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• Do you want to make a change through European-Mediterranean Voluntary Service ?
• Are you an organization that is looking to host and send EVS volunteers ?
• Do you want yourself to go through a life changing experience in another country ?
• If the answer is Yes to any of the previous questions then you definitely would like to consider this unique opportunity...

You can have the opportunity to participate in a long term training strategy to make this become a REALITY !

Presentation of the activity

"EVS a tool for active Citizenship" is a long term training course based on 3 phases to be realised in 2010 and 2011.

• 1st Phase in Mallorca (8-16 May 2010 - Mallorca, Spain)
• 2nd Phase coaching about EVS projects and partnerships
• 3rd Phase in Spain

It is a pilot project with the principle cruxes: training, coaching, youth participation and creating new pedagogical and methodological ways in the realisation of EVS projects. The course will offer a quality training on European Voluntary Service with new tools, methods to work and to develop projects within the EUROMED Youth IV programme and the Youth in Action Programme that foster the active citizenship to all the actors involved.

As innovative aspects, the participation in this LTTC will be compose of two people from every participating organization; the EVS project coordinator plus one future EVS volunteer. This frame work would result in solid partnerships and consequently successful projects.

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Aims and objectives

This long term training course aims to set a real opportunity for European and Mediterranean youth organizations and young participants to create reliable partnerships and successful projects within the frame of the European Voluntary Service. This would be done by offering training and coaching to the participants during the preparation and the different phases of their projects through the LTTC strategy.

• To promote the exchange of volunteers between Mediterranean and E.U. countries by working on new partnerships and common projects.
• To support the creation and development of new, innovative, and quality EVS projects in Euro-Med region.
• To offer good tools and practices on European Voluntary Service.
• To reinforce the cooperation between E.U. and Mediterranean countries in the frame of the youth field.
• To establish and develop networking between the participating organisations.
• To encourage listening to the voice of young people.
• To transmit the values of the programme and promote the active citizenship.
• To develop a project where all the actors will be direct beneficiaries of the outcomes achieved during the training.

Target group

Type:

1. Project managers from organisations that can host and send EVS volunteers. Project managers should be:

• Able to make a decision in the name of their NPO (Non profit organisation) or with a clear mandate, that might help them to involve themselves into partnerships and projects.
• With practical experience in the Euro-Med Youth Programme (all actions) or with experience in the Youth in Action Programme and/or knowledge of both (all actions).
• Experienced in EVS in the frame of Euro-Med Youth Programme and/or Youth in Action Programme, and/or with a concrete sending or hosting project in EVS.

2. Young people willing to be future volunteers (18-30 years of age).

* European Organisations should have a valid Host and Sending EI (Expression of Interest).
* All participants must be ready to commit to all three phases of the LTTC.
* Every organization will apply for two places, one the Project manager and another the future EVS volunteer.

Logistical issues

Organisers

The Spanish National Agency in cooperation with the SALTO-YOUTH EuroMed Resource Centre

Partners

French National Agency and the Greek National Agency

Venue

Place: Mallorca (Balearic Islands) - Spain
Dates phase one: 8 -16 May 2010 including travel days.

Working language: English