Our Booklets

The Competence Group Methods is a group of professionals working in the field of international youth work in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy. They develop and improve methods as well as know-how for youth work with international and diverse target groups. As central outcomes of the cooperation, they have published a series of booklets, that aim to be a support and resource for the community of practice. Here, you can download the booklets, and you will also find a list of useful links and references on the topics of the publications:

Booklet 1 | Booklet 2 | Booklet 3 | Booklet 4 | Booklet 5 | Booklet 0


Booklet 1: GroupUp – How to create and motivate a youth group for Active Citizenship

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Booklet 2: TogetherAbility – Strategic youth work for inclusion

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Booklet 3: Sharing4Caring – How to support wellbeing of participants and youth leaders

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Booklet 4: ReachOut – How to facilitate engagement of youth in participatory processes at local level

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Booklet 5: BeLonging – How to connect young people with their local communities

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Booklet 0: The Sailing Map – Navigating through the Booklets 1 to 5

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These products are the result of the KA2 Strategic Partnership [2021-2-DE04-KA220-YOU-000048388] “Network for Active Improvement of Youth Work – NAIYW” funded by the EU Erasmus+ programme, co-funded by Stiftung Mercator and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF). Thank you very much!

Also have a look at our Handbook on Advocacy and Lobbying in the field of youth work! As these booklets, they aim to be a support and resource for the whole community of practice.