What is Comm.Comm?

COMM COMM - Communities Communication is an Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Youth Partnership designed to create a bridge of understanding and human sustainability in low density urban areas, enhancing digital literacy and structuring the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

The project will run between 1st of July 2017 and 30th of June 2019 and involves 5 NGO's from Portugal, Spain, Romania, Greece and Estonia:

PT - Associação de Jovens Voluntários de Gaeiras (JVG)

ES - Asociación Diagonal España 

RO - Asociatia CFPC Constanta (CFPC)

GR - Politistiki Anazitisi Lesvou AMKE (POLIANA)

EE - Ngo Islander


Background:

Nowadays we crave for a well developed world of comprehension and communication. Communication barriers are one of the key factors for areas lagging behind in terms of employment, social development and education. In fact, according to Eurostat we have a percentage of youth unemployment of 48.9% in Greece, 30% in Portugal, 48.3% in Spain, 21.7% in Romania and 13.1% in Estonia. Young people face difficulties to be included in their local communities while thriving with their native digital skills which let them access a (so-called) digital global village. In this sense, it is essential to look up to the new emerging economies such as the one attempted with the digital single market strategy. According to the European Commission communication, "a Digital Single Market can create EUR 415 Billion in additional growth, hundreds of thousands of new jobs and a vibrant knowledge based society". At the same time it is known that 315 Million Europeans use the internet everyday. Thus, how can we crave on the creation of a Digital Single Market if our society is highly divided in terms of digital literacy? The impressive numbers seem to hide the fact that 30% of the Europeans have never used internet at all. How can our digital society thrive under this overwhelming numbers?

Digital skills, nowadays, for communication purposes have two ways to be addressed: a downgrade or a upgrade. A certain paradox maintains the fracture. This is where this project takes place: at bridging parallel paradoxes. Achieving a digital society without fully educate it into digital matters will lead to exclusion, incomprehension and areas severely lagging behind, especially in low density urban areas.

Moreover, in low density urban areas we are facing a time when it is crucial to consider the digitalisation as an opportunity to create jobs, growth and social development and all generations should consider the value of “Millenials” native digital skills.  We have to learn how to communicate with everybody and pave the way to reduce the amount of NEET's, the unemployment rate and the increasingly reduced critical thinking skills of young people. 


 Additionally it is important to be aware that: 

- The number of Internet users in Africa almost doubled in the past four years;

- 30 % of the world’s youth are digital natives, active online for at least five years;

- More than four billion people do not use the Internet, and 90 % of them are from the developing world


So, Comm Comm should lead us into understanding how can we create a common language of comprehension and enhancement of critical thinking?


COMM COMM aims:

To face this challenges, this project aims at developing communication and increase community involvement and critical thinking in low density urban areas. It will capacitate youth workers, young people and the community itself, creating balance within low density urban areas around the world.



COMM COMM objectives:

• The enhancement of efficient communication between youngsters and tutors within rural areas.

• Increased involvement of young people in local rural communities.

• Increasing young entrepreneurship and the sense of glocal belonging.

• Share good practices within rural areas; 

• Use of non-formal methods of education as a way to improve critical thinking

• Raise Intercultural and intergenerational awareness.

• Use of social media and ICT apps as a tool for social and community development.

• Create awareness and interest on youth policies and youth participation.

• Integration of refugees and other disadvantaged youngsters in local rural areas.


Moreover this project contributes to the Europe 2020 strategy (75% of the 20-64 years old to be employed); the Goals for sustainable development and the overall objectives for European cooperation in Youth Field.



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