MYTHIC – Project overview (KA153-YOU)
Project Summary
MYTHIC – Mobilizing Youth Training on Holistic Innovation & Critical Thinking (2025-2-SK02-KA153-YOU-000366592) – sets out to “empower those who empower youth.” Through non-formal learning that blends inclusive innovation, critical thinking & media literacy, and civic engagement, youth workers co-create ready-to-use activities, practise inclusive methods, and gain recognition via Youthpass. The six-day training course is hosted in Ružomberok, Slovakia, and closes with a public showcase.
Title: MYTHIC
Participants: 24 youth workers
Countries: SK • IT • AT • FR • GE • ES • PL • UA
Location: Ružomberok, Slovakia
Key objectives
Inclusive Innovation
Design inclusive, creative activities that engage every young person — including those with fewer opportunities — in entrepreneurial, problem-solving projects.
Critical Thinking & Media Literacy
Teach young people to analyse information, spot misinformation and bias, and navigate digital media — including GenAI — safely and responsibly.
Civic Engagement
Inspire and support youth-led community initiatives, turning ideas into local micro-projects and active participation in society.
The partnership
Slovak Coordinator — IKReON
IKReON coordinates MYTHIC from Ružomberok, with strong experience in non-formal education for youth work. The team hosts and facilitates the training course onsite, steers quality and safety, leads daily reflection and Youthpass routines, and organises the public showcase and press conference.
IT — Associazione Culturale Pro.m.e.t.eu.s
Pro.m.e.t.eu.s brings long experience in non-formal learning and international youth mobility. As part of MYTHIC’s peer-led model, the Italian team co-facilitates sessions and helps shape inclusive, creative methods.
AT — Austrian Forum for Integration and Sustainability (AFIS)
AFIS works at the intersection of integration, inclusion and sustainability. The Austrian team helps embed inclusive practice and environmentally responsible approaches across the training, supporting youth workers from diverse backgrounds.
GE — Youth Corner Tbilisi
Youth Corner Tbilisi adds a strong youth-work perspective from Georgia. The team co-facilitates activities and shares methods for engaging young people in civic life and community initiatives.
ES — Asociación Cultural Maditerránea
Maditerránea contributes methods from cultural and community work that keep learning welcoming and creative. The Spanish team supports social-inclusion strategies and hands-on, experiential activities.
PL — Europejska Fundacja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości (ENTRE)
ENTRE focuses on entrepreneurship and skills development. The Polish team strengthens MYTHIC’s inclusive-innovation thread, helping youth workers turn ideas into practical, problem-solving projects.
FR — Association les amis de la JSK
Les amis de la JSK brings community engagement and youth-work practice from France. The team co-facilitates sessions and supports participants in designing youth-led initiatives.
UA — Phoenix Social Youth Group
Phoenix fosters resilience, inclusion and soft-skills growth for young people facing adversity. The Ukrainian team animates collaborative tasks and helps ensure a supportive climate where every voice is heard.
Activities overview
Project outputs
A key output is the open toolkit “MYTHIC Toolkit” — a set of six ready-to-use, tested activities (such as the Eco-Canvas and Spot-the-Fake tools) designed for low-resource settings. It is published under a Creative Commons licence and shared via SALTO-YOUTH and the Erasmus+ Project Results Platform. Participants also validate their competences with Youthpass and earn a MYTHIC Facilitator Open Badge.
With Thanks to Our Partners & Hosts
MYTHIC was made possible by a network of partner organisations and local supporters who helped 24 youth workers turn ideas into ready-to-use methods.
IKReON thanks its partner organisations: Pro.m.e.t.eu.s (IT), AFIS (AT), Youth Corner Tbilisi (GE), Maditerránea (ES), ENTRE (PL), les amis de la JSK (FR), and Phoenix Social Youth Group (UA).
Special thanks to our hosts and supporters
LeanUP s.r.o.
Coworking and learning centre in the heart of Ružomberok that hosted our working sessions and gave the training course a modern, professional space for hands-on learning.
Vila Efekt
Boutique hotel and restaurant in the centre of Ružomberok that welcomed our international participants with comfortable accommodation and warm local hospitality all week.
Ružomberok Municipality
Our host city in the Liptov region, whose support helped welcome youth workers from eight countries and connected MYTHIC with the local community.
Articles about MYTHIC
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MYTHIC in Ružomberok — Mission Accomplished
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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project no. 2025-2-SK02-KA153-YOU-000366592.
