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.
Baltic-Arabic
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
Topics
Objectives
Two NGOs VitaTiim (Estonia) and Young Folks LV (Latvia) one day were discussing future cooperation and we found out that both organisation are interesting in developing cooperation with Mediterranean countries. As we didn’t work with Mediterranean countries before and we even don’t know how to work with them including cultural approach.
Taking in consideration nowadays situation in Europe we see the need to learn more about Arabic countries bordering EU, both: about situation and culture. It will help us to form tolerant attitude among young people with whom we are working towards contributing to the European solidarity in general.
We decided to organise seminar with elements of partnership-building activity for to boots cooperation between organisations located in Baltic and Mediterranean countries.
Objectives of the activity:
– to develop partnership between Baltic and Mediterranean countries in the field of the youth work;
– to explore possibilities for cooperation and provide space for developing future project ideas;
– to provide space for intercultural learning among participants in order to bring gained experience and attitude to the local communities and to the youth with whom work participating organisations;
– to explore realities of young people and youth work in participating countries in order and be able to answer common challenges within future projects;
– to contribute to address the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants and increase awareness about this issue within local communities by increasing sense of intercultural sensitivity and by follow-up activities and future projects, which participants will develop during the project.
Activities
Within the project we have just one activity (A1). It is a seminar for youth workers and leaders with elements of partnership building activity.
The activity will take place from 3rd to 5th October 2019 in Narva, Estonia.
In total we have 20 participants, incl. 2 facilitators.
The project’s target groups:
– youth workers either on a professional or voluntary basis who are working with young people on a daily basis or in projects
– youth leaders and volunteers who works international mobilities such as international youth exchanges or working with youth on the local level.
– youth workers and project managers who work with local and international volunteers.
From Estonia we have 2 partner organisations and 6 participants including two facilitators.
From Latvia – 2 organisations and 4 participants in total.
From Lithuania – 2 participants
From Palestine – 2 participants
From Jordan – 2 participants
From Egypt – 2 participants
From Morocco – 2 participants
Activities
Within the project we have just one activity (A1). It is a seminar for youth workers and leaders with elements of partnership building activity.
The activity will take place from 3rd to 5th October 2019 in Narva, Estonia.
In total we have 20 participants, incl. 2 facilitators.
The project’s target groups:
– youth workers either on a professional or voluntary basis who are working with young people on a daily basis or in projects
– youth leaders and volunteers who works international mobilities such as international youth exchanges or working with youth on the local level.
– youth workers and project managers who work with local and international volunteers.
From Estonia we have 2 partner organisations and 6 participants including two facilitators.
From Latvia – 2 organisations and 4 participants in total.
From Lithuania – 2 participants
From Palestine – 2 participants
From Jordan – 2 participants
From Egypt – 2 participants
From Morocco – 2 participants
Impact
At the end of the seminar, the participants are:
– familiar with situation and role of young people and youth work in Baltics and Me
Partners
Agdz Volunteers Without Borders 🇲🇦 Morocco
Dar El Mowaten
47050 Agdz
Morocco
🇲🇦 Morocco
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +212673213036
Mediterranean Youth Foundation for Development 🇪🇬 Egypt
2 Hassan Sabry
22638 Cairo
Egypt
🇪🇬 Egypt
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +201097352454
Mittetulundusühing Progress Center 🇪🇪 Estonia
Kaare 27-62
41534 Jõhvi
🇪🇪 Estonia
Partner Type: European NGO
Phone: +372 5373 0583
NIDAL AL-ABBADI CO 🇯🇴 Jordan
GARDENZ ST
11814 AMMAN
Jordan
🇯🇴 Jordan
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +962795367510
Tabloid media solution 🇱🇻 Latvia
Viršu iela 50 – 28
LV-5400 Daugavpils
Latgale
🇱🇻 Latvia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37129549596
Project card
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project includes:
Project Status
Completed
Countries covered
7
Start date
01-05-2019
End date
31-01-2020
Programme
Erasmus+
Key Action
Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action Type
Youth mobility