Aug

12

You Are Here: International Youth Day

Featured Articles / International Youth Work / Youth Work

On the 12th August 2009, the RYWU and International Youth Opportunities North East (IYONE) coordinated a very successful event to celebrate International Youth Day. The You Are Here event was organised to showcase international projects which have taken place here in the region, celebrate young people’s engagement in international youth work and provide training for practitioners in the North East. The event was attended by 120 young people and professionals from across our region and the day was a great success.

Young people were able to visit our ‘Market Place’, where funders and youth projects provided information about their work and funding opportunities. The highlight for many who attended were the presentations by young people about the international work which they have been involved with. We had presentations form the following groups:

  • Jack Drum
  • Beauty and the Bike
  • Bishop Auckland Theatre Hooligans
  • Intergen
  • Bishop Auckland Area Youth Project: One Chance
  • Gateshead 2 Ghana

The presentations ran throughout the day and 25 young people were involved in delivering the presentations. At the same time an international youth work training session was provided for practitioners who attended the event. The training involved information from the European Youth in Action programme, the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council and Platform 2. The day finished with a tour of Durham Cricket Club which was very well received by those who took part.

The evaluation which we have received from the event have been very positive and we hope to make the event part of our annual calendar of conferences and seminars.

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Mar

13

Youth in Action programme

International Youth Work / What we do / Youth Work

Youth in Action

The Youth in Action Programme provides mobility projects and opportunities for young Europeans. It also promotes the development of good quality national and local initiatives involving young people.

Youth in Action is operated by the European Commission and administrated by the National Authorities and National Agencies.

Programme Guide

Youth for Europe Action 1

Whether it is a youth exchange with another Programme country, a youth inititive or a youth democracy project; Youth for Europe aims to help youth groups experience other cultures.

PLEASE NOTE as of 1st January 2010, one sided funding has been introduced.  All applications must be made by the Host partner.

European Voluntary Service – Action 2

The European Voluntary Service allows young people to experience Europe, while making a difference by volunteering in one of the many placements across Europe.

Youth In The World

NEW within the Programme, Youth in the World offers the opportunity of working with countries which are not part of the Programme or neighbouring nations in what it used to be known as Partner Countries.

Youth Support Systems – Action 4

This part of the Programme helps youth workers to develop and share the best practice available across all Actions. Its aim is to offer you support and assistance when designing and delivering good quality projects funded by Youth in Action

Support for European Cooperation

The aim of this NEW Action is to contribute in the promotion of European cooperation in the youth field.

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Mar

13

International Youth Opportunities North East (IYONE)

International Youth Work / What we do / Youth Work

The North East has, for many years, promoted and supported international opportunities for young people in the region. A significant contributor to this work has been the Regional International Youth Committee, based at the Regional Youth Work Unit North East. For over ten years the committee has operated as the regional coordinator of the Connect Youth Programme in the North East, acting on behalf of the British Council. The committee has also overseen youth exchange opportunities to countries outside of Europe including China, Japan and America. In April 2007, the role of regional coordinator with the British Council came to an end. As a result of this change, the committee carried out a wide ranging review of the current and future role of the committee. The outcome of this redevelopment work is the establishment of International Youth Opportunity North East (IYONE).

IYONE is made up of the current members of the Regional International Youth Committee and a number of new colleagues from local and regional organisations. IYONE will continue and expand the work of the existing committee and will build on the many years of experience which has been developed in the field of international work with young people

IYONE is made up from members from both the statutory and voluntary youth sector and supports any youth groups in the North East who may be interested in international opportunities. In the coming months IYONE will be promoting and supporting new international opportunities for young people in the region. We will be providing information days, training for staff working with young people and support for groups with new applications for funding.

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