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Call for participants: Tool trade Event in Niš, Serbia

Call for participants: Tool trade Event in Niš, Serbia

12 - 17 November 2022 | Niš, Serbia

Spin is looking for 1-2 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the event in Niš, Serbia and possibly become part of the other project activities to be organised in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Deadline for applications is Thursday 27th of October 2022.

Project Description

The project ‘Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change’ is set in line with the priorities of the Erasmus+ Programme and the general objectives of the call. The project is based on the need to increase the capacities of 6 youth organizations representing the Programme (North Macedonia, Serbia and Cyprus) and Partner countries of the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and Montenegro) to work with the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, to be able to develop competencies of young people, young people with fewer opportunities in these areas, and to transfer the principles of circular economy in their practices to become more green, sustainable youth organizations ready to face ecological and sustainable challenges of 21st century.

Profile of participants

Participants of the Tool Trade Event should have the following background:

Youth workers in age 18 + residence of participant’s countries;
Strongly interested in exploring the topic – Eco – entrepreneurship, circular economy.
Motivated to work on the development of their personal and professional
competencies in an international setting (communication, teamwork,
problem-solving, conflict management, facilitation, and presentation);
Motivated to take part in Erasmus + project, work in an international team and share
their experiences in follow-up period;
Ready to work in a mix-intercultural learning environment, to contribute to successful
project implementation.

Every group will include participants with fewer opportunities facing cultural differences and social, economic obstacles. It means young people who meet unemployed, are coming from a socially and economically challenging environment, and/or might face discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices in their communities.

Working methods

Learning by doing method
Ice-breakers and team-building games to get to know each other.
Workshops will leave room for guided but controversial discussions.
Simulation games will allow us to identify current challenges of non-formal education and show possible measures that strengthen them.

These sessions will provide the participants with concrete ideas that can be implemented in their local communities, thus ensuring an important multiplier effect.

Travel and accommodation

Travel will be organised together with Spin’s project team. All travel costs are fully covered.

Accommodation is covered by organisers, 3 meals per day and coffee breaks.

Tool Trade Event program

DATES:

12 – 17 September 2022

LOCATION:

Niš, Serbia

PARTICIPANTS:

3 per country

COUNTRIES:

North Macedonia – Serbia – Kosovo* – Montenegro – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Cyprus

*Note that this call is only for participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina through the Spin’s website.

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Partners’ meeting in Skopje

In period 13.06. - 15.06.2022. Spin staff have participated in partners' meeting organised in Skopje, North Macedonia. The project ‘Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change’ is set in line with the priorities of the Erasmus + Programme.

The project is based on the need to increase the capacities of 6 youth organizations representing the Programme (North Macedonia, Serbia and Cyprus) and Partner countries of the Western Balkan (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Montenegro) to work with the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, to be able to develop competencies of young people, young people with fewer opportunities in these areas, and to transfer the principles of circular economy in their practices to become more green, sustainable youth organizations ready to face ecological and sustainable challenges of 21st century.

On the first day of the kick-off partners meeting within the project “Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change” we dived into developing a project management plan and dissemination strategy for the activities upcoming on this project. On the second day of the partners’ meeting we dedicated the day’s work to planning qualitative management of our new project. Our hosts Next Generation organised a visit to Matka Canyon to round up the whole meeting.

If you want to learn more about project and activities upcoming in the next period click below.

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Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change

Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change

Start: 01-05-2022 - End: 30-04-2024

EU Grant: 180029 EUR

Program: Erasmus+

Key Action: Capacity building in the field of youth (ERASMUS – YOUTH – CBY – 2021)

Spin is official project partner.

The project ‘Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change’ is set in line with the priorities of the Erasmus + Programme. The project is based on the need to increase the capacities of 6 youth organizations representing the Programme (North Macedonia, Serbia and Cyprus) and Partner countries of the Western Balkan (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Montenegro) to work with the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, to be able to develop competencies of young people, young people with fewer opportunities in these areas, and to transfer the principles of circular economy in their practices to become more green, sustainable youth organizations ready to face ecological and sustainable challenges of 21st century.

OBJECTIVES:

To raise the capacity of 6 youth organizations working with young people, including young people with fewer opportunities, outside of formal learning in the area of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy. The consortium of the project brings together youth organizations active in the field of non- formal education, delivering activities based on methods, tools of non-formal learning actively supporting the active participation of the target groups, self-centred and peer-to-peer learning.
The project consortium brings together youth organizations from Programme and Partner countries of the Western Balkans. Our partners from the Partner countries focus on empowering youth and support their active participation in their communities and societies. This project will provide our partners from Programme countries an opportunity to increase their capacities in the areas of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, the raise capacities of their staff, youth workers and of their young people, young people with fewer opportunities. This target group will have an opportunity to directly participate in international mobility events (Work Package 3), local workshops (Work Package 4). They will develop their competencies, understanding of the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, get inspire by successful stories of their peers, and they will develop their entrepreneurial mind-set, and get motivated to take an active role in addressing the environmental issues in their communities and societies.
The project supports the development of youth work in Partner countries in the Western Balkan. It improves its quality because it will provide the staff, youth workers an opportunity to raise their competencies needed to address the topics of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy in a quality way, to implement learning events raising understanding of young people on the concepts, and developing their competencies and challenging their attitudes towards ecology, sustainability, eco- entrepreneurship, and circular economy.
The project will bring two key deliverables in the form of an ONLINE COURSE on UDEMY and BOARD GAME that will be freely accessible. These key deliverables will be tailored to the needs of youth organizations, youth workers, leaders in Programme and Partner countries and will be developed to support the development of youth work in all participating countries.
The project is strongly contributing to the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy including the 11 European Youth goals.

Project activities:
- Kick-off meeting – M3 – North Macedonia
- Tool-trade event – M8 – Serbia
- Youth Exchange 1 – M11 – Serbia
- Mid-term meeting – M12 – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Study visit – M15 – North Macedonia
- Youth Exchange 2 – M17 – Montenegro
- Local multiplier workshops – M21 – M23 – All partner countries
- International multiplier event – M22 – North Macedonia
- Evaluation meeting – M24 – Cyprus
- Online course development M5 – M19
- Board game development M5 – M20

Kick-off meeting in Skopje, July 2022

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The competency framework for youth sports workers for the inclusion of youngsters with different abilities

The competency framework for youth sports workers for the inclusion of youngsters with different abilities

The goal of this guidebook is to provide youth workers with a Competency Framework for youth sports workers for the inclusion of youngsters with different abilities. This framework is fully innovative and based on our first-hand experience as youth workers.
Before introducing the framework, however, we deem important to introduce some basic definitions and methodologiesy that should be known to organize and deliver quality work.

For this reason, Chapters 1-4 contain the theoretical and methodological framework connected with youth sports work and youth work with youngsters with different abilities.
Chapter 1 is dedicated to a definition of youth work and non-formal education, which represent the main concepts on which our work is based.
Chapter 2 is dedicated to the inclusion of youngsters with different abilities in youth work activities, as we deem it important to provide a brief introduction to the target group of youngsters this booklet aims to include.
Chapter 3 is dedicated to the concepts of youth sports work and education through sports, emphasizing the differences and similarities between youth sports work and “regular” sports activities.
Chapter 4 is dedicated to including people with disabilities in sports activities, providing a few starting points to organize sports activities including people with different abilities.
Chapters 5-6 introduce the Competency Framework for youth sports workers for the inclusion of youngsters with different abilities. This part, fully innovative, presents the competencies needed to perform quality youth sports work including youngsters with different abilities. We also explain how to adapt the framework to different organizations, to ensure the material could be useful in different settings with different goals.

Chapter 5 will define competency and explain what a competency model entails. Then, we will provide a few tips on how to customize and adapt our model to suit the needs and goals of your specific organization.

Chapter 6 will present the Competency framework for youth sports workers for the inclusion of youngsters with different abilities. Our framework includes and describes eight competencies that we deem necessary when organizing and developing youth sports work activities including youngsters with different abilities. The competencies will be dived into core competencies and functional competencies.

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This material has been published as part of the project Youth SPORT work with different abilities’ youngsters.

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Handbook “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work” IN to the field! – Inclusive sport spaces for equality

Handbook “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work” IN to the field! – Inclusive sport spaces for equality

This Handbook “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work” is addressed to youth workers, sport coaches and civil society organizations with the aim of including youngsters with disabilities together with mainstream people using sport as a method and a tool.

Project partners assumed that the unique ability of sports to transcend linguistic, cultural and social barriers makes it an excellent platform for strategies of adaptation and fostering the inclusion and well-being of persons with disabilities. However, Non-Formal Education (NFE) educators and youth workers working with disabled target groups often have little or no experience in using sport as an educational tool. Many do not know how to maximise the potential of sport as a method within the regular youth work.

Despite the fact that sport activities can be considered one of the most valuable NFE experiences for children and youngsters. This handbook serves as a basis for quality knowledge management and future capacity building of organisations which work with youth, includ- ing non-governmental organisations, governmental institutions and sport clubs.

The guidebook provides an in-depth overview of all the topics relevant to inclusion in sport – non-formal education, sport methodology, disability and recommendations for methodology. Most literature and other handbooks are focusing only on disabled people in sports or disabled people in youth work, but there is nothing similar which brings these two together. Beginning of the booklet provides the explanation of the basic terminology which will be used throughout the text. The focus then changes to sport methodology from a general perspective.

The Inclusive space chapter offers practical advice on how to enable equal participation by adapting the space, equipment and the attitude toward inclusion. Adapted physical activity is proven to be highly effective when working with participants with disability, so this chapter gives a detailed overview of models, types and exercises for this methodology.

Special focuses are paid to concrete examples of new inclusive sports merging people with disabilities and people with no disability: The Baskin and The Parkour.

This booklet gives a number of practical advices on how to work with different abilities’ youth, how to prepare yourself as a youth/sport worker, your participants and your surroundings to include those with different needs.

Youth and sport educators empowered by this Handbook will further guide, lead and organise new inclusive activities involving youngsters to get more active in sport and health-enhancing physical activities for inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters.

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This material has been published as part of the project Youth SPORT work with different abilities’ youngsters.

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Curriculum “Using sport methodology in NFE and youth work for inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters”

Curriculum “Using sport methodology in NFE and youth work for inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters”

The curriculum “Using sport methodology in NFE and youth work for inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters” is an educational resource for youth trainers and coordinators aiming to educate, support and mentor youth workers and trainers in using sport methodology in non-formal education and youth work with different abilities youngsters, for inclusion and interaction of theirs in their community.

The focus of this curriculum is initially to address the needs of its target group of youth workers who have certain experience in sport work and its methodologies as well as general NFE principles and methodology. The curriculum also addressed the needs of youngsters with disabilities and their inclusion in NFE activities related to sport work.

The content of the curriculum comprises of introductory parts (summary of the project, background of the curriculum, and recommendations for future trainers organising similar training courses), detailed training programme with division of sessions for each working day (morning and afternoon structured).

The structure of developed sessions includes practical recommendations, additional resources for reading and materials needed for the implementation. This is done with the purpose of offering a more practical and useful material for youth workers and trainers/educators/peers engaged in youth work.

The curriculum and the sessions developed are based on the principles and methodology of non-formal education; this comprising of role plays, interactive games, group works, plenary discussion, individual activities, reflective exercises, theoretical input, as well as exchanging of existing realities and practices as a learning technique.

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This material has been published as part of the project Youth SPORT work with different abilities’ youngsters.

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Inclusion of youngsters through sport

In period 15.07. - 24.07.2021. 29 youth workers from B&H, Serbia, Croatia, Italy and Germany gathered together in Zadar, Croatia for training course "Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work"

This training course involved youth workers already experienced and educated in general NFE principles and methodology, with bigger focus on needs and inclusion of youngsters with disability.

During the 10 days event participants had an opportunity to meet each other and build the team, learn about Erasmus+ programme and Youthpass certificate. Participants learned about non-formal education as an opportunity for inclusion, adapting non-formal education activities in order to make them accessible for young people with disabilities and settings of inclusive spaces. Training course was not only focused on providing new information and knowledge to participants, it provided opportunity for participants to investigate about positive practices from their local communities, and share it with the rest of the group.

Second part of the training course focused on providing opportunity for participants to practically use gained knowledge – by developing and simulating educational workshops which are inclusive to different abilities’ youngsters; but based on non-formal educational approach in the same time.

This is first out of many upcoming activities and educational opportunities focused on putting together sport and non-formal education; with aim of providing better surrounding for different abilities’ youngsters in our communities.

Activity was organised as part of the project –

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Curriculum “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work”

Curriculum “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work”

The curriculum “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work” is an innovative resource for youth trainers and coordinators aiming to educate, support and mentor youth workers and trainers in using non-formal education and youth work with different abilities youngsters, for inclusion and interaction of theirs in their community. The focus of this curriculum is initially to address the needs of its target group of youth workers who have certain experience in general NFE principles and methodology.

The curriculum also addressed the needs of youngsters with disabilities and their inclusion in NFE activities. The content of the curriculum comprises of introductory parts (summary of the project, background of the curriculum, and recommendations for future trainers organising similar training courses), detailed training programme with division of sessions for each working day (morning and afternoon structured).

The structure of developed sessions include practical recommendations, additional resources for reading and materials needed for the implementation. This is done with the purpose of offering a more practical and useful material for youth workers and trainers/educators/peers engaged in youth work.

The curriculum and sessions developed are based on the principles and methodology of non-formal education; this comprising of role plays, interactive games, group works, plenary discussion, individual activities, reflective exercises, theoretical input, as well as exchanging of existing realities and practices as a learning technique.

Check it out on the link below

This material has been published as part of the project Youth SPORT work with different abilities’ youngsters.

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Toolkit “Creativity and innovation – adapting sport methods for inclusion and interaction of different abilities’ youngsters through youth (sport) work”

Toolkit “Creativity and innovation – adapting sport methods for inclusion and interaction of different abilities’ youngsters through youth (sport) work”

This Toolkit “Creativity and innovation – adapting sport methods for inclusion and interaction of different abilities’ youngsters through youth (sport) work” is innovative resource for youth workers and sport trainers to coach, educate, support and mentor both, mainstream youngsters and youth with disabilities, for inclusion and interaction in their community.

Project partners have the experience with using art, dance and other creative methodology when developing youth (sport) work activities for their target group, as well as they have already explored using sport methodology in youth (sport) work for inclusion of immigrants, and have the needed expertise and staff for developing this toolkit.

However, Non-Formal Education (NFE) educators and youth workers working with disabled target groups often have little or no experience in using sport as an educational tool. Many do not know how to maximise the potential of sport as a method within the regular youth work. Despite the fact that sport activities can be considered one of the most valuable NFE experiences for children and youngsters.

The toolkit is comprised of 2 parts. First, more general, part covers concepts and recommendations related to the needs of target groups (different abilities’ youngsters) and recommendations for further adapting sport disciplines/ methods and/or NFE methods with including sport methodology in regular youth work activities.

The second part us set of sport methods/games and workshops and respective education support materials for organising youth/sport work for inclusion of youngsters with disabilities.

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This material has been published as part of the project Youth SPORT work with different abilities’ youngsters.

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Call for participants: TC in Zadar

Training Course “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work”

15 - 24 July 2021 | Zadar, Croatia

Training course “Inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters through NFE and youth work” targets youth workers experienced in general NFE principles and methodology, with a bigger focus on needs and inclusion of youngsters with disability in general NFE activities, as well as those that include the adaptation of sport methodology in youth work.

Youth workers, participants of the TC, will:

learn more about different practices in other countries when it comes to inclusion of disabilities through youth (sport) work
further develop their competencies in the adaptation of sport methods for inclusion of youngsters with disabilities and in organising creative youth sport work events
develop local/national workshops for youth workers and youngsters in their communities and organise national youth sport work events for inclusion of different abilities’ youngsters
get some insight into inter-sectoral cooperation and hopefully motivation to work on new cooperation with public institutions within the project topics
be inspired and motivated by other participants and this event to get more active in sending organisations and communities afterwards regarding the youth sport work for inclusion.

Overview of the topics of the sessions during the training course:

Group building activities
Country realities on social inclusion of young people with disabilities
Reflections about key concepts and terms (disability, inclusion, rights…)
Non-formal education as an opportunity for inclusion
Exchanging sport methods and games from our countries – using sport methodology in youth work
Innovation and Creativity skills when adapting sport methodology in youth work
How to adapt your NFE activities in order to make them accessible for young people with disabilities
Sharing positive practices from our local communities
Walking exhibit of works presenting positive practices
Development of NFE inclusive workshops
Simulation of developed workshops

We are looking for participants from:

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

🇩🇪 Germany

🇭🇷 Croatia

🇷🇸 Serbia

🇮🇹 Italy

Deadline for applications : 02.07.2021.

UPDATE FOR CROATIA

We are currently looking for few more participants from Croatia – last minute open call. Deadline for applications from Croatia is thus extended – on basis of “first come, first served” (Meaning that the applicants who submit their applications first, will be first contacted)

This training course is part of the project “Youth SPORT work with different abilities’ youngsters”. More about the whole project can be checked here

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