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<< Background >>The idea of the project emerged during the 2020 pandemic when all youth mobility stopped or went online. I saw that many youth NGOs do not have the capacity to work in the online environment with young people. We made the tree of needs for both organizations from which we understood that:= we have a small number of youth workers who have digital skills= the young people from the 2 organizations do not have digital skills and did not know how to use digital tools= in both organizations they had low capacity to work online with young people= youth workers lacked self-confidence in working online - especially in a non-formal context= there were no databases or platforms to support youth workers and volunteers in digital skills= low operational capacity for both parent organizations= ASALT is a new organization in Erasmus+ and we considered small scale projects a good application opportunity= in both organizations there are young people with limited opportunities who have never participated in Erasmus+ projects<< Objectives >>Through the activities of the DIGIT project, we achieved the following objectives1. Acquiring and increasing digital skills for 14 youth workers and 40 young people aged between 18-30 from partner organizations that work actively in the field of youth over the course of 18 months.This objective was achieved by:= implementation of a TC specialized in digital tools for 5 days with 14 youth workers. They acquired new digital skills for using digital tools in working with young people2. Mapping the needs at the level of local communities regarding the digital skills and knowledge of young people to work with innovative tools.This objective was reached between the 3rd and 6th months of activity by a number of 350 young people (from RO and TR). We developed a questionnaire for youth workers and young people from NGOs to identify their needs. This mapping helped to develop the work methodology within TC.3 Requesting organizational capacity through cross-sector cooperation between NGOs and local authorities, developing coordination skills and synergies during the 18 months of the project.<< Implementation >>The activities had a well-defined follow-up, thus = > The mapping helped us to accurately identify the needs of youth workers and young people from the 2 partner organizations as well as those from the local community. Then, based on these needs, I made a work methodology for TC. The 14 youth workers who participated in TC DIGIT helped and contributed to the development of 40 young people in 8 workshops in RO and TR (4 in each country)The young participants in the workshops were an example of dissemination and sustainability through their involvement in the community.Both within the TC DIGIT activities and within the workshops, youth workers and young people learned applications such as: Canva, Jamboard, Mentimeter, Kahoot, 5 Storyboard That, 6 Actionbound, 7 Cards of feelings and needs and others. We have developed a user-friendly platform of special tools for youth workers: https://digityouth.com/index.htmlBoth partner organizations have each developed a Multiplication event and a brokerage event. In RO we had 60 participants and in TR there were 20 participants + 6 at the international level. We also made new collaboration partnerships within brokerage events.<< Results >>The results of the DIGIT project are divided into:1 Outputs:The main output of the project is represented by the platform with online digital tools: https://digityouth.com/index.html. With its help, I promoted the project's activities. The tools are divided into various topics such as: communication, design, management, video & photo editing, etc.DIGIT mapping that helped identify the needs of young people from the local communities in Bucharest and Belen regarding their needs. This also helped to design the activity program for TC and the 8 workshops2 Outcomes:About the Implementation Team:= increasing digital skills and key skills= they gained confidence in their own strengths in implementing PR E+ (ASALT is a newcomer)= they developed their skills to work in a team= they improved their knowledge of non-formal education methods= new opportunities for cooperation= I know how to prepare a digital ed workshopAbove and below the young people:= increased their digital skills= they gained self-confidence= new key competencies= I know how to work in a team= have new information related to E+ opportunities= have new knowledge about the benefits of non-formal education methods