Safe Spaces is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership (KA220-YOU) dedicated to making youth work safer across Europe. The project equips youth organisations—particularly those active in Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes—with the safeguarding policies, training, and digital tools they need to protect young people from harm, abuse, and exploitation.

Over a period of 24 months (September 2025 – September 2027), four partner organisations from Romania, Lithuania, and Belgium will:

• Develop 7 interactive e-learning modules available in at least four languages;
• Create a comprehensive safeguarding policy framework, including ready-to-use templates and a risk assessment tool;
• Launch an online platform hosting all project resources;
• Train 30 facilitators through a face-to-face training programme;
• Support 40 youth organisations in piloting and adopting safeguarding measures aligned with Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps standards.

By strengthening safeguarding capacity across the youth sector, Safe Spaces contributes to creating more inclusive and trustworthy environments where every young person can learn, participate, and develop free from harm.

Partners

• Association Colour Your Dreams
• Elektrėnai Culture Centre
• Asociația EIVA
• Volonteurope

Funding

Co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme.

The project pursues three core objectives:

The Safe Spaces project will produce the following tangible results:

EIVA has joined a new European partnership under the Erasmus+ programme titled Bridging Beats, a two-year project that brings together four organizations from France, Romania, Italy, and Armenia. The project officially began in the first of january 2025 and will run until 2026, under the Cooperation Partnerships in the field of youth (KA220-YOU).

Coordinated by Fédération Léo Lagrange (France), and implemented in partnership with EIVA Association (Romania), KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation (Armenia), and Agenzia per la Promozione dei Giovani (Italy), Bridging Beats aims to support youth participation through creative, inclusive and sound-based educational tools, with a focus on podcasting.

Many young people still feel distant from traditional forms of democratic engagement and public life. Bridging Beats proposes podcasting and other audio-based formats as an accessible, flexible way to explore identity, self-expression, and civic topics.

The project addresses youth workers and organizations that are looking for alternative tools to strengthen young people’s voices and help them engage in reflection, dialogue, and action within their communities.

Throughout the 24 months of collaboration, the project partners will create a series of open-access educational tools, including:

• A methodological guide introducing podcasting and audio facilitation as a youth work tool.
• A toolkit with workshops and adaptable activities that can be used in non-formal settings.
• A training curriculum to support youth workers who want to integrate podcasting into their practice.
• A Playlist of Participation featuring the voices of young people involved in the project, shared through co-created podcast content.

These resources will be tested in all four countries, and will be made available in several languages.

As a partner in the project, EIVA will contribute to the design and testing of the tools, host local activities in Arad with young people and youth workers, and ensure that the resources developed are accessible and relevant for the Romanian youth sector. EIVA will also support dissemination of the results through its online and offline network of young learners, educators, facilitators, and partner organizations.

Bridging Beats is now underway, and the first meeting between the partners has already taken place. Updates, materials, and project results will be shared soon.

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Educate and Engage: Increase awareness and understanding of the circular economy among young people.
Skill Development: Provide training and resources to equip youth with the competencies needed to implement circular practices.
Community Activation: Foster local initiatives that embody circular economy principles, encouraging active youth participation.
International Collaboration: Strengthen cooperation among European organizations to share best practices and develop unified strategies for sustainability.

Enhanced Knowledge: Hundreds of young people gained a deeper understanding of the circular economy and its importance for sustainable development.
Skill Acquisition: Participants developed valuable skills in project management, problem-solving, and innovative thinking.
Community Engagement: Local projects led to tangible improvements in communities, fostering a culture of sustainability and cooperation.
Strengthened Partnerships: The collaboration among partner organizations resulted in a robust network committed to ongoing efforts in promoting the circular economy.

The Circular Way project concluded successfully, leaving a legacy of empowered youth and sustainable initiatives. The resources and experiences developed continue to inspire and guide efforts toward a circular economy.

For more information and access to project materials, visit the official website: thecircularway.eu

Date of completion: December 2022 – November 2024
Project No.: 2022-1-PL01-KA220-ADU-000089996
Programme: Erasmus+ Adult education – Partnerships
Project page: www.well-support.eu

Poland

An independent non-governmental organization running the Adventure Non-Public Primary School in Ustka. Education is a common good for them, engaging the entire community in the continuous development of a generation of citizens.

This video introduces a simple yet powerful tool: a graph that maps well-being over time. Designed for teams and organizations, this tool fosters honest self-reflection and meaningful group discussions. By visualizing well-being, teams can identify patterns, connect emotionally, and adjust their approach to create a healthier and more supportive work environment.

The expedition game is a free, interactive board game designed to strengthen team cohesion, improve communication, and foster well-being within organizations. This game is tailored for teams of 6 to 14 participants, providing a safe and engaging environment to explore individual and collective well-being. No prior knowledge is needed just a willingness to embark on an exciting journey!

GLIDE is a strategic partnership project initiated by YOUROPÍA (Spanish coordinating organization), STRIM (Poland) and EIVA (Romania). The project aims to promote quality, increase impact and facilitate learning in the youth field by developing professional competences and creating support and advisory structures dedicated to young people

The project is based on an analysis of the situation of youth work in the countries represented, in particular in terms of youth mobility advice. The project emphasizes the need for personalized and qualitative support, taking into account motivational and emotional aspects, learning objectives and the medium and long-term impact of the mobility experience for each young person.

In order to respond comprehensively to this situation, GLIDE addresses organizations, youth workers and young people with the following objectives:

Regarding ORGANIZATIONS:

-Improve the quality of work by implementing innovative practices in youth counseling.

– Strengthen cooperation, internationalization and networking of organizations active in the field of youth information and counselling.

On YOUTH WORKERS:

-Facilitating the learning process, professionalization and skills development in the field of youth information and counselling.

-To promote the exchange of good practices and experiences between youth professionals from different countries in Europe.

Concerning YOUTH:

-Offer flexible guidance and counseling services tailored to the individual needs of young people.

-Encouraging non-formal learning through mobility experiences and fostering their recognition.

To achieve these objectives, during the 18 months of the project, the partner organizations will implement a combination of face-to-face and online activities for young people who will be supported throughout the project by professional youth workers.

Since February 2019, EIVA Association has implemented the project « GLIDE – Global Learning Impact and Development, funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ Program, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnership.

Over two years, 5 EIVA team members carried out actions to present relevant European information to young people through group and individual sessions aimed at familiarizing young people with European programmes and opportunities.

Similar actions took place in Spain and Poland, organized by Youropia and STRIM, the two partner structures in the project. At local level we benefited from the support of the following partners:

Arad High School of Food Industry
Elena Ghiba Birta National College
Henri Coandă Technological High School of Auto Transport Arad
AD Xenopol County Library

Over 120 young people received support and guidance on different European programs and other opportunities dedicated to young people.

The project involved two visits realized during 2019 in Spain and Poland, and the planned meeting in Romania took place online in the context of the COVID19 pandemic.

More information about this project and other EIVA initiatives can be found at www.eiva.ro.

www.eurodesk.ro

www.erasmusplus.ro

www.suntsolidar.ro

https://europa.eu/youth/about-us_ro

Between September 2014 – October 2016 EIVA Association from Arad was involved in the implementation of the project Do your best – Just invest!
in partnership with organizations from four European countries: STRIM from Poland, Youropia from Spain, Vicolocorto from Italy and Mladiinfo from Slovakia.

The promoters of the project aimed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, practices and experiences between 5 organizations, from 5 different countries, active in the field of education.

The activities have materialized in the development of educational programs for adults (vulnerable people) to help them develop a varied set of socio-professional skills, career activation techniques or communication skills.

In Arad the educational program was carried out for more than 30 women serving a custodial sentence.

The activities have been well received by the participants and concrete progress has been made in the acquisition of skills.

The team that managed the training program was coordinated by Carmen Băbuțău, and the program was facilitated by Suciu Cristina, Florin Bîșcă, Alexandra Venter and Cristian Băbuțău, experienced and accredited trainers.

On October 25, a conference was held to present the results of the project, which was attended by over 65 people working in educational institutions and non-governmental organizations in Arad.

Here you can consult or download the Do your best – Just invest! in English and Romanian.