SSMD - Dissemination - Impressions!

“Social media is the motive why I decided to involve in this project. Since the first day I shared some of my experience. The chance to moderate the media activity and to coordinate it helped me to see better the participants’ enthusiasm when it comes to mass media. I realize that it is very difficult to work with youths, but it is so beautiful to succeed with them in what you’ve proposed to finish. The SSMD project as the second Youth in Action project that I got involved in and it was somehow different from the first one. The dynamism and the enthusiasm of the participants were in this project much heightened. About me, it was the first time that I had ever played football beside boys! I liked very much the mixed character of the activities because it gave everyone the chance to express and learn the new things in an equal way! I think it was a good decision ! That’s what made me feel better, and at the same time to understand why football is more a boys’ game and not a girls’ one!

Regarding the communication, I have an extremely pleasure to  communicate in English ! I know that every time this fact helps a lot and we did a great job together ! The SSMD project made me understand what truly means Youth in Action .”

Rateanu Alina Diana – Participant, ROMANIA

“Street Sports and Media Diversity” was the first European project in which I took part and it will remain a very special one for me ! Even though at the beginning I had many emotions and just the thought that the other participants are from different states won’t like me and reject me, I made it through. Actually, it was the opposite feeling. From the first day I discovered that we have common interests and the activities got us much closer, especially when it came of sports, team work and different workshops. I think that’s what matters.

I have gained experience, I can socialize much better and now I don’t find so hard to integrate in a new group. Also, my sport abilities are better and I have more friends now. I’m anxious to involve in the next international projects, the ones in Romania but also in different countries, because it deserves my effort. In my opinion, each project means half fun, half work and you can’t lose anything, just win !”

Silvia Maria Iancu – participant, ROMANIA

“It was the first project where I had participated. I enjoyed since the beginning the chance to be beside youths from four different states. It was an unforgettable experience. My participation in the project was more for the assurance of the developing background for the activities. In this way, I responded each time to the requests of the organizers, because I wanted to keep things as planned.”

Ciulica Denisa – project’s team

“I was pleased to be a part of the project’s team. I find the chance to be here, to manage the framework of the activities a chance to help involving myself in new projects more actively, and why not, as a participant. I think that I learned so many things that now are recommending myself. The non formal is what recommends me !”

Barbu Sorin – Project’s team

“The project’s experience has been clear to me because I learned about the wishful involvement of the participants, the spontaneity and the fact that everyone, in an European project is more open to new situations and can conduct to the development of new abilities, like in this case, sport abilities. No matter what media or sport abilities the participants had at the beginning of the project because, once arrived in a common environment, they had succeed to self-improve themselves and to settle down for the project’s objectives. I appreciate for real the used methods and the manner that the activities managed to find the project’s results. The idea of developing the activities in free air was fully valued by the local community and also by mass media. The intercultural dimension produced also a series of results and important perspectives. The participants shared their culture, traditions, customs, fact that was really appreciated as a common result.”

Volodea Mateevici – Project Manager

“ Sport represents in my life an important point. I understand the practice’s importance for a healthy lifestyle, because I consider that it helps all of us to improve not only our bodily part, but our mentality. After my first project, I want to mention that I am very pleased of what I did, learned and gained from this seven day experience. I’m glad that I had the chance to be beside youths from three European states and I’m convinced that our bond won’t stop here ! I wish to go further my experience gained because of this project and I would really like to value my acquired competences. Since the moment I applied for this project I settled some expectations, but what the project brought me exceeds clearly what I thought and expected. The active learning and the acquired experience are special to me. I’m glad to be a part of this project !”

Marin Razvan – participant, ROMANIA