Inclusion is Fusion!

What do we mean with "inclusion"? We are not only talking about including people with disability. In the project "Inclusion is Fusion", we are generally talking about social inclusion of youth which means we focus on actively including people with fewer opportunities.Here is a quick overview of the most relevant facts speaking about social inclusion in the European Union. According to the European Commission, 47,3% of projects in the Youth in Action project indicated that they addressed the priority of inclusion and one in four participans had "fewer opportunities". Now, in the Erasmus+ projects, do you think it has changed? Social inclusion was a key priority of the Youth in Action programme and the subsequent Erasmus + programme as well as an indirect goal of the ‘Youth Guarantee’ approach. The more recent Erasmus+ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy is trying to push further measures in a more strategic way. It is sometimes hard to define, who is...

"Inclusion is Fusion" is the title of a European youth worker exchange that started in 2017. This blog was born during the project meetings and compiles the main outcomes, stories and best practice examples. It invites everyone to join the network, to contribute to the blog and help spreading the word for sustainable approaches in youth work. The project "Inclusion is Fusion" aims at merging sustainability, diversity and employability for young people. We want to link those three aspects to further promote a sustainable lifestyle among youth and support their employability in the green sector. The project “Inclusion is Fusion“ responds to three major concerns not only present in many European countries but in countries all over the world: environment, exclusion of newcomers and youth unemployment. Its approach is to find ways to link sustainability, diversity and entrepreneurship for youth. The project gives space to talk about how we can promote the i...