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TALE - Tools for Active Listening and Empowerment
FunderEuropean Commission
Funder Contribution €48,000.00
Funded underERASMUS+ | Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices | Small-scale partnerships in youth
Project code2023-1-NO02-KA210-YOU-000160671
Open Access mandatePublications: NoResearch data: No
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<< Background >>The TALE project was designed to address the lack of inclusive, participatory, and trauma-sensitive tools for working with vulnerable youth. Both partner organisations identified a need for structured methods that would allow young people, particularly those facing systemic barriers (such as NEET status, care experience, or ethnic discrimination), to express their stories, reclaim their narratives, and participate in shaping public discourse. The project aimed to empower these youth by using storytelling as a tool for self-reflection, communication, and social advocacy, while also providing youth workers with methodologies grounded in active listening, ethics, and peer-based learning.TALE also sought to contribute to wider societal change by challenging prevailing narratives around vulnerability and encouraging empathy, dignity, and solidarity. At the organisational level, the project responded to the need for sustainable, research-informed resources, the expansion of peer-led approaches, and the strengthening of transnational cooperation in the youth sector.<< Objectives >>The projects main objectives were to:1. Research and explore perspectives of vulnerability in project partner countries2. Raise awareness about the diversity of vulnerable youth3. Empower vulnerable youth to speak up and share their stories4. Educate youth workers in their work with vulnerable youth and how to empower them through storytellingTo achieve this, the project aimed to carry out qualitative research capturing the voices and lived experiences of young people facing structural exclusion. These insights would form the basis for a co-created curriculum for youth workers and peer educators, offering adaptable, trauma-informed tools for supporting self-expression, resilience, and active participation.In parallel, the project intended to build a multilingual digital platform as a long-term space for collecting and sharing personal stories. The platform would promote empathy and inclusion by presenting youth narratives within an accessible, visually engaging environment.By combining research, practice, and digital tools, TALE sought to shift how vulnerability is perceived—centering youth voices and building the capacities of those who support them.<< Implementation >>Implementation followed the work package structure. WP1 focused on comparative qualitative research, led by Løvetannakademiet. A total of 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with youth and youth workers in Norway and Croatia, using a shared methodology. Insights were compiled into an 18-page publication with analysed data and thematic findings.WP2 was led by DKolektiv and focused on the co-creation of the TALE curriculum. Two focus groups with 20 youth and peer educators were held to test and refine the content. The curriculum was then piloted with 30 participants in both countries through a two-day training in Croatia and a condensed 4-hour session in Norway. Feedback informed the final version, prepared as a digital 40-page handbook.In WP3, DKolektiv developed and launched the TALE platform, featuring an illustrated virtual community built around 42 anonymised youth stories. The platform includes a story submission tool, project resources, and multilingual content (EN, HR, NO).WP4 was adapted due to force majeure. The planned conference was replaced by a national dissemination event in Croatia, reaching 32 participants from 26 youth organisations.<< Results >>WP1: 20 youth and 10 youth workers interviewed with shared methodology. EN report (18 pages) published. One 2-day in-person partner meeting in HR. WP2: Modular curricula (4h and 2 days) developed. 3 focus groups (20 participants) in NO and HR. Curriculum piloted in short (NO) and long (HR) format with 30 participants. TALE publication (40 pages) in EN, NO, HR. WP3: Platform launched (tale-platform.com) with 42 youth stories, 2 publications, 3 blog posts, and “Share your story” section. WP4: Dissemination held during Croatian Youth Network Assembly (32 participants from 26 orgs). Meetings: WP1: 1 physical meeting (HR). WP2: 2 online meetings. WP3: 2 platform coordination meetings. WP4: Final partner meeting (NO) held online.All planned coordination and review meetings were completed, either in-person or online. Communication was supported through shared folders and regular digital check-ins. Adjustments: Shifted to digital-only publications for sustainability. Final event in NO replaced by dissemination event in HR. Final partner meeting in NO switched to online meeting. The project reached its intended professional audience and youth stakeholders. Outputs are now in active use.
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<< Background >>The TALE project was designed to address the lack of inclusive, participatory, and trauma-sensitive tools for working with vulnerable youth. Both partner organisations identified a need for structured methods that would allow young people, particularly those facing systemic barriers (such as NEET status, care experience, or ethnic discrimination), to express their stories, reclaim their narratives, and participate in shaping public discourse. The project aimed to empower these youth by using storytelling as a tool for self-reflection, communication, and social advocacy, while also providing youth workers with methodologies grounded in active listening, ethics, and peer-based learning.TALE also sought to contribute to wider societal change by challenging prevailing narratives around vulnerability and encouraging empathy, dignity, and solidarity. At the organisational level, the project responded to the need for sustainable, research-informed resources, the expansion of peer-led approaches, and the strengthening of transnational cooperation in the youth sector.<< Objectives >>The projects main objectives were to:1. Research and explore perspectives of vulnerability in project partner countries2. Raise awareness about the diversity of vulnerable youth3. Empower vulnerable youth to speak up and share their stories4. Educate youth workers in their work with vulnerable youth and how to empower them through storytellingTo achieve this, the project aimed to carry out qualitative research capturing the voices and lived experiences of young people facing structural exclusion. These insights would form the basis for a co-created curriculum for youth workers and peer educators, offering adaptable, trauma-informed tools for supporting self-expression, resilience, and active participation.In parallel, the project intended to build a multilingual digital platform as a long-term space for collecting and sharing personal stories. The platform would promote empathy and inclusion by presenting youth narratives within an accessible, visually engaging environment.By combining research, practice, and digital tools, TALE sought to shift how vulnerability is perceived—centering youth voices and building the capacities of those who support them.<< Implementation >>Implementation followed the work package structure. WP1 focused on comparative qualitative research, led by Løvetannakademiet. A total of 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with youth and youth workers in Norway and Croatia, using a shared methodology. Insights were compiled into an 18-page publication with analysed data and thematic findings.WP2 was led by DKolektiv and focused on the co-creation of the TALE curriculum. Two focus groups with 20 youth and peer educators were held to test and refine the content. The curriculum was then piloted with 30 participants in both countries through a two-day training in Croatia and a condensed 4-hour session in Norway. Feedback informed the final version, prepared as a digital 40-page handbook.In WP3, DKolektiv developed and launched the TALE platform, featuring an illustrated virtual community built around 42 anonymised youth stories. The platform includes a story submission tool, project resources, and multilingual content (EN, HR, NO).WP4 was adapted due to force majeure. The planned conference was replaced by a national dissemination event in Croatia, reaching 32 participants from 26 youth organisations.<< Results >>WP1: 20 youth and 10 youth workers interviewed with shared methodology. EN report (18 pages) published. One 2-day in-person partner meeting in HR. WP2: Modular curricula (4h and 2 days) developed. 3 focus groups (20 participants) in NO and HR. Curriculum piloted in short (NO) and long (HR) format with 30 participants. TALE publication (40 pages) in EN, NO, HR. WP3: Platform launched (tale-platform.com) with 42 youth stories, 2 publications, 3 blog posts, and “Share your story” section. WP4: Dissemination held during Croatian Youth Network Assembly (32 participants from 26 orgs). Meetings: WP1: 1 physical meeting (HR). WP2: 2 online meetings. WP3: 2 platform coordination meetings. WP4: Final partner meeting (NO) held online.All planned coordination and review meetings were completed, either in-person or online. Communication was supported through shared folders and regular digital check-ins. Adjustments: Shifted to digital-only publications for sustainability. Final event in NO replaced by dissemination event in HR. Final partner meeting in NO switched to online meeting. The project reached its intended professional audience and youth stakeholders. Outputs are now in active use.
