Recent statistics of IVS (International Voluntary Service) networks such as Alliance and CCIVS illustrates that international projects for teenagers, such as exchanges, meetings and workcamps, are succesful and show a high rate of participation. However, the number of international activities for teenagers is still limited compared to international projects for young adults.One reason for this trend is related to the specificities associated with teenagers, regarding group dynamic, responsabilities and legislation. These specificities are sometimes considered as constraints which prevent the development of projects for teens. Still, there is a huge demand for this kind of project which are getting popular every year as teenagers want to be actively engaged and spend their vacations with purpose.Through numerous years, Solidarités Jeunesse has organized many youth exchanges for teenagers (15 to 17 years) with a high interest in sharing its experience with other organizations. We are certainly convinced that these experiences could create a trigger for the youth to feel more included in the process of emancipation and be a source of liberation and raising awareness. Therefore, in cooperation with our international partners we propose this project that will first of all train youth leaders to be able to work with teenagers in non-formal context and as a result, will contribute to the development of numerous teenager projects. In addition, we would like to create with our partners a common work ethic with the teenagers to move towards the same goal of strengthening the responsibility, empowerment and the intercultural spirit of the youth.Objectives of the seminar:- to reinforce the capacity of partner organisations to organise international projects for teenagers;- to provide youth workers with quality online and offline tools to lead international activities for teenagers;- to increase the number of international projects for teenagers and make them sustainable;- to valorise the impact of international projects for teenagers;- to create a network of youth organisations organising teenager projects.In order to reach the objectives of the project, it was decided to organise a Steering Committee meeting and a seminar on quality youth work and inclusion models for teenagers, a training on organising and leading international activities for teenagers followed by experimentations with teenagers in participating countries. These experimentations will be facilitated by two international youth workers in terms of job shadowing supported by the hosting organisation and a local youth worker. The results of the project and a toolkit on international teen activities produced by partners will be presented during the Final Evaluation.In order to reach the objectives in a more effective way, it was decided to invite 3 experts on teen intercultural pedagogy and impact measurement, intercultural learning and pedagogy of teenagers and impact assessment
The objectives of the project was to allow the participating organisations to implement international teenage projects by developing or reinforcing their capacities. The training for leaders was aimed to provide tools and methods to work with teenagers. Thanks to the experimentations, a toolkit (online and paper version) was created which is accessible for numerous youth organisations and it can help prepare and organise international activities for teenagers.
The Go TEENs project was implemented in order to help IVS organisations organise activities for teenagers, through a training for teenage groupleaders. This project was developed after an impact evaluation showing that a lot of teenagers wanted to participate in international activities but the offer was low. The aim of this project was to help these organisations in organising and leading these activities in order to give teenagers more opportunities for engagement.
<< Background >> The Go TEENs project was implemented in order to help IVS organisations organise activities for teenagers, through a training for teenage groupleaders. This project was developed after an impact evaluation showing that a lot of teenagers wanted to participate in international activities but the offer was low. The aim of this project was to help these organisations in organising and leading these activities in order to give teenagers more opportunities for engagement. << Objectives >> The objectives of the project was to allow the participating organisations to implement international teenage projects by developing or reinforcing their capacities. The training for leaders was aimed to provide tools and methods to work with teenagers. Thanks to the experimentations, a toolkit (online and paper version) was created which is accessible for numerous youth organisations and it can help prepare and organise international activities for teenagers. << Implementation >> The project included different stages: the first one was a meeting with the members of the steering committee to facilitate the following steps and a seminar on quality teenage work. Then, two webinars have been done to go deeper into some subjects around teenage pedagogy. After a training for international leaders, experimentations have been led in the partner countries. The final evaluation was a time to finalise the toolkit and the impact that has been achieved through the whole project. << Results >> Thanks to this project, staff members and their organisations received quality training, tools and methods to help them organise and lead projects for teens. 4 organisations implemented teen projects for the first time, which gave teenagers more opportunities to travel and participate in a volunteering project. A toolkit was created in order to help organisations implement new projects for teenagers, giving them guidelines and examples of what has been done throughout the Go TEENs project.