A lot of people in Europe live in lack without possibility of access to basic services. Nearly 80 milions of Europeans live under the treshold of poverty, what is in conflict with the principals of EU about solidarity and social rightness. For strenghten of commitment of EU to reach definitive effect for removal of poverty, European commision declared the year 2010 as European year of the fight against poverty and social exclusion.

The participants from 12 countries (Israel, Jordan, Hungary, Malta, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Turkey) met with the intent to share practical experience and propose potencial solutions for specific topics as importance of youth programs and non-formal education as a tool for social inclusion, factors leading to social exclusion, various faces of poverty in individual countries, ... We presented common evaluation at conference called "Social exclusion - effect on young people" in village Avintes where participates also representatives of city Vila Nove de Gaia, prezident of national association of youngsters and representatives of organizations working in social field. During the seminar we gained new contacts, knew different cultures, found out possibilities of next cooperation.

The projects of professional center “Instituto Profesional do Terço” in Porto were enriching and were focused on the solution of problematic situations through theatre show where the person enter without engagement to the game and look for common solution. Often applicated tool for education and prevention against social exclusion was succesful theatre, dance and sport. Interesting was also the project of the center “Florinhas do Vouga” in city Ovar. In the cooperation with the owner of a bar, the police and the city pursue the help and decrease of risks (alcohol, drugs,...) straight through the personal contact with people in the streets. In the center of leisure time of hosting organization "Onda Verde" in village Avintes children prepared a presentation in English for us and we also taught them something from our languages.

The contribution of seminar is also the creation of Handbook - guide which contains information about image of poverty in participating countries, proposed way of works, types of activities as the tools against exclusion and links to youth portals.

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