CARE4YOUTH
EU Programme: Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnership YOUTH
Reference: 2023-1-ES02-KA220-YOU-000154486
Start date: 01/09/2023
End date: 31/08/2025
The project is strategically designed to achieve multifaceted objectives, aiming to transform the lives of young individuals within the care system and care leavers. The primary goals encompass upskilling these young people, fostering their social inclusion and well-being, and augmenting their employability through the development of essential skills like entrepreneurship and digital literacy. Additionally, the project seeks to illuminate the challenges faced by young individuals in care, thereby reshaping societal perceptions to foster a more positive image of this demographic.
- To upskill young people in the care system and care leavers through non-formal learning actions, soft skills’ enhancement, and sporting experiences.
- To promote the social inclusion and well-being of young people in care, the project engages them in a variety of outdoor sports activities, including scuba diving, hiking, volleyball, and joint outdoor activities.
- To enhance the employability of young people in care, the project focuses on helping them develop entrepreneurship and digital skills while providing practical job search support.
- To raise awareness of the challenges faced by young people in care and promote a more positive image of care leavers in society, the project seeks to create greater understanding and empathy within the community.
- Mapping and Analysis of best practices regarding active/past educational approaches and recreational methods specifically to foster social inclusion and employability of young people in the care system.
- Organising a capacity building workshop to co-create the project Methodology.
- Training young participants and engaging them in sporting and leisure activities with the participants in each case study country.
- CARE4YOUTH Methodology: it analyses target groups’ needs, expectations and opinions in terms of employability and career development at local levels.
- CARE4YOUTH training and sports programme: combined educational and sporting/leisure programmes to upskill at least 60 vulnerable youngsters to strengthen their employability and increase their self-esteem.
- CARE4YOUTH’s E-toolkit: comprehensive and user-friendly tool to share best practices with a wide range of stakeholders.
Results
- Enhanced access to learning, employment, and social opportunities for young people that are or have been in the care system.
- Developed innovative approaches and methodologies mixing sport with non-formal educational tools for people working with the target group.
- Increased awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by young people in the care system among the broader community.
- Enhanced cooperation and coordination between social services, NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders involved in the care of young people.
Co-experts
- Young people who are – or have been – in the care system, including those in foster care, alternative care or under the vigilance of social services.
- Tutors, educators, social workers and youth workers, sport experts and youth organisations.
Keywords
Care system; Inclusion; Youth employability; Key competences; Sport.
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