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/