Art as a tool for Emotional Well-being

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Art as a tool for Emotional Well-being *

Our course, "Emotional Well-being, Art, and Youth Work," helps youth workers learn how to use creative methods like Ebru painting, creative writing, and theatre to support the emotional well-being of young people. These workshops offered practical skills, along with reflections on how youth workers can use art to engage young people holistically and meaningfully.

We’re excited to see youth workers implement these new skills in their communities!

Strategic Partnership in the field of Youth - Erasmus + / KA2

March 22nd 2023

Project Title: ARTicipation for Inclusion (AFI) 

Duration: 36 months

Aim: To enhance the empowerment and inclusion of vulnerable young people through art methods. 

Specific Objectives:

  1. To build the capacities of 4 organisations to use various types of art methods (art installations, LARP, landscape art, painting and Ebru) to increase the emotional well-being of young people, especially young people at risk and in vulnerable situations. 

  2. To develop the life skills and sense of community belonging of 1000 young people from 4 countries.

  3. To create an interactive learning and resource platform to address holistically the emotional well-being of vulnerable young people

Structure of the project

Year 1 

  • Kick-off meeting (Turkey) Proposed Dates: 16-18 October 2023

  • 2 training courses in Madeira and Norway (in each training – 2 methods will be learned- concerning emotional wellbeing) 

    • Training 1 in Madeira : 22nd February to 2nd March 2024 (LARP and Street Art Installations)

    • Training 2 in Norway : 16-25th September 2024 (Ebru Painting and Landscape Art)

  • Building partnerships locally cross-sectorial 

  • Identifying the vulnerable young people from each community – research their needs 

  • Management Meeting (Romania) – dates TBD

Year 2

  • Local activities designed to address the specific needs identified by the beneficiaries 

  • Each partner will combine and use the art methods learned and test them in different settings and contexts in their countries  and reach out to at least 250 vulnerable young people in their communities 

  • Research on the impact of the tested methods and artistic products on the emotional well-being of the participants 

  • Continuing the building of partnerships locally cross-sectorial 

  • Management meeting (Norway)- dates TBD

Year 3

  • Development of the platform and its content 

  • Finalisation of the research measuring the impact of the artistic methods used in the project on the emotional well-being of young people.

  • Testing the platform with different groups 

  • Dissemination events and online campaigns to promote the research and the platform

  • Evaluation meeting (Madeira)- dates TBD

WP 1 - Management and Coordination

A1.1 – Project Set-up

A1.2 – Continuous Management (staff, activities, financial, communication)

A1.3 – Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation

A1.4 –Management Meetings: Kick-Off (Turkey), Progress Meeting (Romania and Norway), Evaluation Meeting (Madeira)

A1.5 – Online Management Meetings

A 1.6 –Reporting 


WP 2 - Capacity building of NGOs and their staff

A2.1 – Selection and preparation of the staff members 

A2.2 – International training for staff members on emotional well-being and 2 art methods (Ebru and Painting and Landscape Art- Norway) 

A2.3 – International training for staff members on emotional well-being and 2 art methods (LARP and Street Art Installations in Madeira) 

A2.4 – Evaluation and Impact assessment of the training course on the staff members and partners

WP 3 – Development of life skills and sense of community

A3.1 – Building partnerships locally cross-sectorial 

A3.2 – Preparation of materials and logistical arrangements for local activities 

A3.3 – Implementation of the local activities designed to address the specific needs identified by the beneficiaries. Each partner will combine and use the art methods learned and test them in different settings and contexts in their countries and reach out to at least 250 vulnerable young people in their communities 

A3.4 – Follow-up and consultations with the partners from various sectors

WP 4  - The creation and activation of the Learning and Resource Platform

A4.1 – Creation and collection of the content and materials for the platform (tutorials, videos, written materials, interactive exercises, etc.)

A4.2 – Technical development of the platform (website, graphics, specific software required, etc.)

A4.3 – Testing the platform with different groups of users 

A4.4 – Launching the final version of the platform

A4.5 – Evaluation and impact of the platform among various users 

WP5 – Research, Impact and Dissemination 

A5.1 – Identifying the vulnerable young people from each community 

A5.2 – Research the needs of selected vulnerable groups – research report 

A5.3 – Research on the impact of the tested methods and artistic products on the emotional well-being of the participants – research report

A5.4 – Dissemination events 

A5.5  – Online campaign to promote the research results and the platform

A5.6 – Drafting the final evaluation report of the project