This Erasmus+ training course that addresses the growing challenge of youth exclusion and its link to vulnerability to extremist ideologies. In a context where many young people feel disconnected from society and are drawn to radical narratives, the project focuses on empowering youth workers with inclusive tools and methods. Through non-formal education, participants will explore creative and practical approaches to foster belonging, dialogue, and active participation. The training will also promote the exchange of good practices and support the creation of safe spaces for marginalized youth. Inclusion is not a concept, it’s a method, a mindset, and a daily practice.

This Erasmus+ training course aims to:
– Equip youth workers with inclusive non-formal education methods to foster a sense of belonging, identity, and positive self-expression among young people at risk of social exclusion and extremism.
– Develop participants’ ability to recognize early signs of marginalization and social vulnerability that can lead to radicalization, through participatory observation and trust-based relationships.
– Introduce and practice creative inclusion tools that can be adapted and implemented in local youth work to reduce feelings of alienation and frustration.
– Foster intercultural competence and empathy-building approaches, enabling youth workers to promote diversity and peaceful
coexistence in multicultural contexts.
– Strengthen youth workers’ facilitation and communication skills to mediate in tense or conflictual group dynamics, and to create safe spaces for expression, listening, and critical thinking.
– Promote peer learning and cooperation among youth workers from different countries by sharing good practices, case studies, and
community-based strategies for inclusive youth engagement.
– Encourage the design of follow-up initiatives under Erasmus+, focused on the inclusion and empowerment of vulnerable youth,
using the tools and methods developed during the training.