SALTO Inclusion

Inclusion Seminar, 10 June 2011, Roma

How does SALTO reach out to young people with fewer opportunities?

Tony Geudens

What is SALTO-YOUTH?

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SALTO-YOUTH

stands for

S

upport and

A

dvanced

L

earning and

T

raining

O

pportunities

www.salto-youth.net

within the

Youth

in Action programme There are 8 SALTO Resource Centres, each based in a different YiA National Agency

What is Youth in Action?

• EU mobility programme 2007-13 • European citizenship, participation, cultural diversity,

inclusion

• For young people: 15-28 (13-30) • Non-formal education/learning • Youth exchanges, youth initiatives, voluntary service, democracy projects, support & training, European cooperation

http://ec.europa.eu/youth

YiA Inclusion Strategy

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Ensure accessibility of YiA YiA as a tool for social inclusion www.salto-youth.net/InclusionStrategy/

• Since 2000 Inclusion in YOUTH progr.

• YiA NA - inclusion strategies • SALTO Inclusion since 2000

YiA Inclusion Strategy Young people with fewer opportunities:

• at disadvantage compared to their peers

Inclusion is a priority – extra support:

• Exceptional costs • Flexibility in procedures • Multi-measure agreements • Youthpass for ALL

YiA Inclusion Strategy Extra support for different actions:

• Bilateral youth exchanges • Extra funding for a coach (youth initiatives) • Advanced planning visits • Short-term EVS & reinforced mentorship • Lower age limit (Voluntary Service)

SALTO supports YiA priorities

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Inclusion

• Cultural Diversity • Participation

> Thematic

• South-East Europe • EuroMed cooperation

> Geographic

• Eastern Europe & Caucasus • Training and Cooperation • Information

> Internal

SALTO support for Inclusion

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Training for youth workers

(together with YiA NAs & NGOs)

For different YiA actions

= quality & quantity (European Voluntary Service, youth initiatives)

For different target groups

= different needs (disability, ex-offenders, rural, urban, lesbigay, job seekers, ethnic minorities, social,…)

On specific issues

(unemployment, images, recognition competences, diversity)

SALTO support for Inclusion Turning training into publications

(making training reach further than only participants)

www.salto-youth.net/InclusionForALL/

SALTO support for Inclusion

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Training for YiA Inclusion Officers Inclusion Colleague Support Groups

= small groups of inclusion colleagues address specific issues together (disability, working on employment, inclusion in future youth progr...)

www.salto-youth.net/InclusionGroups/

• Support for national

inclusion strategies www.salto-youth.net/ ShapingInclusion/

SALTO support for Inclusion

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Inspiration for inclusion Inclusion Good Practices

= clever concepts for inclusion projects - examples

www.salto-youth.net/InclusionGoodPractice/ Toolbox for Training

• Methods for working with inclusion groups

www.salto-youth.net/Toolbox/

SALTO support for Inclusion

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Partner-finding for inclusion Otlas

= partner-finding database with dedicated inclusion fields

www.salto-youth.net/OTLAS/ Trainers & resource persons

• TOY-database = Trainers Online for Youth

www.salto-youth.net/TOY/

Dissemination for Inclusion

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Making Waves Practical tips to increase the impact of your youth project www.salto-youth.net/MakingWaves/ Newsletter & website

• Spread the word & make resources available

www.salto-youth.net/Newsletter/

Further questions?

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SALTO Inclusion Resource Centre Tony Geudens & Marija Kljajic

[email protected]

www.salto-youth.net/inclusion/