What makes projects in extra-curricular youth work successful ? Of course, the depth of experience in operations. Of course, the abiltiy to create coherent offers and contents. But first of all, it is about a responsible commitment to live true participation with those who should gain benefits and perspectives from such projects: with young “disadvantaged” people.
Instead of prescribing programs it is crucial to focus on the individual abilities and talents, on the cultural and social backgrounds, on the needs and expectations of young people. And, they must be actively integrated at any stage. The quality of these elements defines the philosophy of the multi-national project “E.A.S.Y. - European Activities to Strengthen Youth” that is concepted for a three year period.
The overall target is promoting young people - within their local environment and within an intercultural ambience – to widen and strengthen their personal, social, cultural, economic outlooks and competences. To achieve this long-term goal matching local “attractors” are a prerequisite. Such small scale projects are designed to reach young people, to gain acceptance as well as to secure reliability in an “easy” to join, “easy” to understand, and “easy” to identify way.