Erasmus+ Youth Accreditation · Year 1
Learning democracy
by taking part
In 2021–2022, the first year of our accreditation turned four strategic directions—participation, inclusion, youth work quality and international cooperation—into two learning mobilities in Horezu, Romania.
2
mobilities
65
participants
60%
rural / disadvantaged areas
4
public resources
Annual overview
A connected first year
The programme combined capacity building for youth workers with a youth exchange where young people could practise participation, dialogue and European citizenship. Both activities took place in Horezu, Vâlcea County, and were designed as complementary parts of the accreditation pathway.
Strategic directions
- Promoting civic and democratic participation among young people
- Creating equal opportunities for young people and youth workers from rural areas
- Strengthening youth workers’ skills and facilitation practice
- Developing the organisation through international cooperation and local transfer
Implemented mobilities
Two formats, one learning journey
MOBILITY FOR YOUTH WORKERS · 19–27 SEPTEMBER 2022
Peer Forum
Horezu, Vâlcea County · 24 participants
A learning space for youth workers and non-formal education professionals to strengthen democracy education through peer-learning methods, exchange tested practices and develop new cooperation ideas.
- Competences for democracy education and peer learning
- Exchange of practical methods between organisations
- New project and cooperation ideas
YOUTH EXCHANGE · 5–15 DECEMBER 2022
Participate at Your Best
Horezu, Vâlcea County · 41 participants
A youth exchange centred on active participation, democracy and European citizenship, enriched by intercultural learning and communication in English.
- Civic participation and European citizenship
- Intercultural learning across languages and communities
- A reusable educational output: the Democracy Playbook
Results and impact
What changed in Year 1
Participation
65 people joined two complementary international mobilities.
Inclusion
60% of participants came from rural or disadvantaged areas.
Learning
Participants practised civic competences, peer education, facilitation and intercultural communication.
Transfer
Methods, cooperation ideas and a practical playbook extended the learning beyond the activities.
Documents and resources
Evidence you can explore
Infopacks, an educational output and the accreditation’s interim impact report.
Peer Forum Infopack
Programme, objectives, venue and practical information for the youth workers’ mobility.
Participate at Your Best Infopack
Project aims, mobility dates, venue and preparation guidance for participants.
Democracy Playbook
A practical educational resource developed from the youth exchange experience.
Interim Impact Report
Accreditation-level indicators, inclusion data and organisational learning across the first years.
Selected moments
Year 1 in pictures
What Year 1 taught us
Peer learning becomes stronger when it is connected to real civic practice. Meaningful access for rural communities must be built into recruitment and support. Pairing youth-worker development with a youth exchange helps methods travel from training rooms into young people’s experiences.