48
participants across two training mobilities
Twenty-four people per mobility (including participants, trainers, and staff) from seven countries took part — 48 in total across Ruhpolding and Madeira.
Completed · February 2025
Infodemic - Path to Wellness
About this exchange
Infodemic - Path to Wellness was an Erasmus+ KA153 professional development project coordinated by Highlights e.V. with partner organisations in Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Italy, and Türkiye. The programme equipped youth workers, educators, and trainers with digital skills and non-formal methods so they could help young people navigate online life while protecting mental wellbeing.
The project followed a three-stage journey across two international mobilities: a training mobility in Ruhpolding on digital competences and safer digital youth work, local practice workshops in participants’ home communities, and a second mobility in Madeira focused on eWellness, mental resilience, peer reflection, and dissemination. Outputs included a reusable toolkit of methodologies and Youthpass recognition of learning.
Participants came from seven partner countries. The mobilities combined non-formal workshops, peer exchange, and practical tools for digital citizenship and eWellness that youth workers could take back into their local practice.
OBJECTIVES
What we set out to achieve
- Strengthen digital competences and mental health literacy among youth workers
- Promote digital safety, information literacy, and responsible online practice
- Support eWellness and mental wellbeing approaches for digital youth work
- Develop and share non-formal education methods for digital citizenship topics
- Encourage international peer collaboration and knowledge exchange
- Promote Erasmus+ opportunities for professional development in youth work
ACTIVITIES
What we did
Training in Ruhpolding — Infodemic: Exploring Key Digital Competences
A six-day professional development mobility in Ruhpolding, Germany (12–17 August 2024) focused on digital competences, information literacy, and tools for safer digital youth work.
Local practice workshops
Between the two mobilities, participants ran local workshops on digital citizenship and eWellness with young people in their home communities.
Training in Funchal — MindScape: Cultivating eWellness
A second six-day mobility in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (10–15 February 2025) focused on eWellness, mental resilience, peer reflection, and follow-up from local practice.
Non-formal learning methods
Sessions used communication-, activity-, social-, and self-managed non-formal methods, including workshops, peer dialogue, quizzes, and group reflection.
Toolkit of youth work methodologies
The consortium developed a reusable toolkit of non-formal methods on digital competences, online safety, and mental wellbeing for wider youth work use.
Youthpass recognition
Learning was recognised through Youthpass, with reflection on competences developed during the professional development activities.
Open event and dissemination in Funchal
The second mobility included peer reflection and an open event in Funchal to share practice and promote related European opportunities.
KEY RESULTS
What we achieved
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participants with fewer opportunities
Twenty participants with fewer opportunities took part across the two professional development activities.
Digital competences and eWellness practice
Youth workers gained practical skills for digital safety, information literacy, and mental wellbeing support in digital youth work.
Local workshops as multipliers
Participants delivered local workshops between the two mobilities, extending learning to young people in partner communities.
Shared methodology toolkit
The project left a toolkit of non-formal education methods that other organisations can use beyond the project lifetime.
Project journey
Two mobilities, one shared learning journey
Training in Germany and Portugal, with local practice workshops between the two mobilities.
First six-day professional development mobility focused on digital competences, information literacy, and tools for safer digital youth work.
Photos from Ruhpolding
Second six-day mobility focused on eWellness, mental resilience, peer reflection, and dissemination — hosted in Funchal with ARTE M.
Delivered with
- Logos Polska — Poland
- ARTE M — Portugal
- Goodness of People — Sweden
- Sonrie a Europa — Spain
- Active Youth for Europe — Italy
- Yaygin Egitim ve Genclik Calismalari Dernegi — Türkiye
LEARNING
Competencies developed
- Digital competence and information literacy
- Digital safety and responsible online practice
- Mental wellbeing and eWellness awareness
- Non-formal education facilitation
- Digital citizenship and community action
- Intercultural collaboration
- Teamwork and peer learning
- Professional networking in youth work
