SAFE VOICES: A New Erasmus+ Project Coordinated by Rosso Arancio

Seven European organisations join forces to promote security, democratic participation and responsible digital citizenship in schools.

Associazione Rosso Arancio is pleased to announce the launch of SAFE VOICES – Strengthening Awareness and Fair Engagement on Security and Democracy at School, a new Erasmus+ project funded under the KA220-SCH Cooperation Partnerships in School Education programme.

Coordinated by Rosso Arancio, the project brings together seven organisations from six countries: Italy, Türkiye, Portugal, Lithuania, Croatia and the Czech Republic.

Giving Students a Voice

Schools are places where young people learn much more than academic subjects. They develop relationships, encounter different perspectives and begin to understand their responsibilities within a community.

SAFE VOICES starts from this everyday experience. The project seeks to provide teachers, school staff and students with practical resources to encourage safer learning environments, constructive dialogue and greater awareness of democratic values.

Particular attention will be given to digital citizenship, school participation and the ability of students to recognise and respond to challenges affecting their educational environment.

What Will SAFE VOICES Develop?

The partnership will work on a series of educational resources and digital tools designed for use in schools and beyond.

The SAFE VOICES Training & Education Toolkit will include an e-learning course on Security & Democracy at School, a school safety and democracy check-up tool, educational activities developed through the Cyber Citizenship Lab and a Cyber Ambassadors Programme encouraging students to become active participants in their school communities.

These educational resources will be supported by three digital products:

• SAFE VOICES Web Digital Platform, an open-access website bringing together the project's resources, activities and results.

• SAFE VOICES e-Learning Moodle Platform, hosting the training course for teachers and school staff.

• SAFE VOICES Self-Assessment Game, an interactive web-based application designed to engage students in reflecting on security, democracy and responsible behaviour.

The participating schools will subsequently test and implement these resources through educational activities involving teachers and students.

Their experiences and contributions will also feed into the European Sound Map of Security & Democracy, a collaborative project output reflecting young people's perspectives across the participating countries.

A European Partnership

SAFE VOICES brings together the expertise of educational institutions, a technology company and a cultural association.

The consortium consists of:

• Associazione Rosso Arancio (Italy) – Project Coordinator

• IDONEUS S.r.l. (Italy)

• Selçuk Borsa İstanbul Şehit Ömer Halisdemir Anadolu Lisesi (Türkiye)

• Agrupamento de Escolas de Mangualde (Portugal)

• Garliavos Juozo Luksos Gimnazija (Lithuania)

• Srednja strukovna skola Velika Gorica (Croatia)

• Smíchovská střední průmyslová škola, gymnázium a hotelová škola Radlická, příspěvková organizace (Czech Republic)

Each organisation will contribute to the development, testing and dissemination of the project's educational resources, combining different national experiences and approaches to school education.

The Project Has Officially Started

SAFE VOICES began on 1 November 2026. The partners held their first online kick-off meeting on 4 November, during which they introduced their organisations, reviewed the project management framework and agreed on the initial implementation steps.

The first in-person transnational meeting is scheduled for 17–18 December 2026 in the Province of Salerno, Italy, near the headquarters of Associazione Rosso Arancio.

This meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the educational activities in greater detail, establish common working procedures and begin the development of the project's first outputs.

Rosso Arancio as Project Coordinator

For Associazione Rosso Arancio, coordinating SAFE VOICES means bringing its experience in European cultural and educational cooperation into a partnership focused on schools and young people.

Over the next three years, the association will oversee project implementation, coordinate the international partnership and contribute directly to the development of the SAFE VOICES Self-Assessment Game.

Through the cooperation of the seven participating organisations, SAFE VOICES aims to produce practical educational resources that can continue to be used by schools across Europe after the project has ended.

Updates on the project's activities, meetings and results will be published on our website.

Project: SAFE VOICES – Strengthening Awareness and Fair Engagement on Security and Democracy at SchoolProgramme: Erasmus+ KA220-SCH – Cooperation Partnerships in School EducationProject reference: 2026-1-IT02-KA220-SCH-000455384Coordinator: Associazione Rosso Arancio (Italy)Duration: 1 November 2026 – 31 October 2029

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