Quality Start in the EVS Journey

European Volunteering Service projects can have a very positive impact on how a youth organisation develops. With a growing number of EVS projects approved thanks to the enlargement of the available budget through the Erasmus+ Programme, there are many organisations which are interested in starting their own EVS Journey and involve European volunteers in their activity. For many organisations, this journey can be a very challenging and tough one, often on the expense of the first generation of volunteers. However, having support, tools and know-how about the first steps that need to be taken for managing a high quality EVS project can have a huge impact on the results of the first projects organised.

Project Information

Project title: Quality Start in the EVS Journey (working title)

Type: Training (Training and networking for youth workers)

Aim: Empowering European youth organisations to start and develop quality EVS projects.

Objectives:

Guide 32 participants from 8 countries in the process of planning and organising a EVS mobility.
Train 32 participants from 8 countries on how to organise quality EVS mobilities, including in terms of raising the employability of prospective volunteers.
Create sustainable dissemination tools for empowering European youth organisations in starting their own quality EVS projects.
Period: 16.05.2015 – 24.05.2015 (7 working days, 2 traveling days)

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Number of participants: 32 (2-4 per partner organisation)

Target-group:

- Youth workers willing to get involved in planning and organising European Voluntary Service projects in their organisation;
- Advanced level of English (writing, listening, speaking);
- Strong motivation to organise quality EVS projects;
- Ability and motivation to implement the learning outcomes in his/her home reality;
- Willingness to share from personal experience;
- Commitment to participate to the full duration of the training;

Participants per partner organization: 2-4 (according to the needs and possibilities of each partner)

Partnership Information

We believe in strong partnerships that can make the training an enjoyable learning process for all participants. That`s why we ask potential partners to check some minimal eligibility criteria that we think can assure a higher quality experience for everyone involved.

Eligible partners:

- Non-profit organizations/charities and public institutions that have an EVS accreditation or are willing to obtain an EVS accreditation;
Partners can be from Programme Countries (EU + EEA) and also from Partner Countries;
- Each partner should have the willingness to get involved in EVS projects and submit applications in the next year for sending or hosting EVS volunteers;
- Partners should be able to send 2-4 participants to the seminar that observe the target group specifications mentioned above;
- Eligible partners should have transparent stakeholder communication procedures (i.e a website or annual report that are kept updated, regardless of language);

Note: According to the new Erasmus+ protocols, all partners must have a PIC Number and be registered on the Unique Registration Facility on the EU website.

Partnership Framework: After the deadline for partnership applications, the selected organizations will be formally invited to become Promoters for this project. In the following weeks the project application will be written and presented as a draft to all partners, who can contribute with feedback, ideas and ways to improve it. The project will be written in English in order to make it easier for all partners to contribute in the feedback phase.

Organizations that wish to become Partners for this seminar are invited to fill out the application form below:

https://docs.google.com/a/younginitiative.org/forms/d/19qw8OEOFwY6L39HKQ7XpAP-a8DE1QNfll9BcrSWqFI0/viewform