formats, was conducted . The survey was conducted under the direction of NMF in the global Internet space and worldwide video sharing sites. The project partners have organized and led the conduct of such a survey in the relevant national Internet sites and relevant national and specialized sites and portals. A joint workshop focused on discussing, evaluating and identifying the complex of resources for inclusion in the Internet and mobile applications. The technological design of innovative products was assigned to the technical experts involved in the creation team. The innovative products developed were implemented in the curriculum of the Academy of Civic Education at the NMF. Specialized training courses for youth workers in the field of civic education were organized to familiarize them with the possibilities of the products created within the project. The dissemination of the project results took the form of an information-advocacy campaign that culminated in a conference. The participating partners had the opportunity to get acquainted with all the possibilities of the newly created educational tools. This has contributed to their easy and relatively rapid implementation in the specific activities and practices of these organizations. Utilizing optimally the capabilities of newly created innovative educational products, they shared their experience with other related organizations and thus expanded the impact of project outcomes. Each partner organization organized a methodological center for increasing the impact of results in the country concerned. The first target group - youth workers in the field of civic education, expanded its potential and opportunities to work with a larger group of young people using the new tools for distance learning, the Internet and the mobile application. I had the opportunity to communicate with larger groups of young people and thus to increase their capacity. The group of youths engaged in civic activity received the largest share of all the benefits of the project results. Through the newly created educational products they have increased their social activity and actively defended their civic positions in a wider circle of young people and a larger audience of stakeholders on the relevant social issue."

Inequality, discrimination, violation of fundamental rights, these are all hot topics in our current societies. In this world of globalization and exclusion, young people from Europe and Latin America are facing the same challenges: lack of opportunities no matter which context they come from, institutional violence due to the absence of a real public policy for young people; budget cuts to projects, youth areas or youth councils; absence of guarantee of basic human rights such as health or education; and high percentage of stigmatization sometimes just because the condition of being young. In order to have a more equitable society we need to be able to plan effective answers to the needs of vulnerable groups and to the differences provoked by geographic and socioeconomic inequalities. AYNI has been conceived as a cooperation between Europe and Latin America to share good practices, extrapolate existing models, enrich knowledge and qualify youth organizations to develop a more effective work at local, regional and international levels. One of our main aims consisted in spreading the model of European values beyond its limits, strengthening historical collaboration between youth platforms. Also, to reinforce competences of organizations and councils and to improve youth policies, combining European experience in political advocacy with the “freshness”, the know-how and the innovation of Latin American projects. The Project was carried out from the 1st July 2017 to the 31st July 2018. It counted with the participation of: Spanish Youth Council (CJE), Portuguese Youth Council (CNJ), Mirim Brasil, Grupo Génesis Panamá Positivo, APDENA (Argentina), Cauce Ciudadano Asociación Civil (Mexico). These are the capacity building activities (CBA) and mobility activities for Youth workers (MYW) made during the 13 months: (CBA) Kick off meeting, Mollina from 18th - 23rd September 2017. (MYW) Seminar in Argentina “Challenges of participation in Latin America and the Caribbean”: focused on participation, community development and social activism within the Human Rights approach, Buenos Aires from 4th - 8th December 2017. (MYW) Training activity focused on experiences on international participation, online activism, participatory structures and advocacy 10 days Job Shadowing (4 training days + 6 days of observation activity in CJE and local councils), Madrid 2nd - 12th April 2018. (CBA) Meeting for the results’ sharing, the strategic planning and evaluation, in Panamá. Include: an advocacy plan about a specific topic for each platform and a joint South-South plan, Panama 7th - 11th June 2018.(CBA) Development of working materials and training modules for the online platform.(CBA) Launching of the online platform, 15th June 2018(CBA). Workshops on dissemination and good practices Exchange within the youth work field. In all partner countries, July and August 2018.(CBA) Webinar Open Activity, from 15th June 2018.

Младите хора в България и страните, в които няма дългогодишни доброволчески традиции, не осъзнават, натрупаните през доброволчество умения и компетенции. В същото време, самите доброволци не умеят да промотират, да защитят пред бъдещите си работодатели, всичко, което са научили по време на дейностите като активни граждани или част от други форми на неформално учене – често скриват тази си житейска опитност или просто нямат умения за презентиране. Успоредно с това няма единна система, инструмент, който да бъде припознат от повече организации за валидиране на уменията и знанията, усвоени от доброволците.Самите работодатели не познават същността на доброволчеството и ползите от него за развитието на младите хора.Проектът си поставя за цел успешна реализация на младите хора на пазара на труда и справяне с младежката безработица, чрез промотиране на уменията и компетенциите, добити по неформален пътПодцели:1. Осъзнаване от страна на младите хора на ползите за личностното им развитие от полагането на доброволен труд и подобряване уменията им да презентират пред работодатели и други заинтересовани страни своите силни страни и знания, усвоени по време на неформално учене. 2. Повишаване осъзнатоста на работодателите за доброволчеството като инструмент за развитие на меки умения и ключови компетенции и ползите от неформалното учене3. Въвеждане на системи за валидиране на компетенции, натрупани през доброволчество – електронна платформа, препоръки, книжки.4. Развиване на предприемачески нагласи и умения в младите хораНастоящият проект е продължение на проект „Доброволчеството – фактор за реализация”, финансиран от програма Еразъм + през 2014 – 2016 г., реализиран от Фондация НАРД и партньори, който проведе мащабно изследване върху професионалното развитие на млади хора, занимаващи се с доброволчество и използването на натрупаните умения и компетенции по неформален път и кариреното им развитие.

<< Objectives >>To investigate the legal and administrative environment in which youth councils functionTo compare the legal and administrative environment for youth councils in different countriesTo develop a collection of good practices from different countriesTo create an innovative training program for development of key civic competencesTo propose an EU wide intervention on the topic of independence of Youth councils through development of policy papers.<< Implementation >>- Kick off meeting of the project - Survey and analysis of the current situation of youth councils across Europe- Collection of good practices from National youth councils- Development of policy recommendations regarding independence of national youth councils on national and European level- 2 study visits on the Independence of youth councils- Final mobility<< Results >>Report on the legal and administrative environment in which youth councils functionComparative analysis of the legal and administrative environmentCollection of good practicesDeveloped an innovative training program and methodologyYouth leaders developed key civic competencesDraft proposal for a policy paper submitted to the European youth forum.