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Play with your Future

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2021-1-PT02-KA220-YOU-000029278
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices | Cooperation partnerships in youth Funder Contribution: 115,755 EUR

Play with your Future

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<< Background >>- Importance of creating innovative digital intervention tools to ensure sustainability of youth work, increase impact in the target audience and ensure the possibility of intervening at a distance.- The need to increase knowledge about the guiding lines for young people in Europe, with civil society, in particular youth organizations, and also with young Europeans themselves;- The need to train youth workers and young volunteers in innovation in youth work, digital gamification and effective intervention with vulnerable young people;- Promotion of European values, focusing on interculturality and active citizenship among organizations, youth workers, volunteers and young people at local, national and European level.<< Objectives >>(1) Capacitation of the organizations involved, through the training of its youth workers and young volunteers;(2) Creation and implementation of an innovative non-formal education tool, taking the form of a digital game, raising awareness of the general objectives of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-27 (in particular, environmental sustainability, social inclusion and health mental);(3) Raising awareness among young people on the importance of European values, particularly on interculturality and active citizenship, through at least 40 European awareness actions.Within the scope of the first priority, the intention is to involve and train youth workers and young volunteers who are then able to carry out and guide the game process, as well as to develop the necessary skills to use it as an intervention resource for children and vulnerable young people. This will be acquired either through specific training, or through experience in the implementation phase. It is expected at the end of the project: promotion of the digital tool, among the participants, as a determining strategy in the intervention with certain target groups, namely young people with fewer opportunities, and / or in situations of social and/or personal vulnerability; promote their active participation in society; promote their personal and professional skills.The second priority aim is to create an innovative, attractive and digital tool that will allow working with young people who are more vulnerable and/or at risk of exclusion. The aim here is to create a concrete digital tool: a digital game, integrating non-formal education methodologies, and against the background of the European Union Strategy for Youth 2019-27. It is intended that the game is designed by the participants who are part of the Training Course.Regarding the third priority, after the creation of the digital game, the implementation will take place, constituting the intervention phase as the pilot test of the game and evaluation of its impact on young people. In particular, the intention is to foster the desire of these young people to take an active part in society, raising awareness of European priorities for youth, as well as to achieve some of the objectives of the European Youth Strategy, namely to create favorable conditions for young people to develop their civic skills; realize their potential; develop their personal and social skills; participate more actively in society; and take part in the construction of the European project. Likewise, the game aims to instill in young people fundamental values ​​to life in society and respect for oneself (mental health), for others (social inclusion) and for the environment (environmental sustainability).Thus, the main objective of this project is the creation and implementation of an innovative work tool, based on the concept of digital playful-pedagogical application, where young people with fewer opportunities are actively involved, and develop their skills through active participation in the game. To facilitate this process, the contribution of elements from the community is used, namely young volunteers, who will be trained and qualified for this specific intervention and whose perspective will be valued and heard for the idealization of the tool to be created.<< Implementation >>The project will be developed in 5 phases with specific associated activities:(1) Preparation - transnational coordination meeting; outlining the project; identification of staff and volunteers to be involved and training course;(2) Production and distribution - production of the test version of the virtual tool by the University of Minho, specialized in ensuring quality standards; tool distribution by the participating organizations in at-least 2 main languages ​​(Portuguese and English); preparation for the implementation of the test version of the game; (3) Intervention - implementation of the digital tool with young people with fewer opportunities, by the youth workers and young volunteers of the organizations involved and that participated in the preparation phase;(4) Monitoring - conducting the effectiveness assessment study, considering the data collected (pre, post and follow-up) organized by the national partner organization, namely the University of Minho; individual meetings with the Game facilitators to collect general conclusions; form to assess the impact of the Game with a representative sample of the population involved, establishing final conclusions and possible adjustments to the test version of the tool;(5) Evaluation - Preparation of the final report of the project, with presentation of the results; multiplier events: final conference to disseminate the results of the project and the tool created and implementation of online workshops with decision makers / politicians and other youth organizations with the aim of disseminating the game and its pilot results.<< Results >>Through the implementation of the project it's intended to have a positive impact on the 3 target groups of this project: (1) the organizations involved; (2) youth workers/young volunteers involved in implementing the project; and (3) the young beneficiaries of the created tool.As for the organizations involved, collaboration throughout the project, is expected to strengthen inter-organization relationships, as well as to increase the likelihood of future collaborations. International partnerships derive from previous projects and partnerships that have been strengthened and also culminate in the present partnership. As part of the project, there will be clear training for organizations, fortifying them with skills to create this type of intervention resources, within the scope of the European priorities for Youth. We also want to enable innovative approaches to work with the vulnerable youth population, namely the use of virtual games as a strategy, and of non-formal education methodologies. In addition, after participating in this project, the organizations involved will be able to integrate this specific intellectual output, the virtual game, the methodologies and good practices acquired in their daily activities.With regard to volunteers, the experience gained through participation in the Training Course and through field intervention will promote their empowerment. Their participation foresees a process of continuous development in young volunteers, making them more gifted and able to intervene with other young people in situations of social vulnerability. It's anticipated that through their participation in this project, volunteers will be able to acquire and strengthen certain key competences, especially communication in other languages ​​(English); civic and social skills; and awareness of cultural and social differences and the development of digital skills. At the same time, they will also increase their knowledge of innovation in youth work, as well as in the European Youth Strategy and its 11 strategic objectives.Finally, with regard to the young beneficiaries, it is expected to increase their knowledge about the European Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and its priorities, as well as to increase their awareness of the current importance of issues such as social inclusion, environmental sustainability and mental health, strengthening their capacities for active participation in society and civic awareness, influencing other peers and local communities for action and at the same time foster their own social integration.

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