Project - Association Migration et Echange pour le Developpement
The project aims to raise the awareness of young people living in a disadvantaged area in Strasbourg (Hautepierre) on education, social inclusion, non-discrimination and intercultural learning opportunities through non-formal education activities. The project will increase young people’s self-esteem and inform them about local policies on access to social rights provided and also international opportunities at international level (training courses, youth exchanges, work camps). Moreover, the project aims to change the perception of the youth and their community.
The overall aim of the Lavinia’s project “TAKE THE CHANCE AND OVERCOME THE GAP” is to raise awareness about social rights among youth living in the difficult neighborhoods of Strasbourg, through non-formal education activities.
A number of meetings and workshops will take place in different places in the region of Strasbourg with young people, in particular those living in the disadvantaged neighborhoods, representatives of local authorities, social and youth workers of the city of Strasbourg. The target groups are youth aged between 17 and 30 living in five different disadvantaged areas of Strasbourg: Meinau, Cronebourg, Bishheim, SNCF and Esplanade. The target group is characterized by high early school dropout rates, soaring unemployment rates. Those who do work generally have precarious employment contracts, In addition to this, many of the young inhabitants of these areas also struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. Most of them are also of immigrant background, which exasperates discrimination and contributes to social exclusion on several different levels. At the end of the project, the youth will be aware of local and national policies and schemes seeking to promote their access to social rights. They will also have the opportunity to be involved in various international activities in order to develop or strengthen their competences, skills and knowledge, such as different training courses and short term volunteering abroad, which will promote their active citizenship and will result in their becoming more confident and autonomous in their daily lives. These programs will contribute to developing the social and professional competences of the participants, such as learning to work in a multicultural environment, understanding a specific context and adapting one’s attitude according to it and so on, thereby enhancing their employability and their social inclusion.
During the different phases of the project AMSED will use a non-formal education approach (workshops, pedagogical activities, peer education). More formal meetings with experts and local authorities will also be included in the sessions. The project will also use the new technologies (social networks and blog) to share information and disseminate results.