Completion of the European RAY Programme

The Cyprus Youth Clubs Organisation completed the European project “RAY: Resilience and Adaptability in Youth: Raising awareness and developing skills amidst the Covid-19 crisis”, which was implemented from 10 October 2022 to 10 October 2023.

The main objective of the project was to strengthen the resilience, adaptability and skills of young people, through the creation of training seminars, tools and information material, which contributed to empowering young people both personally and professionally.

The project was funded by the Erasmus+ programme and was led by the Cyprus Youth Clubs Organisation and supported by Comune di Cinisello Balsamo from Italy and Helsinki Pioneers from Finland.

The activities of the programme included working groups and educational seminars, in order for young people to express their concerns and opinions on the challenges of modern times and especially the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on their mental health. The main aim was to strengthen ways of dealing with the consequences on young people’s mental health, but also ways of enhancing young people’s resilience, adaptability and other life skills.

Website of the Programme

The results of the project were to create:

  • A ‘Survival Manual for the youth’, which includes useful definitions of different situations that a young person may face, as well as ways of coping.
  • A Youth Worker’s Toolkit that will empower youth workers and those working with young people, giving them the tools to promote mental health among young people
  • An online awareness campaign, which highlighted the importance of mental resilience and adaptability as key elements of mental health.

The Cyprus Youth  Clubs  Organisation through its actions and programmes will continue to actively contribute to the awareness of young people in Cyprus on various issues. In cooperation with its members, governmental bodies, non-governmental organisations, the business world and civil society, KOKEN designs, develops and promotes the implementation of effective measures to empower young people.