Youth in Action Programme, Action 3.2
Youth in the world: Cooperation with countries other than the neighbouring countries of the European Union
YOLO! YOuth Learning Opportunities
IDEA Young people are the core of every society. Their innovative ideas and creativity can be the basic ingredient for the development of any community as well as of Civil Society. In the face of the economic crisis in Europe and in other places in the world, young people are experiencing feelings of uncertainty for their future, which lead to lack of motivation for a more active involvement and participation in Civil Society.
Non formal education and youth work is a significant factor for the personal development, activation and the inclusion of young people, regardless of their social or national background. This project aims to implement activities that build the capacity and skills of youth workers and of Youth organisations’ staff in order for them to be able to support the young people in facing today’s challenges.
It also aspires to create a network of Youth organizations in various countries in the world that will collaborate in common future activities, exchanging experiences, ideas and good practices and implementing common projects.
Objectives
The project covers the following objectives of Action 3.2: to foster capacity-building for youth organisations and structures in order to contribute to civil society development, to promote cooperation and the exchange of experience and good practice in the field of youth and non-formal education, to contribute to the development of youth policies, youth work and the voluntary sector, and to develop sustainable partnerships and networks between youth organizations The specific objectives of this project are: To improve the quality of non-formal education practices/activities in all partner organisations To share non-formal learning methodology tools and experiences To review, evaluate and exchange good practices between the partner organisations To examine the significance of youth work and volunteerism in each country and how it can directly benefit local communities To assess the role of Civil Society Organisations, especially in the field of Youth, in community development and in the personal development of the young people, as well as in the inclusion of young people of fewer opportunities Social Youth Development, Plateia Othonos 10, 24100, Kalamata, Greece Tel. +30 2721110740, fax: +30 2721095441 E-mail: info@ngokane.org, Url: www.ngokane.org
To directly build the capacity of the staff of the partner organizations, through a training course and job-shadowing activities To foster good collaboration between partner organizations and create a network between these organizations and other organization in the participating countries and not only
Activities This project will last for 12 months, from the 1st of November 2013 to the 31st of October 2014 and will consist of the following activities: 01. December 2013: 3-day Kick-off meeting in Kalamata, Greece. Each partner will have to send one representative of their organization. During the meeting we will define the objectives and the strategy that we will follow in the different phases of the project. 02. March 2014: 6day training course with the participation of 3 representatives from each partner organization 03. Throughout the project: Job shadowing activities. The idea is that 1 member of staff from each partner country will go to 1 of the partner organizations for a period of 2 weeks. IMPORTANT, please let us know of the dates most convenient to you. 04. September – October 2014: Evaluation meeting in Kalamata. Each partner will have to send one representative of their organization. During the meeting we will evaluate the project and draft followup and continuation activities Parallel Activities: Creation by lead partner, of a website and an online platform where the partners will have the opportunity to communicate, exchange ideas and opinions, publish relevant documents, photos etc. The website will be used also as a platform for the creation of the network
Partners We are looking for Youth organizations from Programme countries (the 27 EU member states, plus Croatia, Turkey, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) and from: – Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. – Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome e Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. – Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sainte-Lucia, Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. – Pacific: the Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. Social Youth Development, Plateia Othonos 10, 24100, Kalamata, Greece Tel. +30 2721110740, fax: +30 2721095441 E-mail: info@ngokane.org, Url: www.ngokane.org
– Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen. Partners’ responsibilities We ask to each organisation to take the commitment to: − Send 3 participants to the training course (100% of food and accommodation costs plus 70% of travel costs are covered) − Use the online platform for active communication − Host 1 youth worker from another organization for 2 weeks (100% of food and accommodation costs plus 80% of travel costs are covered + % of the salary of the person responsible for the guidance of the youth worker, according to the days dedicated to the project. 50% of this amount will be payable to the partner organization, whereas the other 50% will be considered co-financing). Please indicate NAME and FUNCTION in your organisation of the person that will be responsible as well as GROSS SALARY (monthly salary + monthly social security charges) − Send 1 youth worker to another organization for 2 weeks (for financial details, check above) − Send 1 representative to the kick-off meeting (100% of food and accommodation costs plus 70% of travel costs are covered) − Send 1 representative to the evaluation meeting (100% of food and accommodation costs plus 70% of travel costs are covered) If you are interested please fill in the form attached and it to Ms Fotini Arapi at fotini@ngokane.org before the 10th of May 2013. If selected, you will have to fill in and sign the partner mandate that will be sent to you and send it back to us scanned by the 13th of May 2013.
Social Youth Development, Plateia Othonos 10, 24100, Kalamata, Greece Tel. +30 2721110740, fax: +30 2721095441 E-mail: info@ngokane.org, Url: www.ngokane.org