Alongside young people to build their future. Intercept, engage and activate to build growth paths together: these are the key actions that center the objective of the “Neetopia” project, drawn up by the Youth Project – Youth Policy Office of the Municipality of Cesena as part of the Municipality’s participation in the Notice public of ANCi “Link! Let’s connect young people to the future”, and is currently interested in the start of a new, important phase.
Neets (Not in Education, Employment or Training) are young people who do not study, do not have a job and are not engaged in training courses. The “Neetopia” project was created with the aim of promoting activation paths for girls and boys in the area who find themselves in this condition, i.e. who are not engaged in training, work and social contexts.
The project
The project is divided into three phases. The first, interception, was characterized by an activity of mapping the territory, training local youth workers and building a network of stakeholders coordinated by the Techné professional training body. The second, engagement, represents the phase within which actions aimed at young people will be implemented and promoted and developed by Street Education, by operators of local youth spaces and, above all, by the figure of a tutor who will support the boys and girls in an ad hoc and individualized path. The third phase, therefore, that of activation, provides that the young people, supported and supported by the tutor, can start individual paths depending on their interests and needs. The possible activation methods include inclusion in professional internships, enrollment in training, the proposal of creative paths, the strengthening of skills and accompaniment to any other realities and services in the area.
Thanks to Neetopia, each child has the opportunity to carry out individualized and weekly interviews with the tutor in order to structure their path together, step by step. It is no coincidence that the path is based on training and introduction to the world of work activities, which are completely prioritized and proposed to individual participants on the basis of their aptitudes and abilities.
To date, more than 10 young people have been included in the project. The project actions are reserved for young NEETs aged 16 to 25. You can request more information by writing to [email protected] or make an appointment with the tutor by calling 333 262 0758 (https://landing.neetopia.it/progettogiovanicesena/).
