EYP Ukraine 2018 2020 Strategy

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT UKRAINE

Strategy 2018-2020

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INTRODUCTION The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is the leading non-governmental organisation for civic education of young people in Europe. Since 1987, we have inspired and empowered hundreds of thousands of young people to become open-minded, tolerant and active citizens. Today, the EYP has national chapters in over three dozen countries, and it reaches over 25,000 young people each year. It is run and developed further by thousands of committed volunteers.

In a voluntary organisation, long-term thinking must often make way for tackling short-term challenges. In recent years, however, we have also come to understand the value of critically examining our organisation and developing it in a more conscious way. We have also come to understand the value of acting as one.

The first development strategy of the European Youth Parliament was developed in 2011–2012, and it was designed for the period 2013–2015. With this International Strategy, we reach out to the European Youth Parliament of 2020.

In 2015, we reviewed and renewed the EYP’s mission and, for the first time, established its values on an international level. Today, we understand the EYP better than before, and this understanding forms the foundation of the new International Strategy.

Based on the newly established values – our ideals for the EYP – there are four areas with particular room for development: inclusion, empowerment, contribution and stability and continuity of our organisation. These four areas of development form the four pillars of the International Strategy of the EYP 2016-2020 cycle. By focusing on becoming better in these elds, we believe we can truly transform the EYP in the years to come.

We have approved this EYP Ukraine’s Strategy for 2018-2020 with the wish and aim of promoting strategic thinking and action on all levels of our organisation. This document belongs to all members of our organisation; it concerns our National Committee as a whole and every single member in particular. Only by committing ourselves to these priorities and acting as one can we hope to truly reach, inspire and empower the young people of Europe.

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RATIONALE The European Youth Parliament is a network organisation constituted by National Committees. Each National Committee has a unique history, and it operates in a unique environment.

While the Governing Body and the Board of National Committees can set strategic priorities for the EYP network, it mostly falls on the National Committees to pursue them. Furthermore, the National Committees are in the best position to examine their strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and challenges – no two National Committees are alike.

For these reasons, the international strategy process is structured into three parts. The first is the International Strategy itself. It defines the strategic priorities and general directions for the EYP network as a whole, focusing on four different areas: inclusion, empowerment, contribution, and stability and continuity. These priorities are meant to apply on all levels of the EYP, from the local to the international. These four pillars are elaborated in the International Strategy and are set here on the framework for EYP Ukraine’s development until 2020.

The second part are the International Measures. Based on the four strategic focus areas, a number of more specific goals and measures for the international level of the EYP was identified. The responsibility for acting on these goals and measures lies with our international actors: the Governing Body, the Board of National Committees, the International Office and the Councils.

The third part are the National Committee Strategies. Based on the four strategic focus areas, the National Committees are responsible for identifying goals and measures that are relevant and reasonable for them. The environments National Committees across the network operate in vary greatly, and it is important for us to to set realistic and meaningful targets for our development.

There are two strategy writing sessions that took place in August 2017 where current and former board members started to shape the vision for the EYP Ukraine’s strategy as well as members of the organisation analysed the document, went through the national measures and critically assessed the approach itself.

4 pillars of the International Strategy of EYP Inclusion

The EYP is a welcoming environment to all young Europeans. It provides equal opportunities to all its participants, their gender, ethnicity and nationality, socioeconomic status and ability notwithstanding. All National Committees are closely integrated into the EYP network.

Empowerment

The EYP provides valuable educational opportunities to young people at all stages of their participation in the EYP. It critically examines its educational goals and methodology, developing them further and adapting them to different target groups.

Contribution

Stability and continuity

The EYP has an The EYP and its National abundance of committed Committees are managed and able volunteers on all strategically, with stable levels structures providing the of the organisation, and platform for continued volunteering for the EYP growth. Funding on both is considered an national and interesting and rewarding international level is opportunity. Active secured from a variety of volunteers are closely sources and with a integrated into the strengthened focus on decision-making of the long-term partnerships.

National Committees and the international EYP.

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MISSION OUR MISSION: TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUNG EUROPEANS TO BECOME OPEN-MINDED, TOLERANT AND ACTIVE CITIZENS.

AIMS RAISE AWARENESS OF EUROPEAN ISSUES, ENCOURAGE ACTIVE EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP AND MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN EUROPEAN POLITICS. PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING, INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE AND DIVERSITY OF IDEAS AND PRACTICES. CONTRIBUTE TO THE PERSONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN YOUTH.

PROVIDE A FORUM IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE OF EUROPE CAN EXPRESS THEIR OWN OPINIONS, WITHOUT REVERTING TO ROLE PLAY.

VALUES INDEPENDENCE

INCLUSION

CONTRIBUTION

NON-PARTISANSHIP

EMPOWERMENT

COOPERATION INTERCULTURAL

DEMOCRACY

PLURALISM

UNDERSTANDING

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1. INCLUSION The EYP is a welcoming environment to all young Europeans. It provides equal opportunities to all its participants, their gender, ethnicity and nationality, socioeconomic status and ability notwithstanding. All National Committees are closely integrated into the EYP network.

Vision: EYP Ukraine is striving to be a welcoming environment for young people, regardless their area of habitance and socio-economic status. EYP Ukraine focuses in its activities on further inclusion of the following group of people: 1) people who reside in geographically remote areas; 2) people with a low socioeconomic status/background.

Wider explanation: There a few social groups, which EYP Ukraine currently struggles to include into our activities.

These are students from geographically remote areas (most of active members are located in the capital) and students with low socio-economic background.

1.1 Inclusion Inclusion is the organisational practice and goal of making the EYP a welcoming environment to all young Europeans and creating equal opportunities for all members within our network. Measures should be taken to identify and reduce barriers to participation, both in our organisation’s structure and its culture. Rethinking some elements of our activities and basic methodology, and creating an overall more inclusive mindset both organisationally and individually, is required.

Planned Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Already in place Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Reducing barriers for participation in Ukrainian sessions

Participation fee waivers for 5% of delegates are already in place

People with low socio-economic background Reducing barriers for Grant 10% of delegates participation in Ukrainian with participation fee sessions waivers Provide travel reimbursements (EYP Ukraine events)

Grant 5% of participants Provide travel of EYP Ukraine events with reimbursements (EYP partial/full travel Ukraine events) reimbursement

Grant 5% of participants of EYP Ukraine events with partial/full travel reimbursement

Membership

Low-scale events in UA/RU

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People from remote areas Establish a network of schools

Engage at least 3 schools Establish a network of from a host city of a schools Regional Sessions/EYP Weekend/EYP Day and maintain the communication with them

Schools are contacted to deliver presentations and recruit delegates, yet the database and contacts are not maintained

Organise EYP Ukraine activities in regions other than Kyiv

Organise at least 70% of all of EYP Ukraine events are outside of Kyiv region

70% of all of EYP Ukraine events are organised outside of Kyiv region

Newcomers Weekends in regions

2 Newcomers Weekends in Newcomers Weekend in regions (after RSs in regions Spring and after NSC and TC in Autumn)

Organise EYP Ukraine activities in regions other than Kyiv

Newcomers Weekend takes place once a year in Autumn in the region other than Kyiv

General Seeking external expertise to enhance inclusivity

Seeking external expertise Webinars on inclusion to enhance inclusivity organised by International Office attended by Board Members

Ensuring communication Conduct presentations in portrays and reducing schools and vocational exclusive practices within schools the NC

Ensuring communication portrays and reducing exclusive practices within the NC

Most of the EYP presentations were done in regions other than Kyiv

Promoting an inclusive culture within your organisation

Inclusivity should be covered more during training events

Evaluating the state of inclusiveness

Annual work report includes section on the state inclusiveness

1.2 Outreach Whereas inclusion is about critically examining the insides of the EYP, outreach is about setting our sights as wide as possible. (Naturally, inclusion and outreach go hand-in-hand.) Measures should be taken to make the EYP Ukraine more accessible to those who would not usually reach us, making our participant group more diverse as a whole.

Outreach has been defined as targeted action to involve young people from five key target groups: those from a poor socioeconomic background, students from vocational schools, ethnic minority groups, students with immigrant backgrounds, and those living in geographically remote areas.

A brief overview: Outreach as a pillar is created in order to take measures for those, who cannot usually reach us and participate in our activities for some reasons. The main groups, on which EYP Ukraine currently should focus are groups from low socio-economic background and from geographically remote areas.

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Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measure and success indicators

EYP Days/EYP Weekends

At least 4 EYP Days/Weekends per year in the cities or regions other than Regional Sessions and NSC

Regional Sessions

At least 3 Regional Sessions take place in different regions every year other than the host city of the NSC

EYP presentations

Reach min 1000 students with EYP presentations every year during open calls for delegates (EYP Days, EYP Weekends, RSs, NSC)

Reach 10 schools from remote areas

EYP presentations

920 students are reached with presentations during open calls for delegates (RSs and NSC)

Conduct activities, which implies offline PR

Use more channels to communicate our activities (e. g. make a separate open event for Eurovillage)

Broad media coverage in regions during calls for RSs and NSC

Share our calls through more channels(e. g.

Studway)

Broad media coverage in regions during calls for RSs and NSC

Share our calls through more channels(e. g.

Studway)

Enabling students from ethnic minority groups or from immigration backgrounds to involve in EYP

Presentations for ethnic minorities and groups with immigration backgrounds1 by contacting respective NGOs

Developing the regional network of the UE project

Make crash-courses in more regions

Promote EYP during crash-courses

Maintain contacts with schools

Understanding Europe is used as an outreach tool

UE crash courses took place in regions (Lviv, Kovel)

1.3 Mobility Mobility is important for our participants and active volunteers: participants who have the opportunity to travel across the network are more likely to “do well” in the EYP, and National Committees with many such participants 1

Research about minority groups is needed in order to make these sub-measure more specific.

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usually thrive the most, benefiting from international connections and the flow of ideas and expertise. Measures should be taken to allow more of our members to enjoy the chance to travel across the network and beyond their region, thus extending this key part of the EYP’s educational experience to more of our participants and facilitating the development of EYP Ukraine.

Planned Measure

Already in place

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Travel reimbursements for Offer 10 full/partial members of the travel reimbursements organisation who travel abroad for an EYP event

Travel reimbursements for members of the organisation who travel abroad for an EYP event

Travel reimbursements for the members of the organisation who travel abroad for an EYP event with a full/partial travel reimbursement

Sending delegations and members to events abroad and to different regions

Sending delegations and members to events abroad and to different regions

Form and send delegations abroad to the sessions where possible

Members attending events abroad are tracked by the BM on IA

Calls by National Committees are promoted to members in an active and balanced manner

Form and send delegations abroad to the sessions where possible

Members attending events abroad are tracked by the BM on IA

Calls by National Committees are promoted to members in an active and balanced manner Full/partial travel stipends are provided, in particular for members taking part in key international events (ISs, BNC meetings, Summer Academy, etc.)

Full/partial travel stipends are provided, in particular for members taking part in key international events (ISs, BNC meetings, Summer Academy, etc.)

Welcoming members from A fair, transparent and Welcoming members from abroad to your events inclusive selection is abroad to your events organised for all positions

Guidelines for regional balance (e.g. the

guidelines used at

International Sessions) are

used at officials’ selections, and selection reports are published

Events are promoted actively and in a balanced manner through all relevant communication channels

A fair, transparent and inclusive selection is organised for all positions

Guidelines for regional balance (e.g. the guidelines used at International Sessions) are used at officials’ selections, and selection reports are published

Events are promoted actively and in a balanced manner through all relevant communication channels

Participation fees for

Participation fees for

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foreign officials are abolished, and travel costs are partially reimbursed

foreign officials are abolished, and travel costs are partially reimbursed

1.4. Regional representation National Committees across the network are unequally represented in the international EYP network, with some National Committees having a much stronger say on the EYP’s development than others. Measures to better integrate all our National Committee into the network should be taken.

Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Getting in touch other National Committees whom you don’t know so well, and sharing best practices

Board members approach other NCs in a respective field to collect best practices and employ

Getting in touch other National Committees whom you don’t know so well, and sharing best practices

Board Member on RD contacted BMs on RD from other NCs, BM on HR uses members platform shared

by EYP AT

Striving for regional balance in the officials teams at your NCs sessions and equal representation of all NCs

Regional balance is a criterion for all selections in your NC

Striving for regional balance in the officials teams at your NCs sessions and equal representation of all NCs

Regional balance is a criterion for all selections in your NC

Knowledge-sharing

Participation in webinars, host international organisers, members go abroad as organisers

Knowledge-sharing

Participation in webinars, host international organisers, members go abroad as organisers

Offer travel grants

Offer travel grants for project leadership (Presidents, Editors, Head Trainers, etc.)

Offer travel grants

Offer travel grants for project leadership (Presidents, Editors, Head Trainers, etc.)

International participations

Welcome delegations from International abroad participations

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Welcome delegations from abroad

2. EMPOWERMENT Vision: The EYP provides valuable educational opportunities to young people at all stages of their participation in the EYP. It critically examines its educational goals and methodology, developing them further and adapting them to different target groups.

2.1 Transversal skills As an organisation targeted at civic education, the EYP seeks to equip its members with transversal skills (“21st century skills”) that formal education does not often cater to. Measures should be taken to identify which skills the EYP is in a special position to offer and to consciously integrate these into our educational experience. Through understanding this aspect of our educational work better and marketing it more effectively both internally and externally, we can ensure taking part in and volunteering for the EYP is an attractive prospect to young Europeans willing to succeed in working life and the society more generally.

Planned Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Already in place Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Enhance connections with Database of alumni of EYP Enhance connections with alumni Ukraine alumni

Starichok gathering two times a year (the format of the event can be changed)

Re-launch alumni fund

Maintenance of EYP Family Facebook group

Starichok gathering two times a year

Increase qualification of potential Trainers

Organise national T4ET once per two years

Send trainees to Summer Academy and International T4ET

Increase qualification of potential Trainers

Send trainees to Summer Academy and International T4ET

Staying in contact with alumni

Facebook group Employed EYP (to be) to share opportunities EYP Family group for informal communication Starichok Gathering event Alumni Opportunities newsletter

Recognition of members skills

Provide active volunteers with certificates, recommendation letters Create EYP Ukraine page on LinkedIn (assess skills)

Recognition of members skills

Provide active volunteers with certificates, recommendation letters

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Develop the system of recognizing skills within teams

2.2 Educational Value In many ways, we do our educational work exceptionally well without even thinking about it – as if by nature, or by relying on routine. Development, however, is not possible without the conscious examination of this work. We should constantly seek to increase the educational value of what we do: this does not necessarily mean increasing what is commonly referred to as “academic quality”, but working on better ful lling our educational goals. Measures should be taken to adjust our educational methodology, as well as activities themselves to clear target groups, raising and homogenising the educational quality of our events across the network and fostering innovation in this eld.

Planned Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Already in place Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Increase cooperation with Keeping contacts with Increase cooperation with local schools teachers local schools

Gather school delegations to EYP Ukraine sessions2

Trainings for teachers as a tool of maintaining contact with them Relevance of the topics at our sessions (national and/or regional context)

Topics at Regional Sessions and NSC touch national and/or regional issues

Relevance of the topics at our sessions (national and/or regional context)

Topics at Regional Sessions and NSC touch national and/or regional issues

Tailor topics according to the Ukrainian and EU agenda

Ensure relevance of the topics at Regional Sessions and NSC to Ukrainian and EU agenda (e. g. e-governance, corruption, decentralization)

Tailor topics according to the Ukrainian and EU agenda

Work closely with experts of the European Commission who advise on the topics relevant to the UA and EU agenda

2.3 Opportunities for personal development

The opportunities for personal development we provide to our active volunteers should be considered equally important as those provided to our first- or second-time participants; after all, the organisational strength of the 2

Procedure needs to be established

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EYP Ukraine depends on us being able to make continued commitment to it interesting and rewarding. Measures should be taken to raise awareness on existing opportunities for personal development and create new opportunities, in particular by fostering a stronger training culture within the EYP. Measures should be set out to increase the number of training events, increase the skill and expertise in training and tailor training in the EYP to the needs of the National Committees and our participants.

Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

More training events

To maintain on the same level or increase the number of trainings

Training events already attended by UA EYPers on an international level

Tickets for the Summer Academy and T4ET are reimbursed

Support training events within EYP more

Hold Training Camp annually

Sending NC members to training events abroad and prioritise those members when distributing grants

Participation in international knowledge sharing events

Support training events within EYP

3 members of our national committee in Alumni Development Council

Hold Training Camp annually

Sending NC members to training events abroad and prioritise those members when distributing grants

Participation in international knowledge sharing events

Alumni database

Google group with all the sessions participants

A database of all the board members is created and maintained

Preparing delegates for sessions

Topic overviews are composed by the Chairs’ team at every session

Organising delegate trainings for delegations going abroad

Establish training events

for every delegation going to an IS or IF

Two newcomers weekends annually

Interpersonal communication

Integration of new members into EYP network

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3. CONTRIBUTION The EYP has an abundance of committed and able volunteers on all levels of the organisation, and volunteering for the EYP is considered an interesting and rewarding opportunity. Active volunteers are closely integrated into the decision-making of the National Committees and the international EYP.

3.1 Volunteering We wish to involve more people in running the organisation, so that responsibility does not lie on the shoulders of the few but the many, and to make volunteering in the EYP as rewarding as possible. Measures should be taken to better reward our volunteers, be more explicit about the power of volunteering, and improve its image on all levels of the organisation.

Planned Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Already in place Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Rewarding our volunteers Certificates are offered not Rewarding our volunteers just to session participants but various kinds of volunteer

Thank-you notes are regularly written to volunteers for their engagement

Volunteers are rewarded with prizes or otherwise profiled

Volunteers receive recommendation letters which are usable for job or other applications

Certificates are offered not just to session participants but various kinds of volunteer

Thank-you notes are regularly written to volunteers for their engagement

Volunteers are rewarded with prizes or otherwise profiled

Volunteers receive recommendation letters which are usable for job or other applications

Highlight power of volunteering

Ensure on every training event

Improve image of volunteering

The importance of volunteers for EYP is mentioned in all press-releases, interviews or other media contact explicitly.

Improve image of volunteering

Mentioned in annual report in some of the articles

Gathering personal stories Interviews, success stories of past or current

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volunteers and alumni about what they have learned and gained from EYP

3.2 Democracy Decisions made on the national and international levels of the EYP affect all our participants, and they shouldn’t be made by a select few but through an open and inclusive process. Taking greater responsibility of the EYP begins with living up to the value of democracy which we aspire to. Measures should be taken to strengthen democratic processes and increase participation in elections and public debate within the organisation.

Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Ensuring your NC and all the bodies of your NC are democratically elected and that your members can decide who runs the organisation on a regular basis

All decision-makers in your NC are elected by the members

Annual elections are held Anyone may run for the open positions on the board

Only official members are allowed to elect and be elected

Ensuring your NC and all the bodies of your NC are democratically elected and that your members can decide who runs the organisation on a regular basis

All decision-makers in your NC are elected by the members

Annual elections are held Anyone may run for the open positions on the board

Only official members are allowed to elect and be elected

Making membership (and thus the ability to vote) inclusive and open to all

Anyone who has participated in your events may become a member without additional selection

Making membership (and thus the ability to vote) inclusive and open to all

Anyone who has participated in your events may become a member without additional selection

Inform all the participants how NC / EYP Int works

A short presentation is Inform all the participants included at every session how NC / EYP Int works

Introduction emails from the NC are sent to all delegates, outlining the possibilities for participation

Your NC offers leaflets explaining EYP and possibilities at all sessions and on your website

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quick introduction at some events, nothing at RSs or NSC

Promote and participate Send the emails in GB / BNC chair elections Vote at every elections

Promote and participate in GB / BNC elections

Send the emails

Vote at every elections

Preparing for BNC

Hold online/offline Preparing for BNC meetings within the board

Hold online/offline meetings within the board

Participating in BNC

A person from the outgoing board and a person from a newly elected board participate in the BNC meeting

Cast vote in every BNC online/offline vote

A person from the outgoing board and a person from a newly elected board participate in the BNC meeting

Cast vote in every BNC online/offline vote

Participating in BNC

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4. STABILITY & CONTINUITY The EYP and its National Committees are managed strategically, with stable structures providing the platform for continued growth. Funding on both national and international level is secured from a variety of sources and with a strengthened focus on long-term partnerships.

4.1 Continuity & organisational stability Measures should be taken to establish better continuity in an organisation, and build strong foundations to ensure the long-term stability of the EYP Ukraine. Emphasis is laid on the following three areas: increasing nancial stability, greater strategic thinking and better knowledge-sharing across National Committees and within them.

Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Ensuring proper knowledge transfer between the outgoing NC board and the newly elected NC board

Transition period for one month

Joint meetings of outgoing and newly elected boards

Knowledge-sharing guides are circulated

3 board training events throughout the year

Ensuring proper knowledge transfer between the outgoing NC board and the newly elected NC board

Transition period for one month

Joint meetings of outgoing and newly elected boards

Knowledge-sharing guides are circulated

3 board training events throughout the year

Setting up knowledge management system

All the data and useful documents are stored in Google Drive

All the data is kept updated

Setting up knowledge management system

All the data and useful documents are stored in Google Drive

Recording lessons learnt

HOs write about their sessions and read the lessons from previous HOs, good and bad practices is written for future reference

Recording lessons learnt

Evaluations are in place, but not studied after the session is over

Press coverage

at least 3 pieces on regional level + 1 piece on national (all sessions)

Press coverage

random

PR and Communications BM

President - NGOs and

PR and Communications BM

already in place

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initiatives, BM on Finance - funds and in-kind, BM on PR - media partnership National and international every session (local politicians attend your authorities), big session - events minister, ambassador, etc

National and international random politicians attend your events

4.2 Professionalism The EYP is an organisation by young people, for young people, but it is important that we pay attention to running it by sound professional procedures and standards. Measures should be taken to professionalise our events, offering a better experience to all participants and establishing the EYP as a youth-run organisation with a high level of credibility. This means working on the quality of both the content and the execution of our events, our contact with external partners, our public image and our functioning as an organisation at large.

Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Improving organisational quality

Guide for HOs is composed

Focus on sending HOs (prerequisite) and Orgas abroad before they organise anything

A year plan of our activities is written

Improving organisational quality

Send international organisers to sessions abroad

A year plan of our activities is written

Contact external partners

Guidelines with extracts from Communication manual

Templates from the International Office are used

Contact external partners

No guide is in place

Templates from the International Office are used

Communication manual is used in social media by PR department and HOs of the session

working with other youth NGOs

member of association or working with other youth in contact of other youth NGOs NGOs, ​cooperation with NGOs should be in portfolio of the President

FLEX, random

protection

child protection and participant welfare

counselor (board rep or project coordinator), but not articulated

protection

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counselor (communicate with participants) board rep or project coordinator legal provisions

code of conduct and consent forms at all events transfer of rights (MTM)

legal provisions

code of conduct and consent forms, transfer of rights (MTM)

Communication channels

Digital security module as communication channels a part of Board trainings on how to make a secure password, etc, how to transfer account details, documents and personal information of EYP events’ participants safely within organisation

insecure (Google Drive, access)

4.3 Administrative capacity and management skills

Running the EYP organisation requires considerable administrative capacity and management skills, something young volunteers don’t often have, at least at the start of their participation in the EYP. Measures should be taken to increase our administrative capacity and improve our management skills, making us able to take on and manage more as our organisation grows. Measures should be taken both to develop management skills among our volunteers and to build capacity for the administration of the organisation.

Planned

Already in place

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

Measure

Sub-measures and success indicators

long term planning

should be a common practice every strategy writing cycle evaluate every 6 months

long term planning

three year plan, newcomers, revise at the first board meetings

institutional funding

min 3 grant applications submitted

institutional funding

several grant applications (0 success)

long-term partnerships

min 5 but in different fields (stationary, coffee breaks etc)

long-term partnerships

KAS, German Foreign Office (BASES)

send members to FR training events

send members to FR events if available

send to FR training events

organise training modules within events and independently

support from an employee office space | storage part time job (20 hours a week)

support from an employee no office no volunteers with working hours

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training for the board

min 3 board trainings, evaluation surveys, external trainers

training for the board

board trainings, evaluation surveys, external trainers

international training events for the board

Summer academy, NCMD, BNC

international training events for the board

Summer academy, NCMD, BNC

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IMPLEMENTATION AND RENEWAL This National Strategy outlines the key pillars upon which the EYP’s development for the next three years will be built. They have been derived from the values of the EYP, as well as a comprehensive evaluation of the EYP network’s current strengths and weaknesses. The four focus areas are taken into consideration at all levels of the organisation, from the international to the local, and taking the EYP Ukraine forward in these areas will require a concerted effort by all members of EYP Ukraine and active volunteers. The National Strategy takes effect on 1 January 2018, and the strategy cycle is five years as it is on international level.

To support the four general focus areas outlined in this document, more specific goals and measures on a national level of the EYP have been developed. On the international level, the Governing Body, the Board of National Committees and the International Office are responsible for implementing the International Measures as outlined in a separate document. EYP Ukraine is responsible for developing, implementing and renewing its own National Committee Strategies.

No strategy is set in stone, and the International and National Strategies of the EYP must also be regularly reviewed and renewed, as progress is made and weaknesses found, and as circumstances change. In order to track progress, the strategy will be reviewed at least once every year. The Governing Body will evaluate both progress on international measures and that of the National Committees annually.

Having identified progress – or otherwise – both the Governing Body and the National Committee of EYP Ukraine are responsible for reconsidering the goals and measures we have chosen, either to better reflect the real rate of progress or to change the measures taken when the existing measures seem unsuccessful. The four pillars may remain, but the individual aims will grow and change as EYP does, too.

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CONCLUSION Our mission is to inspire and empower young Europeans to become open-minded, tolerant and active citizens.

In nearly three decades, the EYP has been transformed from a humble but promising project for schools to a leading pan-European organisation for civic education of young people. It cannot be accurately predicted what the EYP will look like in 15, ten or even five years, but we can choose the directions we would like it to develop towards.

This EYP Ukraine’s National Strategy does so by outlining the key areas of development we wish to focus on: inclusion, empowerment, contribution as well as stability and continuity. By taking concrete action in these elds, we believe we can again transform the EYP Ukraine. The responsibility of doing so lies with each and every member of our organisation.

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