Monday, January 29, 2018
Sunday, December 10, 2017
EVS Level UP Training Course - INTERVIEW WITH EGLE AND TAIRI
Name of the
project:
EVS Level UP
Date: 25th
November – 2nd December 2017
Country/City:
Velden am Wõrthersee / Austria
What
was the main topic of the event?
Egle
Hanilane: How to work with European Voluntary
Service having a bigger impact on Social Participation in our communities.
Tairi
Laats: The main topic was the EVS project. We
learned what are the aspects of the EVS project, who are the
people/organizations involved and how to improve your work with the volunteers.
What
was the biggest learning moments on the event for you?
Egle
Hanilane: My biggest learning moments were the
moments to discover that I already knew some things and I must trust myself
more on those topics. I got some good new ideas, which I´m going to use in my
work with volunteer and other youngsters in our youth center.
Tairi
Laats: The biggest learning moment for me was
the financing. As an ex volunteer, I understood why the pocket money can never
be enough, and how lucky I was with the accommodation and support I got from my
organization.
Do
you have any plans to continue active in the field? If yes, what?
Egle
Hanilane: I have been active in youth field
since 2008 and we have our first EVS volunteer in our organization this year.
These last 3 months have been interesting development time for me and I am
definitely continuing to use the new ideas working with youngsters and
volunteering.
Tairi
Laats: Yes, I would like to get involved with
the project. Be a mentor for a volunteer or help with coordinating a project or
sending volunteers abroad.
Would
you recommend it to your friends? I yes, why? If not, why not?
Egle
Hanilane: I would definitely recommend the
opportunity of intercultural learning and mobility projects to other people who
work with youngsters. It is good way to take action in international level and
gain more insight into the field.
Tairi
Laats: Definitely yes. Erasmus+ projects are
super informative. Non-formal learning is one of the best ways, since you are
learning by doing and from other people the information actually stays easily
in your memories. Also, it’s a great way of networking. The projects always
gather a group of amazing people.
More
comments or anything else you would like to share? You can add here in your own
language, if you want!
Egle
Hanilane: Thank you for the opportunity.
This
Project was financed by European Commission's Erasmus + Programme
Active Citizens of Today Training Course- INTERVIEW WITH RANNO, JOHANNA AND LIIS
Name of the project:
Active Citizens of Today
Date:
10th – 18th November 2017
Country/City: Denmark,
Vordingborg
What
was the main topic of the event?
Ranno
Sults: European citizenship issues and making
young people more active in society.
Liis
Kotselainen: How to be a more active citizen in local
and national levels.
What
was the biggest learning moments on the event for you?
Johanna
Reinvald: The most important thing for me was
getting to know what opportunities do i have to change something in my community
and even in the world. I also feel very educated about the European citizenship
because now i know what it actually means and what comes with it.
Liis
Kotselainen: Definitely the team work exercises, this
helped to raise our team spirit and how to work in groups. I couldn’t even
imagine that I would get so close with people I’ve only known for a week. This
helped me to be more open and considerate with new people whom I can call my
friends now.
Do
you have any plans to continue active in the field? If yes, what?
Ranno
Sults: Yes, I would like to participate more in
that kind of programs.
Johanna
Reinvald: After the project i really thought about
what should i do with the knowledge that i got. Now I am participating in a
project at my hometown that will bring the whole community together. Also i am planning to go volunteering next year.
Without the project, i would never have even thought about it.
Liis
Kotselainen: Not quite sure yet, but I will definitely
keep this as one of the options of what to do in the future.
Would
you recommend it to your friends? I yes, why? If not, why not?
Ranno
Sults: I would definitely recommend it to my
friends because of the friendliness of participants and trainers in first hand.
Also because of the experience of learning something in non-formal way,
developing your teamwork skills and communication skills.
Johanna
Reinvald: I have already shared the whole experience
with my friends and recommended, that
they should also take part in such project. I truly feel that every person
should have this experience at least one time in his/hers life because there
are so many benefits to it such as: language skills, knowledge about different
topics and of course lots of friends around the EU.
Liis
Kotselainen: Definitely yes, we learned a lot of new
and useful things and I can say that I got inspired to try to be more active
and open minded about new challenges and projects that may come in my way.
More
comments or anything else you would like to share? You can add here in your own
language, if you want!
Ranno
Sults: I loved the program, everything was more
than well organised. People were the friendliest I have ever met.
Johanna
Reinvald: I feel that the project really changed me
and how i see things. I am very happy that i took part in this Erasmus+ project
and hope that in the future, i will have many more.
Liis
Kotselainen: I really really enjoyed this training
course and the way that we learned was quite different every day, a nice
alternation between learning in school and learning in this training course.
Thank you for making this so interesting!
This Project was financed by European Commission's Erasmus + Programme
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Social Media to Activate Youth and Communities 2.0 - INTERVIEW WITH SARAH AND ALJONA
Date:
26th October until 03rd November 2017
Country/City:
Nicolosi - Sicily, Italy
What
was the main topic of the event?
Sarah
Lill - Topic of this project which turned out
to be epic as well hectic was to learn rules
of rhetoric, tools to design pics that are slick to raise concerns which in return create positive turn in this modern
world where
social media is the word.
Aljona
Kurbatova – Social
media.
What
was the biggest learning moments on the event for you?
Sarah
Lill - Biggest learning curve for me was to
build up the nerve to serve a speech that would outreach ...all the while
keep myself chill as well my knees still
Aljona Kurbatova - How to create group pages in different
social media.
Do
you have any plans to continue active in the field? If yes, what?
Sarah
Lill - My motivation is high to apply for
more projects from hereby to create opportunities for youth to volunteer steer ones' life as
they please and maybe face some fears.
Aljona
Kurbatova - About
Erasmus+ answer is maybe as participant but not as organizer. If question is
about social media – yes. On my current work I was asked to create page in
social media for promotion.
Would
you recommend it to your friends? I yes, why? If not, why not?
Sarah
Lill - I would recommend it to a friend who
tends to spend time working hard to blend for the person to comprehend and to let
the world around extend.
Aljona Kurbatova - Yes I will. Because even if you think
that topic is far away for your studies/work and so on its still could be
useful. Plus it is good opportunity to practice in English and broad horizons.
More
comments or anything else you would like to share? You can add here in your own
language, if you want!
Sarah
Lill - What a fortunate creation-this Erasmus
generation!
This
Project was financed by European Commission's Erasmus + Programme
Monday, December 4, 2017
Inclusive Europe - INTERVIEW WITH MIRJAM AIT
Name of the
project:
Inclusive Europe
Date: 3rd
– 11th September and 15th – 22nd October 2017
Country/City:
Vilnius, Lithuania and Yerevan, Armenia
What was the main topic of the event?
Mirjam Ait:
The main topic was migration challenges in Europe and tackling the integration
process of refugees. The project was organized by the Youth To Youth Initiative
and the aim was to share good practices and tools on refugees and migrants
integration processes, to build the capacity of youth workers to combat hate
speech towards migrants, misinformation about refugees and xenophobic
discourse. The project involved about 30 participants from 16 European countries:
Lithuania, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Sweden, Armenia, Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine.
What was the biggest learning moments on the event
for you?
Mirjam Ait:
This project was quite diverse in offering different activities. The first part
took place in Lithuania and consisted mostly of lectures and workshops about
refugee and migration issues in Europe. The biggest learning moment was
definitely hearing what the researchers on this topic had to say. The lecturers
included lawyers, scientists, different people who had worked with
ex-extremists etc. So when they put down the facts and numbers, we could see
really clearly how the media portrays a completely different picture and spears
false information. So that was really an eye-opener for everybody.
The
second part took place in Armenia. It was basically a study visit, which means
that during the week we visited different organisations working with migrants
and refugees, starting from youth organisations and ending with UNHCR. I never
knew how much hard work and effort Armenians put into helping the migrants. So
during this part I definitely learned a lot about the warm-heartedness of the
people of this nation. But it also made me realize how much we could learn from
the example of Armenia.
Do you have any plans to continue active in the
field? If yes, what?
Mirjam Ait:
As I am currently not active in social or youth work, it is difficult to say
whether I’ll wok in this field sometime in the future. But on the other hand
this project had so much to offer knowledge-wise so that it’s not just
information that only youth workers come across. The migration issue is a hot
topic all around Europe these days so sharing my experience and knowledge and
letting people know the dangers of media illiteracy is already a big step from
my part into making Europe a more inclusive place for everybody.
Would you recommend it to your friends? I yes,
why? If not, why not?
Mirjam Ait:
Definitely recommend! The organizers from Y2Y are super professional and
inspiring people that really know how to motivate young people into becoming
more active and voicing their opinions. They offered the participants immense
knowledge and practical skills in so many different fields: youth work, but
also project developing, social media and marketing etc. Y2Y connects a whole
network of active people all around the globe so it is definitely worth looking
into more of their projects.
More comments or anything else you would like to
share? You can add here in your own language, if you want!
Mirjam Ait:
Firstly, I would thank NÜH for sharing these great project participating
opportunities with young people in Estonia. And secondly, I would encourage you
to take part in all sorts of different projects even though you might be
hesitant in choosing the right one. I entered the Inclusive Europe project with
not too many expectations, but in the end I gained more knowledge and skills
than I would have imagined.
It
is also a great way to learn about different cultures and meet different
people. The more you see the world, the more tolerant and understanding you
become about others!
This
Project was financed by European Commission's Erasmus + Programme
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Lord of Volunteers Training Course - INTERVIEW WITH GRETE, ALJONA AND EILIKA
Name of the
project:
Lord of volunteers
Date: 14th
to 20th October 2017
Country/City:
Czech Republic
What
was the main topic of the event?
Grete Liis Kuurme -
The main topic was the work in organizations as a volunteer, why and how you
should do it, how to motivate yourself and others on this topic, share the
knowledge with others in your home country or organization, how to be a good
mentor, how to approach people on that subject, also showing that volunteer
work can benefit you and others a lot in a fun and interesting way.
Aljona
Vassiljeva - Volunteering. The reasons and
purposes of volunteering, different types of volunteers, their tasks and
motivation in NGO.
Eilika Trummar - Volunteer
management
What
was the biggest learning moments on the event for you?
Grete Liis Kuurme -
I developed my social skills a lot, coming out of my comfort zone, also my
language skills. Speaking in another language all the time and sometimes trying
to explain yourself when maybe the other person doesn’t understand is also a
good lesson on the language area. I also learned a lot about volunteer work,
that its just not helping out your neighbor or friends but so much more. You
can really change someones life or perspective by doing something simple. My
developed as a person and got a lot of motivation for the future to continue
volunteer work and join an organization.
Aljona
Vassiljeva - Work on the meadow and workshop
about collecting letters. Both times there were people who knew the back story,
background, reasons why it all had to be done and people with a serious lack of
information. It was a really good model of practically every big organization,
where boss(es) don`t feel obligated to share information with other workers,
and workers don`t understand why they`re supposed to do some tasks, which leads
to conflicts and lost motivation.
Eilika
Trummar - I’m very honest if saying that this was the TC I
literally didn’t learn anything new.
Do
you have any plans to continue active in the field? If yes, what?
Grete Liis Kuurme -
Yes, I would love to help people with mental illnesses, also children and
animals. In the beginning I would like to participate as a volunteer in an
event for whatever the subject is and see, where I could develop myself. I am
more interested in people and animals rather than politics and environment
eventhough they are equally important.
Aljona
Vassiljeva - I plan to continue as a
volunteers` mentor in my organization.
Eilika
Trummar - Yes, I work as a volunteer manager and continue my
work.
Would
you recommend it to your friends? I yes, why? If not, why not?
Grete Liis Kuurme -
Yes, I would recommend this to my friends. It’s a good way to meet new people
to hire into your organization, or just make new friends and learn about other
countries and their problems and volunteer work. Also, you can step out of your
comfort zone and see the wider world, learn new languages and culture, maybe
learn something new about yourself too. If the person is interested in
volunteer work, it’s a good project to learn about volunteer work from people
who are working on this field.
Aljona
Vassiljeva - Yes, because it was pretty fresh
view on the subject, sometimes from unexpected angles and the most important
point is that we learned the biggest part through some exciting and creative
activities and not through the series of boring lectures.
Eilika Trummar - I would recommend training courses
and seminars generally for everyone. It’s a very good way to learn and make
connections. Just this particular TC was not enough for me this time.
More
comments or anything else you would like to share? You can add here in your own
language, if you want!
Aljona
Vassiljeva - The leaders were great and
atmosphere was amazing.
This
Project was financed by European Commission's Erasmus + Programme
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Young Entrepreneur - Create Your Opportunity in The Countryside Youth Exchange - INTERVIEW WITH DOROTHY, KIUR, LINDA, LISETTE, AKSEL, KIRKE AND MARKO
Date: 8th -16th October 2017
Country/City: Slovenia, Rakičan
What was the main topic of the event?
Kiur: The main topic was entrepreneurship and developing the mindset of an
entrepreneur along with basic information that a fledgling entrepreneur needs.
Linda: The main topic was entrepreneurship. The main objective was to
encourage young people to find out their own business opportunities in rural
environment and give them basic knowledge about entrepreneurship.
What was the biggest learning moments on the
event for you?
Kiur: My moments were when we had to discuss our personal experiences in
giving gifts and then finding a problem in it. Then we had to make a business
idea out of it and I was surprised how many bright ideas can come from
something so small. Another moment was when we were divided into groups and had
to make a business pitch to an actual businessman. It was scary, but it taught
us to see things from the perspective of a potential investor.
Dorothy: My biggest learning moment was building up my own business idea with
my group. It was a very inspiring process on it’s own, but the reality sank in
when we had to present our idea to a local entrepreneur. He was critical of the
feasibility of our idea, to say the least. The whole ordeal taught me a lot
about the business world, and I learnt not to be so attached to my product that
I take constructive criticism on it as a personal offence.
Do you have any plans to continue active in
the field? If yes, what?
Lisette: The project was very interesting and I hope that one day I can truly
call myself an entrepreneur. For now, I am waiting on my big idea though!
Marko: I’m definitely thinking about starting my own business in the future
and I feel as though the project gave me valuable tools and ideas to build on.
So if I’m ever raking in millions, I’ll know which project to thank.
Would you recommend it to your friends? I yes,
why? If not, why not?
Aksel: Already did, because I learned a lot about entrepreneurship, which
was the theme of the project therefore I consider it successful if I obtained
new information and knowledge about it, the other participants are awesome, not
only is it a good practice in english, but all the stories, culture and views
from people who were foreigners in my point of view – it was indescribably
amazing of an experience.
Kirke: I definitely recommend it to my friends because besides learning a
lot and getting to see things from a different perspective, I got to meet
incredible people who were all able to leave a lasting impression on me. I will
never forget the people and the project.
More comments or anything else you would like
to share?
Linda: It was very enjoyable project, the best company and fun activities!
Marko: Once Erasmus, always Erasmus!
This Project was financed by European Commission's Erasmus + Programme
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