This project is initiated as an ample cooperation between the partner countries of the consortium, in order to enhance the development of volunteering in the partner countries by assisting youngsters to maximise their potential through the provision of high-quality volunteer management education, training and exchange activities. The inspiration of You aims at fostering cooperation and capacity building among NGOs in Europe, Latin America and Asia and its specific objectives are: - To stimulate the capacity building of youth workers and in youth work about volunteering by developing their knowledge and skills in Volunteer management process- To educate young people about volunteering by developing awareness and understanding of its importance, developing new knowledge and skills useful in achieving social and personal changes- To research best practices in across different models of youth volunteering in different sectors with a view in elaborating a comprehensive volunteer management processes in the partner organizations- To establish a permanent framework of volunteer management processes among NGOs, youngsters and stakeholders in Europe, Latin America and Asia- To foster direct access to volunteer management processes by youngsters and youth operators all over the world through the elaboration of a web platform The main results of the project refer to:- Research on best practices across different models of youth volunteering in different sectors, involving the following thematic areas: Volunteer management programs, Youth Volunteering contexts, Volunteer recognition, Networking, National Policies- Training activities for staff involved in youth sector from the partner’s organizations in volunteer management training course to develop knowledge and skills to recruit, train and motivate volunteers thus, providing a robust structure for them to work within.- Youth exchanges involving youngsters and Aiming to get better understanding of the importance of volunteering and developing new knowledge and skills useful in achieving social and personal changes - Best practices in youth volunteering website storing project contents and results targeted at youth operators and other organizations which have or wish to have volunteering programs.
The project The Inspiration of You gather youth organizations from 6 countries: Romania - International Center for Education, Philippines - NSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION EXCHANGE AND INTERSHIP (IGEEI) INC., Viet nam - CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVE AND ENVIRONMENT, Italy - MV INTERNATIONAL, Argentina - CIRCULO ITALO ARGENTINO RAICES SARDAS BUENOS AIRES NORTE, Peru - BRIGADA DE VOLUNTARIOS BOLIVARIANOS DEL PERU.The consortium aimed to help young people reach their full potential and youth workers from the partner organizations by offering high-quality volunteer management education, training, and exchange activities, thus contributing to the development of volunteering in the partner countries. The issue being addressed by the project was related to the underdeveloped state of youth volunteering in partner countries covering the following needs:- the local offer of volunteer actions and activities unattractive to young people thus failing to maintain motivation, interest and long term commitment in volunteering. - the lack of clear vision and poor communication with the local youth community resulting in a lack of knowledge among young people about the advantages of volunteering.- lack of volunteer management training programs in the partner countries to ensure proper volunteer training and motivation as well as appropriate recruitment in our organizations.Specific objectives were: - To stimulate the capacity building of youth workers and in youth work about volunteering by developing their knowledge and skills in Volunteer management process- To educate young people about volunteering by developing awareness and understanding of its importance, developing new knowledge and skills useful in achieving social and personal changes- To research best practices in across different models of youth volunteering in different sectors with a view in elaborating a comprehensive volunteer management processes in the partner organizations- To establish a permanent framework of volunteer management processes among NGOs, youngsters and stakeholders in Europe, Latin America and Asia- To foster direct access to volunteer management processes by youngsters and youth operators all over the world through the elaboration of a web platformIn order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the partners implemented the following activities:1. A RESEARCH STUDY ON BEST PRACTICES ACROSS DIFFERENT MODELS OF YOUTH VOLUNTEERING IN DIFFERENT SECTORS - to examine the experiences of volunteer organizations and take note of encountered challenges and the responsive measures taken; determine what tools and resources were utilized by them to effectively engage the youth sector; and highlight best practices within large organizations from partner countries that could be transferable strategies for adoption by other 2. INTERNATIONAL TRAINING - VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROCESSES - for 24 youth workers from the partner organizations aiming to develop their knowledge and skills to recruit, train and motivate volunteers thus, providing a robust structure for them to work within3. YOUTH EXCHANGE with the participation of 30 young people from the partner countries aiming to strengthen volunteering among them and foster active participation and citizenship 4. INTERNATIONAL ONLINE PLATFORM www.linkvolunteers.org aiming to offer knowledge about Youth Volunteer Management process though learning resources on main topics – Planning for Volunteer Involvement, Volunteer Recruitment and Selection, Day-to-Day Management of Volunteers, Train the volunteer, but in the same time to Elaborate/Promote/Conduct offline/online events and training on youth volunteering offered by the partner organizations and stakeholders at international level