YOUTH 4 YOUTH 2
Start date: Jan 1, 2015,
End date: Apr 30, 2016
PROJECT
FINISHED
This EVS project will be a continuation of our completed EVS project, Youth 4 Youth. It has proven to be a very successful project in our community brining young people closer by working with them and showing that we understand their problems by offering results.
This EVS project will take what we have learned from the past project and help more young people in our society. The idea of the project is to meet with local youth and identify the common problems they encounter, this includes youth unemployment, social skills, gaining competences and learning new skills. The project is hosted in our youth centre were the volunteers will create a variety of events, activities and workshops for the local youth to address their common problems. In addition to these events the volunteers will also work with local youth to help them get information about different EU funded projects for education, mobility and also youth exchanges, training courses and EVS projects.
The volunteers will learn how to plan and implement these activities and events and will also offer their perspective on youth issues allowing for us to learn from their ideas and thought and for them to help many young people in our local society to be more inclusive and involved in local and international activities.
We have noticed in our many years of youth work that Cypriot youth are very reserved and fearful of new things; this project will allow Cypriot youth to become more active in their society and work with an international group of young people to address their problems and help them overcome these problems. They will learn of the many EU tools available to them.
Formal, non-formal and informal methodologies are used throughout the project to ensure the best learning outcomes for the volunteers. The volunteers work closely with professionals to gain experience and knowledge in all aspects of their EVS service. The volunteers are closely monitored by professionals and they also work with their peers in developing activities and events for youth.
We hope that at the end of this project more young people are more aware of their opportunities in Cyprus and in the EU. That they are able to discuss their problems and help themselves to find solutions to these problems, that they are aware of the support we offer youth and that they can be involved in our organisation and also help other youth help youth.
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