A Part of EU 2030

“A Part of EU 2030" project aimed to involve young people in the processes of citizen participation, which is especially aligned with the following objectives of the European Union Youth Strategy ...

The general objective of the “A Part of EU 2030” project was to promote the participation of youth migrants, minorities, and third countries nationals, through the 17 SDGs of the Agenda 2030. The specific Objectives were the following: • S.O.1.: To develop activities that promote the participation of young migrants, minorities and third-country nationals, to achieve the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda; • S.O.2.: To develop knowledge, competences, and skills of youth workers dealing with migrant youth, minorities and third-country nationals; to promote the active participation of this target group in the local, national, and international level; • S.O.3.: To develop activities that promote the participation of young migrants, minorities and third-country nationals through five areas of participation: Social & Political Participation, Sports & Culture, Voluntarism, Family, and Training & Employment; • S.O.4.: To raise awareness and provide knowledge on the relevance of the SDGs at the local, national, and international level focused on the general population.

Several activities have been carried in order to achieve the project's objectives. These activities focused on: (1) the Project Results, (2) the Management and Monitoring of the project, (3) the Evaluation and (4) the Dissemination of the activities. 1. Project results and the specific activities to develop them. R1. A Part of EU 2030 Handbook: R1/A1. Workplan and Planning. A document was elaborated by SSF and shared with all the partners. R1/A2. Local Youth Council creation. 5 Local Youth Councils were created: 1 in Malta, 1 in Greece, 1 in Serbia, 2 in Spain. 10 youngsters were involved in each LYC (50 in total). R1/A3. A Part of EU 2030 Research, prior to the creation of the Handbook, was conducted by all the partners. R1/A4. Training of Local Youth Councils, during several sessions in each of the countries. To facilitated the training, partners created a document called “Training Materiales”. It was provided as an example to be followed during the training sessions the partners must carry out with the Youth Council. R1/A5. National Labs. It consisted on meetings where Local Youth Council’s members designed and vote the activities created. R1/A6. Development of the Manual (Beta version). R1/A7. Learning, Training, and Teaching Activity. 23 participants attended in total (3 youngsters and 2 youth workers per country, 1 participant missing from AMAM and other missing from Guaraní). R1/A8. Elaboration of the Final Version of the Manual. These activities were led by SSF, with the support and supervision of AMAM. All partners have participated in the activities presented in this Result. R2. A Part of EU 2030 Awareness Campaign. R2/A1. Workplan and Planning. A document was elaborated by AMAM and shared with all partners. It includes detailed information about the campaign organization and distribution of tasks. R2/A2. Creation of Website and social media profiles. 1 website and 3 social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok). R2/A3. Social networking laboratory. Specific sessions where the Local Youth Councils’ members worked on the campaign materials. They designed digital images to promote the SDGs. R2/A3. Video making. A total of 15 video were created by the members of the LYC (3 by partner). R2/A5. Participatory sessions about SDGs and Awareness Campaig. Sessions of Councils’ members with other youngsters from the community, in order to explain the importance of SDGs and promote the Awareness Campaing. R2/A6. Campaign implementation: visibility of the SDGs in social networks. AMAM led these activities, with the participation of all the partners. 2. Project Management and Monitoring. To guarantee the management and monitoring of the A Part of EU 2030 Project, AMAM developed the Project Management Plan at the beginning of the project. This Plan defined the management structure, the different tasks and responsibilities of the partners, the reporting obligations, the communication arrangements, and the project objectives and milestones. At the same time, AMAM led the financial management of the Project, the communication channels, the organization of 3 Transnational Meetings (with the support of the host organization), the internal coordination of the Result development, and the processes of internal monitoring (progress monitoring reports were created and updated on a 6 monthly basis, for internal purposes). 3. Project Evaluation and Quality. In order to ensure quality evaluation, IASIS developed the Quality & Evaluation Plan, and Risk Management Plan. IASIS established the Quality & Evaluation criteria, the protocol for the A Part of EU 2030 Handbook and the Campaign of Awareness, and the main evaluation tools of the project. 3 Quality & Evaluation reports were created. Also, Impact+ Exercises were developed. 4. Dissemination Activities. In order to promote the outreach of the project activities, AMAM created a Dissemination Plan that included a dissemination log, stakeholders mapping, dissemination materials, branding creation, the Networking Strategy, and the creation of Social Media Accounts. AMAM also managed the development of complementary dissemination materials and coordinated the different dissemination events. 2 press releases, 4 online newsletters and 2 audience engagement reports were created. 5 multiplier events took place, organized by each partner.

Different outcomes were achieved during the development of the project and after its completion. Outcomes related to: 1. Project Results: PR1. The “A Part of EU 2030 Handbook” was be developed. The consortium developed a series of innovative resources, tools, activities, and recommendations to achieve the different SDGs through five different áreas of youth participation: Social & Political Participation, Sports & Culture, Voluntarism, Family, and Training & Employment. This favoured the knowledge of young people about the importance of SDGs as well as different models of participation, and specific tools to achieve these goals in their own organisations. Youth workers, as well as young migrants, minorities and third-country nationals, were trained to lead and develop the resources included in the Handbook, with the support and follow-up of the consortium. PR2. The “A Part of EU 2030 Awareness Campaign” was be developed. The consortium of the project developed an awareness campaign, promoting the involvement and active participation of young migrants to share their experiences and knowledge about SDGs and youth participation with a huge audience. Again, the young beneficiaries of the project were trained to actively participate in the design and implementation of the campaign (images, videos, etc). 2. Multiplier events. These events brought together and strengthened the relationship of professionals from different organizations and stakeholders, young migrants and minorities, and the people interested in the topic of the project. The multiplier events contributed to the further dissemination of A Part of EU 2030 project and its main results. Multiplier events also guaranteed the sustainability of the project and its main results. They allowed the exchange of experiences and networking between the audience and it improved the organisational development and global understanding. 3. Capacities and skills of youth workers/professionals The development and subsequent application of the Results strengthened the knowledge, competences and skills both internally (professionals working in partnership) and externally (associated partners and stakeholders). For internal development, 2 youth workers and 3 youngsters from each organisation participated in the Learning, Teaching and Training Activity. 4. The Management process for implementing the project. The project Management tools, together with the implementation of new approaches in the partners’ work that were delivered thanks to the project, have resulted in the improvement of the capacities of the organization to perform their daily activities.This also results in improved internal management processes going forward for future projects. Moreover, the Risk Plan and the Quality & Evaluation Plan assured the attainment of high-quality tools, useful for the whole consortium and beyond. Additionally, the Dissemination, Exploitation and Sustainability Plans, the meetings, events and media appearance, along with the newsletters and press releases enabled the communication skills of the consortium and boosted the dissemination and sustainability of the project. This results in the enlargement of new clients, users and stakeholders. The project has facilitated the creation of a vast and strong national and transnational network to keep working on the developed topics after the completion of the project