As a professional association and support group, we support, initiate, and network cultural projects with children and young people in the fields of dance, theater, art, and music. Since the association's inception in 1995, a key focus has been on implementing and supporting neighborhood-oriented theater education projects.
Youth for Participation Association (shortly YOPA) was established in the beginning of 2006 in the centre of the South Plain region by youth workers, youth leaders, exvolunteers, trainers, multipliers. In the region YOPA works as information, training and innovation centre for youth and civil organisations, communities and social organisations.
Our services: information and counselling in person, by phone or in e-mail. Developing, implementing, evaluating international youth projects in the region cooperation with other NGOs mainly emphasis on international youth exchanges, youth initiatives, training courses, contact making seminars and seminars.
We have been working in the Valdagno and Cornedo Vicentino areas for thirty years.
Since 1989, we have broadened our horizons, transforming our initial local presence with collaborations and projects that now allow us to reach beyond national borders.
We provide social welfare and educational services and work to help disadvantaged people find employment.
We specialize in Mental Health, Disability, Employment, Childhood, Minors, and Youth, Healthcare, Communications and Marketing, and European Project Planning.
"DAJ MI RUKU" is non-governmental association founded in 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia. The founders are social workers, psychologists, psychotherapists and special pedagogues whose main mission is to improve the quality of life of children and youth, with focus on socially vulnerable individuals and groups.
Ambitia is dedicated to advancing nonformal learning, especially within the domain of youth work. Our mission is twofold: to empower young individuals within rural communities and to contribute to the development of youth work methodologies internationally. Locally, we work closely with rural communities, supporting young people in organizing various activities tailored to their needs or interests. Internationally, our focus lies in developing tools and methodologies for youth work and nonformal learning, prioritizing social and civic responsibility, sustainability, creativity, mental health, and learning.
NFL on the Run was developed through a long and iterative process that combined research, exchange, co-creation and extensive testing with people working with young people across different fields. The project started in September 2024 with a kick-off meeting in Slovenia, where partner organisations aligned their understanding of non-formal learning as a practice that happens across many contexts, not only within youth work structures. From autumn 2024 until the end of the year, the partnership conducted interviews with a wide range of organisations working with young people who do not necessarily identify as youth work organisations. These included, among others, firefighters, scout groups, theatre organisations, sports clubs and organisations working with young people with disabilities. The interviews focused on collecting practical experience, approaches and methods, as well as understanding which themes organisations consciously address and which tend to remain implicit or overlooked. This phase helped identify shared practices, blind spots and differences in how key themes are approached. Based on these insights, an initial set of areas of practice was refined and reshaped. Some areas were renamed or adjusted to better reflect how they are understood and lived in different contexts.
From early 2025 until spring, the collected material was analysed and further developed. In May 2025, the partners met in Hungary to record the first series of podcasts. These were designed as conversations between people from youth work organisations and organisations from other fields, creating space for exchange between different perspectives and experiences. The podcasts were edited during the summer of 2025 and tested with external listeners from August to November. Feedback focused on clarity, relevance and usability, and informed further improvements. In November 2025, the partners met in Italy, where the remaining podcasts were recorded and the concepts for the method cards and the Navigation Cards were developed. In parallel, the collection of methods and approaches was finalised.
In December 2025, all methods were edited and harmonised to ensure consistent structure, language and style. In January 2026, the methods were translated into all project languages, and the graphic design of both card sets was completed. From February to March 2026, tutorial videos and promotional concepts were developed. At the end of March, the partners met in Serbia to review the printed cards, test the tutorials and further refine the materials. During this meeting, the concept for the online training course was also developed. The online training course was finalised in April 2026 and published on the HOP platform on 26 April 2026. From spring 2026 onwards, the cards, podcasts and methods were tested in practice through workshops and dissemination events organised by all partners at local and national level. These activities were supported by a wider dissemination campaign and continuous feedback from practitioners not directly involved in the project.
