The project

Summary of the project

The project aims to be a pro-active response to the emergency crisis caused by the COVID19, by organizations and youth workers daily engaged in activities promoting culture, art, creativity and inclusion of young people.

YOU reSTART! is an Erasmus+ project, in the field of Culture and Creativity actions in the field of Youth, which aims to be a pro-active response to the emergency crisis caused by the COVID19, by organizations and youth workers daily engaged in activities promoting culture, art, creativity and inclusion of young people.

Briefly, the aims of the project can be described as such:

  • strengthen the interaction between youth workers involved in the field of culture, art and creativity, through a platform facilitating the exchange of experiences and methodologies;
  • create a heritage of shared skills and practices for the development of entrepreneurial initiatives in the field of culture and art including an innovative use of digital technology.

The project involves 40 youth workers with experience in artistic, cultural and creative activities, who participate in partner organizations’ actions, either voluntarily or professionally.

The specific objectives are

  • to create a digital platform that increases interaction between youth workers engaged in the field of culture, art and creativity and strengthens networking ties between them. The platform facilitates the exchange of content, experiences and methodologies;
  • create dedicated spaces in the platform (e.g. Repository) and a toolkit containing: the wealth of
    knowledge and projects implemented; a collection of tools and good practices for the development of entrepreneurial initiatives in the field of culture and art that also include the innovative use of digital.

Erasmus+ Priorities

Horizontal Priority: Development of skills and inclusion through art and creativity
Sectoral Priority: Supporting the capacities of youth workers and in socio-educational activities


Implementation period

March 2021 – May 2023


Foreseen results

The project foresees the creation of the YOU reSTART! Platform (this site), which increases interaction, sharing and exchange of experiences and methodologies among youth workers involved in the fields of culture, art and creativity, as well as the implementation of an 5-day international learning week where youth workers meet and deepen issues related to the development of entrepreneurial and digital skills
to promote artistic, cultural and creative activities. An integral part in this process, is the realization of a survey and a focus on conducted in partner countries and useful to widen knowledge and discussion with stakeholders on project’s issues.

Throughout this platform, you can find information on all the results, as they have been integrated in the various sections of the platform!

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