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Comunicat de presa „Open Hearts”

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Asociatia Crestin Umanitara Slujirea Vietii din Romania si partenerii, anunta finalizarea proiectului 2016-3-RO01-KA105-035416 – Open Hearts, finantat de Comisia Europeana prin Programul Erasmus+.

“Open Hearts” a fost un proiect international de mobilitate a tinerilor care a implicat organizatii si participanti din tarile participante la program (Romania si Spania) si dintr-o tara partenera din vecinatatea Uniunii Europene – Republica Moldova.

Durata proiectului: 1.02.2017 – 31.01.2018.

Perioada mobilitatii: 19 – 26 iulie 2017.

Locul de desfasurare al mobilitatii: Zarnesti, Judetul Brasov, Romania

Organizatiile participante au fost:

Proiectul “Open Hearts” a reunit 29 de participanti: 24 de tineri, 4 lideri de grup si 1 insotitor pentru o tanara cu deficiente senzoriale (nevazatoare), din 3 tari. Dintre participantii la proiect 14 provin din randul tinerilor cu oportunitati reduse: 4 sunt cu dizabilitati severe, 3 sufera de boli grave , ceilalti tineri Neet’s, de etnie roma, cu nivel educational scazut (2 tineri cu studii primare, respectiv generale), din comunitati rurale, cu probleme financiare.

Open Hearts si-a propus sa creasca nivelul de constientizare privind drepturile omului prin dialog intercultural, inlaturarea stereotipurilor, promovarea tolerantei si a intelegerii reciproce si derularea unor activitati antreprenoriale practice in echipa.

Obiectivele specifice ale proiectului au fost:

– Dezvoltarea solidaritatii in randul tinerilor participanti;

– Cresterea implicarii tinerilor in viata sociala prin participarea activa în timpul proiectului si prin învatare interculturala;

– Identificarea bunelor practici in integrarea tinerilor cu dizabilitati

– Constientizarea celor 24 de tineri participanti la mobilitate asupra necesitatii promovarii si dezvoltarii spiritului antreprenorial;

– Dezvoltarea unui parteneriat pe termen lung intre parteneri.

Metodele de educatie non-formale folosite au fost interactive si participative implicandu-i permanent pe tinerii participanti: jocuri de cunoastere, workshop-uri, photovoice, vizite culturale și tematice, ateliere de lucru, storytelling, lucru in echipa, prezentari interactive, muzica, dansuri si mancare traditionala, vizite de documentare, invatarea prin experienta practica, teambuilding, discuții facilitate de grup.

Proiectul a evidentiat rolul tinerilor in respectarea drepturilor omului, astfel incat sa convietuiasca cu demnitate si respect reciproc.

Activitatile principale care au fost desfasurate in cadrul proeictului sunt:

  1. Pregatirea proiectului
  2. Promovarea proiectului si a programului Erasmus+
  3. Schimbul de tineri

4.Diseminarea rezultatelor proiectului – conferinta de presa internationala cu participarea reprezentantilor autoritatilor locale

  1. Monitorizare
  2. Evaluare

Activitatile schimbului de tineri s-au desfasurat pe durata a 8 zile, fara zilele de calatorie, in perioada 19 – 26 iulie 2017 si au fost implementate prin metode de educatie non-formala. In cadrul mobilitatii de tineri si in acord cu obiectivele proeictului s-au desfasura urmatoarele activitati:

  1. Cunoasterea participantilor – My story
  2. Promovarea proiectului si a programului Erasmus+
  3. Seminarii tematice (informare asupra riscurilor discriminarii si masuri de combatere)
  4. Photovoice – Discriminarea ucide vise – Expozitie de fotografie tematica fiind situatii de discriminare observate de participant
  5. Vizite culturale și tematice
  6. Ateliere practice pentru tinerii antreprenori: Descoperirea si experimentarea diferitelor tipuri de afaceri handmade, confectionarea lumanarilor artizanale, procesul tehnologic de conservare a legumelor si fructelor, intalniri cu antreprenori si mesteri populari)
  7. Seri interculturale și de socializare.

Activităţile propuse au contribuit la dezvoltarea spiritului de solidaritate, toleranta si intelegere, la creşterea motivatiei in vederea stimularii participarii active, la dezvoltarea abilitatilor de comunicare si a spiritului de echipa, la înlaturarea barierelelor sociale şi culturale, la eliminarea stereotipurilor şi prejudecatilor, oferindu-le tinerilor participanti sansa de a-si pune in valoare experienta proprie si de a participa la ateliere practice.

La finalul proiectului avem urmatoarele rezultate

– 1 pagina facebook a proiectului cu detalii privind scopul, obiectivele si rezultatele proiectului si poze realizate in timpul activitatilor;

– au fost informate peste 5 000 de persoane din Romania, Republica Moldova si Spania- tarile din care sunt participantii – privind rezultatele proiectului si realizarea vizibilitatii Programului Erasmus+- prin pagina facebook, adunand numarul de prieteni ai fiecarui participant care va disemina pe pagina proprie;

– 1 parteneriat pe termen lung si noi proiecte.

Participantii au primit Youthpass, certificatul european care atesta competentele dobandite in timpul mobilitatii

 

Mai multe informații găsiți aici:

 

Open Heart: https://www.facebook.com/openhearts2017/

Asociația Creștin-Umanitară Slujirea Vieții:

Asociația Obștească Caroma Nord: https://www.facebook.com/AoCaromaNordMoldova/

Asociacion Buiding Bridges: https://www.facebook.com/Yes-Europa-154519261266962/

Proiect finalist la Gala Națională a Voluntarilor: http://www.galavoluntarilor.ro/detalii_finalist/321

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Press Release

 

The Romanian Association „Asociatia Crestin Umanitara Slujirea Vietii” and its partners, announces the completion of the project 2016-3-RO01-KA105-035416 – Open Hearts, funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus + Program.

Open Hearts was an International Youth Exchange project which involved organizations and participants from program attendee countries (Romania and Spain) and from a neighboring partner country close to the EU – Republic of Moldova.

Project lifetime: feb 1st, 2017 – jan 31st, 2018.

Exchange Time period: July 19th – July 26th, 2017

Exchange Activity Location: Zarnesti city, Brasov County, Romania

The participating organizations were:

The Project Open Hearts brought together 29 participants; 24 youths, 4 group leaders and 1 attendant for 1 young woman with sensory impairments (blind) from 3 countries. Of the project participants, 14 of them are youths with limited opportunities: 4 have severe disabilities, 3 suffer from serious illnesses and the others are Romani NEET’s or rroma ethnicity with a limited educational background (two youths have primary and general studies respectively) from rural communities and with financial problems

Open Hearts had purposed raising awareness level regarding human rights through intercultural dialogue, removing stereotypes, tolerance promoting and of mutual understanding and running team focused entrepreneurial activities

Specific Objectives of the project were:

– Developing solidarity among the young participants and promoting mutual tolerance between them

– Increasing the involvement young people have in social matters by having them actively participate during the project and through intercultural learning

– Identifying the good practices that will integrate the youths with disabilities

– Having them 24 exchange participants be aware of the promoting necessity and develop an entrepreneurial spirit

– Developing a long term partnership between the parteners

The non formal education methods used were interactive and participatory, constantly involving the young participants: knowledge games, workshops, photovoice, cultural and thematic visits, storytelling, teamwork, team presentations, music and dancing, traditional food, learning trips, learning trough practical activities, teambuilding, group facilitated discussions

The Project pointed out the role young people play in respecting human rights so that all youths may live together in harmony, dignity and mutual respect

The main activities unfolded in the project were:

  1. Preparing the project
  2. Promoting the project and Erasmus+ programme
  3. Youth exchange
  4. Project result dissemination – international press conference with the participation of the representatives of the local authorities
  5. Monitoring
  6. Evaluation

The activities of the youth exchange have taken place during an 8 day period , without counting the traveling days, between 19th and 26th of July 2017 and were implemented trough non formal education methods. Within the youth mobility process and in agreement with the objectives of the program, the following activities took place

  1. Participants introduction – My story
  2. Project and the Erasmus+ programme promoting
  3. Thematic seminars (informing about the dangers and prevention of discrimination)
  4. Photovoice – Discrimination Kills Dreams – a photo exposition, on the theme of discrimination situations as observed by the participants
  5. Cultural and thematic visits
  6. Workshops for young entrepreneurs: Discovering and experimenting with different types of handmade businesses: hand crafted candles, the technologic process fruit and vegetable conservation, meetings with entrepreneurs and local craftsmen
  7. Intercultural nights

The proposed activities had contributed at developing a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and understanding, increasing motivation in order to stimulate active participation, developing communication skills and team spirit, casting aside social and cultural barriers, the elimination of stereotypes and prejudice, offering the young participants the chance to make the most out of their own experience and to participate in workshops

At the end of the project we have the following results

– One Facebook page of the project with the details regarding the purpose, objectives and results of the project; and photos taken during the activities

– We informed over 5000 people from Romania, Republic of Moldova and Spain – the countries of origin of the participants – regarding the results of the project and raising the visibility of the Erasmus+ Programme (trough the Facebook page, by adding up the number of friends of each participant, each participant having to disseminate on their own page)

– 1 long term partnership and new projects

The participants received a Youthpass, the European certificate for youths, which attests to the skills gained during the exchange

 

Details:

Open Heart: https://www.facebook.com/openhearts2017/

Asociația Creștin-Umanitară Slujirea Vieții:

Asociația Obștească Caroma Nord: https://www.facebook.com/AoCaromaNordMoldova/

Asociacion Buiding Bridges: https://www.facebook.com/Yes-Europa-154519261266962/

Finalist project at Gala Națională a Voluntarilor: http://www.galavoluntarilor.ro/detalii_finalist/321

 

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.

This Publicațion reflects the views only of the author and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therin.

                                    

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