Volunteering is my superpower

In European countries we can clearly observe a high degree of radicalization of young people and the fact that they are putting a question mark on the values that stood at the basis of the construction of united, peaceful Europe. Also the European Commission draws attention to that topic, putting focus on it in thematic priorities of the Erasmus + Programme. This is due to the declaration of the Council of the EU and the Commissioner Tibor Navracsics signed 17 March 2015 in Paris on the need to increase the number of the Union's actions against the radicalization of young people and projects on common values. Earlier, in 2014 DG for Home Affairs has prepared a special report on radicalization of youth. Extraordinary situations require extraordinary tools for youth work. This project through training youth worker on using volunteering as a youth work tool is providing such.

AIM OF THE PROJECT:
Build professional development of youth workers, through the implementation of a training course and building capacity of participating organizations on the topic of equipping youth workers with volunteer management skills, competences and methods needed for transferring the common fundamental values of our society and preventing violent radicalization of young people especially those who are marginalized as well as young migrants.

OBJECTIVES:
- Equip youth workers in methods and skills of including young people in community service and volunteering especially young marginalized people.
- Equip youth workers in volunteer management skills
- Prepare youth workers to transfer the common fundamental values of our society to young people
- Equip youth workers in methods and skills on noticing and preventing radicalization of young people
- Foster quality improvements in youth work, in particular through enhanced cooperation between organisations in the youth field and/or other stakeholders
- Increase the international dimension of youth work organizations partner
- Build capacity of participating organizations on the topic of the training course
- Disseminate results of the project

Activity dates: 11 May 2020 –16 May 2020 Timisoara, Romania

Partners countries: 8 partners + host organization (Romania)
Each partner will send 3 participants.
Participants should be aged 20 or above. There is no maximum age limit.

The training course will also include time for participants to learn about each other’s work and to develop ideas for new projects based on shared interests.

(1) Please fill the questionnaire attached
(2) Please send us the PIF of your organisation