Project Description

Objectives and description of the program

I - The Purpose of the project: 

Promoting inclusive activities for people with disabilities using non-formal education

II - The Objectives of the project: 

1. Construction of a booklet that includes non-formal working methods for the integration in activities of people with visual, mobility, mental or other disabilities according to the definitions in the international and national laws of each country.
2. Training of a minimum of 45 youth workers from at least 18 NGOs from Romania, Cyprus and Croatia in using non-formal education as a method of accessibility and inclusion in youth activities
3. Involvement of 180 young people, 45 of them with disabilities, in inclusive activities in order to realize the importance of involving young people with disabilities in the community.

III - Expected outcomes:

1. Accessibility Handbook for non-formal education activities for people with disabilities EN / RO / CY / CR language 
2. 45 youth workers will be trained to carry out non-formal group activities, including people with and without disabilities.
3. 18 NGOs will become more inclusive because they have youth workers ready to work with people with disabilities.
4. 180 young people will be involved in non-formal education activities where they will experience inclusive activities, participating in a place for young people with and without disabilities

IV - Linked to the Erasmus + priorities

Inclusion and Diversity
The Program seeks to promote equal opportunities and access, inclusion, diversity and fairness across all its actions. This
Strategy aims to help address the barriers different target groups may face in accessing such opportunities within Europe
and beyond.
The disability could be two types: a medical and a social one:

• Medical model focuses on the person's medical condition - illness or injury - which is the direct cause of their disability and may have an impact on their quality of life.
• Social model focuses on the barriers created by society. Those may be physical or social restrictions preventing the development or use of the abilities - physical, social or professional - that each individual needs to thrive.

Participation in democratic life, common values and civic engagement

In the field of youth EU Youth Strategy and the EU Youth Goals enhance the participation of young people in each of the actions of the Program by engaging through formal or non-formal learning activities. The focus is put on raising awareness of and understanding the European Union context, notably as regards the common EU values, the principles of unity and diversity, as well as their social, cultural and historical heritage.

Creating a space of communion where young people with and without disabilities can work and collaborate, it gives them the opportunity to better understand communion, the needs of others and to become more aware both at the Community and European level of the needs of others.

TARGET GROUPS

Target group: Youth workers from NGOs in Romania, Cyprus and Croatia
Target group profile:

• They're over 18 years old
• Work with young people
• Have non-formal work experience
• WE want them to be more inclusive
• WE want to learn ways to work with young people with disabilities
• They need to develop their skills as young workers

Direct beneficiaries: Young people from the communities to which the youth workers belong
Profile of direct beneficiaries

• Young people between 14-30 years old
• They have a civic spirit and are involved in the community
• They want a better world
• At least 25% of the direct beneficiaries will be young people with disabilities.

Indirect beneficiaries: Community and other members

Through the actions and examples given by young people, they can show the community an inclusive way of life, in which people without disabilities collaborate in social activities, sports or work with people with disabilities.