About project

About project: The ability of communities to live together in peace depends on their ability to valorize the differences and diversity. Inclusion and participation are important objectives of the sustainable development learning. The youth organizations can promote community cohesion by providing an inclusive atmosphere, welcoming that values everyone’s participation and contribution, condemning prejudice and injustice in any form and source, instilling youth with a long-lasting respect for human rights, freedoms, cultures and creative expression. The “Participation and Inclusion” project aims to bring added value to the social inclusion of young people from socio-economically disadvantaged communities, especially rural communities of Roma and sub-urban migrant communities. The specific objectives of the project have been: – supporting the social inclusion of young people at local, regional, national and European level. – increase the participation of young people with fewer opportunities and reducing their exclusion from the life of the local communities. – participation of a total of 60 young people with fewer to a transnational mobility – set up of an inclusive development plan for the local communities. – exchange of good practices on social inclusion of young people at the level of the youth organizations partners in project – promoting European values as respect for human rights, freedom, democracy, equality, respect of law among young people. – establishment of a network of youth organizations and civil society organizations interested in promoting social inclusion among young people with fewer opportunities and promoting active participation of these young people in the life of the community. The project has been implemented in partnership by six youth organizations active in the field of social inclusion, organizations that have experience of working in Roma communities and migrant communities. The project activities were attended by 60 young people from Rroma rural communities and suburban migrant communities. The 60 young participants and 12 youth leaders in the project have been from: Romania, Slovakia, Portugal, Spain, Poland and Turkey. The project activities took place in Caciulata, Romania, July 2016.