ABOUT
BUILD YOUR BALANCE
PROJECT
According to ITU (International Telecommunications Union) research (data from 2013), there are 6.8 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide. These statistics also show that 40% of the world's population is online.
According to these statistics, Europe has the highest rate of network access, with 75% of the population.
Information, communications, work, reports, everything now passes through technological means and the network.
But are we still able to live in a balanced way? Are we still able to live, communicate, and work disconnected?
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During the outbreak and lockdown caused by the COVID-19, the problems related to the excessive use of technologies were even more amplified. In Austria research shows that the use of mobile phones (calls, internet consumption) raised by 80%.
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In addition to our vision of passing on knowledge to other youth workers, we see a great need in our organization for qualified and active youth workers/facilitators/trainers. Information, communications, work, relationships.
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The whole project will be carried out with the support of experienced trainers in the field of non-formal learning, with whom we have established cooperative relationships. However, after years of learning and working, we want to share the
the knowledge we have acquired with other youth workers, facilitators, and trainers, as well as with young people active in our partner organizations who are eager to become trainers/facilitators.
Are you ready to disconnect?
Are you ready to raise awareness about the impact of technologies?
OBJECTIVES
1. Develop l framework/working model for youth organizations that can be used by youth organizations for the promotion of a healthy usage and approach to social media and technologies.
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2. Develop an innovative and tested multidisciplinary curriculum that can be used by youth workers/trainers for the promotion of healthy use of social media and awareness on abuse of it and addiction and testing it during the project.
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3. Improve the competences of youth workers/trainers for working on the promotion of awareness of the use of social media and technologies.
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4. Raise awareness on the importance of awareness and reduction of the stigmatization of addictions.