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project info
Start date: 1 March 2023
End date: 28 February 2025
funding
Fund: European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)
Total budget: 414 541,98 €
EU contribution: 167 352,03 € (40%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

It's about us

All children and young people have the right to equal opportunities to enjoy their rights. Today, however, we see how differences in growing up conditions are governed by who you are, how you look, and where you live. A segregated society affects the child's ability to achieve good results in school, to get the job one dreams of, to have good health and experience participation, empowerment and psychosocial well-being. Socio-economic vulnerability and background of the child and his or her parents are statistical factors that affect children’s performance and participation in school, and by extension consequences are seen as an over-representation in the NEET group and later in life a poorer health and lower income level. Save the Children and Ersboda Folketshus have joined forces to counter early school leaving by working to build structures and offer tools to pave the way for children and young people to work together to counteract the negative effects of segregation. The project "It's about us" aims to increase young people's (13-17 years) participation in society and participation in studies through strengthened psychosocial health, strengthened faith in the future and strengthened context around the young person. By building on Ersboda Folketshus as a social hub for the area with Nya Mötesplats, social structures will be created with space for Save the Children's methods for boy forums, student support, and parental support. The methods are well-proven individually, but will now be put together to meet, from a holistic perspective, common challenges with common goals, with the keywords empowerment, social inclusion and mobilisation, security and local anchoring.

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