The project is based upon Non Formal Education and is working to develop the new methodology of the Youth Ambassadors of Non Formal Education, trained youngsters which can use peer-to-peer approach providing their experience to inspire other young people and relevant stakeholders in giving a higher credit and a better use to NFL experiences.
General Objective:
The project aims at promoting participation in Non Formal Education activities and the power of validation and recognition of competences acquired outside the formal education environment through an innovative methodology.
Project wants to take into consideration what has been done so far within this area, research for best practices and successful stories, and get ready to go on the field to reinforce the importance of Non Formal Learning.
Specific Objectives:
To research, collect, analyze and spread existing best practices and policies in the field of validation and recognition of NFL, as well as successful stories of young people, in the 11 countries participating in the project`
To train 22 “Young Ambassadors” to promote the role of NFL in the development of competences starting from real experiences on the field, successful stories and dedicated methods
To create a network of Young Ambassadors of NFL to set up the base for sustainable work in the field of promotion of NFL, setting up a platform for sharing of stories, challenges, ideas and best practices
To produce a complete methodology for the “Young Ambassadors of NFL” concept, including a dedicated manual, a catalogue of successful stories, online and offline tools, and methods for facilitation of dedicated workshops
To develop a set of recommendations to facilitate the creation of new policies for the validation and recognition of competences acquired outside the formal education environment, involving public institutions, private sector and civil society
This project is lead by Local Democracy Agency Mostar (Mostar/Bosnia and Herzegovina) and enriched by the great experience of Društvo za razvijanje prostovoljnega dela Novo mesto (Novo mesto/Slovenia), The Future Now Association (Sofia/Bulgaria), Kosovo Center of Diplomacy (Prishtina/ Kosovo*), United Societies of Balkans (Thessaloniki/Greece), Youth 4 Society (Tirana/Albania); Center for Intercultural Dialogue (Kumanovo/North Macedonia), Asocijacija za demokratski prosperitet – ZID (ADP-ZID) (Podgorica/Montenegro), NGO IUVENTA (Šabac/Serbia), Turk Girisim ve Is Dunyasi Konfederasyonu (Istanbul/Turkey) and TDM 2000 (Cagliari/Italy).
This project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.