The IDEA project is funded by the European Union (EU) through the Erasmus+ program.
The project aims to create cross-sectoral networks on the national and international levels to develop cross-sectoral inclusion methodology for organizations working with young people in different settings, based on good practice from different fields of expertise. By sharing, adapting, and disseminating good practices and guidelines based on the wide range of experiences in our network, we want to inspire and enable other inclusion youth workers to do the same.
The objectives of the project this project are thus to:
- establish cross-sectoral inclusion networks to enable exchange of experience and good practice, thus strengthening the voice of inclusion youth groups and their organisations on national and international level; in non-formal youth work settings as well as in formal education settings. Development of practical guidelines on benefits of cross-sectoral cooperation, possible barriers and how to overcome them should empower the partners, their network and organsiations beyond the partnership to standardise this approach.
- develop cross-sectoral methodology: Exchange good practice youth inclusion methodology from different settings and adapt different methodologies to be applied in different youth inclusion settings, pilot them and draw conclusions in order to develop a comprehensive set of upscaled inclusive methods.
- more and differentiated visibility for inclusion in public discourse : Ensure visibility of inclusion youth groups and of the need for an inclusive society by improving communication about inclusion: young journalists and media representatives will be included in the project in order to raise awareness on the topic of inclusion if young people and organisations with inclusion groups are trained regarding external communication of the topic of inclusion.
The results of this cooperation will be spread in the partner countries and beyond, both in the field of non-formal youth work and formal education. With the project implementation, the project partnership aims to inspire other organizations to develop cross-sectoral and intersectoral cooperation and thus to contribute to stronger societal cohesion in Europe and beyond.