2.2 People-To-People Networking

The project aims at promotion of cross border initiatives and enhancing the mobility of young people across the cross border area through creating a youth network in the cross border area dedicated to knowing, understanding and recognizing the sustainable development goals.

Project activities:

1. Creation of a network of similar organizations and opinion leaders for promotion of Sustainable Development Goals;
2. Organizing of focus groups in Sofia and Nis;
3. Audio-visual and online tools creation - developing the digital tools for interaction with the target group;
4. Working with the communities - meetings between opinion leaders and young people, training of trainers, workshops for capacity building in Nis, Sofia, Vidin and Zajecar;
5. Youth events (GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY GAMES) - 2 big events in Vidin and Zajecar including interactive games, quizzes and activities; evaluation workshop;
6. Final event in Sofia.

Project results and outputs:

1. Established youth network dedicated to the sustainable development of the cross border area and with capacity to elaborate, organize and promote initiatives among local communities;
2. Elaborated methodology and training materials on SDGs;
3. Created digital tools for promotion of the SDGs;
4. Conducted training, meetings and interactive events on the topic with 240 participants in Nis, Vidin, Sofia and Zajecar;
5. Conducted 1 final conference in Sofia.

Target Groups: 500 young people from the cross border area; 240 pupils, students, NEETs and representatives of other groups between 15 and 29 years will directly benefit with participation of meetings, trainigs, etc.

Website: https://sdgoal.net/

FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/ProaktivNis

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Publication

The overall objective of the project is to create conditions for sustainable cooperation in cross-border region for increased youth participation in community life through social volunteering. Specific project objective is establishing a network of volunteer centers across the whole border area and development of volunteering in social activities, established with a sustainable partnership.

Activities: 1.Research of situation and needs of social volunteering in border region of both countries; 2.Development of common methodology for social volunteering across border area; 3.Nomination of local organizations to become providers of volunteer services in local communities of cross border area; 4.Equipment of volunteer centres on both sides with basic tools; 5.Timok Youth Centre - Training for volunteer centers leaders; 6.Orientation and training of volunteers; 7.Testing period - practice of volunteers in social services/organizations; 8.Volunteer exchange visits (cross-border volunteering); 9.Closing forum for evaluation of results; 10.Web platform creation; 11. Publications for dissemination of project achievements.

Expected results: Research of current situation with volunteering in Bulgarian-Serbian border region; - Methodology for youth volunteering in social sphere created and tested; - 10 local NGOs developed as volunteer centres; - 20 youth workers prepared for training and supervision of volunteer work; - 160 youth volunteers prepared and practiced social volunteering in their communities; - One web-platform created to support networking cross border; - One CBC network for social volunteering created, etc.