EVS: Challenges, Trends and Improvements

The seminar will aim at developing competences of people working with EVS and the capacity of youth NGOs as Hosting and Sending organizations, particularly in the context of cooperation with South-East Europe (SEE). The seminar will give the participants the opportunity not only to expand their knowledge and skills but also to establish working relationships, aimed at future cooperation in terms of sending and hosting volunteers. In addition, the seminar will seek empowerment of youth leaders and youth workers with the competencies of active participation and inclusion. This will be a seven-day residential activity hosted in Pogradec, Albania and will involve youth workers coming from eight different countries. The project will involve experienced EVS hosting and sending organisations as well as those who aim to develop their competence as HOs and SOs. It will take place in September 2013.

Specific objectives:
-to exchange experiences in EVS projects, discuss about challenging, opportunities and participation of youngsters with fewer opportunities in voluntary programs
- to contribute to intercultural learning of young people coming from different cultural backgrounds, and to provide opportunity for young people to develop multiplying initiatives to be implemented in their respective countries using EVS projects;
- to develop recommendation to different bodies and organizations, including European Commission, in the field of volunteerism by increasing active participation and integration of young people with fewer opportunities in community life
- to set up an e-platform on the web-site for recent and future collection, exchange and dissemination of information, experiences and good practices working on EVS projects
- to build up a network and sustainable partnership among partner organizations for development and implementation of future EVS projects

Financial rules will be based in Youth in Action Programme applied to seminar activities.

We need 6 partners from EU and 5 partners from SEE countries, one association from Turkey. 2 participants per country.

Please send partnership agreement attached as scanned version and partner identification to
anadervishi@yahoo.com by 25th January 2013