Author: charlotte meletli
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OPEN CAFE: Winter Cafe
Blog post written by one of the youth leaders of OPEN CAFE On September 17, 2019, together with young people in classroom number of 9, we had a meeting at the school near the Forum in Örkellunga. We had an Open Cafe time during which we talked about winter sports. Everyone was happy and they…
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PLAY-IN: ” I would choose spending my entire life with this kind of projects and learning about everything!”
Between 8-13 September, 3 participants from MEXPERT took part in the PLAY-IN training! Take a look below for a blog post from one of the participants. My training experience in Valencia! Hello, there! I don’t really know how to start. So many things happened being an intern in Sweden! A very great thing is that…
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E-Women: Pre-research report
The pre research report has been produced as a part of E-women. A Key action 2 project funded by ERASMUS+. The overall project goal of E-women is to develop new methods for integration of young women with immigrant background into the labor market». This pre-research report has been produced as documentation in the process of…
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Depopulation and Rural Development in Sweden
Depopulation “Depopulation” refers to a process in which the population density of an area decreases steadily over time. Depopulation is a phenomenon that started taking place at the beginning of the century in Sweden. Sweden is one of the most sparsely countries populated in Europe and where the phenomenon is also observed. Even though the…
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How we can AMPLIFY youths voices in society
Thoughts from a trainee social worker. The concept of youth voice is central to youth engagement. In other words, youth voice means that the unique ideas, opinions and concerns of young people are respected and youth feel free to express them within an organization or program. Youth voices are seen as equally important as those…
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SITID: OPEN CAFE – EDUCATION
On the 30th July MEXPERT hosted the final OPEN CAFE before we breakup for summer. We spoke all things education! Why is it important for youth work or young people? What kind of things do people want to know? What do young people struggle with? What changes do they want to happen in education? We…
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PLAY-IN: “No Hate Speech regarding refugees issues”.
No Hate Speech regarding refugees issue What is no hate speech? Anne Brasseur is the Ambassador of the No Hate Speech Movement. The No Hate Speech Movement aims to combat hate speech by mobilising young people to speak up for human rights and democracy online. Launched as a youth campaign in 2013, the No Hate…
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SITID:OPEN CAFE – Outdoor Games
On 16th July, OPEN CAFE hosted an interactive session teaching participants different outdoor games suitable for youth group, children and even adults. The great outdoors really is … great! We spend a lot of our daily lives indoors so we encouraged this week’s OPEN CAFE to be outside – and is great for their general…
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SITID: OPEN CAFE – life experiences
An open cafe where individuals discussed about their own personal life experiences On 9th July, we opened up and got personal in the SITID: Social Integration Through Informal Dialogue project. We created an open space for individuals to discuss together their life experiences and personal stories to express how that has shaped them as an…
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SITID: OPEN CAFE – Disabilities
On 2nd July, we had OPEN CAFE helping members reflect on their perceptions of disabilities and gain increased understanding. First we completed a challenging discussion task and related to the experience, frustrations and feelings that those with disabilities often face daily. We spoke and learnt about disabilities and revisited our initial perceptions to see if…