Empowering Young People – Connecting Europe

1. Empowering Young People – Connecting Europe Re-shaping Life in our Region

2. Project AimsMotto: “Re-shaping Life in our Region” Development of innovative school-based projects promoting: • Active citizenship • Participation in civil society at national and regional level • Intercultural awareness through cross-cultural interaction • Sustainable development and entrepreneurship Together with external partners: NGOs, cultural institutions, artists, enterprises ...

3. Target Group 16 schools from ten countries

4. Cluster A - Active Citizenship “Supporting Vulnerable Groups in Society – Promoting Voluntarism among Students”: Developing knowledge, skills and attitudes of students to participate as volunteers in their local communities and raising their awareness for the situation of vulnerable groups

5. Cluster B - Cultural Dialogue “Stories of Everyday Life of Students in Four Countries – an Intercultural Comparison” Erasing frontiers by knowing our similarities and differences.

6. Cluster C -Sustainable Development “Kids Recycle - Awareness Raising Campaigns in Kindergartens for Recycling” Students raise awareness of children for sustainable development.

7. Cluster D - Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship “Together for a Job - Youth Campaign against Youth Unemployment in the Danube Region”: A project to change the mind-sets of young people And to raise public awareness for youth unemployment.

8. Envisaged outcomes by the end of 2013 • Four regional school clusters have been established • 32 teachers have gained experience in regional project development • 80 teachers have gained experience in regional project implementation • 400 students have actively participated in four projects in fields relevant for the Danube Region • Project results were presented to 1.600 stakeholders in ten countries • The “Danube Region Project Portfolio” – an innovative teachers guide is available to teachers/schools in the Danube Region

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