Heleri Alles

Current occupation

Freelance trainer in the field of non-formal education

Work experience

1. Profession: project coordinator (main organizer)
Period: 01/2004 - ….
Organization: Seiklejate Vennaskond
Tasks: Coordinating the following projects: “Environment and Nature: What Can Youth Do to Make the World Better?”, “Nations and ethnic groups: conflict or cooperation?”, “From North to South, From East to West: All Unique – Yet So Similar!”, “One World – Our World!”, “Catch the Opportunity!”, “I share, I care!”, “Stop Labeling Yourself!”.
Tasks: Writing the project applications and reports, communicating with foreign and local partners, practical arrangements, securing visibility of the project and media coverage, working on the local impact of the projects, carrying out the feedback and analysis activities, organizing workshops. All mentioned projects took place in Estonia and involved 30-50 participants (5-11 countries) each. Lasting from 8-15 days (activity time) and 6-15 months (duration).

2. Profession: contact person, youth leader
Period: 01/2004 - ….
Organization: Seiklejate Vennaskond
Tasks: Estonian partner for different youth exchanges and training courses. Responsible for coordination from Estonian side and taking care of the group of youth (Youth leader). Involving actively Estonian participants in preparation, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of the projects. Projects include:

• “Nature Youth”, Spain, 05/2005, partners: Spain, Estonia, France, Greece, Germany
• “Return To The Sources - Intercultural Character of The Common Europe”, Poland, 05/2005 - 06/2005, partners: Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania
• “The New Europe: So Many Different Cultures, and Yet So Many Similarities!”, Greece, 07/2005, partners: Greece, Estonia, Czech Republic, Lithuania
• “Let's Do It Together - Together We'll Do It!”, France, 07/2005 – 08/2005, partners: France, Estonia, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Spain, Germany, Poland
• “Environment and Nature”, Romania, 09/2005 – 10/2005, partners: Romania, Estonia, Austria, Bulgaria
• “Youth Cooperation in Post-conflict Rural Areas”, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 07/2006, partners: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Finland, Portugal, UK, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania
• “The Baltic Sea - Geography, Environment, History and Culture”, 08/2006, partners: Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia
• “Popular Festivities... A Celebration Of History, Culture And Traditions”, Malta, 08/2006, partners: Malta, Estonia, Romania, Greece
• „Mobility of Youngsters For A Safer Environment: Difficulties In The Procedure of European Citizenship, Greece, 08/2006 – 09/2006, partners: Greece, Estonia, Malta, Bulgaria, Spain, Finland
• “Medieval History of Europe”, Poland, 04/2007, partners: Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria
• “Media Cottage”, Slovenia, 12/2008, partners: Slovenia, Estonia, Italy, Spain, Lithuania
• “From Seeds To Bunch and Bunch To World”, Turkey, 07/2009, partners: Estonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Turkey
• “Show Me How You See It!”, Montenegro, 10/2009, partners: Estonia, Belgium, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• “Let's Become European Citizens in Sicily”, Italy, 09/2010, partners: Estonia, Romania, Italy, Spain and Poland.
• „Young People: Rights and Opportunities“, Bulgaria, 10/2009, partners: Estonia, Latvia, Bulgaria, Italy and Portugal
• „Let’s Fly All Together To Turkey!“, Turkey, 07/2010, partners: Estonia, Turkey, Romania, Azerbaijan, Israel, Georgia, Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
• From Field To The Plate“, Turkey, 05/2011, partners: Estonia, Turkey, Romania and Lithuania.
• „E-Nature“, Slovenia, 06/2011, partners: Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Spain, Romania and Bulgaria.
• „European Umbrella, on the same sky“, Spain, 08/2011, partners: Estonia, Lithuania, Spain, Greece and Czech Republic.
• „Nice Poland – Cool Estonia“, Poland, 09/2011, partners: Estonia and Poland
• Fairytale - European treasury of Wisdom“, Poland, 10/2011, partners Estonia, Poland and Turkey.
• Mohwa“, Spain, 01/2012, partners: Estonia, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Romania
• “Seven Wonders of Youth”, Switzerland, 02/2012, partners: Estonia, Switzerland, Turkey, Romania, Italy.
• “Right to the game!”, Italy, 05/2012, partners: Estonia, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Poland.

3. Profession: freelance journalist
Period: 06/2005 - …
Company: different magazines and newspapers (see below)
Tasks: Writing articles and opinion stories
Selection:

1. Tabula Rasa, "various articles", 2003-2004
2. Nelli Teataja, "With Five Euros To Europe", 21/11/2003
3. www.reisi.net – travel information, "Introduction to Croatia", 14/01/2003
4. Postimees, "The State Doesn’t Respect Educators", 14/01/2004
5. Postimees, "Bad Luck For University Students?", 17/10/2005
6. Meie Maa, “Youth Exchange Takes Two Islanders to Brussels ” 09/2010
7. Eesti Päevaleht “There Is No Women Ghetto in Politics” 12/2010
8. Go Travel Magazine “Azerbaijan – So Rich and So Poor”, 12/2010
9. Go Travel Magazine “Venezuela – Not Only Chavez and Socialism”, 06/2011
10. Delfi “Death of Non-formal Education?”, 12/2011

4. Profession: Youth in Action programme introducer
Period: 12/2007- ...
Organization: Foundation Archimedes (Youth in Action NA Estonia)
Tasks: Introducing Youth in Action programme at fairs, information days and youth events. Small trainings.

5. Profession: social worker (EVS volunteer)
Period: 06/2008 – 07/2008
Organization: IYCE Nepal, Light For New Nepal Children Home
Tasks: voluntary work at orphanage with 13 children aged 3-14

6. Profession: English teacher (EVS volunteer)
Period: 07/2008 – 08/2008
Organization: IYCE Nepal, Amar Jyoti high school
Tasks: teaching English for 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Approximately 50-70 students per class.

7. Profession: travel journalist
Period: 06/2008 – 08/2008
Company: Web Fusion Nepal Pvt. Ltd. / 101nepal.com
Tasks: writing articles for 101nepal.com / photo journalist.

8. Profession: Youth in Action programme advisor (Estonian NA)
Period: 04/2009 – ...
Organization: Foundation Archimedes
Tasks: Advising youth groups and individual young people on project applications and helping them carry out YiA projects. Short trainings.

9. Profession: freelance trainer (Seiklejate Vennaskond)
Period: 07/2010 – 07/2011
Project: “I share, I care!”, EE-43-21-2010-R5 (YiA, 4.3 TC)
Tasks: Preparation of the training course (methodology and framework), finding partners, communication with partners, writing application. Preparation, carry-out, follow-up and evaluation. Being fulltime trainer for training course lasting 9 days, involving 20 participants from 10 countries. Topics: multiplying, youth information, international cooperation, intercultural learning. Training blog: http://trainingestonia.blogspot.com.

10. Profession: Youth in Action programme trainer for Estonian NA
Period: 02/2011 – 12/2011
Organization: Foundation Archimedes
Tasks: Carryout of trainings by Estonian national agency. Working with different target groups (also with fewer opportunities). 1-2 day trainings.

11. Profession: freelance trainer (Seiklejate Vennaskond)
Period: 06/2011 – 05/2012
Project: “Stop Labeling Yourself!”, EE-43-23-2011-R4 (YiA, 4.3 TC)
Tasks: Preparation of the training course (methodology and framework), finding partners, communication with partners, writing application. Preparation, carry-out, follow-up and evaluation. Being fulltime trainer for training course lasting 9 days, involving 21 participants from 10 countries. Topics: stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination, tolerance, self-identity, consciousness learning. Training blog: http://stoplabelingyourself.blogspot.com.

12. Profession: freelance trainer (Seiklejate Vennaskond)
Period: 03/2012 – 08/2012
Project: “Partnership building seminar in Estonia:THINK RURAL, FEEL GLOBAL, ACT INTERNATIONAL!” (procurement by Estonian national agency OF YiA).
Tasks: Preparation of the seminar (methodology and framework), finding participants. Preparation, carry-out, follow-up and evaluation. Being fulltime trainer for seminar lasting 5 days, involving 24 participants from 11 countries. Topics: contact making, quality of youth exchanges, Youthpass, youth unemployment and entrepreneurship. Seminar blog: http://estonia2012.blogspot.com.