DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
Dissemination activities are an important part of the ACT+ program. They extend the reach of the project and support the use of its outcomes beyond the immediate group of participants. Through these activities, the knowledge, methods, and practices developed during the program are shared with a wider audience, contributing to stronger and more inclusive youth work.
Objectives of Dissemination Activities
Awareness: Inform youth organizations, schools, local communities, and other stakeholders about the ACT+ Training Course and its focus on environmental awareness, sustainability, and international cooperation.
Knowledge Sharing: Share sustainable practices, ideas, and learning outcomes developed during the exchange, including insights about the environmental history of the world and practical actions that individuals and communities can take to promote sustainability.
Engagement: Encourage dialogue within the wider community by sharing the discussions and perspectives exchanged between participants from different countries. This helps inspire others to reflect on environmental challenges and collaborate on possible solutions.
Sustainability: Support the long-term use of project outcomes by integrating them into existing structures and promoting their adoption by other organizations.
Dissemination ensures that the impact of the ACT+ Training Course continues beyond the project itself. By sharing the sustainable practices, discussions, and knowledge gained during the exchange, participants help inspire others to become more aware of environmental issues and to take action within their own communities.
NEW IMPACT ASSOCIATION
Following our participation in the ACT+ – Building Bridges Through Art Erasmus+ project in Portugal, we organised a local workshop on 23 May at the Pyramid of Tirana for 12 young people (15–25 years old). Through interactive, art-based activities and team challenges, participants explored themes of inclusion, diversity, and empathy, experiencing firsthand the importance of communication and accessibility.
The 3 Monkeys activity had the greatest impact, encouraging participants to reflect on the challenges faced by people with disabilities and to broaden their understanding of inclusion. The workshop ended with a collaborative art activity where participants created messages of support for people facing different challenges. Overall, the session successfully transferred the methodologies learned during ACT+, inspired meaningful discussions, and introduced participants to the values of Erasmus+ and non-formal education.
Čisteći medvjedići
As part of the Erasmus+ dissemination activities, we organised a bookmark-making workshop for 25 seventh-grade students at a public library in Zagreb. Using paper, needles, thread, and yarn, participants learned a simple embroidery technique introduced during the mobility project.
The workshop unexpectedly became an introduction to basic sewing skills, as most students had never used a needle and thread before. Despite the initial challenge, everyone successfully threaded a needle, made their first stitches, and created a handmade bookmark. The activity demonstrated how a simple, low-cost creative method can promote patience, fine motor skills, and confidence while sharing the outcomes and values of the Erasmus+ experience with the local community.
DRUŠTVO KREATIVNE MLADINE
After completing the ACT+ training course in Portugal, Društvo kreativne mladine organised a dissemination event at MIKK Murska Sobota to share the project's outcomes with representatives of local organisations, the Municipality of Murska Sobota, and the Slovenian National Agency MOVIT.
The event presented the ACT+ project and highlighted how art, non-formal education, and international mobility can foster inclusion, empathy, and intercultural dialogue. Participants also discussed how these methods could be applied in local youth work and explored future cooperation opportunities, including a new Erasmus+ project idea involving youth workers and young people with special needs. Overall, the event successfully promoted the ACT+ results and encouraged the continued dissemination of inclusive practices within the local community.
ACPELIA
Upon successfully completing taking part in the training course ACT+ that took place in Paços de Ferreira, the participants from the Cypriot team, Eirini Christofi, Kalliopi Christofi, Aristos Georgiou returned to Cyprus and were set to have a dedicated session about their experience during the presentation of Recent Actions and ACPELIA's Annual General Electoral Assembly
This took place on Sunday, the 24th of May 2026 at 10:30 am in the morning where participants Eirini and Aristos presented their learnings during their time in Portugal, with a particular focus on Cyanotype art as well as art-based tools they picked up during the training course. Eirini and Aristos went over the entirety of the program, teaching the other participants the tools needed to implement such activities, and aims and metholodogies these tools can be used for in youth work. ACPELIA intends to implement these new tools in their upcoming projects set to take place in the following months.