Zaposlenice IKS-a, Emily i Sabina, 29. studenog su otišle u Rim na završni partnerski sastanak na projektu Erasmus+ KA2 strateškog partnerstva “Rise in Quality”. Ovaj projekt je međunarodna suradnja Udruge IKS (Hrvatska), Replay Network (Italija), Udruge Mundus (Španjolska) i Pistes Solidaires (Francuska). Nakon kašnjenja nekih aktivnosti zbog potresa u Petrinji 2020. i krize izazvane Covidom 19, projekt se konačno bliži kraju, a ovaj sastanak okupio je sve partnere kako bi procijenili rezultate i planirali sljedeće korake.
Projekt “Rise in Quality” ima za cilj opremiti radnike s mladima sposobnostima i alatima za uspješan rad s međunarodnim volonterima kroz program Europskih snaga solidarnosti.
Ciljevi projekta:
- Podrška izgradnji kapaciteta youth workera i organizacija koje rade s mladima;
- Razviti inovativne prakse u radu s međunarodnim volonterima;
- Povećati kvalitetu rada s mladima u organizacijama sudionicama primjenom razvijenih intelektualnih rezultata;
- Promicati aktivno građanstvo, volontiranje i solidarnost
Tijekom ovog partnerskog sastanka razgovarali smo o dosadašnjem uspjehu projekta i ocijenili sve što smo postigli, što uključuje:
- Dva treninga za djelatnike partnerskih organizacija na teme podrške integraciji međunarodnih volontera i pružanju podrške u kriznim situacijama
- Edukativna online platforma za podršku međunarodnim volonterima tijekom njihove mobilnosti, kako bi se poboljšalo njihovo iskustvo učenja
- Priručnik za organizacije koje primaju međunarodne volontere, pružajući praktične informacije i savjete iz prakse
Hvala Replay Networku što su bili divni domaćini, što su nam pokazali svoju lokalnu zajednicu i upoznali nas s ukusnom talijanskom hranom. Ovo je bio prekrasan projekt za rad zahvaljujući predanosti, kreativnosti i marljivom radu naših partnera. Zajedno smo se razvijali i rasli, omogućujući našim organizacijama da ojačaju kao domaćini volontera. Nadamo se da će mnogo više organizacija imati koristi od alata koje smo izradili i da će volonteri imati bolju podršku na svom putu učenja.
14. prosinca bit ćemo domaćini konferencije za sve one organizacije koje još nemaju iskustva, ali bi željele ugostiti međunarodne volontere kroz programe Europskih snaga solidarnosti. Pružit ćemo vam praktične smjernice i alate koji će vam pomoći u tom procesu.
Projekt „Rise in quality“ financiran je sredstvima EU kroz program Erasmus+, KA2 Strateška partnerstva u području mladih. Sadržaj ovog članka isključiva je odgovornost Udruge IKS.
On 29th November IKS employees Emily and Sabina, went to Rome for the final partner meeting on the Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership project “Rise in Quality”. This project is an international collaboration between Association IKS (Croatia), Replay Network (Italy), Association Mundus (Spain) and Pistes Solidaires (France). After some delays in the project due to the 2020 earthquake in Petrinja and Covid 19 crisis, the project is finally nearing its end, and this meeting brought all partners together to evaluate the outcomes and to plan next steps.
The “Rise in Quality” project aims to equip youth workers with the capabilities and tools to successfully host international volunteers through the European Solidarity Corps programme.
The goals of the project:
- Support capacity building of youth workers and participating organisations;
- Develop innovative practices in working with international volunteers;
- Increase quality of youth work in participating organisations by applying developed intellectual outputs;
- Promote active citizenship, volunteering and solidarity.
During this partner meeting we discussed the success so far of the project and evaluated all that we have achieved, this includes:
- Two staff training courses on supporting international volunteers integration and support in times of crisis
- An online training tool to support international volunteers during their mobility, to maximise their learning experience
- A guidebook for organisations hosting international volunteers, providing practical information and experience based practice
During the day we also had the opportunity to meet a local organisation “Orti Urbani di Largo Veratti” that manages an urban garden in Rome. We had a tour of the beautiful garden that includes vegetable plots, event space, an outdoor kitchen and educational bubbles for youth. They have lots of successful projects running and the potential to host international volunteers soon. We exchanged stories and experiences then came away feeling inspired and ready for our next challenge.
Thank you to Replay Network for being such wonderful hosts, for showing us around your local community and introducing us to some delicious Italian food.
This has been a wonderful project to work on thanks to the commitment, creativity and hard work of our partners. We have developed and grown together, enabling our organisations to strengthen as volunteer hosts. We hope that plenty more organisations will benefit from the tools we have produced and volunteers will feel better supported on their learning journey.
On 14th December, we will be hosting a conference for all those organisations that do not yet have experience but would like to host international volunteers through the European Solidarity Corps programme. We will provide practical guidance and tools to support you with the process.
“Rise in quality” project is financed with EU funds through the Erasmus+ program, KA2 Strategic partnerships in the field of youth. The content of this article is the responsibility of the Association IKS.