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.
AES – Alternative Economy for Sustainability
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.
EVENTS
EVENTS
MEDIA
Objectives
a) As Dione with this project we believe we have achieved to provide youth workers what constitutes the basis of a green economy, its philosophy so as to have participants develop environmental awareness. Our aim was the centrality of the components of circular economy youth were trained on how to apply fundamental rules of circular economy daily life with the goal to have youth workers have abilities for sustainability in their own areas when they finished training.
b) Objectives for this project were as follows:
-Equipping youth workers skills and knowledge needed for environmental sustainability.
-Raising awareness for what is a green economy and a circular economy in their local areas.
-Have youth workers improve abilities on how to create activities on sustainability feasible for young people.
Implementation
In this particular project that involved 25 youth worker from variety of counties Cyprus, Romania, Armenia, Egypt, Russia, the Hungarian team sadly could not make it. Activities were oriented and specific for youth workers in order to raise environmental awareness on green and circular economy in their respective local areas. Specific activities were as follows workshops on recycling, debates on waste and how to avoid it, best practices sharing, workshops on second hand clothes, round table on circular economy and informative entertaining games on object cycle. This particular project was embraced in its totality by all participants. It appears that it was one whereby all participants exhibited strong interest.
Results
Results:
a)We succeeded in achieving in participants increased knowledge of green economy in a more valued way
b) Definitely we achieved to have students attain a more holistic perception of the cycle of objects.
c) managed to have people have increased confidence in order to share in their local community environmental awareness.
d) Participants reached a higher level of working mentally in a green way.
e) A more thorough and standing on how youth workers will develop events and activities on environmental awareness for young people.
b) Impact:
– Relevant attained impact is that youth workers have increased awareness on what constitutes green economy and circular economy. Moreover the ability of youth workers to share their new knowledge with others.
– Respective NGOs with their staff and volunteers will orient themselves in a sequenced way on green economy.
– All youngsters that were participant will of course share new abilities with others in their local area.
Partners
Artemisz Szakképzést Támogató Egyesület 🇭🇺 Hungary
Közraktár utca 24. 3. em. 10 /A
1093 Budapest
Pest
🇭🇺 Hungary
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +36704242450
FUTURE IN OUR HANDS NGO 🇦🇲 Armenia
STR TARTU 2 31 KOTAYK REGION
2201 ABOVYAN
Armenia
🇦🇲 Armenia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37498558861
Mediterranean Youth Foundation for Development 🇪🇬 Egypt
13 Sphinx Square, the #9 floor, above the Egyptian National Bank
12655 Giza
Egypt
🇪🇬 Egypt
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +201111661304
MOSTCAMP 🇷🇺 Russia
per. Garazhny 12/3/3 of 11
350065 Krasnodar
Russian Federation
🇷🇺 Russia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +79183218144
ProActiv pentru Comunitate 🇷🇴 Romania
Strada 9 Mai 15B
905500 Mangalia
Sud-Est
🇷🇴 Romania
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +40747338858
Project card
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project includes:
Project Status
Completed
Countries covered
6
Start date
1-08-2022
End date
31-10-2023
Programme
Erasmus+
Key Action
Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action Type
Mobility of youth workers