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.
Play for Peace – A Critical Look at Games in Educational Work
Project Budget
EU Contribution
Countries
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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Objectives
The primary goal of our project was to critically assess and enhance the role of games in non-formal education within the context of volunteer and youth activities. Usually, the use of games in these settings needs more substantial reflection on their advantages, challenges, and potential drawbacks. While games are widely employed for team building and content delivery, the project aimed to address and mitigate issues such as the reproduction of stereotypes, oversight of power structures, exclusion of individuals with disabilities, and violations of personal space
Our objectives encompassed:
1. Critical Reflection on Games in Non-formal Education:
· Sensitised participants to various forms of discrimination.
· Created safer spaces to enhance inclusivity in youth and volunteering projects.
2. Intersectional Perspectives:
· Raised awareness and understanding of global justice, gender, class, race, inclusion, and climate justice in game facilitation.
· Developed and shared inclusive, diverse, and power-critical games.
3. Building on Partner Experiences:
· Built on partners’ diverse experiences with seminar contexts, target groups, and perspectives related to games in non-formal education.
4. Promoting Peace and Human Rights in Games:
· We deepened our understanding of the role of peace and human rights in games used for educational purposes.
5. Quality Improvement in Non-formal Education Instruments:
· Enhance the quality of non-formal education instruments for use in future events, projects, trainings, seminars, and general meetings.
6. Empowering Youth Workers:
· We aimed to provide youth workers with tools and methods for power-critical, inclusive, and peaceful games in educational work.
7. Manual Creation:
· A significant outcome of our project is the development of a comprehensive manual for games in educational work. This manual encompasses underlying concepts, shared experiences with safe spaces in games, and guidelines for peaceful playing.
8. Building Alliances and Solidarity:
· We believe we created a more robust alliance and solidarity within the peace and volunteering movement. This involves fostering collaboration among the organizations involved in this project and establishing networks for future cooperation and peace-education projects.
Ultimately, the project sought to contribute to active participation in democratic life, social and civic engagement, and the establishment of a more inclusive and peaceful educational environment. The phased approach, including online preparation, offline training, implementation, reflection, and follow-up, ensured a thorough and iterative process toward the achievement of these objectives.
Implementation
Online preparation period: questions and ta
Partners
ASOCIACION BUILDING BRIDGES 🇪🇸 Spain
CALLE BENITEZ 5 1E PLANTA 4 PUERTA 6
28042 MADRID
Comunidad de Madrid
🇪🇸 Spain
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +34692372780
Association la villa 🇫🇷 France
10 rue de loulie
64110 gelos
Aquitaine
🇫🇷 France
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +33559350392
Association le futur pour des chantiers et developpement 🇲🇦 Morocco
Quartier Administrative Ait Ourir, Marrakech, Morocco
42050 Ait Ourir
Morocco
🇲🇦 Morocco
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +212622326554
CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE ASSOCIATION 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
VUK KARADZIKJ 19 A
1300 KUMANOVO
Североисточен (Severoistočen)
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +38971390192
DYPALL NETWORK: ASSOCIACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA PARTICIPACAO CIDADA 🇵🇹 Portugal
PASSEIO ESTE LIBRO QUE VOS DEIXO LO
8500356 FARO
🇵🇹 Portugal
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +351966468338
Project card
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project includes:
Project Status
Completed
Countries covered
17
Start date
01-11-2021
End date
31-10-2023
Programme
Erasmus+
Key Action
Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action Type
Mobility of youth workers