ensures follow-up and sustainability to the cooperation initiated in 2011 within an approved project STEPS TOWARDS CHANGE.

The result of the project will be a stable and sustainable network of 8 organisations from Slovakia, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Vietnam, China, Uganda and Costa Rica which are willing to host
The sending kit (a typed document created within the currently running project Steps toward change, providing information about all 11 original hosting places) will be developed into a VIDEO KIT about the hosting places in this project and will be disseminated among a network of local organisations working with youth in each country of the original 18 partners.

Thursday 31 October 2013

Follow up activities



These projects have been realised thanks to this project:

EVS projects:
KERIC, Slovakia – NYEN, Uganda (both hosting and sending)
KERIC, Slovakia – CSDS, Vietnam (both hosting and sending)
KERIC, Slovakia – ACI, Costa Rica (both hosting and sending)
KERIC Slovakia - RSE, China (both hosting and sending)
KERIC Slovakia - INCO, Italy (both hosting and sending)
EFM, Poland – NYEN, Uganda (sending)
EFM, Poland – ACI, Costa Rica (both hosting and sending)
EFM, Poland – RSE, China (hosting)
EFM, Poland – CSDS, Vietnam (both hosting and sending)
EFM, Poland – KERIC, Slovakia (sending)
EFM, Poland – INCO, Italy (hosting)
INCO, Italy – CSDS, Vietnam (both hosting and sending)
INCO, Italy – ACI, Costa Rica (both hosting and sending)

Other Youth in Action Projects:
KERIC, Slovakia – CSDS, Vietnam + 6 new partners frrom Asia and Europe - 3.2. project aiming at Euroasian Empowerement

Other projects submitted/approved:
KERIC, Slovakia – INCO, Italy – Grundtvig – senior volunteering
INCO, Italy - Izmir GEUAFRC, Turkey – Grundtvig workshop, LLT cooperation

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Final meeting in Turkey 2 - 9 June 2013

Participants:

POLAND - Marzena Pitus, efm@efm.org.pl, Magda
ITALY -Luigi Balacco, INCO Italy,luigi.balacco@incoweb.org

TURKEY - Fatma Olgun, Izmir Turkey, fatma_belge@hotmail.com
VIETNAM - Phuong Don Tuan, director@csds.vn
UGANDA - Ronald Bombo, bomboronnie@yahoo.comail.com
COSTA RICA - Isaac Lópezlong-term03@aci-cr.org
CHINA - Lynn Zeng, zeng.lynn@ymail.com
SLOVAKIA - Mirka Petríková, mirka@keric.sk, Juraj Plichtík,  jurajplichtik@gmail.com

Programme:

Day 1

arrival of participants, 

Day 2

fears, hopes and expectations
presentation of Turkey & Izmir
presentation of Izmir Governorship
visit of Atolye Deneme Art Foundation -http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=76000952431
visit of Izmir Gvernorship

Day 3
social programme
visit of bird island

Day 4
financial aspects of project
social programme in Ephesus

Day 5
visit of Yasar University - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=76000285501
visit of TREX
visit of DEU PRODEB - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=76000521601


Day 6
financial aspects of the project
final evaluation of the project


visit of project Cigli Municipality - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=76000952612

Day 7
visit of Cesme

Day 8
departure of participants





Wednesday 22 May 2013

Study visit in Vietnam

Participants:



Vietnam: 
Don Tuan Phuong   director@csds.vn 
Nguyen Thank Mai   coordinator@vpv.vn
Le Vo Thuy Duong   individual@vpv.vn
Pham Thi Thu    individual@vpv.vn
Poland: 
Italy: 
Davide Simonini davidesimonini@yahoo.it
Slovakia: 
Solene Mouton   solene@keric.sk
Ivana Hrušková    ivka@keric.sk  




Programme: 
During the study visit, the participants visited different projects coordinating by VPV
and CSDS, including caring project (Phuc Tue Center, Morning Star Center,
Vietnam Friendship Village, Thuy An Center), teaching project (Nghia Tan primary
school, Hanoi High School for Gifted Students, Vietnam Forestry University) and
youth project (the Sustainable Development Challenges project at CSDS). Furthermore, the participants experienced the life of a volunteer (accommodation, cultural exchange, presentation of own country) and had a chance to visit some spots of cultural and historical interest. The study visit created a good base for future cooperation in sending and hosting volunteeres among the participating organisations, and especially for cooperation with VPV. 


Daily programme: 

8 May (Wednesday) 
arrival of participants 
getting to know each other 
orientation in Hanoi 
sharing expectations 

9 May (Thursday)
visiting the VPV ofice - meeeting the whole team of VPV and CSDS
EVS workshop - general info about the grant opportunities, cooperation within EVS, sharing experience
visitng EVS hosting place 1 - the Nghia Tan Primary school (teaching English/French activities)
insights into Vietnamese culture - the Museum of Ethnology
workshop on EVS for local volunteers - awareness activities

10 May (Friday)
visiting EVS hosting place 2 -Thuy An Centre (working with disabled children, live-in community project)
visiting EVS hosting place 3- Vietnam Forestry University (teaching English to university students)
insights into Vietnamese culture - Mai Chau

11  May (Saturday)
a hiking trip, exploring local culture
sharing good practice
returning to Hanoi 

12 May (Sunday) 
insights into Vietnamese culture 
reflection and evaluation 
free time  

13 May (Monday) 
visiting EVS hosting place 4 - Phuc Tue center (working with disabled children coming from socially deprived families)
visiting Bat Trang
cultural insights 


14 May (Tuesday) 
Visiting EVS hosting place 5 - Viethealth  (workig with disabled children, PR projects and teaching / development project)
Visiting EVS hosting place 6 - Morning Star Center (teaching English to youth)
Visiting EVS hosing place 7 - Hanoi High School  (teaching English to youth) 
Visiting EVS hosing place 8 -  Friendship village (group EVS, working with disabled youth)  

15 May (Wednesday) 
Cultural insights - travelling to Ha long Bay 
intercultural activities 

16 May (Thursday) 
Final evaluation of the study visit 
returning to Hanoi 
meeting in CSDS house, closing the study visit 

17 May (Friday) 
departure of participants 

Friday 22 March 2013

Mid-term training in Poland

Participants:

POLAND - Marzena Pitus, efm@efm.org.pl, Magda
ITALY -Luigi Balacco, INCO Italy,luigi.balacco@incoweb.org

TURKEY - Fatma Olgun, Izmir Turkey, fatma_belge@hotmail.com
VIETNAM - Phuong Don Tuan, director@csds.vn
UGANDA - Ronald Bombo, bomboronnie@yahoo.comail.com
COSTA RICA - Isaac Lópezlong-term03@aci-cr.org
CHINA - Lynn Zeng, zeng.lynn@ymail.com
SLOVAKIA - Mirka Petríková, mirka@keric.sk, Juraj Plichtík,  jurajplichtik@gmail.com

Programme:

Day 1

arrival of participants, 
Informal get-together in hotel bar (voluntary),
expectation

Day 2

Visiting EFM office and Bystrzyca Klodzka
information hunt in Bystrzyca Klodzka
visit of project 1 -  Social centre
presenation of China and organisation
presentation of videokit from Costa Rica - disscussion

Day 3
visit of projects in Klodzko project 2 - Inegration school - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58000720410
project 3 - Common school - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58000996252
project 4 - public school - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58001041795
visit of flat a volunteer
disscussion with mentors
financial aspects of project


Day 4
visit of projects in Bystrzyca Klodzka
project 5 - Centre for mental handicaped adult people - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58001041772
project 6 - Kinder garden - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58001356541
visit of Klodzko region - Cave
cooperation on project 7 - Euroweek

Day 5
workshop - Youth in Action 
cooperation with Polish youngsters during project Euroweek
presenation of final videokit Costa Rica

Day 6
non-formal learning youthpass certificate, AXA insurance 
visit of project 8 in Klodzko - Primary school - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58000996235
visit of project 9 - Museum - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58001041831
visit of Klodzko and Polanica

Day 7
preparation of projects for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds (the relevant aspects of the project)
future cooperation
evaluation of the project 
visit of Prague

Day 8
departure of participants 


 


Friday 22 February 2013

Study visit in Uganda

Participants:

Lenka Hrušková, KERIC – lenka@keric.sk
Wenddi Burger, InCo – wenddi.burger@incoweb.org
Marena Pitus, EFM - efm@efm.org.pl
Fatma Olgun, İzmir Governorship EU and Foreign Relations Center  - fatma_olgun35@hotmail.com
Juraj Plichtik, Slovakia  – cameraman, jurajplichtik@gmail.com
Ronald Bombo, NYEN  – bomboronnie@yahoo.com
Deo Wamala, NYEN -



Programme:

Day 1

Meeting of all participants
Expectations of study visit
Orientation visit in Kampala town

Day 2

Visit of WATOTO project – NYEN`s new partner
WATOTO nursery school
WATOTO village, primary school and working places
Evaluation of the day

Day 3

Meeting with coordinator of organisation Eye 4 Africa
Working on intercultural differences for EVS volunteers
African Culture programme in Culture Centre
Evaluation of the day

Day 4

Interview with foreigners in African traditional market
Work on preparation of EVS volunteers
Culture evening

Day 5

Visit in National park Murchison falls - Safari

Day 6

meeting with partner organisation NYEN
Experiencing of local transportation
Evaluation of the day

Day 7

Visit of local healthy clinic
Visit of ecological project - farm
Meeting with project EVS financial manager
Evaluation of the day

Day 8

Visit of the project in orphan primary school
Visit of accommodation for EVS volunteers
Evaluation of the day

Day 9
Working on orientation and preparation package for the volunteers
Visit of traditional African market
Evaluation of study visit

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Study visit in Costa Rica

Participants:

Miriam Petrikova, KERIC - mirka@keric.sk
Novella Benedetti, INCO - novella.benedetti@incoweb.org
Ahmet Ulusoy, EFM - efm@efm.org.pl
Juraj Plichtik, KERIC - cameraman, jurajplichtik@gmail.com
Isaac Lopez, ACI - long-term03@aci-cr.org
Ina Peschel, ACI - inapeschel@hotmail.com
Jona Glade, ACI - jona.glade@web.de



Programme:

Day 1

meeting at the office/orientation about Costa Rica
volunteering experience by Anna Balgova
rally in San José

Day 2

visit to project 1 - Asociación Infantil Hogar Sol - children house
visit to Elederly Home Hogar de Ancianos Carlos María Ulloa

Day 3

visit to the Gold Museum
training for host families by ACI

Day 4

visit to Poás Volcano

Day 5

travel to Quebradas
work on project
meeting with host families of the region

Day 6

visit to ecological project Funebriol
Costa Rican Cuisine activity with host families of Quebradas

Day 7

visit to Manuel Antonio National Park
evaluation of study visit

Wednesday 5 December 2012

First meetnig in Slovakia, 18 - 25 November 2012

Participants:
ITALY -Luigi Balacco, INCO Italy,luigi.balacco@incoweb.org
TURKEY - Fatma Olgun, Izmir Turkey, fatma_belge@hotmail.com
POLAND - Sylwester Ilnicki, sylwester2102@gmail.com
VIETNAM - Phuong Don Tuan, director@csds.vn
UGANDA - Ronald Bombo, bomboronnie@yahoo.com
COSTA RICA - Isaac Lópezlong-term03@aci-cr.org
SLOVAKIA - Mirka Petríková, mirka@keric.sk, Solene Mouton - solene@keric.sk, Lenka Hrušková - lenka@keric.sk

Program:

18 November 
arrival of participants to Vienna, travel in three groups to Miloslavov (1st group - Andres - andres.pjc@gmail.com, Luigi, Isaac, 2nd group - Valentina - valentina_calicchia@libero.it, Fatma, 3rd group - Ronald, Phuong, Sylwester),
opening of the training, get to know each other
19 November 
expectations of participants, visit of the youth organisation DVC Dunajská Lužná on bicycles (http://www.dvcno.sk/, EI - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=68000250712 contact Marta Bělousovova), workshop - What to take with us whe we travel to Costa Rica, Uganda, Vietnam), division to new groups for next day
20 November
1st group - Sylwester, Luigi, Phuong - visit of Nitra and discussion with volunteer from Nitra, 2nd group - Ronald, Fatma, Isaac - stop in Podhajska, common meeting in Banska Stiavnica with volunteers from KERIC Samuel - samuel.poully@gmail.com, Agustin - agupelser@hotmail.com, get to know new people, evaluation activity, team building
21 November
meeting with host organisation Nadacia Badena Powella (EI - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=68000276117), visit of project reconstruction of Kalvaria in Banska Stiavnica and kinder garden, workshop in pairs - Different kinds of public transport in partners countries, visit in mine Bartolomej, individual workshop in caffe Divna pani - What we would like to offer during study visit in our country and what are our needs during study visits in other countries, workshop in tea house - Study visit in Costa Rica, planning of next day
22 November
moving to the last point of the meeting to Zakopcie, planning of common activity in schools with volunteers from KERIC
23 November
morning visit of schools, cooperation between volunteers and participants of the meeting, welcome in KERIC and introduction of KERIC - http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=68000228201
 information hunt in Cadca, workshop - study visit in Uganda
24 November
workshop - mid-term training in Poland, study visit in Vietnam, final training in Turkey, financial planning of the project, common agreement about cooperation, video codex, tarvel costs, walk to Slovak nature, slovak workshop, good bye party, final evaluation
25 November
departure of participants