YEAP: “Yes to Youth Education against Abuse of Power”

<< Background >>Young people, especially females, are especially vulnerable to different ways of power abusive practices due to their economical, emotional, intellectual andsocial dependency. This phenomenon is often difficult to detect and counteract due to low reporting rate and its lack of visibility. The power abuse situation of each partner ́s country is truly alarming and requires immediate action, especially in detention and preventive measures, since adequate specialized services are profoundly underdeveloped and there are no specific measures towards achieving gender equality. NGO Explorator as applicant organisation, together with theItalian youth Association ORIEL, and the Spanish NGO Permacultura Cantabria, exchanged knowledge, tools, best practices and methods to counteract abuse of power towards youth, with a special focus on gender violence towards young women and minority groups. << Objectives >>The project “YEAP: Yes to Youth Education against Abuse of Power” objectives are to: -Exchange knowledge, best practices and methodologies, to counteract gender violence and power abuse, among youth. -Increase the awarenesslevel regarding the abuse of power, experienced by youth, especially young women and those from minority groups. -Strengthen alliances, at regional, national and European levels, with entities that fight to counteract gender violence andpower abuse.<< Implementation >>The main activities implemented were:a) Transnational project meetings: We carried out 2 transnational meetings, International project meeting in Spain, (Kick off)2. International project meeting in Romania, (Final assessment)b) Best practices exchange through the three learning activities:- A 3-day participatory visit to Italy, best practices to counteract systematic abuse of vulnerable groups and cyber violence.- A 3-day participatory visit to Romania, best practices on the identification of sexist behaviours towards vulnerable groups- An 8-day course in Spain, emotional management tools to deal with and overcome situations of gender violence and power abuse.c) Dissemination campaign Dissemination events to promote the project, example: 25th Novemberd) Other supplementary activities without specific budget:Internal workshops: Through the workshops, the 4 entities ensured the transfer of the newly acquired tools and knowledge.<< Results >>The main tangible results of the project were:*Summary video of the course held in Spain:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ykz-aH6FuvLaHr-wTy3zc0LhSTDIGmQ_/view?usp=sharing*Posters of the project activities (project meetings, learning activities, etc)https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j-rwI0zPL8NtjBmN9heDmHuHFVIe0WuE?usp=sharing*Learning activities,presentations, guides, information pills.*Internal workshopshttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VWDiYoAlwQ8om5Zj-d_EMvtDzgtjK-bo?usp=sharing*Newslettershttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gDww03t8rVcCq5p9Mof8ww2cxPTWZoGt?usp=sharingOther kinds of results and achievements are explained in the next sections.