28 years have passed since the breakdown of the Soviet Union which means post-soviet countries became “adults”, furthermore, a new generation grew up outside of the socialist era. Some of the Eastern bloc countries joined the European Union in 2004 and Eastern European and Caucasian countries show rapid development as well. Despite of the improving economy and rising living conditions many young people are exposed to the risk of radicalisation or just turn away from active political participation.Memories of the socialist era are more or less history living with us, surround us. We can easily find socialist buildings, squares, roads, and people who have experiences of the longest standing totalitarian system of the 20th century. Everyday people and objects keep memories of this age, as well as historical institutes and museums. Nevertheless, professional cultural institutions face the challenge of raising youth’s interest and involve them in preserving lessons learned.We believe that post-socialist countries from Central Europe to Central Asia has a collective memory about socialist era. Elections, legislation, government, policing etc. meant something very different than nowadays but meant the same for the citizens of the Soviet Union member and partner countries. Preservation and usage as an educational resource of this collective memory is able to strengthen political participation and awareness of democratic values among young people both on national and international level.CoMeDeVa project is a cooperation between Europe (Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine) and Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia) aiming to raise civic awareness and political participation of young people especially in the post-soviet and partner countries but in a broader sense all over the world. To achieve these goals partners will use non-formal education methods and learning by doing activities in order to bring social and civic issues and closer to youth by giving them an ‘out of school’ learning experience.Our main aim with this project to raise young people’s interest in active political participation and engage them in democratic values by actively involving them in museum education activities and the process of preserving memories.We will develop two intellectual outputs: a Museum Education Program Guide for civic education will be able to be integrated to the curriculum in history-related classes of high schools and universities as well as address youngsters be either locals or tourists; and a Virtual Museum Platform that will give an interactive experience for youth through artistic and scientific activities.

"The aim oy YouLEAD project was to develop the capacity of consortium members [NGOs; Universities; and Business sector] for increasing public awareness for implementation of Sustainable Development Goals through using Digital marketing tools, particularly internet and mobile application.Project activities were set on several different methodologies based on non-formal approach: Online Kick-off meeting; online meetings of the Project management team; two Mobility of youth workers; National training courses for own members and representatives of other NGOs, Business community and/or Local authorities; Dissemination events for the presentation of project outcomes etc.Realizing a project activity, youth workers gained a sense of self-worth, and the ability to influence changes in their own lives and the wider community. Especially, to increase the civil society pressure on the public authorities and business sector for strengthening their roles in the implementation of policies for SDGs and ultimately to mainstream into their national plans, strategies and budgets.Each activity was closely monitored throughout the duration of the project and evaluated at the end. The methodology was based on the best practices for managing and controlling projects involving international partnerships.In the process of creating the project results, we used non-formal methods to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out new ideas. Realized outputs:* Developed multi-functional website and Social media;* E-guide ""YouLEAD: SDGs & Social Media"";* E-guide ""YouLEAD: We Only Get One PLanet""; * E-guide ""YouLEAD: Smartphones - Myth vs Fact""; * E-guide ""YouLEAD: Youthpass & Recognition of Youth Work"";* Produced 25 short movies about project topic;* Created 17 Kahoot quizzes. One quiz per each SDG;* YouLEAD mobile application contains 17 quizzes, one quiz per each goal. Each quiz consists of 10 questions, of which at least 7 questions must be correctly answered to pass the quiz. After successfully passing the whole campaign, an e-certificate is generated and uploaded in the online database;* Developing promotional materials (infographics, banners, posters, leaflets, newsletters etc.); All outputs are free of charge on the project website [www.youlead.space] and Social media.In YouLEAD events & activities were included people with fewer opportunities (economic; social; geographical and sexual obstacles).Taken measures provided support for participants with fewer opportunities in phases of preparation, additional support, assistance activities (reinforced and enhanced mentoring) - when required and monitoring the realization of daily and other project tasks. Sharing experiences, interaction and activities proposed and implemented in this project contributed to the development and enhancement of the experience of each involved person. In all activities directly were included minimum 5.000 participants [local partners, youth workers, the business community, public authorities, media etc.] from eleven countries: Australia; Austria; Bulgaria; Germany; Greece; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Nepal; North Macedonia; Poland and Uzbekistan.The participating organizations (consortium) represented a ‘mosaic’ of NGOs, organisations in the field of education (University and Community learning centre) and Business sector (non-profit company) from Asia, Australia and Europe with the capacity to ensure effective preparation, implementation and dissemination of the results achieved through the project.The dissemination activities will continue after finalization of the project, in order to ensure maximum impact and sustainability of the project promoting transcontinental cooperation between youth with a real positive influence on accepting the value and the meaning of cultural diversity around the world.Period of realization: 01.11.2018–31.01.2020."

The Stand Against Drugs project introduced participants to the essential concepts and skill sets associated with universal drug abuse prevention programmes through youth work in order to make great strides in developing both the knowledge and the tools that can stem the tide of drug abuse and curb its devastating effects on young people; an objective related to the prevention of drug consumption and drug-related problems among young people of the EU strategy on drugs between 2013-2020. The project allowed participants to grasp the complex challenges of drug abuse on social, educational, cultural and personal development among young people by viewing these issues through the lens of youth work and youth participation that recognize multiple forms of universal drug abuse prevention programmes, essential to developing sustainable solutions to address drug abuse problems that European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction drew attention to in its 2015 report.Since the later daunting drug abuse problems are likely to be paired with any number of other difficulties in young people’s lives: they may be on the verge of dropping out of school or already have dropped out; their family lives often are chaotic; sometimes their parents themselves abuse drugs; they may actually be living on the streets or in shelters, etc. Thus, how can these youth be prevented from abusing drugs? What are their special needs and what kind of drug abuse prevention programs can help them? Hence, the project was designed to seek answers to these questions through universal drug abuse prevention programmes that are meant for everyone in a youth association, a youth center, a school, a community, or a similar group to reduce the overall prevalence of drug abuse. During the project activities, participants looked at some of case studies, did desktop research to collect information and learn about strategies to apply to help bring young people back from the brink of drug abuse.

The project aim is to develop the capacity of consortia members [NGOs; Universites and Business sector] to generate and disseminate knowledge regarding sustainability and social responsibility, providing youth with non-profit digital ‘8Ps’ marketing mix instruments and Social media tools focused on increasing the pressure on public authorities and business sector for the implementation of Sustainable Developments Goals [SDGs] policies.Project activities will be set on methodologies based on non-formal approach: Kick-Off meeting; Mobility of youth workers [ToT]; National training courses for own members and representatives of other NGOs, Business community and/or Local authorities; National dissemination events for the presentation of project outcomes and Final conference.Special focus in activities will be done on exchanging Social media&ICT know-how about of the key elements, tools and methods of the best transcontinental Digital marketing 8Ps instruments as a prerequisite to integrate contribution of three existing marketing sub-disciplines: Green; Social and Critical marketing paradigm in which Sustainable development is a key goal.Realizing main project activities, youth will gain a sense of self-worth, and ability to influence changes in their own lives and the wider community.Especially, to increase the civil society pressure on the public authorities and business sector for strengthening their roles in the implementation of policies for SDGs and ultimately to mainstream into their national plans, strategies and budgets.The project intends to disseminate the good practices, knowledge and entrepreneurs’ know-how to involve participants to be more aware of the importance of everyone’s contribution to saving the Earth implementing SDGs.YouMAKE project has the purpose to produce a positive impact at local, regional, national, European and international levels arising knowledge for SDGs − Environmental, Economic and Social well-being for today and tomorrow, as a prerequisite for bridging the pathway from Ego to Eco humankind approach.Expected outcomes:* Development of an on-line platform & Social media;* E-Guidebook ‘mYouth Socially Responsible Marketers’;* eGuidelines (Handbook) – Methodology for training course of youth workers, including Scenario (short theoretical parts; exercises; ice breakers and pre/post-test questionnaire);* eGuidelines (Handbook) will be published on six languages: English; German; Russian; Polish; Nepali, and Macedonian language.* Strategy for better and effectively recognition of youth work;* Short movies from/about project activities; and* Other promotional materials, including mobile application and infographics.All outcomes will be free of charge on social media.YouMAKE project will promote transcontinental cooperation between youth from Austria; FYR of Macedonia; Nepal; Poland and Uzbekistan, with a positive influence on accepting the value and the meaning of cultural diversity around the world.

The proposed IMEP Project will address wider International Higher Education and Quality Assurance agendas and build on the IHE work done as part part of previous Tempus projects in Uzbekistan and British Council QA and IHE programmes. There are several reasons why we decided to apply for the Project:- our considerable knowledge of the situation and needs of the HE of Uzbekistan which was gained through previous Tempus QAPD Project and other projects we have completed with our partners;- urgent need to train new teachers for the HE which are specified in the Presidential Decrees and Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Uzbekistan - please see part E1 of the Detailed description of the project for more information;- education is a national priority and the government takes steps to align the system of education with international standards, enhance the quality of teaching and learning, and equip students with the skills required by global and local markets.The Project will specifically focus on developing the following:- new approaches in CPD for academic staff and managers in the HE: running pilots in partner institutions and new programmes recommended to the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education of Uzbekistan (MHSSERUZ);- establishing consistency and enhancement of standards of teaching and learning across a variety of subject areas in the HE: Economics, Business, Education Management, Tourism, Medicine, Language Teaching and Learning and many others, and presenting the analysis of standards and recommendations on the process of enhancement to the MHSSERUZ;- engagement of students in teaching and learning: Guidelines on Student Engagement;- engagement of employers in enhancement of standards, teaching and learning: Guidelines on Employer Engagement.IMEP Project will contribute to Uzbekistan - EU Dialogue in the Higher Education and make proposals to the MHSSERUZ and other public organisations dealing with the HE.