The document summarizes a study visit project called FEMPOWER that focused on fostering gender equality through youth empowerment and gender mainstreaming in youth work. The project involved 36 people and was organized by NICOLA New International Company of Live Arts in cooperation with several other organizations. The goals of the project were to learn about gender equality issues by comparing realities in different European countries, exchange experiences and best practices around gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment, and increase knowledge around concepts of gender and its importance in youth work. Through activities like discussions, presentations and field visits, participants shared skills and learning on topics like gender equality, discrimination, and violence.

1. PROJECT INFORMATION
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With this document we certify that Ádám Rahmi took part in a project called Fostering Gender Equality through
Youth Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming in Youth Work - FEMPOWER. It was a study visit. The
project was organised by NICOLA New International Company of Live Arts, in cooperation with NICOLA ART,
Armenian Progressive Youth, ALTERNATIVI INTERNATIONAL, NICOLA Italy, MOSTART, Danish Youth
Team, Identities, NUH, ADVIT, Experimentaculo, Liga Dobrovolnogo Truda Molodezhi, Poland, Youth for
the World, GEYC, INKLUZIVNI POKRET, AJ INTER, Society Initiatives Institute..
A study visit organised within Erasmus+ is a short study programme that offers a view on youth work or youth policy – strategies,
projects, or methods – in one country. Study visits focus on a concrete theme and mainly consist of meetings with different
projects and organisations in the chosen country. Additionally, the study visits may include exchange of experience among the
participants and support creation of partnership for further cooperation.
Altogether, 36 people took part in the project.
The overall aim and specific objectives of the project:
To learn about gender equality issues by sharing and comparing the realities in the European Union and Neighboring
Partner countries;
To exchange experiences, best practices and knowledge between youth workers and their organizations on gender
mainstreaming and women empowerment;
To develop participants knowledge and understanding on various concepts related to gender and emphasize the
importance of gender equality in youth work.
Main contents and activities of the project:
Through the participation in different scale of activities as discussions, presentations, field visits, participants
exchanged their skills and experiences on gender equality, gender discrimination, gender violence and gender
perspectives in different parts of Europe and learnt more about realities in Eastern Europe and Caucasus region.
Nelly Paytyan
Person in charge of the projectLondon, 16/09/2017