“Special not different” a fost un schimb de tineri international care a implicat organizatii si participanti din tarile participante la program (Romania si Spania) si dintr-o tara partenera din vecinatatea UE – Republica Moldova.
Organizatiile participante au fost Asociatia Crestin-Umanitara Slujirea Vietii din Romania, alaturi de partenerii sai Caroma Nord (Republica Moldova) si ASOCIACION BUILDING BRIDGES, (Spania).
Participantii au fost 24 de tineri din mediul rural si urban, unii cu oportunitati reduse, cu varsta cuprinsa intre 15 – 30 ani.
Locul de desfasurare: Judetul Iasi, Romania.
Metodele de educatie non-formale folosite au fost interactive si participative, implicandu-i permanent pe tinerii participanti: jocuri de cunoastere, workshop-uri, lucru in echipa, prezentari interactive, muzica, dansuri si mancare traditionala, vizite de documentare, invatarea prin experienta practica, teambuilding, discuții facilitate de grup.
Scopul acestui schimb multilateral a fost de a oferi participantilor oportunitatea de a experimenta, impartasi si invata impreuna despre antreprenoriat si despre valorile Uniunii Europene.
Obiective specifice
O1 – Dezvoltarea si incurajarea solidaritatii si tolerantei intre tineri, in special pentru a consolida coeziunea sociala in UE.
O2 – Oferirea tinerilor de informatii concrete si spatiu pentru schimb de idei legate de antreprenoriatul rural;
O3 – Constientizarea de catre participanti a oportunitatilor reale pe care le ofera mediul rural;
O4 – Incurajarea participantilor sa dezvolte idei antreprenoriale prin implicarea tinerilor cu oportunitati reduse;
Activitatile schimbului de tineret s-au desfasurat pe durata a 7 zile (inclusiv zilele de calatorie) in perioada 23 – 29 iulie 2016 si au fost implementate prin metode de educatie non-formala. Prin activitatile de proiect s-a urmarit: cresterea implicarii tinerilor in comunitatile din care provin, schimbul creativ de cunostinte si experiente, descoperirea unor idei concrete de antreprenoriat rural, dezvoltarea de competente in realizarea unor planuri de afaceri, imbunatatirea competentelor lingvistice si implicit marirea sanselor de participare la alte proiecte europene.
Principalele activitati sunt:
1. Cunoasterea participantilor
2. Seri interculturale
3. Workshop: Uniunea Europeana – valori comune ale libertatii, toleranta si respectarea drepturilor omului.
4. Intalnire cu reprezentantii autoritatilor locale/ Intalnire a tinerilor cu un senator
5. Antreprenoriatul rural la indemana tinerilor
6. Oportunitati de afaceri in mediul rural
7. Descoperirea si experimentarea diferitelor tipuri de afaceri specifice mediului rural
8. Planul de afacere
9. Diseminarea rezultatelor proiectului (pagina de facebook a proiectului, realizarea a 24 de sesiuni de diseminare in perioada de follow-up)
In urma implementarii proiectului la nivelul participantilor au fost obtinute urmatoarele rezultate: dezvoltarea nivelului de cunostinte si creativitate in domeniul antreprenoriatului rural, constientizarea potentialului real pe care il ofera mediul rural si dezvoltarea atitudinii de toleranta, intelegere si acceptare a diferentelor intr-un context internaţional, schimbul intercultural, schimbul de valori nationale, dar, mai ales, schimbul de idei si de experienta intre participanti.
Cuantificand, putem mentiona ca la finalul proiectului avem urmatoarele rezultate:
– 6 planuri de afaceri realizate de catre participanti in timpul activitatilor;
– 1 pagina facebook a proiectului cu detalii privind scopul, obiectivele si rezultatele proiectului si poze realizate in timpul activitatilor – https://www.facebook.com/specialnotdifferent;
– peste 500 de vizualizari pe pagina facebook a proiectului;
– 24 de distribuiri a paginei facebook a proiectului;
– informarea a peste 10 000 de persoane din Romania, Republica Moldova, Spania – tarile din care sunt participantii – privind rezultatele proiectului si realizarea vizibilitatii Programului Erasmus+ (prin pagina facebook);
– 24 de sesiuni de informare a tinerilor marginalizati din comunitatile de origine ale participantilor la mobilitate din Romania, Republica Moldova, Spania (licee, scoli, universitati, colegi), despre proiect si rezultatele inregistrate, precum si despre oportunitatile Programului Erasmus+
– 500 de calendare de birou 2017 prin care se va realiza activitatea de diseminare a rezultatelor proiectului si de vizibilitate a programului Erasmus+;
– 1 parteneriat
Proiectul a oferit spatiu participantilor pentru a-si dezvolta propriile proiecte si initiative si va consolida cooperarea intre partneri, astfel incat, prin programul Erasmus+ sa fie dezvoltate noi activitati. Participantii au primit Youthpass, certificatul european pentru tineri, care atesta competentele dobandite in Special not different.
Informatii suplimentare puteti obtine la adresa de e-mail: slujirea_vietii@yahoo.com, persoana de contact Daniela Cadar, coordonator de proiect.
“Special not different” was a youth exchange involving international organizations and participants from the Programme countries (Romania, Spain) and a partner country neighboring the EU – Republic of Moldova.
Participating organizations were Asociatia Crestin – Umanitara Slujirea Vietii, in Romania, along with his partners AO Caroma North (Moldova) and BUILDING BRIDGES ASOCIACION (Spain).
The participants were 24 young people from rural and urban areas, some with fewer opportunities, aged between 15- 30 years.
Venue: Iasi County Romania
The methods of non-formal education used were interactive and participative, permanently involving the young participants: knowledge games, workshops, teamwork, interactive presentations, music, dancing and traditional food, documentary visits, learning by experiencing, teambuilding, facilitated group discussion.
The purpose of this multilateral exchange was to give participants the opportunity to experience, share and learn together about entrepreneurship and the values of the European Union.
Specific objectives
O1 – To develop and encourage solidarity and tolerance among young people, in particular in order to strengthen social cohesion in the EU.
O2 – To provide young people with actual information and space for ideas exchange related to rural entrepreneurship;
O3 – To raise participants awareness of the real opportunities offered by rural areas;
O4 – To encourage participants to develop entrepreneurial ideas by involving young people with fewer opportunities;
The youth exchange activities were conducted over 7 days (including travel days) in the period 23 July to 29 July 2016 and were implemented through non-formal education methods.
The activities of the project aimed to: increase the involvement of young people in the communities they come from, share creative knowledge and experiences, discover some concrete ideas of rural entrepreneurship, achieve skills in business plans development, improve language skills and thus increase the opportunities to participate in other european projects.
The main activities were:
1. Getting to know the participants
2. Intercultural evenings
3. Workshop: European Union – the shared values of freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights.
4. Meeting with representatives of local authorities / youth meeting with a senator
5. Rural entrepreneurship at youths’ hand
6. Business opportunities in rural environment
7. Discovery and experimentation of different types of businesses specific to rural environment
8. Business Plan
9. Project results dissemination (the project’s facebook page, achieving 24 dissemination sessions on the follow-up period)
After the implementation of the project, the participants achieved the following outcomes: development of the level of knowledge and creativity in rural entrepreneurship area, awareness of the real potential that rural environment offers and developing attitudes of tolerance, understanding and acceptance of differences in an international context, intercultural exchange, sharing of national values but especially the exchange of ideas and experience between participants.
Quantifying, we mention that at the end of the project we had the following results:
– 6 business plans made by the participants during the activities;
– 1 project facebook page with details of the purpose, objectives and results and pictures taken during the activities – https://www.facebook.com/specialnotdifferent/
– over 500 views on the project’s facebook page;
– 24 shares of the project’s facebook page;
– Informing of over 10 000 people in Romania, Moldova and Spain – the countries of the participants – regarding the results of the project and visibility achievement of the Erasmus+ Program (through the facebook page);
– 24 information sessions of marginalized youth from the origin communities of the participants at the mobility in Romania, Moldova, Italy, Spain (colleges, schools, universities, colleagues) about the project and the results recorded, and the opportunities of Erasmus+ Program
– 500 office calendars for 2017 year through which it will be achieved the dissemination of the project’s results and visibility of Erasmus+ Program;
– One long-term partnership between the participating organizations.
The project provided space for participants to develop their own projects and initiatives and strengthen cooperation between partners, so, through Erasmus+ Program, new activities be further developed. The participants received Youthpass, the European Certificate for young people, certifying the skills acquired in Special not different.
For further information you can reach us at the e-mail address slujirea_vietii@yahoo.com, contact person Daniela Cadar, project coordinator.
