The 2023 International Labour Organization (ILO) youth survey revealed that in Tunisia and Egypt, 80% of youth aged 15-29 worked informally while youth inactivity reaches 17% in Spain and 25% in Türkiye (Education at a Glance 2023 report). The same report claims that for multiple reasons young Mediterranean women are much more vulnerable and affected by dropping out of school and precarious employment. International reports indicate that inadequate learning and skills are key factors contributing to high NEET (youth Not in Employment, Education or Training) rates. Most education systems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region do not focus on developing critical thinking and other skills necessary for the labour market and active civic life.
Youth Will be Free – You(th) Will Be Free. Generate a positive Mediterranean network of inclusion and rehabilitation of youth at risk
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Partners
- To co-design and develop a transnational training program for Mediterranean youth CSOs, blending digital and face-to- face methods, focusing on engagement as a key skill for employment and addressing regional challenges through social and artistic innovation.
- To support and engage young Mediterranean people to advocate for positive changes in Mediterranean societies through the implementation of concrete local and transnational creative actions and promoting original projects.
- Trained 200 young people from Türkiye, France, Spain, Tunisia and Egypt, co-developing and applying innovative learning methods that fostered engagement and enhanced employment skills – digital, creative, and analytical – while addressing Mediterranean challenges.
- Strengthened young people’s civic actions.
- Fostered a transnational participatory dynamic.
- Co-design of a pedagogical framework for the MedYCI training program developed by young Mediterranean participants and experts across five regions.
- Creation of a multidisciplinary team of 30 trainers.
- 5 MedYCI training sessions implemented across 5 countries, directly engaging over 200 youngsters.
- Establishment of five MedYCI studios which will be fully operational to enhance creative young participants skills in each region.
- Strategic recommendations for the Mediterranean Youth Council ensuring they are informed by diverse youth perspectives across the Mediterranean.
- 5 showcases of 50 innovative ideas for a better future of the Mediterranean.
- 25 simultaneous local creative engaged actions executed by youth, across the Mediterranean.
- •10 transnational webtv show (Medtalk) created by MedYCI trained Mediterranean youth.
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Project Description
The project You(th) Will Be Free aims at improving the quality of youth work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with the goal of turning it into a tool for social rehabilitation for young ex-offenders or those at high risk of offending. The project offers them the opportunity to pursue a career as youth workers, thereby facilitating their access to decent job.
The project will focus on three specific objectives:
- Enhancing the specific skills of 24 youth workers from 8 partner associations in psychology, deviance pedagogy, and cultural mediation.
- Introducing the profession of socio-educational animator, its objectives, career prospects, and the necessary skills and competencies to young ex-offenders or those at high risk of offending in the Mediterranean and MENA regions.
- Developing a pilot training program for 9 young ex-offenders to become youth workers and role models, empowering them to train other young individuals in a cascading fashion. On a smaller scale, this pilot program will be replicated in all partner countries, involving 30 young people from 8 countries (Italy, Greece, Malta, North Macedonia, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia).
The planned activities include:
- A training course for trainers.
- A workshop for young ex-offenders and those at high risk of offending.
- A training course and job shadowing for ex-offenders to initiate them into the profession of youth workers.
The project's outputs will include:
A specific manual for youth workers on the training of young individuals at high risk of criminal activity.
- A report on the role of the youth worker in MENA countries.
- A scalable and replicable training program adaptable to various contexts.
Partners
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AL-EMAD ALKABEER FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CO. 🇯🇴 Jordan
TALA CENTER TALA AL ALI
11180 Amman
🇯🇴 Jordan
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/syleader
Phone: +962770111117
Arab International University 🇸🇾 Syria
ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESS, EDUCATION AND LOBBYING NEL SKOPJE 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
FARHAT HACHED INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEMOCRACY 🇹🇳 Tunisia
20 RUE SOMAA MOUROUJ 5 BEN AROUS
2074 MOUROUJ
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Website: https://www.fhird.tn
Phone: +216 58 973 399
INTERNATIONAL E-LEARNING INSTITUTE LTD 🇲🇹 Malta
40, VILLA FAIRHOLME SIR AUGUSTUS BARTOLO STREET
XBX1095 TA XBIEX
🇲🇹 Malta
Phone: +393926157329
Project card
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Project card
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project includes:
Project Status
Ongoing
Countries covered
8
Start date
01-04-2024
End date
31-03-2026
Programme
Erasmus+
Key Action
Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices
Action Type
Capacity Building in the field of Youth