EuroAsia Volunteering Assistance Program aimed to empower young volunteers from Europe to embrace the opportunities of volunteering in developing countries and to strengthen their capacities to contribute to the volunteering projects EU Solidarity Corps and EU AID Volunteers programs. From our years of experience working with the volunteers we think ahead to create more innovative opportunities for the youth covering a broad range of activities, offering the right trainings and giving formal recognition to the skills and experiences gained. Thus, Mladiinfo Slovakia, together with its partners from France, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, decided to launch a project that made a connection between the existing EU programs for volunteering and build an online platform with all necessary information regarding the volunteering in developing countries, including the non-formal education trainings for capacity building of the youth organizations staff with necessary skills and capacities, as well as containing a list of crucial requirements that need to be met for hosting and sending volunteers in Asia. The implementation of this project that involved 6 diverse partners from 2 continents was a pilot program for connecting the European Voluntary Service with EU Solidarity Corps and EU AID Volunteering programs will bring additional value to the European society that is built on solidarity as a shared value which is strongly felt throughout European continent.

VolunTube World is the second edition of the VolunTube movement (www.voluntube.org) which pursues the objective of providing organisations working with volunteers more visibility, while at the same time providing young people the opportunity to learn about video-making.Partner organizations will be supported in the implementation of projects using ITC technologies within their organizations and 16 EVS, together with the Communication Officer of each partner will receive training on audiovisual skills before Volunteering two months in one of the partner organisations to direct and edit video content about their activities, beneficiaries and the culture of their country.For the second edition of the project 4 new partners have been involved and a new continent, Latin America, has been added. In addition, through Voluntube World, the intention is to develop training modules for youth organisations and volunteers to learn about video-making and provide them the opportunity to use the voluntube.org website and and YouTube channel to provide visibility to their organisations and volunteer experiences. For this purpose a 12 day dissemination workshop open to anyone wishing to participate will take place in Lastours, France in May 2018.The partners in this project are:P1: IDC, FranceP2: Quinta das Relvas, PortugalP3: Associazione Kora, ItalyP4: N.P.O ANAZITITES THEATROU, GreeceP5: CYA, CambodiaP6: GREAT, IndonesiaP7: Corporación Proyectando Imaginarios, Colombia P8: Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Peru, PeruThe main activities of the project are:- Online kick-off meetings- EVS Volunteer Selection;- Intellectual Output: Development of Training Modules;- Training on communication and video editing for EVS Volunteers and Communication Officers; - Volunteer Preparation Phase in Sending Organisation;- Dissemination Workshops for Training Modules in each partner country- Volunteering Activity about Video-making- Study Visits- Evaluation Seminar- Monitoring and Reporting

#Evolve aims to enable exchange, develop new cooperation between CCIVS members and external stakeholders through an International Conference and by starting the Long Term Training programme for the IVS network by providing two trainings the ‘ABC of NGO Finances’ and ‘Communication and Marketing’ , following these we will ensure the replication of the project in Local Training Hubs based in the local communities where the 26 partners are based. It will produce 2 Open Source Toolkits on the theme of the Trainings. #Evolve is built upon the CBY KA2 - STEPS project which made an analysis of the training needs of IVS organisations, the ‘State of the Art of IVS’ was the publication issue from this project, it highlights the following; 1. organisational development is a top priority for IVS organisations, 2. The need to address the decreasing numbers of volunteers. As such #Evolve will promote networking (encouraging exchange – developing partnerships, sharing of ideas; meeting with stakeholders) and capacity building in Finances and Communication and Marketing in order to meet the needs highlighted. In face of declining numbers of volunteers #Evolve offers a space to build new partnerships, to further develop local actions and to develop key competencies to strengthen organisational structure. The Conference offers- visibility/networking/learning, the Training – new skills peer-to peer support with the trainings taking place in strategic countries with more expert members, the Local Training Hubs – multiplication with local communities improving access for 1500 young people with low basic skills and thus promoting social inclusion. The Results will include Open Source Toolkits on the themes of the Trainings and Reports.

This project is developed based on the direction of the White Paper for International Voluntary Service (IVS) 2011-21 and the Plan of Action 2017-18 of the CCIVS. Considering the network’s objective to tackle poverty reduction and health promotion, the project sought to provide partners and stakeholders with new skills, experiences and resources in the field of Sustainable food production and Bioconstruction. Under the IVS for Climate Justice campaign (http://ccivs.org/ivsforclimatejustice) the project bought together different IVS networks and engaging volunteers with local communities to work on grassroots projects that combine manual work and awareness raising actions, including climate change, carbon offset, environmental sustainability, protection of ecosystems, water and soil management and conservation.The aims & objectives of this project were to:• develop IVS organisations’ youth workers and trainers capacity of acting as multipliers in their regions and in their organisations• raise awareness of the work of the IVS network on Climate Justice and towards the attainment of the SDGs through providing spaces and data for visibility and networking on an international & local level• strengthen participation in the global IVS network and connection between organisations who may also make part of different networks who would not normally work together and with external stakeholders• strengthen cooperation between the formal and non-formal education sectors• enable IVS organisations to use monitoring & impact measurement tools• create inclusive environments for young people with fewer opportunities from local communities, integrating them in the follow-up actions of the project• revalorise traditional / alternative farming and construction techniques• stimulate the development of innovative follow-up processes with online and offline tools which will remain in place once the project is over• raise awareness about the effects unsustainable food production and housing and their contribution to Climate Change In order to reach the objectives, the project incorporated the following five phases:Visibility and networking: Conference (21 - 25 April 2018) on the Role of IVS and Climate Justice including a Forum ‘Just Volunteers: The Transformational Power of International Voluntary Actions for Climate Justice and Freedom of Movement’ in UNESCO. It included different visibility actions on each activity, the project was one of the core activities during the 70th anniversary celebrations of CCIVS through 2018 - 2019. Thematic Workshops (practical and theoretical) on:Bioconstruction in Quito, Ecuador (8 – 17 June 2018)Sustainable Food Production in Kundapur, India (16 - 25 November 2018) Follow-up system: monitoring, impact measurement, tailored online follow-up for 30 local projects in Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe by the experts. The online interactive platform and meeting acts as the closing event of the project within the consortium. Online Results: the Global Communication Campaign progressively promoted the project milestones results and advocated for the impact of IVS local actions, including the workshops outcomes, good practices of the local actions, impact measurement results, etc. Sustainability: this phase invited external stakeholders and local communities to use and promote the toolkits and the MOOC developed, continue the partnership dynamics and develop new funding strategies, keep conducting the impact measurement to evaluate their local projects and monitor their quality. It’s important to highlight that the project unites formal and non-formal education through the cooperation with the Technological University of Santa Fe (Argentina). Moreover, the consortium represents a large diversity of regions and the IVS networks, , including the SCI, ICYE, NVDA, Alliance and the African platforms.

"Fashion industry is among the biggest contributors to waste on the planet. And, the society and youth are little equipped to deal with the impact of overconsumption of clothes, textiles and the like. Let us portray an everyday situation:We buy it, wear it a few times, get sick of it - or we realize it’s out of fashion and we throw it away, only to begin this cycle all over again.Unfortunately, the affordability and accessibility of fast fashion comes at a high price for the planet and especially for the people who make it. There are roughly 40 million garment workers in the world today, 85% of them women, who are some of the lowest paid workers in the world. Not to mention it’s also a major contributor to greenhouse gases, water, and air pollution, and creates problematic levels of waste. However, the problem lies not in garment. We need to change people's habits, attitude and behaviour towards clothing consumption. Sure, the world reacts to the problem, but still is not even nearly enough. That is why we want to implement ""The Circle of Fashion"" (CoF).CoF aims to take small steps towards better habits, cleaner environment & to stand up for human rights, with more specific objectives being:- to launch, test & develop a training programme about conscious behaviour towards clothing/fashion targeting youth workers & young leaders from EU & partner countries;- to equip youth workers & young leaders with knowledge, key competences & employable tools aimed at reducing the impact of fast fashion;- to foster capacity building and new social initiatives in youth work (related to the topics of conscious consumption / human rights / environment);- to increase transnational cooperation & exchange of good practices in the field between youth workers, NGOs & other stakeholders;- to disseminate the project’s ideas further to the wider public.Why these needs were selected over others:The consortium believes that it’s necessary to get serious about the “fashion problem”. It’s not as small or superficial as it might seem. In fact, it’s impact is on par with plastic overuse.The Circle of Fashion objectives and planned outputs & outcomes completely fit those of the participating organisations and of the European policies in multiple fields. Moreover, it will create synergies and long-term impact by:- improving youth work;- contributing to the well-being of youth & society in general;- raising social awareness about garments overconsumption & solutions for it;- adding to capacities of NGOs & mobility of youth in the developing countries.What is more, since the project is developed in tight cooperation with international partners, it will allow all the involved parties to learn from diverse experiences."