SALTO Inclusion Activities in 2012

Social Inclusion & social challenges in urban contexts

• Developing a 2 year SALTO Inclusion strategy on 'social challenges in urban contexts': Together with stakeholders, policy makers and experts, we will combine different interventions to improve the circumstances of young people in disenfranchised (sub)urban areas.
• Analysis of Social Challenges in Urban Contexts: SALTO inclusion will work together with a consultant/expert to map the issues at stake and make an analysis of the success factors that try to address social challenges in urban contexts.
• "Urban Solutions Seminar": a cross-sectorial seminar bringing together local policy makers, researchers, youth in Action officers and urban youth projects to discuss social challenges in urban contexts and possible interventions. (29 May - 2 Jun 2012, UK) cooperation with UK NA
• Long Term Training Course "Urban Youth" - coaching project phase:
  A long-term training course started in December 2011, about issues urban youth are facing. In 2012, we foresee time for a practice period in which the participants set up projects with/for urban youth, with coaching from the team of trainers. Cooperation with the NA Hungary and France.

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Multiplying SALTO Inclusion's activities on youth employment

• TC youth entrepreneurship "Get inspired"!: A training course to stimulate young people's sense of initiative, creativity, entrepreneurship and employability. (13-17 March, Poland) cooperation with NA Poland and SALTO Participation
• Bridges to Work follow up: Employability is a priority for many NAs. Therefore the Swedish NA wants to organise a follow-up activity based on Bridges to Work.
• TC "Youth@work" on Employment: how can the YiA programme contribute to young people's employment chances. (6-12 May, Turkey) cooperation with NA Turkey

Knowledge Supporting Inclusion efforts (NAs, COM)

• Inclusion Colleague Support Group "Social Challenges in Urban Areas" 21-23 March 2012, cooperation with NA Hungary
• Newcomer TC: SALTO Inclusion will organise the yearly Newcomer training course in cooperation with the NA network (Jun 2012, Brussels)
• East-West Included: training course about inclusive EVS projects (7 - 13 May 2012, Lviv, Ukraine) - cooperation with NA Austria & SALTO EECA

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Inclusion tools & Publications

• Conclusions/report "Challenges in Urban Areas" - booklet
• Update "Youth & City" booklet
• In house reports of the Inclusion Colleague Support Groups

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Trainers and TOY

• Implementation of the changes based on review of the TOYdatabase and suggested by the independent researcher (2010).
• Participation in relevant trainer meetings to promote and collect feedback on TOY and make the tool (even) more user-friendly and effective.

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