Welcome to the website of the Erasmus+ OUR VOICE Project. Chartered in 2024 in the Swedish- under the Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027, OUR VOICE is a KA220 - Cooperation partnerships in school education.
Managed by a consortium of 5 partners, the project will last 24 months until October 2026. OUR VOICE aims to increase awareness among young people in schools, VET training centres, higher education & not in education, employment of training of the importance of active involvement in our democracy at local, national and European levels.
A project funded by the Swedish Council for Higher Education/Universitets- och högskolerådet
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
TM4 : November 25-26 2024
Venue
Dublin, ireland (DIGITALSET)
The first meeting of this project took place in Dublin, Ireland, host by DIGITALSET. Over two days from 25 to 26 November 2024. It enabled the different partners to brainstorm on the different activities and to start working on a production of the progress results.
The objectives of the meeting are as follows:
+ Individual Partner Meetings
+ Sharing, Promotion & Exploitation Workshops
+ Sharing, Promotion & Exploitations Workshops – Website, Social Media, YouTube (WP1)
+ Presentation & Agreement of Implementation Strategy & Results Development (WP2-4)
++ Confirmation of the Technical Specifications for each Result
++ Division of responsibilities, tasks & deadlines
++ Design & Development in sub-working groups
+ Confirmation of Dates for VTM2, TM3 & TM4
+ Agreement of Work Objectives & deadlines for work to be completed before TM5
TM9 : May 21-22 2025
Venue
Iceland, Reykjavik (SFS)
The Erasmus+ KA2 ‘Our Voice’ project team met in Reykjavik, Iceland, for its 9th Transnational Meeting (TM9). Warmly welcomed by our Icelandic partner SFS, representatives from Sweden, Latvia, Turkey, Iceland and Ireland were able to review the progress of the project and plan the next steps.
Discussions focused on:
The progress made by the various working groups, particularly those focused on developing digital skills and creating interactive educational resources.
Preparing for future focus groups, which will enable young people to express their views on the challenges of citizen participation.
Organising upcoming workshops, which will provide young people with practical tools for engaging in democratic life.
The TM9 was a key step in strengthening collaboration between partners and defining the future direction of the project.
Ankara: Finalisation of Result 1 & 5 modules
Goreme: Train the trainer, preparation of the 3 youth workshops & the hybrid youth conference
The objectives of the meeting are as follows:
·Individual meetings between partners the project coordinator for WP1
·Feedback on IQAE Q2
·R1 internal evaluation in sub-groups
·R1 corrective measures in sub-groups
·Finalisation of Test versions R1 in English
·Test Initial translation & verification R1
·Preparation Test Phase R1
·Tasks to be completed WP1, WP2, WP3 before TM13 (Z)
Goreme:
·Finalisation of the English version of R2 Remote Workshop 1 approved by consensus in the R2 sub-working group
·Finalisation of Hybrid Workshop 2 (Riga) (WP3 R2)
·Train the Trainer for the Remote & Hybrid Workshops – logistics, methodologies, evaluation & follow-up
TM12 : October 8-11 2025
Venue
Turkey, Ankara, Goreme (Gazi)
TM17 : May 2026
Venue
Latvia, Riga (RISEBA)
TM20 : September 2026
Venue
Sweden, (KLARAV)