Non-Formal Education Network

Euro-Partners

The international project Euro – Partners has taken place during 1-7 November 2009, in Sarata Monteoru, Buzau County, Romania.

The aim of the project was to create a space for structured dialogue, in order to facilitate the collaboration in future international youth projects.

The 26 participants, members of youth organizations from 10 European Union countries, have worked together in order to create partnerships between the NGOs they represent, through activities such as discussions, debates, Euro - cafes and project fairs.

One of the concrete results of this project is the a follow up project, the European Non-Formal Education Network (AlterEdu), a network initiative designed to support and promote non-formal education, enabling its members to share knowledge, ideas and to get involved in common initiatives.

It was financed by Youth in Action Programme, funded by European Comission, on 4.3 line. It had 19.000 Euro Budget.

Non-formal Education Network

Non-Formal Education offers a set of necessary social skills usefull to every child, youth or adult, complementing the other forms of education through providing educational value to free time and enhancing life experiences through voluntary participation, indvidually or in a group. Non-Formal Education offers people a choice when choosing hobbies and extracurricular activities, helping us to become active citizens and responsible inividuals. Non-Formal Education creates better opportunities to develop key competencies such as: time management, communication, social skills, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, self management, intercultural communication, decision making, non-discrimination and tolerance, gender equality etc

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