WORLD ISLAND SHAKE: #5continents #empowerment #cre..
WORLD ISLAND SHAKE: #5continents #empowerment #creativity
Start date: Oct 1, 2013,
World island Shake will bring together the most isolated youngsters worldwide – the islanders. The project involves 6 islands of 5 continents: St Isabel from the Solomon Islands (Oceania), Iceland (Europe), Java from Indonesia (Asia), Malta (Europe), St Lucia (South America) and Tenerife from the Canary islands (Africa). The name and the aim of the project comes from the triple meaning of ¨shake¨ as an exotical drink, athough better as a ¨handshake¨ between the islands and a need ¨to shake¨ youngsters.The project answers to two highest problems identified in the partner islands: low youth participation and high youth unemployment. Both problems will be answered by debate, experience exchange and tools for promotion of volunteering and creating youth initiatives converibles to startups.The project´s main activities are:An online kick-off meetingTraining ¨Participation-Creativity-Employability¨ Study Visit in Tenerife6 local ¨Island Shake¨ clubs6 local Multiplier Trainings ¨Participation-Creativity-Employability¨3 job-shadowings in non-Eurpean islandsEvaluation Meeting in St. Isabel6 local photo exhibitionsThe main outputs of the project will be:Awareness and information about local volunteering and European Voluntary ServiceKnowledge on visibility and viability, empowering the islandersSustainable network Exchange of good practice Action or startup plansPractical Guidebook on Islanders and EmployabilityMore than 150 online videos and articles on employabilityA youtube final movieOnline platform with information, experience stories and tools. Long term outputs will an establishment of 3 non-European information points on YiA projects.The project will involve 18 youth workers (youth leaders), 480 youngsters and indirectly 6000. It is based on our previous pilot Island Shake that linked 13 European islands.Dissemination will be achieved by media promotion (social networks, online, radio), project online platform and videos made by volunteers.
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