In Lodz, a meeting of project partners for "Free Your Mind" took place. Representatives from partnering organizations in Portugal, Macedonia, and Poland discussed the next phases of the project. The Polish partner showcased exercises from developed workshop scenarios, demonstrating the practical application of the crafted content and explaining their premises. The meeting reinforced the collaboration and commitment of the partners to the project's ongoing development.

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Mr. Herculano Andrade – Graduated in Psychology, with a master’s in clinical and Health, postgraduate in Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, he also has a degree in Sociology. With specific training in formative education, as well as victim support. He has been coordinator in Braga for about 7 years, where he is directly responsible for Vocational Education and Training for young people and adults.

In the field of psychology, he performs clinical support functions, in an NGO, where he promotes and promotes strategies for children and young people with different problems, mainly school absenteeism. In this context, it is also responsible for the implementation and promotion of social projects, whose vision and promotion are social integration, health and well-being and employment.

He is an active member of the Elderly Protection Commission (CPI – Comissão e Proteção ao Idoso), an NGO that intervenes in the well-being and rights of the elderly in northern Portugal.
In recent years he has worked regularly as a trainer in Erasmus projects, in education, psychology and social, namely with groups of teachers, psychologists and other school leaders, from Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Greece, Czech Republic, among other countries. He is fluent in English.

Prof. Monika Markovska – is a professor in the University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in Bitola with a doctorate in philosophy of management. Monika has a background of education in Management of human resources, Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship and she has managed to build her professional background well. As she has published many papers, thesis and original works she has built a reputation and especially in analyzing management methods, work methods and improvement of management quality.

In addition to her professional teaching status and position, Monika is also a part of the NGO “Evropska Gledna Tocka” in Bitola where she provides non-formal education to aspiring young people. Monika has participated in many projects, seminars and events herself and has been part of the organizational process. She is a leading trainer in the non-formal education sphere in Bitola.

Monika aside from her role as an educator in a formal space as a professor and in a non-formal space as a trainer has taken working roles as a consultant and mentor. She has been part of consultant and evaluation teams on many developed projects and businesses across the country and further. The professor is also fluent in communicating in English through her education and participation in many international projects and initiatives.

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Our materials are available in the International Digital Resources Database. We hope that publishing the results in various databases will contribute to a broader use of the developed materials.

The second meeting of the Free Your Mind project partners took place in Barcelos, where the main focus was on presenting the results achieved so far and planning the next stages. Meeting participants also discussed strategies for disseminating the project as well as rules for financial settlements and documentation. The constructive discussion paved the way for effective continuation of activities and successful expansion of the project's reach.

The inaugural meeting of the "Free Your Mind" project partners took place in Shtip, North Macedonia. This was a significant event where representatives from partnering organizations across three countries gathered to discuss the project's objectives and plans for the coming months. Given that it was the partnership's first meeting, ample time was devoted to discussing the project's planned outcomes.

Following the formal part of the meeting, participants embarked on a joint expedition to a nearby mountain and a tour of Shtip. The aim of this part was to foster and strengthen relationships between the partners, also on an informal level. This type of activity not only facilitated better acquaintance but also reinforced everyone's commitment to the project's further development.