Training course for youth workers “Social inclusion of young people through volunteering in the local communities”

PROJECT SUMMARY The main aim of the training course is to improve participatory methods of young peoples involvement in community development through voluntarism. The training will gather participants from youth organizations and volunteer centers that work with volunteers on local, national and/or European and international level. PROJECT OBJECTIVES • To achieve common understanding about factors of social exclusion of young people. • To introduce volunteering in local communities as a tool for social inclusion of marginalized youth. • To discuss positive impact that volunteering has on individuals, groups and societies. • To exchange experiences, approaches, practices and tools in organization of volunteering activities that lead towards young people social inclusion. • To analyze different measures for recognition of volunteering in different European countries, various approaches in legislation and common European strategies and policies. • To empower participants to multiply effects of this training course in their organizations and raise their competences to organize and implement volunteering activities. • To encourage future cooperation between participants and their organizations. Please find attached all the necessary information for your attention: i. Application form ii. Training Programme Candidates will have to be coordinators, leaders, managers, volunteers or active members in their organizations with certain knowledge or experience with topic of the training course. One organization can nominate only one candidate. Participants have to be 18 – 30 years old. Total of 25 participants will attend the training. In case of any questions please contact us at mkcbt@t-home.mk