Asociación Juvance

JUVANCE means "juventud para el avance" (Youth for progress) in Spanish.
For our staff of professionals it means being social entrepreneurs and keeping the passion for social purposes, in a modern concept of NGO. The projects and mobilities promoted by the Association are destined to every citizen, and can take place on a local, national and international level, taking advantage of partnerships and networks with other public and private organizations. Any citizen, regardless of age, gender, occupation, race and nationality can become a member of the JUVANCE. We want to enrich the educational, social and cultural life of young people living in our country, mainly young people with fewer opportunities.

JUVANCE is an open door to new projects, where citizens and communities can realize their ideas and their dreams. Our structure is based on the work of our Human Resources, which aims at intercultural learning, through unpaid internships, language courses, training sessions, seminars and workshops, field trips, professional and cultural visits, corporate contacts and volunteer work, all in the scope of International Mobility Programs like Erasmus +, and free-time activities in the areas of sports, adventure and culture.

JUVANCE fosters the dissemination of information about the initiatives and opportunities promoted by the European Union in different fields, through both internet and social networks, and organizing specific public events.

The association intends to contribute to the training of citizens through intercultural mobility, making them more critical, aware, innovative and creative, developing an entrepreneurial spirit which leads to active, responsible, supportive and participant citizenship.

Values

Social Responsibility - acting in accordance with the mission, vision, values and role requirements, justifying our own actions;

Networking – encouraging the relationships between the many partners, sharing information, experiences, ideas and contacts;

Entrepreneurship – encouraging the proactivity of employees and associates, to transform their ideas and their projects, in programs that are an asset to the community;

Innovation - being open-minded and curious, looking for new ways to improve responses to the community;

Respect – acting with full respect for human dignity, bearing in mind the condition and characteristics of those who support and those who cooperate with us;

Tolerance - applying the rules of democratic behavior and respect for difference (political orientation, gender, religion, race);

Multicultural and Intercultural Plurality - Valuing multicultural and intercultural plurality, trying to have a flexible and dynamic behavior, ensuring the success of the undertaken projects;

Solidarity - acting with character and solidarity in the community and for the community;

Equal Opportunities – providing equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of age, gender, race and religion;

Dialogue – promoting dialogue between people of different cultures and religions;

Social Inclusion - fighting social exclusion of people from disadvantaged social classes, low education level, those with physical and mental disabilities, elderly and racial minorities and others who do not have access to several opportunities;

Professionalism – seeking to have a more reliable, effective and efficient performance, cultivating team spirit and mutual support, thus ensuring the quality of services provided.

Goals

Participating in and supporting European mobility programs, like European Volunteer Service, Erasmus Plus;

Cooperating with public and private entities, both national and foreign, in the development, implementation and dissemination of international mobility projects;

Acting in leisure time in the areas of sports, culture and adventure;

Promoting volunteering as an opportunity for personal development;

Promoting entrepreneurship, equal opportunities, solidarity and social inclusion;

Stimulating the development of ideas, projects and exchanges;

Promoting awareness for European and World interdependence and on the need for cooperation;

Developing an active sense of social responsibility, namely when it comes to peace, human rights, multiculturality, interculturality and and to the conservation of the environment and cultural heritage, in order to contribute to the improvement of society;

Developing and improving the relationship of peoples from all over the world, with different cultures, traditions and religions;

Working in the field of Education for Development, in the social, cultural, environmental, professional, economical and business sectors, organizing traineeships, training activities, language courses, seminars, meetings, workshops and professional, study and cultural visits;

Supporting public and private entities, both national and foreign, in the development and implementation of policies related to every citizen’s problems.