EVS Included Seminar – Making EVS Better

Theme: Third East-West Inclusion project is an experimental concept and mix of evaluation seminar, a study visit and partnership building elements, targeting experienced EVS organisation. The participants will look into the past, seven years of the YiA programme, specifically at the developments of the inclusive EVS projects, done in the cooperation with the EECA region. They will also look into the future: share ideas about the inclusion, EVS possibilities and stronger cooperation in the new programme. Aim: To evaluate a quality of inclusive EVS projects and cooperation between programme countries and Eastern Europe and Caucasus region in the Youth in Action Programme and discuss how to take this further in a new programme. Main Objectives: To evaluate and discuss upon: • The YiA programme (what has been done, success & failures, SALTO EECA and SALTO Inclusions' role) • Cooperation on EVS inclusion projects with and in the EECA region (strong and weak points of the cooperation) • To provide space for sharing experience and good practices on inclusion and EVS • How far did we get in our inclusion efforts and how to take it further? • To introduce new programme and discuses its challenges • To visit some inspirational & innovative projects • To build some new partnerships between organisations from programme and EECA countries and share ideas about future, inclusive EVS projects Profile of participants: • Representatives of the EVS accredited organisations (hosting and sending) • Have good knowledge and longer experience of cooperation with organisations from EECA region • Being sending or hosting organization for inclusive EVS projects • To be motivated to develop future EVS projects in the field of inclusion and in cooperation with neighboring countries Facilitators team The facilitators team will be composed of 2 persons (plus the Austrian National Agency, SALTO EECA & SALTO Inclusion staff). Website: http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/eeca/activitieseeca/evs-included/