DREAM MACHINE

Partnerships and Youth Initiatives for Community Development

The Dream Machine project was designed to enhance collaboration with local municipalities by employing a series of both local and transnational activities alongside innovative methods. These initiatives were aimed at empowering young individuals to cultivate and actualize their vision for their communities, fostering positive change. A total of 100 youths from 12 YEPP Local Sites, encompassing 60 communities facing various challenges, across 7 European countries (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, and Poland), actively participated in this endeavor.

The primary objective was to equip young participants with advanced advocacy skills through a blend of international training sessions and localized coaching. Additionally, the project aimed to establish a “Local Stakeholder Circle,” comprising mayors, municipal representatives, NGOs, youth workers, and fellow young people from the community. Tasked with generating multiple project proposals geared towards instigating social transformation within their respective communities, participants collaborated with the “Local Stakeholder Circle” to select and implement a singular project idea.

YEPP EUROPE has been a lead partner in this project which has been funded under European Union’s Youth in Action Programme, the project timeline was 03/2014 -10/2015.

THEMATIC AREAS

•   Social Inclusion & Empowerment
•   Social Entrepreneurship
•   Advocacy
•   Active Citizenship

FOREGROUNDED SDGs