salto inclusion inclusion seminar, 10 june 2011, roma

SALTO InclusionInclusion Seminar, 10 June 2011, Roma

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

Tony Geudens

What is SALTO-YOUTH?SALTO-YOUTH stands for •Support and•Advanced•Learning and•Training•Opportunities•within the Youth in Action programme

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

www.salto-youth.net

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• 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 StrategyYoung 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 StrategyExtra 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• Inclusion• Cultural Diversity• Participation

> Thematic

• South-East Europe• EuroMed cooperation• Eastern Europe & Caucasus

> Geographic

• Training and Cooperation• Information

> Internal

SALTO support for InclusionTraining 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)

Turning training into publications(making training reach further than only participants)

www.salto-youth.net/InclusionForALL/

SALTO support for Inclusion

SALTO support for InclusionTraining 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 strategieswww.salto-youth.net/ShapingInclusion/

SALTO support for InclusionInspiration 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 InclusionPartner-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 InclusionMaking 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?SALTO Inclusion Resource Centre•Tony Geudens & Marija Kljajic •inclusion@salto-youth.net•www.salto-youth.net/inclusion/