The project involves one young person from the UK taking part in a European Voluntary Service project for 6 months with Parus Nadezhdy, an NGO based in Samara in Russia aiming at providing integration of the disabled children of Samara region into society and to promoting the ideas of independent life philosophy and social approach to disability.The participant will be actively involved with the work of the receiving organisation, interacting with the disabled children in the organisation or at home, to help them accomplish day to day tasks (eat, walk, etc.). He will also help the children develop their creative and intellectual abilities and propose them activities such as painting, reading, drama, sports, etc.The volunteer will also be involved in the preparation and organisation of regular events, run by the centre: seminars, training for parents, festivals for children, etc. Moreover the volunteers will be encourage to initiate any kind of activity together with children in accordance with his centres of interest. This project provides a young person who wishes to discover Russia, learn a new language, work with disabled children and take initiatives, etc. with an excellent opportunity to achieve these aims.During the project it is expected that he will develop new social and personal skills, as well as practical knowledge and experiences which will help him in his future career. The project will also provide an invaluable intercultural dimension to the work of the receiving organisation and to the lives of its beneficiaries. Through the practical support, enthusiasm and energy bought by the participant it is expected that the project will give added value to the work of the host organisation and provide a contribution towards their aim of improving social inclusion for people with disabilities in Russia.

As expected in the application, our project has enabled young Europeans to experience social Europe very concretely and to help, by their presence in a country that is not theirs, the host organization but also other people of all ages to build a true European consciousness.The objectives of our project:- to promote the construction of a social Europe that takes into account particularly vulnerable and distressed publics, and which also awakens the conscience to the protection of the environment,- promote European and international exchanges to develop the sharing of experiences of solidarity and the meeting of cultures of the world as training for tolerance and active citizenship.This project allowed 5 young, German, British and Spanish from 18 to 23 years old to realize a European Voluntary Service in France in Niederbronn-les-Bains, Strasbourg, and Scherwiller, from 01/09/2016 to 20/08/2017 for Will, Marie and Ada and until 12/02/17 for Tobias and 30/03/17 for Patricia.They have helped in different structures: a youth hostel for Will, children's organizations for Marie, Ada and Patricia and a place for people with social difficulties for Tobias.They realized different tasks: reception of people / children, help with workshops / activities, daily and administrative tasks ...The young volunteers were followed by sending organizations (IJGD, Deses3, ICYE UK and ICE-D) and an ICE-RF coordination organization. ICE-RF organized a 2-week preparation in August 2016 in Niederbronn-les-Bains, as well as seminars in other regions of France in November 2016 and May 2017.We believe that the expected impact and results have been largely achieved:- for volunteers, to affirm their desire for commitment, to encourage them to become responsible citizens, to make them become aware of their skills.What was achieved for Will, Marie, Ada and Patricia, according to their final report and the exchanges we had with them.These objectives were not fully achieved for Tobias, because, by mutual agreement, his service was interrupted. He did not find his place and his role in Emmaus, despite different exchanges and proposals from the host site and the ICE-RF organization.- for organizations, to allow them to continue to offer voluntary services to young people. This is also the case since they welcome volunteers in 2017-2018 and wish to do so in 2018-2019.- for target audiences, to allow them to interact with people from different cultures and to show them an example of a successful project.The potential long-term benefits are to make these volunteers and hosting structures examples of successful European exchanges. So that other young people and other structures engage in this type of project.We are collaborating again with the sending organizations ICE-D and IJGD, who have already found interested volunteers for 2018-2019 projects. So the long-term goal of motivating other young people to volunteer is achieved

"As a consequence to the heated debate about immigration, racism has made its way more and more into mainstream society undermining basic values of diversity and tolerance to be conveyed to young people by their social environment. As a consequence, xenophobic attitudes, discrimination against people with different identities and open racism have become a sad reality in schools and other places where young people of diverse backgrounds interact. Given this situation the partners in this project are convinced that European youth NGOs should play a more active role in detecting and combatting intolerant, discriminatory and racist behavior in their own organizations and programmes. Therefore this project was generated to work on the following questions: How can we make a difference given the current challenge of increasing racism and discrimination against people of diverse background? What kind of changes are needed at structural and operational level to support organizations taking clear positions and displaying coherent behavior? How can we start reflective processes and pursue respective change in our organizations? Which processes lead to success? Against this background and in line with the Paris declaration of EU Education Ministers in 2015, the overarching aim of the project ""Be the change"" was to ensure that young people acquire social, civic and intercultural competences by promoting democratic values and fundamental rights, social inclusion and non-discrimination, as well as active citizenship. This was done by enhancing the management, governance, innovation capacity and diversity-oriented approach of youth organisations in 10 EU countries and in Russia, providing them with tools and strategies for racism-critical and diversity-oriented change management. The project was developed as an accompanying measure in the frame of the “STAR E” Strategic Partnership Project (https:///) implemented by ICJA with 8 partner organizations from 2017 – 2020. Main project activity was a 5 day Training Seminar on diversity-oriented change management, which took place in Berlin in Berlin from 18-22 February 2019 and involved 20 participants from 12 youth and voluntary service organizations in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and United Kingdom. The training programme was developed by a group of partners of the STAR E project under the guidance of two trainers of the expert organization SOCIUS in Berlin. All Partners contributed their experience in international youth exchange and voluntary service programs. Many of them also could count on experience in including youth from minorities and vulnerable target groups and in promoting peace and diversity-oriented non formal education for young people. The training programme on one hand provided the opportunity to learn from each other and from the experts of Socius. On the other hand, tailormade diversity-oriented change processes were initiated, which will have an impact on the participating organisation's development. By participating in this project the partner organisations strengthened their role as facilitators of inclusion and promoters of diversity. After the seminar, the participants were equipped with the tools and knowledge to devise adapted strategies to introduce and accompany change in their organizations. They were more aware about racist and discriminatory attitudes and structures in their work and organization and what they can do about it. The training sessions constantly inter-related the values of diversity-orientation, anti-discrimination and inclusion with the learning about change management in youth NGOs and thus had a direct impact on the management and activities of the participating organisations. As a result the participants learnt to apply tools and methods which have sustainable influence on their organization’s sensitivity towards diversity as well as capacity to facilitate inclusion. A detailed training report was published on the Erasmus+ ""Project Results Database"" and it is expected that it will inspire like-minded youth organizations to undertake and manage diversity-oriented change processes which will increase the quality of youth work in Europe in the longer term."

Political and financial instability, the rise of nationalism, war and terrorism have led large numbers of people to flee their countries and make their way to neighbouring countries and beyond. Fear and resentment fuelled by political rhetoric on asylum seekers and refugees is leading to minorities being targeted. This critical global situation calls for urgent action: to challenge populist narratives that make asylum seekers and refugees a danger to society and work toward diverse, inclusive societies. Aims-Raise awareness of the situation of refugees in Europe, Africa and Latin America-Counter discriminatory and racist attitudes among young people and in local communities-Foster inclusion, solidarity, and more respectful and welcoming communities Objectives-Build capacity of partners through training and tools to tackle racism and nationalism and strengthen trainer competences in anti-racism education-Share best practice on counter arguments to populist discourses and hate speech-Focus on networking and establishing cross-sectoral partnerships for the campaigns -Create awareness through trainings and campaigns of the impact of racism on the situation of asylum seekers and refugees -Empower young people to improve their level of competences and their ability to participate actively in society -Develop an Anti-racism Toolkit for International VolunteeringActivities1. Taskforce Meeting, 7 participants2. Youth Work Can Unite: International Anti-Racism Training, 23 participants3. 8-month volunteering activities, 12 young people4. Local anti-racism trainings for volunteers and host organisations in 12 countries: Austria, Iceland, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Poland, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa5. Campaigns addressing racism and supporting refugees in 12 countries6. Final Evaluation Meeting, 6 participantsTangible resultsa) Capacity building of youth NGOs to address racism, hate speech and support asylum seekers and refugees b) Professionalisation of youth workers in anti-racism education in 12 countries c) Greater understanding of the situation of refugees and asylum seekers on 3 continentsd) Anti-Racism Toolkit for youth, volunteers and youth NGOs to multiply learninge) Strengthened international youth cooperation, new cross-sectoral partnerships and with NGOs addressing racism and supporting refugeesImpact on youth, volunteers, civil society, partners and local communities a) Youth workers and trainers competent in anti-racism educationb) Enhanced level of competences and holistic development of youth and volunteers through anti-racism training, campaigning, hands-on experience, improving employability and ability to actively participate in society, particularly relevant for youth with fewer opportunitiesc) Cultural exchange at local and international levels will foster inclusion, solidarity and positive change for partners and communities, particularly refugee and immigrant populations

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