Youth Exchange mPowerArt

The aim of this project is to empower young people through art. No matter the backgrounds, race, abilities and disadvantages, to unite young people as a whole in raising awareness and promoting social inclusion, culture, tolerance and sustainable living.

Objectives are:
➔ To empower young European people through art
➔ To raise cultural awareness
➔ To promote social inclusion and tolerance
➔ To inform young people about the Erasmus+ Programme opportunities
➔ To raise a sense of EU citizenship and motivate young people to participate more towards the development in their own communities

➔ The result of the project will be a motivating mural created by the participants together with the local high-school students and children from a non-profit organization “Sunce” which hosts and takes care of people with fewer opportunities of different ages.
➔ Introduction to the Croatian culture, exchange of good practices and cultural exchange
➔ Visits to high-school and graffiti ranch in the town of Legrad
➔ Planning, sketching and implementation of the mural
➔ Team-building, ice-breaking activities to form personal connections and friendships that will help participants in the process of working together towards a common goal of the project

Number and profile of the participants involved?
➔ 6 EU countries
➔ 5 young people aged 18-30 + 1 group leader
➔ Gederly diverse groups with different backgrounds

Results and impact of the project:
➔ Informed and empowered youth
➔ Motivation of young people to make change of the mindset inside of their local communities
➔ Young people being mobilized and inspired to create similar projects within their environments
➔ Raised sense of EU citizenship and readiness to be involved in the political and cultural change in European community