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TRAINING FOR YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
“Learning the Unimaginable” – Volunteering as a tool for Mutual Understanding
Oct. 9 to 15, 2008
Ha Long, Vietnam
Asia-Europe Foundation and Volunteers for Peace Vietnam are inviting participants to a Training for Young Volunteers which will be conducted on October 9 to 15, 2008 in Ha Long, Vietnam .
Objectives of the training
- To highlight the need for mutual understanding between Europe and Asia with specific reference to volunteer projects
- To train participants, empowering them with new skills and an over-all innovative approach to better understand and deal with cultural diversity in the framework of the Asia-Europe voluntary projects
- To the cooperation between Asia and Europe in the field of youth policies and voluntary projects, by motivating participants to further participate in, and organize similar activities
- To conceptualize the new tools used in the training in order to set the basis for the creation of a kit (to be worked on as a possible follow-up project) that could be used in future trainings and activities involving volunteers both from Asia and Europe
- To create a calendar for training projects and fill it up with concrete ideas and proposals
- To propose the idea of a specific pool of trainers dealing professionally with the Asia-Europe youth activities
Qualifications of participants
- Youth workers or volunteers, aged between 18 to 30, nationals from any of the ASEM countries
- Active in a youth organization and willing to remain, as volunteers or staff, for at least one year
- Experienced in international projects
- Willing to participate in organizing similar activities (or manage international projects) in the future; it is important that participants are able to transfer this experience also to their organizations
- Fluent in English
- Willing to attend 100% of the training
Expenses
The organizers will be responsible for covering all local costs, including accommodation, meals and local transportation. They will also be in charge of covering 50% of the international transport costs (up to 250 EUR for Asian participants and up to 500 EUR for European participants). All participants should have their own travel/health insurance; the organizers are not in the position to cover insurance costs.
Submission of requirements
Submit the application form along with an updated detailed curriculum vitae or resume and a recent photo (jpg or bmp format) to [email protected] on or before August 25, 2008.