Volunteering connecting communities (VCC) is a project which involve 500 youth workers, 5 organizations and over 2500 young people (members/activists/young people of whole consortium) to get empowered through information and concrete tools in voluntaryism and inclusion topic in local and international level. All partners will get equally involved and share responsibilities and tasks in series of activities planned in local and international level regarding preparation, implementation and dissemination of the results. This project aims at increasing youth potential in civic education and especially volunteerism topic through capacity building actions targeting youth workers who work with young people with fewer opportunities in local and European level. The project aims as well to increase the quality of youth work through exchanging of experiences and building up sustainable partnership among partners of the consortium and other NGO-s and institutions in respective countries. The activities of the project will consist on different Meetings, info sessions, seminars, training. In international projects, the methodology of the project will be mainly based in non formal education approach. Concrete methods to be used are: brainstorming, role plays, simulation exercises, debate, open group discussion, questions and answers, theatre, buzz groups, presentation of short videos, collage, creative workshops etc.The objectives: - Promote volunteerism as an added value of the European societies and a form of active participation targeting youth with fewer opportunities-Improve competencies of Youth workers in training approach in order to add quality to youth work - Improving quality of information exchange through peer to peer education especially working with young people with fewer opportunities - Share the best practices and know-how among the consortium - Equip participants with expertise on effective and efficient volunteer management programs tailored for the community needs - Promote Erasmus + among networks in Western Balkans and Europe - Forster a stronger partnership among the selected partners that shall establish closer cooperation bridges for the long term - To boost the creation and development of innovative projects/modules and activities in youth field focused in young people with fewer opportunities-Present the Structured Volunteerism Technique as innovative and add quality in youth work
This project objective was to increase youth potential in civic education and especially volunteerism topic through capacity building actions targeting youth workers who work with young people with fewer opportunities in local and European level. Also, our objective was to increase the quality of youth work through exchanging of experiences and building up sustainable partnership among partners of the consortium and other NGO-s and institutions in respective countries.
Volunteering is a very important activity for youngsters to whom they can acquire additional knowledge and competencies, which will increase their opportunities in the labor market. Volunteering is a tool for social change and fosters youth participation. Therefore, this project was very important for the future of youngsters in partners countries and offered mixed alternatives for youth workers, partners and young people.
<< Background >> Volunteering is a very important activity for youngsters to whom they can acquire additional knowledge and competencies, which will increase their opportunities in the labor market. Volunteering is a tool for social change and fosters youth participation. Therefore, this project was very important for the future of youngsters in partners countries and offered mixed alternatives for youth workers, partners and young people. << Objectives >> This project objective was to increase youth potential in civic education and especially volunteerism topic through capacity building actions targeting youth workers who work with young people with fewer opportunities in local and European level. Also, our objective was to increase the quality of youth work through exchanging of experiences and building up sustainable partnership among partners of the consortium and other NGO-s and institutions in respective countries. << Implementation >> The implementation of the project was organized in a period of 18 months with the participation of 5 organizations from 5 countries. During the project, six activities were organized, of which one is kick-off meeting, three mobilities, the preparatory phase for the establishment of Volunteer Hubs, after which we implemented local activities. During the project more than 7000 hours of volunteer work were realized. << Results >> During the project, the following results were achieved: 1) enabled the participation of five hundred dozen in local activities, 2) organized three mobilities in two countries; 3) five volunteer HUB-s established; 4) strengthened knowledge and capacities of over 100 participants in the project; 5) Strengthened volunteerism and improved the area of volunteerism through the formation of strategic directions of action and the establishment of management structures. More than 2000 youth get benefit.