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International Opportunities: Capacity building for Vocational Education and Training

Erasmus+

From the 7th to the 10th of November 2022, the European Commission organized an information session on International Opportunities. The seminar was on Erasmus+ opportunities for exchange and cooperation open to organizations and individuals across the globe. L’Orma attended the Afternoon sessions on November 10 in order to collect information regarding three specific actions of […]

Which are the 5 Themes of the New Agenda for the Mediterranean?

β€œPromoting credible and sustainable opportunities for youth should be at the heart of our cooperation. The Council calls for increased efforts to strengthen the participation of youth in public debates and to mainstream the youth agenda in our cooperation, reinforce our support for education and increase people to people contacts, including under Erasmus+, in a […]

The End of #ExSportUs

The End of #ExSportUs The ExSport Us Erasmus+ project addressed the phenomenon of bullying among young people. The project focused on using non-formal education and sport as tools of inclusive education in order to promote social inclusion. The objectives were: PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION We believed that using non-formal learning methods and sport as tools can […]

SROI (Social Return On Investment) and its application to Erasmus Plus

SROI (Social Return On Investment) and its application to Erasmus Plus A few weeks ago, we discussed the utility of using the Theory of Change to analyze social impact in the context of Erasmus+ Projects. The feedback was very positive, so now we want to go deeper on the topic with the method β€œSocial Return […]

When ideas finally become reality…

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 π’Šπ’…π’†π’‚π’” π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’π’š π’ƒπ’†π’„π’π’Žπ’† π’“π’†π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š… It’s been now more than 2 years that the project ExSport Us was presented to the Erasmus Plus program. We believed that π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› could be used as tools for bullying prevention. The objectives were: Promoting social inclusion because sustainable bullying prevention is connected to and predicated upon […]

Evaluating the Impact of Erasmus Plus Projects

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF ERASMUS PLUS PROJECTS Have you ever wondered if your activities are having any real impact on your target group? Do you struggle analyzing data that proves to your National Agency or the European Commission that their funding has been well invested? Have you found yourself collecting data that is not relevant, […]

How do European youth work NGOs create partnerships?

Inspiring meeting of European youth work NGOs   This past week in Amarante, L’Orma is building on its relationship with Europe. Participants from Spain, France, Portugal, Latvia, Slovenia… (12 European countries!) are spending a week together, from the 17thuntil the 24th of October, with the goal of strengthening their cooperation and partnerships for the 2021-2027 […]

Applying SCRUM methodology to Erasmus Plus projects

Applying SCRUM methodology to Erasmus Plus projects If you are a project manager, you have probably heard of methodologies like Lean, Kanban and, most likely, Scrum. The Scrum methodology is inserted in the organizational philosophy of Agile and is widely used in the technological sector, for example, in companies dedicated to web or app development. […]

The 2021 Crossover Experience in Cyprus

The 2021 Crossover Experience in Cyprus From the 3rd to the 5th of October, in the fantastic venue of Pafos (Cyprus), a Erasmus+ meeting of PE teachers and not-formal education facilitators from different countries in Europe has been held. This reunion offered them the possibility ofΒ taking active part in the Crossover project.Β Delegations from Romania, Italy, […]