About
The project is carried out transnationally acknowledging that the exchange of the different experiences will enrich the results (tangible and intangible) of the project with a multidimensional point of view, also ass
Methodology
We will foster youth workers’ intercultural competences with theatrical methodologies aimed at creating local theatre workshops for the social inclusion of young people with different cultural background at risk of social exclusion.
News & Events
- Experience with the non-verbal communication workshop conducted with young people with fewer opportunities and different cultural background.
Non-verbal communication involves the transmission of messages in a non-verbal way, through movement, facial expressions, gestures, body posture, distance between individuals, etc. Understanding this type of communication is very important, especially in the case of refugees who often cannot communicate verbally as they don’t know the language of the host country. Τhe aim of the local workshop was first of all for the young refugees to understand what non-verbal communication is and how it is used on a daily basis.… Read more: Experience with the non-verbal communication workshop conducted with young people with fewer opportunities and different cultural background. - ACTin’YOUth bridging the digital divides
Let’s talk about digital opportunities and challenges for online and blended youth work! The COVID-19 crisis represents considerable risks in the fields of education, employment, mental health and income for young people, especially for vulnerable youth. While youth and future generations will shoulder much of the long-term economic and social consequences of both the more recent economic crisis, their well-being may suffer more immediate harm also by economic loss and growing inequality. The lock-downs also demonstrated the importance of digital… Read more: ACTin’YOUth bridging the digital divides - The experience of Alper Chochev
{:en} My name is Alper Chochev, and I am 28 years old. I am born in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. I am currently doing what I have dreamed of, and I fought to achieve for many years. What is it and how did I get here… Stay turned to the end! I was 15 years old and confused about what I want to do in life. On a personal level, my parents were divorced, and I lived only with my father. From… Read more: The experience of Alper Chochev - The experience of theater in working with youth in social exclusion situations
In March, the organizations partners of ACTin YOUth reunited in Rotterdam for a LTTA (Learning, Teaching Training Activity) regarding the project. The participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in theater techniques and dive into the field of theater of the oppressed. This LTTA, designed to capacitated youth workers with skills to design, development and implement their workshops with local youngsters, to empower them and fight the social exclusion of young people with different and difficult backgrounds. Marta… Read more: The experience of theater in working with youth in social exclusion situations