TRAINING COURSE

6 DECEMBER - 14 DECEMBER 2022

NEIHAISCHEN, LUXEMBOURG

Rethinking Mental Health:

Community Empowerment
in Youth Work
Project Description

Members of the European Parliament have called on

the Commission to put mental health at the heart of
EU policymaking. Covid's serious negative effects on
the youth sector have been defined by the Council of
Europe and the EU Commission, and ongoing studies
have shown that various social problems such as
violence, conflicts, alcohol and drug use, depression,
obesity, anxiety, and attempting suicide are slightly
increasing among young people. The urgent need
and the gap in activities in youth work led us to act
with partners to deal with youth workers' challenges
in this aspect. Our project aim is to provide tools for
youth workers to prevent young people from social
and psychological risk.

Objectives
We set our objectives for developing a set of knowledge and skills
in stress management, wellbeing, resilient and mindfulness to
motivate youth;
To c r e a t e i n n o v a t i v e a n d a t t r a c t i v e m e t h o d s f o r p o s t - c o v i d
mental healing and prevention in youth work.
T o im p r o v e t h e k n o w l e d g e , a b i l i t i e s , a n d c o m p e t e n c i e s o f 2 4
participants, including 18 with fewer opportunities, in youth
work using resilience approaches to cope with Covid-19 social
difficulties and risks.
To develop an open-access audiobook to empower resilience
practices in youth work.
To p r e p a r e y o u t h w o r k e r s a n d t r a i n e r s t o a d j u s t t o t h e n e w
normal using mindfulness and meditation practices.
Ex c h a n g e o f g o o d p r a c t i c e s i n y o u t h w o r k t o f i g h t a g a i n s t
psychological and social risks of the pandemic.

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 Our partners
THE AWESOME PEOPLE BEHIND THIS PROJECT

MOVE TO BE YOU YOUTH EURASIA MISSION: RECONNECT

AUSTRIA TURKEY CZECHIA

ASSOCIATION RÉUNISSANTE
STICHTING BIJ
POUR L'ÉDUCATION ALTERNATIVE EDU PLAYGROUND
DE TIJD
NETHERLANDS
DE L'ART ET DE L'ARTISANAT BULGARIA
LUXEMBOURG

ASSOCIAÇÃO SOCIAL,
PROUTIST
EDUCATIVA E
UNIVERSAL MALTA
CULTURAL (I.P.S.S.) MALTA
PORTUGAL

Participants profile
18+ years old without upper limit Employees and volunteers from
teachers, trainers, mentors, youth partner organizations who aim to
workers, and people in the be a trainer in the future.
education sector. (formal or non- Social workers, psychological
formal) counselors, and people who work
in the rehabilitation sector.
Students in psychology, sociology,
and humanitarian topics

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TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS
The nearest airports are Luxembourg Airport, Charleroi Airport, and Brussel Airport.
Those who use Charleroi, Brussel, or other airports are expected to arrive in Luxembourg
city center by train or bus. In Brussel, it is recommended to book a "youth ticket" with a
discount. Additionally, public transportation inside Luxembourg is free.

How to reach the accomodation

From Luxembourg Airport:

In front of the Airport, you can take the BUS 361Schrassig / Schlassgewan and go out on
the Station Neuhaeusgen, Iewecht Neihaischen. After 2 minutes of walking east, you'll
be at the accommodation.

From the Luxembourg Central Station:

In Luxembourg Central Station, take the TRAIN RB 5600 Igel and get out on the 4th
station, Munsbach. After a two minutes walk, you can catch the BUS 361 Findel / Cargo
Center at the Munsbach, Kulturzentrum station. You should get out at Neuhaeusgen,
Iewecht Neihaischen. After 2 minutes of walking east, you'll be at the accommodation.

If you have any difficulties, you can call us at any time. In the worst case, we can also
pick you up.

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Accomodation

HOME NICOLAS ROLLINGER, The venue offers a training room, kitchen,

NEIHAISCHEN
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in- and outdoor fireplace, and sports and
recreational activities. Accommodation will
be in shared rooms separated as male and
female shared dormitories. The bathroom
and the toilets are shared, separate by
gender.

1, Rue Principale, 5290 Schuttrange

Organizers will fully cover food and accommodation costs from the Erasmus+
program grant.

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 Travel Costs

Travel costs will be refunded based on original tickets and receipts up to the
maximum amounts per country listed below:

COUNTRY MAX. TRAVEL

REIMBURSEMENT IN EUR

Luxembourg 23
Netherlands 180
Bulgaria 360
Turkey 360
Malta 275
Portugal 275
Austria 275 | Green travel: 320€

Travel reimbursement

If participants' travel costs are higher than the amounts listed, they need to
pay the exceeding amount themselves. Travel costs will be reimbursed to
the participants after they provide us with all travel documents and fill up
the EU-system survey shortly after the project.
Participants who prefer GREEN TRANSPORTATION will have a more travel
budget, and the Erasmus+ program recommends it. (Green transport is
available only for participants from Austria). Participants who prefer green
travel can spend a night, and accommodation expenses will be covered up
to 50€.

All ticket costs purchased in a local currency will be converted and

calculated according to the exchange rate of the month given by the
European Commission. (https://bit.ly/2Vv6y08)

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MAIN ACTIVITIES
The mobility event will last 7 working days (+
2 Travel days) and will take place in
Neihaischen, Luxembourg. The activities are
based on non-formal education methods,
which will include sessions, digital creation,
teamwork, and thematic workshops led by
project organizers and groups of
participants.

During the mobility;

Participants will present current

challenges and good practices regarding
the pandemic and youth in their country.
Participants will create audiobooks that
offer mental health resources and advice
for both personal- and professional
development to vulnerable young people.
Participants will create digital outcomes
for empowering and inspiring young
people to be resilient to crises.
Participants will make cultural
presentations.

During the mobility, participants will record

audiobook chapters and use mobile
recording applications, headsets, and some
editing apps. Moreover, they will record short
videos to introduce and make them more
attractive to this content. Later on, finalized
audiobook contents will be uploaded to
Spotify, and short movies will be uploaded to
the Youtube and partners' social media
channels, the redirection for the audiobook
will be placed beside the attractive short
films.

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 Travel documents
International travel expenses can be reimbursed
ONLY upon presentation of ALL ORIGINAL
DOCUMENTS stating your travel data and costs,
namely:

1. Boarding passes (For round trip),

2. Tickets for plane/bus/train (also e-tickets),
3. Invoices,
4. Payment checks.

Participants are requested to bring with them all

mentioned documents. Likewise, any other payment
bills, checks, tickets, and payment proves that you
will get during travel.

What to prepare before the

mobility

Bring at least 1 computer per

nationality group.
Participants will present current
challenges and good practices in their
country regarding the impact of the
pandemic on young people.
Bring your favorite mug to avoid using
single-use plastics during the mobility
Bring gifts&drinks&foods, etc. from your
country for cultural nights
Comfortable and warm clothes
Bring your towels (they are not going to
be provided by the venue)
Filling in the official participant list that
the coordinator will share.
Booking the flight tickets not later than
15 October 2022
Keeping all tickets, invoices, and
documents regarding expenses.

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methodology
The whole training course will be based on non-formal education.  
Different methods, such as outdoor education, simulation activities,
cooperative games, individual work, small discussion groups, plenary
work, group dynamics and etc. will be used.

FACEBOOK GROUP
HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/1094384998134354

Instagram
HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/AREAAA_LUXEMBOURG/

Project Timeline
TASK DEADLINE

FILLING IN THE 15 OCTOBER

APPLICATION FORM

BUYING THE TICKETS 15 OCTOBER

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 Contact us
Rick Brill

President of ASSOCIATION RÉUNISSANTE POUR L'ÉDUCATION ALTERNATIVE DE L'ART

ET DE L'ARTISANAT

areaaaluxembourg@gmail.com

+352 691 735 967

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