VOLU.M.E. Erasmus Project

Project Title

VOLU.M.E.

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Recognition (non-formal and informal learning/credits); Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Turkey is one of the countries with the high youth population in the world and the young people are with strong social sensitivity. One of the most important parts of ensuring active youth participation is “volunteering” through which they can be actively involved in decision-making processes for the matters that concern them. Being aware of it and feeling the responsibility, our organization has adopted the principle of encouraging volunteering activities and active participation of young people in all aspects of social life. Volunteering is beneficial in creating opportunities for participation by strengthening trust and solidarity for both individuals and communities.
With the partnership of 5 established organizations active in youth field, Uluslararası Gençlik Aktiviteleri Merkezi Derneği (IYACA) has designed this project with the objective of
“developing the capacity of CSOs in volunteerism field and enhance the youngsters’ active citizenship through voluntary activities.” One of the specific objectives is to develop the administrative and institutional capacity of CSOs in civil society. In order to realise this objective, a volunteer management programme will be developed. The concept of management in this context is not based on a typical employer-employee relationship. An effective volunteer management is a long-term commitment of CSOs with volunteers to provide the highest benefit for both sides. Volunteer management can only be sustainable with the help of a strategic planning. This strategic plan consists of analysis upon the reality, needs and potentials of CSOs and young people. Another specific objective is to strengthen the volunteering in civil society.
Partners are selected according to pre-determined criteria, and they are from Turkey, Romania, Lithuania and the Netherlands. It is 24-month project. There are 2 Transnational Project Meetings, 11 multiplier events and 3 Learning/Teaching/Training activities to lead to the successful project results. There are 6 Intellectual outputs named as;
1- “Volunteering Map of Turkey” Report
2- “The Needs Analysis and Suggestions for National Youth Policy” Report
3- Training module for young people on volunteering
4- Training module for youth workers on volunteer management
5- Online Matchmaking Portal
6- Results book
We as project consortium expect to create important results. They are listed like;
– An effective volunteer management model will be established,
– The administrative and institutional capacity of 210 CSOs will be improved,
– Youth workers’ competence in volunteer management will be enhanced,
– CSOs will have an accessible and free volunteer management module,
– Youth field will have a new tool by which volunteers and CSOs can find each other easily,
– The term of volunteering will reach to much wider audiences,
– The knowledge, skills and competences of volunteers will be improved through an effective management and they will be included in decision making processes, first at their local and then at bigger platforms.
– An analysis of CSOs will be realized based on their volunteering activities,
– A digital volunteer platform will be created,
– Inclusive environment for volunteers in decision making mechanisms will be improved,
– The number of volunteering activities will be increased

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 110943 Eur

Project Coordinator

ULUSLARARASI GENCLIK AKTIVITELERI MERKEZI DERNEGI & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Asociatia Pro Vobis – Centrul National de Resurse pentru Voluntariat
• INTERNATIONALE ARBEIDSVERENIGING
• Social-educational initiatives centre PLUS
• GÖNÜLLÜLÜK FEDERASYONU