The project “Green inclusion- new perspectives for the youth work field” aimed to equip youth workers with the necessary skills and knowledge to integrate climate justice into their work, while ensuring the active participation of young people with fewer opportunities (YPWFO).

The “YOUnity through diversity” project is a youth exchange written and proposed by 4 partner organizations: Asociația Hârșova 3D from Romania, Cercul Global from Italy, Cercul de Studii Orientale from Ukraine and Asociația Tineretului Walbrzych from Poland.

At Asociația Hârșova 3D, we help young people overcome their superficial impressions of people and see others as they really are. We believe in equality, which is why we focus on supporting those marginalized by society. During one of our first meetings as a newly established organization, we thought of ways to involve and inspire our target group – young people – to be more inclusive and oppose discrimination. One of our volunteers, who had just returned from another Erasmus+ project, suggested that a youth exchange would be a great way to raise international awareness and spread respect and empathy among the younger generations, so we contacted the 3 partners and started this process.

Based on a needs assessment process carried out in the 4 communities, supported by research on the consequences of discrimination and marginalization, we were able to outline the vision of our project. First of all, the aim of our Youth Exchange is to help young people integrate European Values ​​into their own personal value system, thus becoming more open to embracing cultural and ethnic diversity.