SALTO-Youth Participation - EuroMed Youth Programme IV

action 1.2
A GOOD
CONNECTION
pedagogical booklet
on the management of
Transnational Youth
InitiativeS
A Good
connec-
tion
Youth
in Action
ProgrAmme
2010
The intention of the 1.2 booklet is to provide you
with all the basic information and techniques to
cope with the challenges of working with an international
partner, concrete information about what
a transnational youth initiative can be, and how to
attain a good quality project.
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Besides this, you will find a lot of
testimonies from those people who are
already active in this new world such
as young project promoters, officers
from the National Agencies of the European
Youth in Action programme,
trainers, and last but not least, from the
people of the SALTO Youth Participation
Resource Centre who took the lead
in publishing this booklet for you. We
hope you will be able not only to learn
theoretical knowledge here, but also
get an idea of why it is so attractive to
spend the extra time and work towards
cooperating internationally. It simply
gives you A Good Connection : to people
with different backgrounds and from
different European countries, to new
approaches and skills, to experiences
that can change your life, to yourself
and all the resources you carry inside.
Youth initiatives are one of the most
powerful activities for enabling young
people to play an active role in the life
of their local community – and beyond
if you consider the European dimension
of a Transnational Youth Initiative.
So your activities are perceived to
make a contribution to a more democratic
and, in the end, better society.
What you also need to consider is
that in a Transnational Youth Initiative
you need to find a partner (minimum
one, could be more) before you apply.
With this partner you should ideally
plan the project idea and be able to
fill in the application form where you
will be asked to give concrete information
about the planned expenditure,
planned activities and objectives you
are aiming for. Please remember : the
better able you are to build the connection
with your partner before you start
the common project, the higher the
quality of your cooperation will be !
Keep in mind
“A good quality project has
different indicators like :
• the active participation of
young people in the project
• the planning of the project
• the relationship between the project
execution and the planning
• the communication between
the different partners
Evaluation of the project :
• which elements have been
very good or bad
• what could be done to resolve
some problems
• which points should not be
changed if the applicant wants
to organize another project
I would advise applicants to check
if their partners are serious and motivated
; for example, the applicant
has to involve the partner in decisions
made during the project. Another very
important point is the planning of the
project : the more the project is planned
in detail, the more problems can be
solved in advance. Considering the informal
learning of young people and
an evaluation meeting is necessary.”
Cliff Hever
Service National de la Jeunesse – National Agency
Youth in Action Luxembourg
Extract from “A good connection”
Contact
participation@cfwb.be
Link
www.salto-youth.net/rc/participation/
participationpublications
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Just to mention briefly here, the Get
in Net Training Courses (GIN) is one of
the ways for you to get in direct contact
with possible Transnational Youth Initiative
partners and to start your networking
adventure. There are several Get
In Net per year, organized by different
National Agencies in different countries.
The average number of participants is
25, from different European countries.