Youth shaping the world, 2022-2023
The project is implemented in Slovenia, Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey within the framework of the program Erasmus+. Four partner organizations, Institute Circle (Slovenia), SOS Children's Villages (Egypt), Development Action without Borders (Lebanon) and Platform for the Development of Civil Society (Turkey) joined together to enable young people to actively participate and contribute to achieving positive changes. which they themselves want in their immediate and wider society.
The Covid-19 epidemic affected all age groups and among the groups that were most affected are certainly young people, because at this age in addition to education, socializing, belonging to a group, personal growth and development of the individual and shaping his or its identity, with mutual relationships being important above all.
In addition to the search for oneself and the development of identity, young people are also faced with other problems of a more economic or social nature, such as finding employment and housing. In order to enable young people to speak out about the problems they are facing, young people from all four participating countries will first receive project planning and project management skills during the joint training, which they will further develop in their countries during advocacy and communication training with the media.
With this knowledge and skills, young people in each country will design their own projects to draw attention to the problems they face in local and wider communities and, with the help of advocacy and media knowledge, involve decision-makers and the media.
Project duration: March 2022 - February 2023
Project partners: Zavod Krog (Slovenia), Civil society development association (Turkey), Developmental Action without Borders (Lebanon), SOS Children's Villages (Egypt)
The project is funded under the Erasmus+ program of the European Union.
