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PROJECT CATALOGUE 44 17 4 projects countries winners PROJECT CATALOGUE IMPRINT Published by Eurodesk Brussels Link Rue aux Fleurs 32 1000 Brussels Belgium [email protected] / eurodesk.eu © Eurodesk 2019 ABOUT EURODESK Eurodesk unites a network of over 1000 youth experts in 36 countries under a mission to raise awareness among young people on learning mobility opportunities and to encourage them to become active citizens. As a support organisation to Erasmus+, Eurodesk makes information on learning mobility comprehensive and accessible to young people and those who work with them. ABOUT THE EURODESK AWARDS The Eurodesk Awards started out in 2011 with a mission to collect Eurodesk youth workers’ (multipliers) most relevant, innovative, empowering and impactful projects from the local level and highlitght them as a source of inspiration for their peers, and towards decision-makers at national and European level. In 2019, the initiative received 44 projects from 17 countries in 3 main categories: • Mobility awareness: Activities/projects aimed at promoting mobility and its benefits to European young people. • Active citizenship: Activities/projects organised for raising awareness on the importance of active citizenship. • Solidarity actions: Activities/projects carried out to help young people with fewer opportunities, including NEETs, young refugees, in accessing youth opportunities and learning about their rights. Additionally, all projects competed for the Eurodesk Network Prize that was selected by national coordinators for the most inspiring project from the entries. The winners of the 3 categories were decided by a jury panel: • Tijana Stojanović, Vice-President, Erasmus Student Network • Diana Bologova, Board Member, European Youth Press • Michail Moschovakos, Policy Officer, DG EAC, European Commission • Claire Conlon, Eurodesk Executive Committee Member For more information, please visit eurodesk.eu. 4 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS YOUNG CITIZENS AND MEPS EYA - A01 IN ACTION A02 (DE)CONSTRUCT MODERN A03 DEMOCRACY: JOIN THE TALK! EUROPEAN YOUTH AJÒ! INFORMAGIOVANI RITORNA A04 IN PIAZZA: ART WARS! A05 IDEE IN COMUNE A06 OKNA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION A07 DEMOCRATIN A08 AND YOUTH REGIONAL A09 ALO EURODESK FACE-TO- TRAININGS AND SUMMIT FACE CONTACT POINT POSTCARDS FROM ETHICS & YOUTH LIVERPOOL CITY REGION A10 THE EDGE OF EUROPE A11 A12 YOUTH ASSEMBLY - LCRYA: ENTREPRENEURS IN EUROPE OUR VOICE INFORMAGIOVANI RITORNA TREASURE HUNT: AUSTAUSCHDATENBANK M01 IN PIAZZA: ART WARS! M02 PRONAĐI RUKSAK! M03 [EXCHANGE DATABASE] AGORA MOBILITY DAY M04 ‘HOVA TOVÁBB?’ M05 ‘IS EUROPE OPEN TO YOU?’ M06 EXPERIENCING THE WORLD PÁLYAORIENTÁCIÓS NAP WITH EURODESK EURODESK MEETS SCHOOLS VIDEO CAMPAIGN FOR TIME M07 M08 TO MOVE 2018 M09 EUROPEAN PAJAMAS PARTY! MOBILE INFO CAMPER FLOAT IN EUROPES WATERS. M10 “KURP ES?” M11 VOLUNTEERING M12 PHOTO-I TOGETHER, WE DISCOVER INFORMATION CYCLE OF M13 OPPORTUNITIES, OPEN UP M14 EURODESK GARDEN M15 TO EUROPEAN NEWS MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES OPENEUROPA FEST - FIGUEIRA ESPORTS EUROPEAN MOBILITY: M16 M17 TOURNAMENT M18 STARTING WITH PARENTS WORKSHOP FOR THE MOBILI.TV: ’HIGHER ‘ERASMUSDAYS 2018 M19 UNEMPLOYED M20 EDUCATION IN EUROPE’ M21 SPECIAL INFORMATION DAY’ FESTIVAL YOUNG M22 ENTREPRENEURSHIPS M23 THE VOLUNTEERS UNITING M24 TIME TO MOVE - VIRTUAL IN AQUAPONICS - HIGHFIVE! HUMANITY REALITY PROJECT ST. MICHAEL AKTIV - JUGEND TEILHABE IM S01 HILFT S02 INTERNATIONALEN S03 HERE WE ARE ENGAGEMENT BACKPACK DESK – WHAT DO TEXTILE MACHINERY S04 YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU S05 WELCOME LIBRARY S06 OPERATOR TRAINING AND GROW YOUNG AGAIN? HARMONISATION CENTER EQUALITY FOR US - Active Citizenship Winner Solidarity Actions Winner Honourable Mentions S07 INCLUSION FOR ALL Mobility Awareness Winner Network Prize Winner ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP The Young Volunteers in Action is a project by Youth and Civil Initiatives in the Rose Valley, an NGO based in Karlovo, Bulgaria. They run the Youth Information Centre of Karlovo, which is a Eurodesk multiplier, providing information, training and coaching services to the young people of all the 27 settlements in our municipality. The project aimed to foster youth volunteering and active citizenship among local and European young people. A01 Bulgaria NGO Valley" Rose inthe and Civil Initiatives "Youth For International Youth Day 2018 the NGO hosted 180 French volunteers from the YOUNG VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION Europ’Raid initiative who came to Karlovo in 60 Peugeot 206 cars bringing 6 tons of school and stationery materials for the local children. A sports day was organised at the stadium where the local children and youth met the French volunteers. After that the local youth worked during the summer to distribute the donation to 21 kindergartens and 2 social centres from the 27 settlements of the Municipality. The project involved over 200 young people among whom it fostered European and active citizenship, solidarity and youth volunteering. 180 French volunteers got involved in a social mobility across Europe (as they had to cross 12 countries to reach Bulgaria) and 50 local young people took part in the solidarity action. Over 1500 local children were supported by the donation. Over 3000 indirect beneficiaries were reached by the social media posts promoting the project and the solidarity action. Over seven media posts were published about the event. The French volunteers trained their fundraising skills (as they had to find sponsors for their solidarity action and materials for the donation) and experienced the perks of solidarity and youth volunteering. The local young people were trained in event management (as they had to prepare the welcoming event and sport activities), youth volunteering and social inclusion (as they had to distribute and donate the materials to the kindergartens and social centres for disadvantaged children). The local community was given an example of active citizenship and youth volunteering and it was inspired by French and local volunteers on how they can also help the people around them. 7 The Young citizens and MEPs (de)construct modern democracy: Join the talk! project by Europe Direct Information Centre of Komotini, Greece consisted of three live streamings on YouTube and Facebook, during which young people from all over Greece had the opportunity to discuss with Greek MEPs. The aims and objectives were to bring young (and first) voters in direct communication with current MEPs, to have their questions asked and influence others in order to vote. For this reason, on the one hand the information centre published an open call for youth who wanted to A02 Greece of Komotini Centre Information Direct Europe participate and on the other hand it sent invitations to all Greek MEPs. TALK! THE JOIN MODERN DEMOCRACY: (DE)CONSTRUCT MEPS AND CITIZENS YOUNG The project’s goals and methodology were based on the principles set by the EU Youth Strategies (2010 - 2018 and 2019 - 2027) and the Hellenic Youth Strategy “Youth ‘17 - ‘27: Strategic framework for the empowerment of youth”. Specifically, for Greece, the empowerment of youth in order to vote is considered critical, as the country was a “champion” in the number of absentees and elements such as civic literacy and active citizenship are not among its priorities. During a survey, the vast majority of respondents replied that they had no idea what the MEP work on, what their duties are and how the European Parliament affects their daily lives. Social media platforms were of great value, as they helped bring together 20-year-old voters and directly elected policy makers, in three discussions that were broadcasted live (in which the viewers could also ask the MEPs) and remain online for anyone interested to watch. The streamings have been watched (either live or recorded) 510 times. The young people participating either in the chat room or by watching the talk on youtube, could acvtively participate by posting their questions on the relevant facebook event. As a result, every single question was answered by the MEPs. 8 A03 Italy Sardegna Regione Eurodesk Centro EYA - EUROPEAN- AJÒ!EYA YOUTH The project European Youth Ajò aimed to encourage active and democratic participation of young Sardinian people, informing them about the opportunities provided to citizens by the European Union, and involving them directly in activities of youth empowerment and active participation. In Italy, and especially in Sardinia – an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea which presents one of the highest percentages of youth unemployment and early school leaving in Italy and suffers from emigration, little involvement in associations and low youth participation – young people feel remote from public life and show reluctance to take on an active role in society. Created and financed by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and coordinated by the Eurodesk Center (which coordinates the Sardinian net of Eurodesk Local Points), the project European Youth Ajò has involved 7 Eurodesk Local Points (Cagliari, Sestu, S. Antioco, S. Anna Arresi, Iglesias, Dorgali and Sassari), 8 Eurodesk operators, the students of 11 classes of 8 senior High Schools, and 15 of their teachers. It engaged 200 students and about 300 people during the final presentation event. Non-formal education methods explained the opportunities that the EU offers to young people. For example, students took part in an activity entitled “Caro Juncker ti scrivo...” (“Dear Juncker, I’m writing to you...”) in which the boys and girls illustrated the needs they felt as citizens of the EU. Overall 2.000 brochures