Empowering marginalised young people and youth workers with trauma-aware, non-formal methodologies and privacy-by-design digital tools to combat youth loneliness and social distress.
Embedding structured emotional resilience education into everyday non-formal youth work without medicalising support.
Fostering connection and belonging for NEETs, migrants, refugees, and disadvantaged urban and rural youth.
CONNECT-ED bridges practical capacity gaps by supporting both front-line youth practitioners and young individuals navigating vulnerability.
Facilitators in non-formal youth work settings, youth centres, community organisations, and grassroots initiatives seeking structured, trauma-informed tools and innovative training methodologies.
Marginalised youth facing social exclusion, emotional distress, or digital isolation, including NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), migrants, refugees, and disadvantaged rural or urban youth.
The application frames the project around youth loneliness, exclusion, and practical capacity gaps in youth work.
Marginalised youth face loneliness, emotional distress and digital exclusion, while youth workers often lack structured, trauma-aware methodologies and accessible tools.
Three interconnected objectives link youth resilience, ethical digital resources, and professional youth work capacity.
Strengthen emotional resilience, emotional literacy, and self-regulation among marginalised young people through structured non-formal learning pathways.
Equip youth workers with accessible, privacy-by-design digital tools responding to hyper-connected loneliness and healthier digital engagement.
Upgrade the quality, innovation, and recognition of youth work through LTTA (Learning, Teaching and Training Activities) and practice-based application of emotional resilience methodologies.
Combining non-formal education with trauma-aware practices and digital wellbeing.
Providing accessible emotional support integrated into daily activities without labeling or medicalising young people's experiences.
Developing ethical digital resources that protect youth data while providing safe environments for self-expression.
Co-created by European partners to ensure tools are versatile across urban, rural, and multicultural youth environments.
Funded by the European Union via BIJ (Bureau International Jeunesse - Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.