Preparing for EVS/CSP Hosting

The objectives of this seminar are: - to create a better understanding of EVS/CSP at present and in the future, - to create a better understanding of different roles and needs of various actors within EVS and CSP programmes, - to enable participants to approach, prepare, support and counsel and evaluate EVS/CSP hosting projects, - to support participants in identifying ways of facilitating the intercultural Learning process of both volunteers and hosting projects, - to enhance participants’ skills to guide mediation process between AFS volunteers, EVS/CSP volunteers and hosting projects, - to enable participants to deal with administrative issues around EVS/CSP hosting, - to enable participants to facilitate the implementation of EVS/CSP hosting at a national level, - to increase participants’ awareness about possible risks and problems in EVS/CSP hosting - to encourage co-operation between partners of the AFS network within EVS and CSP programmes and - to enable participants to multiply and implement the knowledge gained Target group The main target group for this seminar are AFS staff members. The ideal participants should: - come from an organisation interested in or already active in EVS/CSP hosting, - have little or no experience in hosting on CSP/EVS, - have the ability to work in English and - be in charge of EVS/CSP hosting in their organisation in future. Volunteers applying for this seminar should (in addition): - be interested to work with EVS/CSP hosting in the future, - have experience of any kind in EVS and/or CSP and - be willing to multiply the experiences from this seminar afterwards. EFIL member and non-member organisations are welcome to send participants to this seminar. There is no age restriction in place.