Inclusive GeNder and sexual orIenTEation navigation for transformation anD emPOWERment- IGNITED-POWER
IGNITED-POWER is on a mission to combat the marginalization of LGBTQIA+ youth.
Through inclusive education, participatory research, and cross-sector collaboration, the project empowers young people to become agents of change in their communities.
By bridging policy, practice, and youth voices, IGNITED-POWER promotes equity, combats SOGIESC-based prejudice, and strengthens social inclusion.
Start
1/12/2024
Finish
30/11/2026
Programme Type
E+ KA2
Project Coordinator
Universidad Del Pais Vasco (UPV, Spain)
Partners
Xenios Polis (Greece)
GenderLens (Italy)
ACCEPT (Cyprus)
Centrul Pentru Inovare Si Performata (Romania)
WECHANGE (Cyprus)
Activities
IGNITED-POWER will (1) enhance inclusion and diversity by creating educational and media resources to combat SOGIESC discrimination; (2) improve the quality of work for youth workers by providing them with material centered around SOGIESC issues, enabling them to effectively address discrimination and harassment faced by youth, and (3) strengthen links between research, policy and practice through multi-stakeholder roundtables involving policy-makers, LGBTQIA+ youth and youth workers.
- Training Course for Youth Workers based on key themes of the Council of Europe SOGI Unit
- Open Resource e-Toolbox for Youth
- Capacity building of 75 youth workers and 180 youth
- 18 podcasts with members of LGBTQIA community
- Multilingual IGNITED-POWER Community Digital Hub
- Multi-stakeholder Virtual Dialogue Roundtable
- Co-created Practice & Policy Recommendations
- Dissemination to 300,000 people across Europe
Website:
https://ignitedpower.eu/
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