Let's MOViE

<< Background >>All partners agreed on the need to deal with the gap between young people and the current society issues. As all partner work in the youth field and the non-formal education they wanted to provide the support and guidance through the NFE and movies as a tool. The choice of the tool was linked to the proviso local experience of one of the partner and this project was possible follow-up with transnational experience and impact. Young people often spend most of their time in classrooms or at home, which makes it hard for them to connect with big issues like climate change, the environment, media and others. Movies can open a window to these topics, giving them a chance to see and think about the world beyond their everyday lives. This project helps young people reflect on these issues through non-formal education using films. Project tackled real challenges faced by the four partner countries. Especially to the VET school and rural areas the project brought new topics, approach, opportunities for reflection, innovation and inclusion.This project wasn't just about learning facts. It helps young people understand their world, grow personally, and become active citizens who can make a real difference in their communities.<< Objectives >>The main aim of our project was to use movies as a non-formal educational tool to teach young people aged 14-19 about contemporary realities. Based on the needs analysis of the partner countries and the state of play were defined objectives:- Build a network of four youth organisations that will use movies as educational tools in collaboration with schools and other entities.- Engage 400 young people from four European communities through movies to explore societal realities such as climate change, human rights, citizenship, tolerance, European values, and political systems.- Create a freely accessible educational kit, including films and guidelines, for non-formal learning on contemporary issues.- Promote European Cinema and Film Festivals to highlight the importance of European identity and community.- Teach young people how to develop a healthier relationship with digital tools and media content.These objectives aim to foster critical thinking, inclusivity, and active citizenship while celebrating European values and culture.Towards the partners realities the project brought the change in the formal curriculum for young people and in quite common way as movie is open the mind and show new horizons.<< Implementation >>The activities covered all management and coordination activities addressed to accomplishment of the aim, objectives, bringing the positive change and impact to the young people and also other related target groups. It is communication, online meetings and TPMs, planning, feedback to the specific activities, monitoring, evaluation, reporting. It was very important and at the same time very valuable that each partner follow the plan and the commitment to their assigned responsibilities and tasks.There were two parallel lines of the activities at the local/regional and at the transnational level.At the local/regional level was: - research- development of the chapter for the EDUMOViE Kit- establishment of the cooperation and building the networks with the schools and other partners- workshops and its evaluation- podcasts- dissemination- multipliers eventsAt transnational level: - project management- online kick-off meeting- transnational project meeting in Bulgaria- EDUMOViE Kit elaboration - transnational project meeting in Romania- Let's MOViE Facebook and dissemination- regular online meeting once a 2 months- podcast publications - online final evaluation meeting - elaboration of the final report<< Results >>The project achieved the awareness of the current issues, movies as a tool, impact on the VET students and youth from rural areas and raise their capacity to ask, discuss, think critically and build much more informed opinion.-Workshops for 400 Young People: Engaging activities that use films to explore societal topics, held in the four partner countries.-Educational Kit (EDUMOViE): A practical toolkit including films and learning guidelines, used in workshops and shared as a resource for future projects.-Inclusion of 200 Young People with Fewer Opportunities: Special focus on ensuring these young people benefit from the activities and resources.-Increased Knowledge: Participants learn about societal issues and develop a better understanding of cinema and visual storytelling.-Recognition of Films as Educational Tools: Young people discover that movies can be interactive and engaging tools for non-formal learning.-Enhanced Skills for Educators: Youth workers and educators from partner organizations improve their ability to use films for promoting active citizenship.These outputs ensure the project’s reach and impact extend beyond the workshops, benefiting both participants and the organizations involved.