YOUnique z.s.

YOUnique Association was born in 2019 out of a vision of creating opportunities for young people and youth workers to realize their unique potential for the benefit of their own and the whole society. The main area of focus is to support wellbeing, inclusion, active citizenship and empowerment of the youth and developing methodologies for the personal & professional growth of the youth workers. We put a strong focus on accountability and taking initiatives as inclusion starts with ‘I’ and use experiential learning methods to encourage this perspective. Our main methodology is embodiment and nature based education. Our target groups are: - individuals, beyond background, abilities, history, environment, preferences, beliefs, who are looking for opportunities to learn or to participate in new experiences at the right moment for them, - local youth workers and NEET youngsters coming from the Moravian region, especially smaller towns with less social, educational, and economic opportunities. Some of our participants come from isolated and rural areas with limited social s. In this region, there is limited knowledge about Erasmus+ projects as most of the NGOs are situated around the capital. The idea behind our activities is to support the local youth work and their active involvement in different areas of the community, as well as awareness about social topics at international & local level. We aim to introduce and promote volunteering as an opportunity to bring value to oneself and the community, - international youth and youth workers that take part in our projects, as well as local and international NGOs, initiatives, movements and projects that are in line with YOUnique activities. Our aim is to develop and exchange non-formal experimental methods, especially embodiment & nature based methods and bring innovation and more quality. Our mission is to help these people unlock and unlock their full potential, creativity, and expression. Our main activities are: - organizing and hosting international learning experiential programs within the Erasmus+ framework (youth exchanges and training courses, long term solidarity projects) - partnering with international NGOs & providing mobilities for educational Erasmus+ programs for local youth and youth workers, trainers, coaches, mentors and other professionals - hosting and supporting local projects for high school students (Zažehni jiskru project), also kids and wider audience (Bojovat Srdcem project) - activities that promote active involvement in the community with positive outcomes (volunteering, creative events for wider audience, connecting various groups)