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Young Ambassadors for Mobility (Y.A.M.) was a project aiming to support young people with less opportunities and give them the chance to take part in European mobility programmes. This experience allowed them to play an active role in society, gain new skills, gain confidence, express themselves and share their own experiences, as well as enhancing their own personal and professional perspectives.In order to achieve this objective we seized the opportunity of strategic EVS by combining 2 key elements: the effective participation of Young People With Fewer Opportunities (JAMO) in European volunteering activities in the short and long term while developing new synergies between different actors working on the inclusion of young people. This second aspect was essential for us as we wanted to improve access to volunteering and mobility programmes, in particular through the European Voluntary Service, to Young People With Fewer Opportunities. This project gave us the opportunity to reflect on their specific needs and create suitable tools. In total, 50 young people benefit from this project and we supported a dozen structures in the implementation of European volunteering projects for the first time. In particular, the short-term actions were international workcamps lasting two to three weeks, and the main topics were environment or heritage. Long-term projects, starting from two months, were focused on promotion of mobility, leading groups, education or sport. Thanks to the reinforced mentorship and non-formal education approach, the volunteers were able to develop their involvement as active citizens and their experience enabled them to acquire skills nowadays highly recognised in the labor market, such as autonomy, teamwork or taking initiative.Furthermore, we have created new partnership dynamics at the local level through cooperation with recognized actors in the integration of young people such as the local mission, schools, associations of education through sport or MFR ( rural family home). Thanks to the implementation of concrete mobility projects (sending and / or hosting) and the support of Concordia in the different regions of France, all these actors have taken on the EVS / CES program and they have witnessed, on the one hand the positive impact that mobility can have on young people and on the other hand, the challenges to be taken up before, during and after the project (administrative procedures, construction of solid partnerships, mastery of the program, mentoring, etc.)At the international level, we have strengthened our network of partners by improving and sharing support tools. When we implemented this project, in particular the short-term projects, we relied on organizations with long experience in supporting young people with specific needs.
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