#OnACT

#OnACT project is addressed to Youth workers and Youth Organizations that deal with youth, youth participation and advocacy. Project was implemented using the methods of non-formal education to share and debate through brainstorming, group discussions, small workshops, case studies, role play end presentations, but also innovative tools such as ICT and other online tools. The participants in each segment of the project had the opportunity to experience the methods of non-formal education, to share their experiences and learn from each other, as well as to be part of the collective design of new tools, projects, strategies, campaigns, approaches and tools in order to deal with the topic of #OnACT. Aims and objectives of the project are focused on two target groups: 1. Youth workers and Youth leaders 2. Active young people representing youth organizations working on youth policy and participation implementation and partner organization volunteers/members Overall objective of the project is to increase youth participation in development of local communities in 8 European countries through mapping, implementing and promoting innovative tools for youth participation and activism, promotion, education, visibility and advocacy. Specific objectives of the project: 1.To train 24 youth workers and leaders from 8 countries in following topics: youth policy, models of youth participation and active citizenship, data collection and innovative tools for participation and ICT. 2.To raise the level of the organizational capacity of partner organizations and offering new tools and methods in models of youth work, youth participation and active citizenship. 3.To train 24 youth workers and leaders from 8 countries in following topics: strategic communication, advocacy, innovative tools for youth participation and advocacy and ICT. 4.To raise the level of the organizational capacity of partner organizations and offering new tools and methods in strategic communication, advocacy, innovative tools for youth participation and advocacy and ICT 5.To implement 8 LAD in order to implement and test the #OnACT tools in different communities, countries and cultures. 6.To gather trained participants from TCs that implemented LADs and representatives of partner organizations in order to develop #OnACT tool kit 7.Develop #OnACT tool kit through gathering all #OnACT tools and methods that were used during TCs in one tool kit in order to provide youth workers, leaders and organization with systematic tool kit they can use in order to activate youth, advocate or train youth on the topic using innovative approach. 8.To present #OnACT tools and methods, disseminate the results of the project but also promote youth activism and participation through development of #OnACT movie 9.Increasing the level of expertise in the field of #OnACT of at least 40 youth (5 youth from each organization) on the #OnACT tools and methods 10.Sharing best practices in youth work, youth participation and advocacy using innovative tools for better lifestyle quality of youth with both target groups. 11.Increase competencies of youth involved in the project: communication in foreign language, interpersonal, intercultural and social competences and civic competence, learning to learn, digital competence and cultural expression. Objectives are aligned with objectives and priorities of Europe Strategy 2020 and their purpose was to contribute at the progress of youth. Furthermore, youth workers were given skills and tools, #OnACT toolkit and movie to start a change and increase activism of youth. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT DUE TO BIG FILES WE WERE NOT ABLE TO UPLOAD SOME OF FILES IN ATTACHMENTS. PLEASE USE PROJECT GOOGLE DRIVE TO SEE ALL PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zb86gvyt5qWow7Yu_5LyScNyXugPtF8r