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Data: 16/02/2011
NR.: 56
DATA: 16.02.2011
TITOLO PROGETTO: RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: Marrie Kortenbosch (Olanda)
TIPOLOGIA: Gioventù - Contact making seminar
ARGOMENTO: Build partnerships for sending and hosting short-term volunteers
PAESI PARTNER CHE HANNO GIÀ ADERITO: -
ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date: 27th of May - 01st of June 2011.
Venue place, venue country: De Waddenzee, Netherlands.
Summary:
4 SAIL is a partnership Building Activity on a sailing ship in which couples of youthworkers and youngsters share projects and build partnerships for sending and hosting short-term volunteers.
Target group: Young people, Youth leaders, Youth workers.
For participants from: Youth in Action Programme countries.
Group size: 20 participants.
Details:
Some youngsters that have the opportunity to go abroad for a short term EVS but they are hardly motivated. They seem not interested in spending a month in another culture. Due to their living situation, bad experience in school they might have low self esteem. Are scared to go ‘into the unknown’, to a place and country that they do not know and where another language is spoken. The main idea behind this partnership building activity is that these young people will have the opportunity to meet other potential volunteers and build relationships. This will motivate them to make the step for volunteering abroad because the ‘unknown’ has a face and a name. Youthworkers that are directly involved in hosting and sending can build solid partnerships and can make sure that ‘their’ young people are safe and taken care off while being abroad.
What is this partnership building activity about?
During 4 days, an international group youth workers/ mentors will focus on building reliable partnerships using intercultural learning methods to discover and discuss the needs of their young people. The young people will focus on making friends and exploring possible volunteering projects. The activity is based on methods and approaches within the non-formal education field. There will be given a special attention to create projectplans aiming to set up projects to make sure that exchanges within EVS will take place. Why on a ship? Young people have to work together and can make friends. Youthworkers have to work together as well, which gives them a start to talk about responsibilities and expectations in partnerships. The ship is small and it takes effort to live and work together and that is a good basis for further exploration in that theme.
Aims & objectives:
By the end of the training course, participants have:
• Knowledge about EVS and responsibilities of promotors.
• Exchanged information about projects that volunteers can stay and work in.
• Defined needs of youngsters with fewer opportunities and exchanged experiences.
• Know how to make a safe project together relating to hosting young people.
• Build partnerships and made agreements about hosting and sending their young people.
• Have discussed and reflected on active participation and volunteering within a European context.
• An understanding about the significance and possible outcomes of non-formal learning approaches.
• Have an understanding about teamroles and teamwork.
Profile participants:
This training course is open for all youth workers/ mentors from programme countries that work with young people that have fewer opportunities. Fewer opportunities because they might be dropped out of school, have less chances on jobs, have less money or live in a deprived area. Participants come in couples, a youthworker and a youngster (from the age of 16) that can be motivated to go abroad for one (or two) month(s). The participants should have a clear intention in hosting and sending short term volunteers and there EVS accreditation (Expression of Interest) must be valid. The training course will be conducted in English; therefore the participants should be able to understand and to communicate in this language. Participants are able to swim! (or have to wear a life-jacket) There is place for 10 couples only. Therefore it is important that applicants are screened carefully and should really fit in the profile.
Costs:
Board, lodging an programme costs will be provided and paid for by the Dutch National Agency. The travel cost will be paid by the National Agency that will sent you. In some cases National Agencies ask for a participants contribution. Check your National Agency.
Working language: English.
SCADENZA: 13th of April 2011
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