C.I.R.C.O.

Circus 4 Inclusion and Resilience of Communities and Organizations

Start: 18-05-2022 – End: 21-05-2022

Project Reference: 2020-1-ES02-KA105-014797

MAIN AIM 

To reflect on how to support inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities through circus techniques, while sharing good practices and tools from experienced organisations active in the field 

OBJECTIVES 

•  to support youth workers, providing interesting new tools for social inclusion, particularly focusing on circus techniques, in order to apply their skills in supporting self and social development, particularly dealing with young people with fewer opportunities
•  to raise awareness on the issues that young people with fewer opportunities are facing every day in different countries and how circus can empower youth, through the actions of expert leaders in each involved community
• To highlight the importance of youth work as enrichment in the education of young people, particularly the disadvantaged ones, which enforce actual and future social cohesion at local and European level and to reflect on the role of the other stakeholders involved in this processes
•  To set a space for cooperation and developing, meant to explore effective strategies and policies for social inclusion, thanks to the networking with stakeholders at local level, for a holistic application of circus, both performative and educational.
• to promote Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps in the circus field, building new partnerships and working on future projects, in order to contribute to create a more equal and inclusive society, as well as reaching communities and target group which are still not participating in those EU opportunities (as well as the upcoming ones).