YW - Action Changes Things
- Adela Vitkovska
- Nov 6, 2025
- 4 min read
Start date 02-05-2016–End date 01-11-2016
EU Grant–42.545,00 €
Programme–Erasmus+
Key Action:
Learning Mobility of Individuals
Action Type:
Youth mobility
Countries covered–11
Coordinator
Balestrand ungdomslag
Sjøtunsvegen 34
6899 Balestrand
Sogn og Fjordane
🇳🇴 Norway
Coordinator Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +47 98477765
Summary
Action Changes Things / A.C.T is a traning course about Theatre of the Oppressed for youth workers. 12 organizations from 11 European countries with 24 participants will be presented in the traning. The countries are Norway, Romania, Danmark, Bulgaria,Germany,Hungary,Latvia,Poland,Portugal,Spain and Estonia. The main goal of the project is to increase the capacity of youth work sector to raise the participation and involvement of young people in social processes and change.First Action/ NORWAY/ 30.05.2016-08.06.2016Second Action/ROMANIA/ 02.09.2016-11.09.2016They are various issues present in our present lives that are primordially affecting young people on which we as representatives of youth organization are seriously concerned about: High level of migration and refugees; Economic crises and high levels of unemployment among young people; Political dominance around Europe of Right and growing of extreme rights groups influence; Difficulties in integration of different minorities groups associated with discrimination, marginalization, xenophobia, violence, etc. High levels of violence towards women or domestic violence; Corruption ; High level of social apathy of young people- express as a general feeling of indifference towards some of the problems mention before. As a consequence acquiring alternative and effective instruments for dealing with these issues is necessary and represents a priority for youth workers and this projects answer to such needs.Based on the experience of the consortium, active in youth work field from more than 11 years, it is clear that Theatre of the Oppressed Methodology even if is a very efficient methodology for handling social problems is not enough known and applied. This project is an answer to the needs of various youth organizations that need competencies in new methods for improving the situation of their direct target groups (the ones directly affected by the problems mentioned and not only).Therefore we are aiming to bring a contribution to more increased capacity of youth work field to do large social change and by this to support the objectives of Erasmus+ and the specific of KA1 Mobility as inclusive growth, tackle socio-economic challenges, increasing social capital among young people, youth empowerment, active participation, professionalization of youth work, increased capacity of youth organization and their innovative approaches, make use of non-formal education, increase intercultural awareness and learning, etc.Theatre of the Oppressed is a collective rehearsal for reality. The main idea of these methods is to make people experience and understand how any change of an attitude, behaviour or thinking pattern can have a powerful significant effect on their life as well as lives of people around them. The results and the practice from the field shows that theatre of the oppressed methods are efficient inclusion methods and therefore through this project youth workers will gain and upgrade their competencies in reaching more and more young people disadvantaged. More specific Objectives of the project are:• To introduce innovative methodologies in youth work field; • To raise the capacity of partner organizations to operate at European level and in international mobility projects;• To stimulate the exchange of best practices in youth work field;• To increase the quality of the youth organization projects;• To develop and improve skills in non-formal education in general, and in particular in Theatre of the Oppressed methods for youth workers from Europe;• To develop a network of Forum Theatre multipliers in various regions of Europe; • o improve project management, communication, team leading and motivations skills for youth workers• To develop pro-active attitudes and the sense of initiative among the partners NGO members and also among the beneficiaries of the partners (young people). • To increase the level of active participation among the direct and indirect beneficiaries • To contribute to the development of employable skills among direct and indirect beneficiaries. • To introduce Erasmus + programme, as a great provider of educational opportunities.
Partners
ASOCIATIA A.R.T. FUSION 🇷🇴 Romania
STR GEORGE VALSAN 10 BL 108 SC 1 ET 1 AP 6 SECTOR 6
060474 BUCURESTI
Bucureşti - Ilfov
🇷🇴 Romania
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +40733482789
Associació Pirineus Creatius 🇪🇸 Spain
Cami de Campmajor s/n, Cal Peret 3r2a
25712 Bellestar (Montferrer i Castellbó)
Cataluña
🇪🇸 Spain
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +34644285771
Biedriba Eurofortis 🇱🇻 Latvia
Anninmuizas bulvaris 38-37
LV-1067 Riga
🇱🇻 Latvia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37127763451
EESTI PEOPLE TO PEOPLE 🇪🇪 Estonia
KARBERI 33-76
13919 TALLINN
Põhja-Eesti
🇪🇪 Estonia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +3726355697
FORUM FUR INTERKULTURELLEN DIALOG 🇩🇪 Germany
ADALBERTSTRASSE 26
60486 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
HESSEN
🇩🇪 Germany
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +4906946099043
Hang-Kép Kulturális Egyesület 🇭🇺 Hungary
Garai u. 13.
4026 Debrecen
Hajdú-Bihar
🇭🇺 Hungary
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +36204558283
Lille Maja 🇪🇪 Estonia
Lille 9
Tartu
🇪🇪 Estonia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +3727361689 NGO Ravnovesie 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
7, Graf Ignatiev Str.
Burgas
Бургас (Burgas)
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +359898575963 STOWARZYSZENIE MLODZIEZY MOMENTUM: KULTURA, EDUKACJA I SPORT 🇵🇱 Poland
REJTANA 8
56-400 OLESNICA
Dolnośląskie
🇵🇱 Poland
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +48 726557002
Teaterskolen Kastali'a 🇩🇰 Denmark
Stemannsgade 9c
8900 Randers C
Midtjylland
🇩🇰 Denmark
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +45 28832342
TEATRO METAPHORA - ASSOCIACAO DE AMIGOS DAS ARTES 🇵🇹 Portugal
TRAVERSA DE SARAIVA 12
9300 154 CAMARA DE LOBOS
Região Autónoma da Madeira
🇵🇹 Portugal
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +351966359194
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