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Our Erasmus Days Quiz was full of laughter and connection.
Thank you to everyone who joined, shared their energy, and celebrated the Erasmus+ spirit with us. Together, we proved that learning can be fun, inspiring, and borderless.

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Working on follow up activities

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Partner countries : Poland, Portugal, Turkey, Netherlands

The project aims to strengthen the competences of youth workers and teachers to effectively prevent and address bullying, discrimination, and exclusion in youth environments, while promoting inclusion, resilience, well-being, and mental health of young people.

From the perspective of youth work practice, the objectives are to:

• Equip youth workers with innovative non-formal methods (art, digital tools, green skills, intercultural learning) to foster safe and inclusive spaces.

• Develop youth workers’ capacity to design, implement, and evaluate interactive workshops with young people on bullying prevention and well-being.

• Enhance skills in critical thinking, facilitation, digital inclusion, and resilience building, directly applicable to youth work settings.

• Create a European network and toolkit of tested non-formal education practices that can be used across organisations and schools.

• Ensure long-term transfer of learning into organisational strategies and local youth work practices.

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It is important to help youth workers develop self-awareness and self-care as key elements for finding personal balance when working closely with others.

Explore personal growth, resilience, and mindfulness through nature, hiking, and reflection. Open to youth workers, educators, and adventurers ready to step out of their comfort zone!

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We are happy that SIYB is part of the working group who presented and shared own impact tools in the toolkit.

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Study trip: to discover, hear the stories and enjoy outdoor trips together, brings motivation, inspiration and new ideas.

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Shearing  Good  Practices, a guide book for the youth workers and support sustainability for the project 

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Shearing  Good  Practices, a guide book for the youth workers and support sustainability for the project 

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We had an opportunity to bring youth workers/youth leaders from south meditation countries to share project results, a guide book for the youth workers and promote sustainability for the project by follow up activities.

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The participant counties:Assiut, Egypt

Beirut, Lebanon

Amman Jordan

This project aims to equip youth workers with digital storytelling skills to foster peace education and promote the inclusion of migrants and refugees. By combining creative storytelling with digital tools, participants will learn how to amplify diverse voices, challenge stereotypes, and encourage intercultural dialogue. The project provides practical training on using storytelling as a means of empowerment, fostering empathy, and strengthening social cohesion. Through engaging narratives, youth workers will be able to support young migrants and refugees in sharing their experiences, building mutual understanding, and contributing to more inclusive and peaceful communities.

The project will have:

·        Project management and implementation

·        3 Transnational meetings: kick off meeting, mid-term evaluation meeting and final evaluation meeting

·        Editorial meeting to create a guidebook

·        Local activities

·        Capacity building & Training Course for youth workers

·        International seminar (virtual) and Networking.

As follow up will be created concrete projects.

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SIYB brought together local youth workers and young people, volunteers. It was organized a workshop from the ebook, we have presented a film which was created during the project and also we discussed the impotence of health and well-being for daily life.

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 European Youth Together is here/networks promoting regional partnerships; info session

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 European Youth Together is here/networks promoting regional partnerships; info session

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We were happy to attend one more meeting meet the organizations, to hear the good practices and create network.

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 Capacity Building call in the field of youth. So, if you have a project that/Supports international cooperation and non-formal learning/ sustainable development and well-being among young people 

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 Capacity Building call in the field of youth. So, if you have a project that/Supports international cooperation and non-formal learning/ sustainable development and well-being among young people 

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Today we had an opportunity to attend the info session, meet partners and broader our network.

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981 papers mention SIYB Youth Bridge

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This project aims to empower educators, teachers with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to adopt and promote

sustainable lifestyles and zero waste practices both in their personal lives and within their educational settings.

Why This Project Matters:

Increasing the purchase and use of sustainable school supplies lessens the negative impact of resource extraction on the planet.

It will also contribute to the success of the recycling industry

and increase landfill diversion. When consumers buy recycled,

reusable, non-toxic, and sustainable products, they send a

message to manufacturers in support of sustainable industries.

Project Summary:

Students and staff will work together and learn about the

impacts of waste on the environment and the importance of

purchasing sustainable products. Parents will receive a list of

stores and websites where sustainable school supplies are

available. Student and classroom incentives will encourage the

purchase and use of sustainable products.

Implementation:

The research and promotion for this activity is conducted during the spring semester of a school year in preparation for the prize drawing in the fall of the following school year.

Will be create Guide : Zero Waste Schools Activity Guide will include over three dozen different waste-reduction projects.

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Today we had a opportunity again to join this special working team for the impact tolls. 

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Today we had a opportunity again to join this special working team for the impact tolls. 

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 Project team meeting for follow up steps

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 Project team meeting for follow up steps

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Project "Cultivating Well-Being and Safety in Learning Spaces"   Team meetings for the follow up Activities, 23.11 2024 ,  6.12.2024  15.01.2025

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Project "Cultivating Well-Being and Safety in Learning Spaces"   Team meetings for the follow up Activities, 23.11 2024 ,  6.12.2024  15.01.2025

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Objectives:

To reduce bullying incidents in schools by creating safer, more inclusive environments.

To increase awareness and understanding of bullying among students, teachers, and school staff.

To create and implement a sustainable anti-bullying policy framework tailored to each school's unique needs.

To foster a school culture of inclusivity, respect, and empathy, where bullying behaviors are less tolerated.

To enhance the capacity of teachers, youth workers, students, and parents to identify, address, and prevent bullying.

To train teachers, educators, school leaders, other teaching professions, youth workers to developing their personal and professional skills on HRE and provide them with methodology which empower the students to speak up against bullying and violence and support their inclusion.

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It was a pleasure to share guidebook with suggestions outside of the partner organizations. The activities were held at school in Greece to raise awareness among the members of the school community about the importance of mental health.

Initially, it was presented to the students, audiovisual material to promote mental health.

Subsequently, the basic concepts related to anxiety disorders and ways to manage stress in daily life were analyzed.

At the same time, the contribution of family relationships and relationships within the school environment was mentioned to the mental well-being and healthy social development of a person.

Finally, the students were informed about relaxation and stress avoidance techniques

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                                                                      Violence against women is a serious social, mental health problem. 

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                                                                      Violence against women is a serious social, mental health problem. 

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Join the campaign- share awareness information and posters.

Let united our peaceful actions.

Violence against women is a widespread social, human rights and public mental health problem. Therefore, while the causes of VAW are complex, the issue must be addressed at all levels – within mental health policy, programmes, sector reform and changes to social norms and cultural beliefs. It is hoped and believed that with appropriate routine screening as well as a thorough assessment of physical, emotional, and sexual violence, mental health care professionals can identify the problem and give them support in time.

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"From Stress to Strength: Mental health is the life skill.  KA153, Youth workers mobility Team meetings for the follow up Activities. 04.12.2024, 30.12.2024,  5.01.2025 Submitted on 06.01.2025

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"From Stress to Strength: Mental health is the life skill.  KA153, Youth workers mobility Team meetings for the follow up Activities. 04.12.2024, 30.12.2024,  5.01.2025 Submitted on 06.01.2025

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From Stress to Strength is a sustainable and long-term initiative designed to support the mental health and well-being of youth workers. Recognizing the critical role these professionals play in shaping young minds and fostering community growth, the project aims to address the increasing pressures and challenges they face. By creating a supportive framework, the project empowers participants to build resilience, enhance emotional well-being, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Within our project we first analyzed the problem with project partners considering the challenges they faced in their daily work.

The partner organizations from Romania, Italy, Turkey and the Netherlands identified the needs through interviews, and feedback sessions with youth workers, managers, and young beneficiaries in November and December.

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Thank you each partner for the close cooperation and work together, to share the tasks and responsibilities.

The project team came together to continue to discuss, identified and defined the problem; it was explore creative ideas to work on the topic issues, it was designed and planed the actions for the result. The partners worked and share the tasks and responsibilities.

The project seeks to harness the transformative power of art and storytelling to promote peace, inclusion, and empowerment among refugee populations, while also fostering solidarity within host communities.

* to improve competences of adult educators.

* to exchange of good practices and experiences among partners.

* to train creative competences of adult learners.

* to improve the capacities of organisations.

* to contribute to the awareness about the cultural diversity in Europe.

The partners were selected from this network.

1) SIYB (The Netherlands)

2) Ipaza (Italy)

3) Clap (Portugal)

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I am so grateful to gain the useful experience and competencies for youth well-being; generally was all know what is good for healthy life but we don t use them in practice. We need more campaigns and more actions to make awareness of the humans and specially youth well-being. Bullying, violence, conflicts are the results we get if there is not healthy mind.

I would be happy to participate more in follow up projects.

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It was a great educational experience for me. I have heard, learned and shared my experiences during the meeting. I learned the important and useful methods and will use the guide book. I work with cultural groups, specially new comers, give them advice and suggestions, organize some local workshops and it is very important to know our boundaries as youth workers.

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we came with the project participants and invited guests to share what we did after the training; each partner made a presentation from the local activities, we discussed what is the next steps of the project

NOT only the great mood and atmosphere was during the project
But also great results
a Guide for youth workers.
6 suggestion videos for youth workers
4 leaflets with suggestions for youth workers
Number of awareness posters in different languages
online magazines for suggestions for youth workers
number of local workshops, presentations and dissemination are going on

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Preventing and addressing bullying in schools

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Bullying in schools has negative impacts on the wellbeing and mental health of learners, their school’s climate and their educational outcomes. It increases the risk of early school drop-out, with long lasting effects on the quality of life. The European Commission works on addressing this through research and tools designed to support and guide policymakers, school leaders, teachers and educators.

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We are looking forward to see each of you to hear what was done after one month of the training course. You 'll share the Teams meeting link by email.

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Do you believe every student deserves a safe space for learning?

Schools are where teachers, students, and families come together to develop skills and talents.

To help secure this essential environment, the #EuropeanEducationArea offers an online resource packed with information, ideas, and best practices to address critical issues like bullying and discrimination.

Let’s promote inclusion, empowerment, and equity together!

Visit now to learn more!

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Preventing and addressing bullying in schools

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Bullying in schools has negative impacts on the wellbeing and mental health of learners, their school’s climate and their educational outcomes. It increases the risk of early school drop-out, with long lasting effects on the quality of life. The European Commission works on addressing this through research and tools designed to support and guide policymakers, school leaders, teachers and educators.

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A training program on empathy was organized for young people. In this program, young people worked on developing their competencies on correct communication and empathy, both for themselves and for the people they communicate with. The studies conducted with the help of an expert psychologist will continue on different themes.

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Dissemination Activities on Social Media 

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Dissemination Activities on Social Media 

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Beyond the Smile Follow Up with partner/ countries Quality of education through well-being.

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Beyond the Smile Follow Up with partner/ countries Quality of education through well-being.

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After shearing materials and organized outside of the organizations an open meeting with youth workers and educators many Youth organizations from different countries expressed interest to participate and learn more about the tools and methods for youth well-being. We 'll try to apply next project with different countries were will share our experiences and we 'll use tools and methods from the ebook.

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Dissemination and local activities in  SERUND PAN-ARMENIAN YOUTH CENTER NGO in Armenia

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Dissemination and local activities in  SERUND PAN-ARMENIAN YOUTH CENTER NGO in Armenia

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We have invited youth workers and volunteers to share the results of the project. We have presented materials were created during the course. We have shared tools and methods to our participants. The project realized in The Netherlands made great impression on participants of local workshop in Armenia

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Dissemination and local activities in  SERUND PAN-ARMENIAN YOUTH CENTER NGO in Armenia

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Dissemination and local activities in  SERUND PAN-ARMENIAN YOUTH CENTER NGO in Armenia

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We have invited youth workers and volunteers to share the results of the project. We have presented materials were created during the course. We have shared tools and methods to our participants.

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There is no Learning without creativity 

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There is no Learning without creativity 

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The general objective is creating and promoting learning opportunities with focus on intercultural and intergenerational

cooperation and improvement of inclusiveness. Specific objectives are:

* to improve competences of adult educators when working with hobbies;

* to exchange of good practices and experiences among partners;

* to train creative competences of adult learners;

* to improve the capacities of organisations;

* to contribute to the awareness about the cultural diversity in Europe.

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Local workshops, presentation and dissemination in Turkey

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Local workshops, presentation and dissemination in Turkey

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After the project, we continue to carry out local activities with young people at Alsancak Youth Center. In this context, we organize workshops that support the mental health of young people in a good way with our trainer in our institution. Before the workshops where the tools in the project guide were also used, project participant Alsancak Youth Center Director Serdar Özdemir shared information about the project and general working principles and answered questions. Then, together with our psychologist, the “Well-being” workshop was organized to contribute to the development of young people.

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Local workshops, presentation and dissemination in Turkey

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Local workshops, presentation and dissemination in Turkey

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We run dissemination and local workshops and presentations inside and outside of the organizations.

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Alsancak Youth Center offers free trainings, workshops and activities to young people. In this context, it helps young people socialize, professionalize in certain fields and contribute to their mental and cognitive development. In this context; we planned various trainings and workshops at the Youth Center with the meeting and suggestions we held in Valkenburg. The training; “coping with stress in daily life” was moderated by Gözde Akkuş, one of the psychologist trainers of our institution. Before the training, general project information and information about the work to be done were given to the young people by project participant Nuri Soyucak.

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Local workshops, presentation and dissemination in Turkey

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Local workshops, presentation and dissemination in Turkey

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Dissemination outside of the organizations, in different cities 

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Dissemination outside of the organizations, in different cities 

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Today we are in Izmir. There are many Youth Centers in Izmir. An informative meeting was held with Ahmet Gülcan, the Director responsible for all Youth Centers, and Youth Workers working in the Youth Centers in the central districts of Izmir at the Meeting Hall of Izmir Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports. Information was given on the outputs of the project, future planning and the prepared guide. The ebook will be translated into Turkish and shared with local institutions/organizations and relevant units of the Ministry.

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Sustainable Lifestyles and Zero Waste Education for Youth Workers/Eco-Cycle: The Path to Zero Waste   project team meetings 21/11/2024 19/12/2024 22/12/2024, Project is submitted 04/01/2025

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Sustainable Lifestyles and Zero Waste Education for Youth Workers/Eco-Cycle: The Path to Zero Waste   project team meetings 21/11/2024 19/12/2024 22/12/2024, Project is submitted 04/01/2025

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Youth work and youth workers play a crucial role in advancing a zero-waste strategy by engaging, educating, and empowering young people to adopt sustainable practices. Youth workers able inspire creativity in finding new solutions to waste problems, encouraging young people to think critically about consumption and waste.

This project will improve education, experience, and knowledge in the partners' organisations. It will support policies of European Commission and the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and European Green Deal.

This project aims to empower youth workers with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to adopt and promote sustainable lifestyles and zero waste practices both in their personal lives and within their educational settings.

The general objective of the project aligns with the priorities of environmental conservation, education and skill development, and community engagement, aiming to empower youth workers to become active agents of change in building a more sustainable and a livable planet. Zero-waste habits in young people can have a long-lasting impact, as they will carry these practices into adulthood, contributing to a more sustainable future.

Partner organizations:

SIYB

ERTOBA

Serund

Innovative Educators Association

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Orange and Green Colorful Illustrative Zero Waste Presentation

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 SIYB, Dutch organization host a meeting 14th of October, 2024

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 SIYB, Dutch organization host a meeting 14th of October, 2024

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14th of October. We have celebrated Erasmus day with our partners today. We had a nice evening for playing quiz and talked about follow up projects and values of Erasmus.

The participants were youth workers, leaders, volunteers, NGO managers, educators.

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 organiseert het Nationaal Agentschap Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training het Erasmus+ Annual Event.

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 organiseert het Nationaal Agentschap Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training het Erasmus+ Annual Event.

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SIYB was happy to attend the event. We had an opportunity to meet educators, teachers to share experiences and information about the project. SIYB shared own project results as during visit project exhibitions, in a group and also individuals during breaks. We also also talked about our follow up project which will be about prevention of Bullying.

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International Seminar in Sibiu, Romania, 

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We are happy to be invited and to join as key speakers from SIYB at the international seminar which organized in Sibiu, Romania about Well-Being. Today we have made a presentation and share our experiences from this project. We have shared our new guide book to youth workers, adult educators, teachers. We were happy to present also short educational movies as suggestions for youth workers, we have talked the importance of healthy and well-being for education.

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Why Mental Health is Crucial for Overall Well-Being, Especially for Youth. Youth worker’s role and boundaries.

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We have created the magazine of youth workers that can apply when working with young people have mental health challenges. N2 magazine will present:

Crises part of life of young people
How to reach out to a young person experiencing a crisis and grief?
Distress
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
5 Tips for Starting a Conversation About Mental Health
Five Tips for Nonjudgmental Listening
What Not to Do: Seven Things to Keep in Mind When Helping Someone with a Mental Health Challenge

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Guide For Youth Workers-Beoynd the Smile

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The partners are already selected and invited   Mentoring Life KA153 youth workers mobility

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The partners are already selected and invited   Mentoring Life KA153 youth workers mobility

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The project will place a strong emphasis on empowering young people and youth workers as catalysts for positive change. Its primary objectives are to promote active citizenship, instill entrepreneurial skills tailored for self-empowerment and resource management, foster a green mindset, and enhance social inclusion. The initiative targets a diverse group, particularly those from disadvantaged or at risk backgrounds. Key thematic areas encompass innovative methodologies for sustained youth engagement, the cultivation of essential soft

skills not covered in formal education, and the provision of training for youth workers to

organize compelling activities that meaningfully support young people. Specifically tailored for diverse and disadvantaged groups, the project aims to equip youth workers with innovative methods to sustain long-term engagement.

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The partners are already selected and invited   Everyone has a Story to Tell 

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The partners are already selected and invited   Everyone has a Story to Tell 

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The project brings together youth workers who on a regular basis are confronted with groups of people who are in tensions

and bullying occur to evaluate their practices and make use of the digital storytelling to promote the inclusion in their

communities. The creation of digital stories can be therapeutic for both the originator and the viewer.

Digital storytelling is a very inclusive method that can be used in various contexts and therefore we hope the skills and

knowledge gained during this project will help our participants to create a new quality in their everyday work with young

people.

We should not forget the elements to prevent cyber-bullying and online violence. The project will emphasize the importance

of privacy and online safety when using digital platforms and will provide knowledge to the youth worker to educate young

people about the potential risks and ways to protect themselves, to choose platforms that prioritize user privacy and have

appropriate security measures in place.

The main aim of the project is to increase the quality and effectiveness of youth work by improving the skills of youth

workers in the implementation of digital storytelling in their daily work with young people with a different profile.

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Suggestions for Youth workers: the importance of Nature for youth well being 

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Suggestions for Youth workers: the importance of Nature for youth well being 

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Suggestions for Youth Workers-Humor for Well-being

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Suggestions for Youth Workers-Humor for Well-being

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