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Exploring the Power of Outdoor Education – Publication // Inside Out

A tool for inclusion of young migrants in NEET situation in Iceland, Ireland and Germany In recent years, the challenges faced by migrant youth in NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) situationshave gained significant attention across Europe, highlighting an urgent need for innovative and inclusive approaches. Inside Out, an Erasmus+ supported project, responded to […]

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Peace on Trial: A Hands-on Workshop // The Missing Peace

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Last friday, 8th of November, our team organized a workshop, “Peace on Trial: a Hands-on Workshop”, aiming to test the “Mock Trial” tool for peacebuilding. The workshop aimed to equip youth workers, international students, and members of the migrant community in Erfurt with practical skills for conflict resolution, critical thinking, and empathy-building through role-play. The

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Exploring Iceland Through Outdoor Education – Documentary // Inside Out

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“Inside Out: Exploring Iceland Through Outdoor Education” captures our transformative journey in Iceland, where young people from Ireland, Germany, and Iceland gathered to learn about outdoor skills, teamwork, and cultural exchange. Through nature exploration, developing soft and hard skills, we built resilience, communication, and a connection to Iceland’s landscapes. This documentary showcases how outdoor education can foster

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Youth4Biodiversity: A youth-led Package Intervention // PLANET4B

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As part of the Planet4B project, Youth4Biodiversity brought together ten young people in the Leutratal natural reserve in Jena for a weekend focused on biodiversity awareness. This experience was also inspired by our participation in the Inside Out project in Iceland, which explored outdoor education as a tool for integrating young people, particularly migrants, into

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Discovering Iceland through Outdoor Education // Inside Out

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My trip to Iceland in April, participating in the “Inside Out” training course, was a life-changing journey of self-discovery, cultural exchange, and hands-on learning. As part of an initiative organized by three partner organizations from Ireland (Eurobug), Germany (Culture Goes Europe e.V.), and Iceland (The Opportunity), we jumped into outdoor education, embraced teamwork, and explored

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Comparative report: How to co-create community spaces in Germany, Sweden, Spain and Poland? // Shared Spaces

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Third sector organizations play a critical role in fostering youth development, promoting community action, and driving social change. However, promoting youth participation and commitment to local activities and events is a significant challenge for these organizations, particularly when it involves young migrants. Recognizing these challenges, it becomes evident that targeted initiatives are necessary to address

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Critical Lens: The Social Dilemma

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In the second day of “Critical Lens” Outdoor Cinema sessions, a group of young people joined at Saline 34 backyard to watch a documentary “The Social Dilemma”. The film highlights the various problems associated with the global massive use of social media. Namely, former employees of large technology companies (Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and

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Making of a shared space // Shared Spaces

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To pilot some of the activities and workshops that have been developed during the training course of the “Shared Spaces” project, 7 young people and youth workers got together at Saline 34, a building that is itself a shared space for various organizations and emergent artists. To start the event, participants were welcomed with a

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Training course in Sweden: empowerment, creativity, inclusivity // Shared Spaces

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How do we create a shared space? How to build a safe space where everyone can feel free, share, learn, and experiment? How to form a community space that is supportive, gives room for your ideas and empowers you to organise your own projects? In order to answer these questions, the Shared Spaces project gathered

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Critical Lens: How IKEA plunders the planet // PLANET4B

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In the framework of Planet 4 Biodiversity project (P.Nº: 101082212, funded by Horizon Program) and Yound Demo project (P.Nº: SEP-210833021, funded by CERV Program) seven young people got together to watch a documentary, part of the Outdoor Cinema Sessions “Critical Lens”. The aim of the session was to spread awareness about the importance of biodiversity

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