Preparation Activities

ECAPT Preparation Activities: Analytical Report

Project Title: ECAPT - Empowerment through Creative Arts and Participation for European Teens
Project Code: KA152-YOU (2025-2026)
Reporting Period: June – December 2025

🎓 OBJECTIVE

The goal of the preparation phase is to ensure that all national teams are established, well-prepared, and actively involved in meaningful pre-exchange activities that foster group identity, intercultural learning, creativity, and reflection on the project's core theme: combatting discrimination through creative expression and participation.

✅ Key Preparation Activities & Timeline

἞a἟a JUNE – JULY 2025: National Coordination & Communication

•  Initial partner meetings to confirm procedures and responsibilities.

• Each organization nominates a national coordinator to lead recruitment and preparation.

• Project logo creation begins.

἞c἞7 AUGUST – OCTOBER 2025: National Team Formation

• Each organization selects 5 participants (aged 15-20) and 1 youth leader.

• Priority is given to youth with fewer opportunities.

• Participants fill out an intro questionnaire to identify interests, needs, and talents.

἞8἟7 NOVEMBER 2025: Finalization of Teams

• Deadline for submission of full national teams: 30 of November 2025

• First virtual meetings between national leaders and participants.

• Distribution of ECAPT Welcome Pack.

🎨 DECEMBER 2025: Creative Preparation Activities

1. 🌈 Logo Design Contest

• Each national team creates a proposed project logo reflecting the theme.

• Voting is held online; all partner countries and youth participants participate.

• The winning logo becomes the official visual identity of ECAPT.

• More information and rules at the link: https://ecapt.webnode.page/logo-contest/ 

• Logo results and description of the Logo contest: https://ecapt.webnode.page/logo-contest-results/

2. 📸 Personal Posters

• Each participant designs a digital personal poster to present themselves:

  • Name, country, hobbies, interests

  • Motivation for joining ECAPT

  • Artistic or cultural expression (poem, photo, drawing, quote)

• Posters will be uploaded on the official project website at the link: https://ecapt.webnode.page/participants/ 

• Posters needs to be in our shared folder till 20 of December 2025

3. 📈 National Research Task: "Discrimination in Our Community"

• Each team conducts a mini research or awareness project:

  • Interview 3–5 peers, youth workers, or teachers

  • Use Google Forms or interviews

  • Collect opinions on: What types of discrimination exist? What solutions are visible?

  • Encourage creative representation of findings (video, poster, poem, etc.)

🔎 Key Points for the Research Task

• Link findings with local realities (school, neighborhood, cultural space)

• Include voices of marginalized youth

• Explore intersectionality: gender, race, disability, religion, economic background

• Share hopeful and creative solutions

• Format: PDF summary + 1 creative output (poster/video/drawing)

📆 Posters for National Research

Each national team will also prepare 4 posters summarizing their findings. The posters should include:

• Title: Discrimination Through Our Eyes

• Country name and team

• Key statistics or quotes from interviews

• 2–3 youth-driven solutions to discrimination

• One visual or slogan to represent hope and inclusion

Example layout inspiration: https://mythsfacts.webnode.page/preparation-activities

🌍 Countries' night preparation for dinner and culture

🌍 Goal: Celebrate diversity and develop intercultural competence
📌 Each national group will have one night to prepare dinner for all participants, so you need to prepare your proposals for the dinner and to inform us about the materials that you will need to complete your tasks. 

 📌 Each national group should prepare a fun, interactive cultural presentation, including:

• Traditional or humorous dance or performance

• Fun quiz or game about the country

• Display or tasting of typical food (if possible, eco-friendly packaging)

• Use of props, flags, or costumes

🎭 Emphasis is on being funny, engaging, and educational while respecting all cultures.

💡 Educational Value: Strengthens cultural awareness, group bonding, and non-verbal communication skills.

🚀 OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS

• Increased ownership, identity, and motivation among youth participants

• Creative content to promote the project

• Insights into youth experiences with discrimination in each country

• Strengthened intercultural connection before the mobility phase

Useful Deadlines

• Sending the Logos for Logo Competition: 27 of December 2025
• Voting for Logo Competition: 28 of December 2025 till 3 of January 2026 
• Results of Logo Contest: 4 of January 2026
• Personal Posters for the webpage: Till 20 of December 2025 
• National Research on the theme: till 30 of January 2026 (word file in shared folder with some photos)
• 4 posters from each national team (jpg files): till 30 of January 2026
• List of materials for the national dinner from each national group: till 30 of January 2026