YW-MED
Project ID: 2024-1-IT03-KA220-YOU-000243233
Project Start Date: 01/09/2024
Project End Date: 31/08/2026
YW-MED aims to improve the quality of youth work throughout the Mediterranean, to increase the inclusion of young LGBTQIA+ during Erasmus+ youth exchanges in contexts where the inclusion and defence of LGBTQIA+ rights is still problematic. To do so, it will help a group of 24 youth workers to develop specific working tools and create an international network that encompasses the entire Mediterranean region.
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Summary
YW-MED aims to improve the quality of youth work throughout the Mediterranean, to increase the inclusion of young LGBTQIA+ during Erasmus+ youth exchanges in contexts where the inclusion and defence of LGBTQIA+ rights is still problematic. To do so, it will help a group of 24 youth workers to develop specific working tools and create an international network that encompasses the entire Mediterranean region.
IMPLEMENTATION
Two mobility activities will be carried out during which the 24 youth workers will work following the participatory design method. They will conduct research, both on the desktop and in the field, in order to highlight the situation of youth associations in the partner countries regarding the inclusion of young LGBTQIA+. Finally, the Network Youth Workers in the Mediterranean will be launched, a virtual space of connections, ideas and international cooperation.
RESULTS
- LGBT+ rights and good practices report in partner countries and in the Mediterranean;
- Survey conducted among Mediterranean youth associations;
- Guidelines to better prepare inclusive youth exchanges for LGBTQIA+ youth;
- Mediterranean YW Network;
- Awareness-raising campaign;
- Monitoring and impact assessment.