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Conditions for participation

INTERNATIONAL WORKCAMP PROGRAMME

LATVIA 2015


Introduction to YOUTH FOR SMILE

Youth association «Youth for Smile» is non-profit non-political youth organization established in 2005. Our organization's mission says that we are strong and value-based children and youth non-governmental organization that in achieving its targeted goals, objectives and basic principles, act as impetus for the growth of society and the basic principles of civil society strengthening. Our main aims are unite children's and youth to promote their participation in non-formal education, in order to develop far and wide skills and abilities active take part within social processes in local, national and international level.

All our activities are close with our values: fairness and equality; mutual understanding and tolerance; active and healthy way of living; development of personality; understanding and creative atmosphere; be friend of environment.

Our target group are children and youth in Bauska, Iecava, Rundāle and Vecumnieki municipalities. Within our strategy we point out five directions of our activities. 1. DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATION. Association’s development vision is based on three core elements - members of the organization's, the image of organization and professional capacity. Our members are children and youth, and youth work professionals. 2. YOUTH POLICY. In collaboration with national youth non-governmental organizations and institutions responsible for youth, we want to encourage a stronger role of youth work in the region. It has continued to work in close cooperation with local governments, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and young people. 3. PARTICIPATION. Young people are the base for a local community development. Enhancing participation will be based on a number of key areas - social inclusion, creativity, cultural heritage identification, entrepreneurial development, and volunteering, local and international camps. 4. INFORMATION. One of the priorities is to promote the awareness of young people. 5. INITIATIVES. We are working with scouting methods. In regular activities we use as well outdoor education and adventure pedagogic methods. We are working on establishing support centre for youth and outdoor education centre.

Source of incomes.

Our incomes consists mainly of received grants for the projects from foundations like Youth in Action programs, EU founds etc. Part of our incomes comes from contributions and subscription fees from participants in our programs. We do not receive any support from the state.

General information

With our work camps we want to introduce voluntary work as a part of development of active citizenship in local community. All camp leaders will be prepared in special training programme where will be included intercultural learning, team building, and conflict management etc.

Work

Our work camps last about 2 weeks and take place from July to August. The number of international volunteers in the camp varies from 6 to 8. We try to avoid having more than 2-3 people of the same nationality in the camp. All camps have English as communication language. As a rule volunteers have to work 5-7 hours a day 5 days a week for the benefit of local community. Hosts provide food and accommodation as well as social and cultural activities in return.



Conditions for participation

Volunteers should be over 18 years old. In adult workcamps we can host 1 – 2 volunteers who are 17 years old. There is no maximum age limit. Usually there are no special skills required from volunteers, except camps dealing with kids. Participants should be motivated to do voluntary work, be ready to meet realities of local life and have enough flexibility to accept it, be tolerant and open for the new experiences.

Camp leaders

As a rule in the camp there are one or two leaders, whose task is to be a coordinator and a link between the participants and the host. Leaders participate in daily life equally with volunteers.

Insurance

In our camps insurance is not provided, therefore volunteers have to bring their own insurance against illness, accident and third party risk. Participants from EU countries should bring EU health insurance form.


Date: 2015-12-18; view: 939


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