"This project will take place in a multicultural place, Offenbach. Three of the 10 German Cities with the highest immigrant share are located in the Rhein Main area (Wiesbaden, Frankfurt and Offenbach). At the end of the last millennium Offenbach overtook Frankfurt with an immigrant share of 30%.The goal of this project is to encourage behaviours and values which make peaceful, nonviolent, co and self-determined living together possible. This project want to strengthen the personal and social skills of children and teens by conveying constructive conflict resolution strategies. We want thereby to contribute to democracy promotion, integrational processes, and violence prevention.The volunteer’s activities and contribution will take on a large variety of tasks, such as contact to schools, pre and post show talks with the teachers, planning rehearsals, writing scripts, directing, presenting a show, acting, animating etc.The volunteers participating in this project will those who are interested in became European citizens, volunteers that want to learn from other cultures and want to be active in social awareness activities.The volunteer will develop competences such as Cultural awareness, expression and learning to learn.The volunteer will obtain certification such as Youthpass and the Luxembourgish one ""Attestation de l’Engagement"". This project has been conceived to assure a safety environment for the volunteer, both the sending and the hosting organisation have experiences on the Erasmus+ program and they will take into account rules and quality standards (for example agreement, meeting etc.) to guaranty the success of the project.This project will have a positive impact on the volunteer's personal life and his/her non-formal education. It is expected in some cases that the volunteer have a better idea of what to do in the future (vocational speaking)It is expected that the volunteer enriches his/her experience that help him/her to find a job or help to get access in a higher education institution.It is expected that the volunteer have better overview of Europe, what it means being a European citizen and why is important mobility. At local level with this project we want to have an Impact directly on the people that the volunteers will work with and for. For example the children at the school that will received the message of none, violence, tolerance, respect etc... Through the plays that the volunteer will perform.This project is open for 2 volunteers for a period of 6 months."

"The EVS volunteer Celine Ducourant from Luxembourg will be sent by the Centre National d’Information pour Jeunes - CIJ, (sending and coordinating organisation), to the receiving organization""Center for Community Mobilisation and Support"" (CCMS). The objectives of this project are: -EU Awareness, -fostering intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding between different nations and minorities; -understanding of conflict roots and showing a great need in peace in Caucasus among Armenian; -raising the awareness of young people from excluded areas in Armenia on current European topics; -raising the volunteers' sense of Active European Citizenship and initiation while running European Clubs; -social inclusion through engagement disadvantage youngsters from excluded areas of Armenia, among them Azeris and Geogians; -Stimulating the sense of initiative among young people Voluntee will develop MultiLanguage club as a part of the European Clubs and from the town and nearby villages young people will come together to be informed and discuss about European cooperation and values .One of the most important aspects of this placement is Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Learning. The activities directly carried out under the project are designed to bring EVS volunteers and local youth from disadvantaged groups from Alaverdi and from chosen communities from boarded Georgian regions together in engaging in different activities (interactive discussion forums, workshops, language classes, movie screenings, cultural evenings, etc.). Through this joint activity the sides will learn from one another and expand their knowledge about inter-cultural dialogue, tolerance, political problems, religious differences, threats of radicalization, personal development and ultimately result to community development."

"The Montessorischool Würzburg and the Kindergarten Elisabethenheim , that were involved in the EVS since years until now, ,went on with the ESC through the cooperation with IN VIA , as the coordinating organisation. They hosted again volunteers and applied the project : ""Volunteering goes on with ESC"". The volunteers came from Armenia, Estonia, Turkey and Luxembourg. The planed volunteer from spain cancelled before the pproject started and we did not restock the placement. The partner ship with the sending organisations from Turkey and Estonia were new, iwith Armenia and Luxemburg the partnership existes already. The project activities started in September with the beginn of the new school year in Bawaria and took 11 or 12 month. The aim of the project was to involve young people from other countries in kindergarden- the school everyday live and to open everybody in an intercultural opening prozess for the countries, cultures of the hosted volunteers and the host country. Through this ""opening prozesses"", everybody benefited, Through the complementary activities, radical and fundalism attitudes were prevented. , and the discussion about the increasing racism in Germany and Europe was encouraged . In both organisations the volunteers will experience an inclusive projection, that is not only focusing disabled people but can be realised along all ""diversity concious"" attitudes. The volunteers had the possibilitiy to support projects in the ""Freispiel"", ""Freiarbeit "" in the lessons or to offer own ( small) projects. Although there they can brought in their abilities and interrests. The volunteers were part of the staff and experience a kindergarden and a reformpaedagogical school with another paedagogic where the pupils are involved in all important decisions through class conferences, panel work or the ""4 column modell"". Regular meetings with the volunteers supporting team was a fixed part of the project and give the chance to reflect the leraning process in regard to a occupational career through the EVS."

"In the proposed project ""Multidisciplinary Action for the Protection of the Seas"" the participants will take part in environmental research, protection and awareness in the islands region of the eastern Aegean, with the main focus being the island of Samos and its nearby waters. Through their participation in the project, the volunteers will gain experience in activities related to applied research and environmental protection in areas such as: - Marine research and conservation: in fields including whale and dolphin research, coastal ecosystems and marine pollution. - Terrestrial research and conservation: in fields including monitoring of populations of rare species of flora and fauna , participation interventions to reverse anthropogenic impacts - Close cooperation with local communities and school children and encourage their participation in environmental protection activities. In order to carry out the above work the volunteers will work closely with researchers or volunteer scientists who have experience and knowledge in these areas. The work of volunteers composed of a combination of office work (eg preparing environmental awareness campaigns), more specialized work (as assistants in the collection of scientific data), or other field work to support environmental protection measures. In the proposed project will take 2 volunteers in activities 24 months. The activities of the volunteers will cover a wide range of areas related to environmental protection, such as collecting biodiversity data, design of environmental awareness material, etc. A prerequisite for their selection will be their true interest in issues related to environmental protection, while the expected volunteer profile is going to be wide allowing the volunteers background of be of various disciplines, keeping into account that the proposed project will have a multidisciplinary approach in nature conservation. The program will have benefits and outcomes related to the awareness raising on nature conservation, in a local, regional, national and EU level, as well as the implementation of research and nature monitoring activities that will provide a better understanding on the wildlife that needs to be protected in this region, but also in the related global environmental issues. Apart from the experience in applied research and protection activities, at the end of their participation, volunteers will also gained a valuable experience and understanding of the local culture in the Aegean islands, local living conditions and how they affect environmental protection."

<< Objectives >>Training is probably the most popular and most important resource of ERYICA: it ensures that youth information workers across Europe are competent and deliver their tasks in a professional manner. Over the last decade, the organisation and the network has developed a consistent training system, which however needs rationalisation due to its complexity. A working group designed a new training of trainers (ToT) cycle and the present project aims at delivering it for the first time.The ToT cycle is built up of two eLearning phases and two residential courses. The longer eLearning phases will ensure deep processing of the material, while the face-to-face activities will provide hands-on experience, professional co-operation and personal guidance for participants. The cycle uses eLearning technology to optimise funds and minimise participants' absence from their everyday work.The main aims of this initiative is to increase the number of trainers who are certified to deliver youth information training courses, increase the number of different courses one trainer can deliver, increase the training offer for youth information workers and to facilitate access to professional training courses in the field of youth information and counselling. All these target the increased professionalism of youth information workers, for the sake of higher quality services for young people.In order to reach these aims, the concrete objectives of the project include that participants:- Become confident in the content and delivery of the 8 training courses included;- Have a knowledge and practice of both face-to-face and online training delivery;- Understand the international context of youth information;- Become capable of initiating, organising, delivering and facilitating training courses;- Interpret the international context of youth information work and apply it in their national reality;- Become reflective practitioners.More information on the ERYICA training courses: https://www.eryica.org/training.<< Activities >>The two main groups of activities are the eLearning and the residential phases, over an active period of 7 months. While the eLearning periods will be self-financed by the applicant and the partner organisations, the present proposal contains in detail the implementation of the two residential courses.Activity 1 is the first residential course of the training of trainers cycle. It will be hosted by the project partner organisation IVAJ in Valencia, Spain. It is scheduled for the week of 9 December 2019. It will play a major role in the project, as this is the first occasion when all participants meet in person and all expectations towards the ToT programme will be cleared up face-to-face. Besides these aspects, the activity will have a charged programme (annexed).Activity 2 is the second and last residential course of the training of trainers cycle. It will be hosted by the project partner organisation ANIJ and the applicant ERYICA in Luxembourg. It is scheduled for the week of 20 April 2020. Activity 2 will also be a crucial element of the project, as this is the final event and the closing of the cycle. The event will address face-to-face training delivery with concrete micro-training sessions, it will complete previous learning about pedagogical and theoretical elements, and it will provide practical knowledge and background for the organisation of training and eLearning courses, and draft concrete future plans to do so. All this will be completed by assessment and evaluation. All in all, Activity 2 will tackle all the aspects that will be missing at that point of the ToT cycle for participants to successfully operate as trainers and disseminate the project results afterwards.The project will involve 40 participants, the same people in both activities. Their number has been defined by the actual needs and possibilities of the partner organisations. Their profile was defined in a similar collaboration, and they will have:- Min. 3 years of experience in training or facilitation and/or practice of youth work; preferably youth information background; OR- Min. 3 years of experience in youth information work and followed an ERYICA training course; interested in becoming a multiplier and have some trainer experience already;complemented by a number of additional criteria, such as knowledge of English and commitment to the whole duration of the project.Participants will represent 14 organisations in 10 countries.<< Impact >>As a result of the accomplished training of trainers cycle, the staff of youth information and counselling centres across Europe will have better access to training opportunities and continuous professional development. The mainstreaming of eLearning courses will bring youth information training in the digital era. The higher number of trainers and the higher amount of courses they can deliver will disseminate the training contents much more efficiently. Different delivery platforms (online and offline) will meet more expectations and increase participation in the courses. The increased training offer will consequently mean an increase in the number of participants, therefore the outreach of the training courses at the local level.All in all, this will translate to higher quality services for young people and an increased recognition of youth information and counselling, resulting in more active and informed young citizens.