The organisation and practice of local youth work needs …

to stimulate and support young people to be open to the world and to actively engage in regional, national, European and international mobility and cooperation.

Participating in projects that reaches beyond the local context will always contribute to a deeper understanding of both others and yourself. It is through an enhanced ability to identify with others that solidarity is built, and your identity becomes linked not only to your local context, but also to a broader one. Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps offer great possibilities for this and should be seen as the main tools for implementing European cooperation in the field of youth and youth work.

Discuss & assess
Here you find the questions you need to ask yourself to know if you need to develop and the assessment function
Set objectives
Here you describe what you want to achieve.
Needs
Here you describe what you need to acquire, develop or change.
Actions to take
Here you describe the actions you plan to take.

Remember! Development is far from always a linear process! It needs to start with discussions, but the first ‘Action to take’ might be to gather more knowledge before setting aims for development and deciding on further actions to take. Dare to be both flexible and to take one step back before taking two steps forward!

References & tips

The main tools for stimulating and supporting young people’s mobility are the EU programs Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.