YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME PARTNER REQUEST FORM ACTION 4.

3 TRAINING & NETWORKING

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ORGANIZATION DETAILS
NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION: PROGETTO ZATTERA BLU SOCIETA COOPERATIVA SOCIALE ONLUS ADDRESS: VIA LAGO DI TOVEL, 16 36015 SCHIO (VI) ITALY NAME OF CONTACT PERSON: LAURA BENETELLO TELEPHONE: +39 0445 325393 FAX: +39 0445 327435

E-MAIL: segreteria@progettozatterablu.it

WEBSITE: www.progettozatterablu.it

DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION/GROUP:

PROGETTO ZATTERA BLU is a non profit organisations, founded in 1993 in Schio, in the province of Vicenza. PROGETTO ZATTERA BLU works as a consortium; it provides several services for three different organisations (Adelante, Radic, Samarcanda), whose mission is the empowerment, the human resources development, as well as the development of social groups, local communities and organizations. By empowerment we mean the enhancement of knowledge, expertise, detection and activation of resources for the promotion of networking, both on a local and an international level. The main goal is to promote the education and the development of young people, adults and local communities by projecting several activities in non formal education, training, active citizenship, international cooperation. Progetto Zattera Blu pursues these specific objectives: Promote educational programmes for young people and adults to contribute to their development, empowerment and active participation at political, social, economic and cultural level; Support the integration of all individuals of the community, immigrants in particular, working together with the Public Services; Encouraging intercultural dialogue and fight with all the form of discrimination, racism and xenophobia; Develop tutoring and mentorship programmes for youngsters with fewer opportunities to promote their social inclusion; Promote local voluntarism as a non formal education method to develop adolescents, young adults to create a culture of solidarity and tolerance; Promote study and research on the theme of interculturality, human right, active citizenship; Contribute with specific actions within development cooperation of NGOs, for the development of the Third Countries.

The mission and objectives inspire our methodology of action in all of the fields of activities, that are carried

out through the support, promotion, creation and coordination of network activities among different organisations, institutions and individuals involved and it also informs of all the latter on European policies. We are mainly specialized in training and project design field. As far as the training field is concerned we prefer interactive workshops to the simple transmission of knowledge by means of academic lectures so as to enable people to actually learn by doing. For this reason our training methodology involves: interactive laboratories, problem solving strategies, cooperative learning approaches, feedbacks and follow ups to practice. Our workshops aim to promote the development of local communities and organisations by focusing on active participation and European citizenship. In the field of project design our role is to help and support the organisations of the consortium to prepare and manage projects (at different levels) by offering our experience and expertise to give value to their knowledge, their networking and network system, their actual human and social resources. Our aim, as far as empowerment is concerned, does not only refer to actors dealing with projects, but also to the recipients of the developed projects themselves. In fact, we intend to support project ideas that work on the development and the appreciation of all the social actors involved in the project activities. In summary, our methodology and approach are based on three key words: Empowerment: Strengthening of skills and competences of citizens, above all young people, supporting their participation to public life, their active citizenship ; Strengthening of the local and national network of relationships between citizens, institutions and civil society organisations;

Development: Training on competences necessary to work on projects at different levels (local, national, European, international); Creation of new networks for the implementation of initiatives allowing the sharing and the reciprocal growth of the organizations involved ;

Sustainability: To work and implement actions towards the future To share our current actions and their effects with the future generations To offer continuity to our ideas and actions To guarantee actions that can be self-sustainable

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION/GROUP:

The following are the areas in which Progetto Zattera Blu is involved with their projects: Youth with fewer opportunities due to social difficulties (as broken families) Non formal education in youth field with focus on promotion of participation by young people in the civic life of their community and of learning to participate Active citizenship and community development Equal opportunities against inequalities and discrimination

Social inclusion Decentralised co operation with Third countries

We try to achieve our goal and specific objectives through diversified activities: Educative workshop Research Capacity building Training courses Seminars and conferences Meetings in schools Social tourism Cultural activities Tutoring and mentorship of youngsters with fewer opportunities

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

Please describe the project you would like to develop (project theme, when, where, how many partners)

BLUE HORIZONS leading through innovation in youth exchanges

Partnership building activity on innovative Projects under Action 1.1 Summary The activity aims to promote partnership between Programme Countries of the Youth in Action Programme and encourage participants to develop innovative projects in the frame of Action 1.1 The seminar will begin in the evening on 1st December and will end in the morning on 5th December 2009. Participants are expected to attend the whole duration of the activity. (5 days 1st e 5th for arriving and departures) Partnership Building activity Project managers, Youth leaders, Youth workers The activity targets project organisers from Programme Countries, who are interested and motivated in developing innovative projects under Action 1.1. of the Youth in Action Programme. Experience in developing projects under the YOUTH or Youth in Action Programme or other relevant experience in organising bi- or multilateral projects is an advantage, but the activity is also aiming to provide the possibility for less experienced organisations to participate. The participants should be involved in a legally established organisation, which can take the role of a project promoter or partner in a Youth in Action project. The participants should have interest to develop and apply innovative methods in their projects. ALL YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES

Activity date

Activity type Target group Profile of participants

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Group size Venue place, venue country Accomodation

32 participants will be invited Bassano del Grappa (VI), Italy Single room with bathroom. (very important: To avoid to offend the sensitivity of somebody its important to underline that the guest house is a catholic congregation property, therefore in the room there are some religious images). The main objective of the activity is to promote and support the development of innovative projects between partners coming from Programme Countries in the framework of the Action 1.1 of the Youth-in-Action-Programme.

Details

During the activity, the participants will have the opportunity: to initiate new project ideas around priority themes of the Youth in Action Programme, (that can be realised under Action 1.1) to find partners for and further develop concrete projects applying innovative methods and approaches to share experiences and learn more about innovative methods in youth projects to know and reflect on the priorities of 2010, European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion (as suggested topic for future youth exchanges) Participative and creative working methods will be used in order to foster innovation in project development. Framework and methodology The activity will be prepared thanks to the contribution of each partner. The activity will be run by a team of experts with a previous experience in the Youth in action Programme and with the active involvement of every promoters. Board and lodging will be provided by the YiA Programme. Travel expenses will be reimbursed for 70% of the costs. VERY important: keep all receipts from train, metro, bus and flight tickets as they will be asked for the reimbursement. Working language Deadline English 16st August 2009 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: segreteria@progettozatterablu.it

Costs

DRAFT PROGRAMME
Thu Fri Sat 3RD 4TH December 5TH December December INTRODUCTION SUPPORT YOUTH TO YIA AND EXCHANGES IN ORGANISATION GUIDANCE PRACTISE FAIR IN YOUTH EXCHANGES 8.00 - 9.30 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Energisers Workshop: Workshop: 2010, the Visibility, Workshop: TheEuropean dissemination Youth in ActionYear for and exploitation Programme: combating of the result: Objectives, poverty and finding new priorities, social measures Evaluation of the activities 9.30 - 11.00 methods exclusion Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 11.00 - 11.15 Working groups: Working Working group: Action 1.1. groups: Finding Good practise innovative Role Playing in non formal methods within education action 1.1 (land sharing art, psyco innovative drama) 11.15 - 13.00 methods Lunch Lunch Lunch 13.00 - 14.30 Energiser Open space Working groups: Organisation dynamics: Leading projects Fair (1) How to project for future (multimedia and coordinate (part 1) presentation) a innovative youth exchange: project management, partnership, budget, intercultural dimension... 14.30 - 16.00 (1) Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break 16.00 - 16.15 Organisation Open space Working groups: Fair (2) dynamics: Leading projects (multimedia How to project for future Introduction: presentation) a innovative (part 2) Working youth programme exchange: presentation project Introduction to the management, team partnership, budget, intercultural dimension... 16.15 - 18.30 (2) Dinner Dinner Dinner in Dinner 19.00 - 20.00 town Breaking ice Intercultural Night out Farewell Party games - Knowing evening activity 20.30 - 22.30 you, knowing me Tue 1ST December Wed 2ND December

Profile of the Group (identity group in terms of the categories hereunder) Pupils Students Apprentices Young People with special needs Unemployed young people Ethnic minorities

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Young workers Other (specify) Youth leaders, Projects managers Male: Female:

Number of participants in the exchange group: Age range: ANY

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TYPOLOGY OF ACTIVITY
Job shadowing Feasibility Visit Evaluation meeting Study Visit Partnership building Seminar Training Course Networking Preferred first leg activity: Hosting Sending

Working language of the project: english Thematic area of activity: Innovative methods in youth exchanges; social inclusion

PARTNERS DETAILS
Please indicate the country of the organization sought for partnership: Austria France Ireland Netherlands Sweden Hungary Cyprus Slovenia Belgium Germany Italy Norway UK Bulgaria Estonia Malta Denmark Greece Liechtenstein Portugal Finland Iceland Luxembourg Spain

Slovak Republic Poland Romania Latvia Turkey Czech Republic Lithuania Any

DATE UNTIL THE PARTNER RESEARCH IS VALID: 16/08/2009

I fully acknowledge and agree that the Italian National Agency will use and distribute the information contained herein, as required, in implementing their partner finding service. Date 21.07.2009 Signature Laura Benetello

This form should be sent to the Italian National Agency to the following email-address: info@agenziagiovani.it