„Special Puzzle" CANCELLED

Aim:  To encourage and support organisations that work with young people with special needs to develop inclusive projects under the guidelines of the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and Erasmus+ (Youth) programs. 

The activity will facilitate getting to know each other’s work and interests, explore potential ideas for common projects and build experience and quality partnerships.

The activity will bring together different representatives of organisations, working directly with young people with special needs. We invite both newcomers and more experienced organisations to the program. In three full working days, we will provide the space and inspiration to network and to discover the factors which compose good, inclusive projects.  It will be the start of planning projects together.

Profile of organizations:

supporting/working directly with youth with special needs.

Objectives:

• To create a space for meeting fellow organisations working with the same target group and establishing partnerships and networks.
• To explore European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+ (Youth) programs as a tool for supporting active participation and social integration of young people with special needs and empowering them to succeed.
• To explore quality criteria in developing successful future projects. 
• To inspire and to encourage the participants to develop, to apply and to implement future projects within the programs. 

Elements of the program:

• Presentation of ESC and Erasmus+ (Youth) programs.
• Presentation of, and field visits to best practices.
• Stimulating capacity building on more effective inclusion of their own target group. 
• Partnership building activities.
• Space and time for project creation (aims, goals, partners, next steps)