“Let's Surf the Net! '' Is a 14th months project along with an activity training course under KA1 Erasmus + which aims to support youth workers for improving and achieving specific key competences in order to be more effective to develop and improve social media practices.
Since Social Media is constantly in young people's life and in an the daily run of the ngos, we see that it is beneficial, as a space that offers communication, interaction and socialization. We are also realizing that it is becoming a useful youth work tool to youth organizations to support and encourage young people to be informed and to take action. Youth organizations need to include social media as a part of their PR strategy and use it as a means to reach more young people. However, sending a chaotic, unplanned and uncoordinated message through social media can do more harm than good.
Training Course '' Let's surf the net! '' Has been designed for youth workers who work in NGO's, youth organizations and informal groups of young people and are interested in developing effective communication means to increase the level of active participation of 28 young people / youth workers from different countries Romania, Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Turkey and Poland. Social networking has become extremely important in today's society since it is the means that connects individuals and other organizations who want to connect with others, network and promote their work.
NECI as applicant organization has organized a partnership with other European partners who share similar worries, fears and situations where youth workers are not so confident or aware on how to assist youngsters being more active using Social Media. Moreover, all partner organizations face same
needs on developing the competences of their youth workers in order to use Social Media through their communities. Thus through this project we will
assist youth workers to support youngsters to be more active citizens using Social Media.
The 28 youth workers come from 8 countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Poland, Italy, Estonia, Turkey) to Romania for 5 days training course carrying their own bags of knowledge, experience, personal and professional needs and they are willing to learn and contribute for the aims of the course.

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T hree youth workers from NECI  Italia lived a great experience in Romania