BUILDING BRIDGES ASSOCIATION
Annual report 2016
Building Bridges ASSOCIATION Annual report 2016 INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THIS YEAR WE ACHIEVED:
About us by Building Bridges Association
We were founded in 2008 with the aim of giving advice to the demands of information on european and intercultural information Exchange. Abusing on the concept by which we were created the main goals for our association are: • Building up bridges to promote the European social construction.
We are an experienced association, our personal career and experience is wide. We have thought about creating this association to give shape and to have a closer collaboration that already existed between its partners for more than 10 years.
SECTORS OF INTERÉST
+150 EVS volunteers:
More than 100 Spanish volunteers have enjoyed an Erasmus + European Volunteer Service in several EU countries. They carry out social, educational, cultural and welfare work of great importance and recognition.
Intercultural learning, youth exchange, youth • Bridge a gap encouraging an and adults permanent learning, non formal intercultural dialogue for a better understanding education, general information for young and knowledge of other cultures. people, participation, vocational training, prevention of racims, prevention of social • Planning bridges through projects exclusión, youth communication, environmental management to foster the citizens participation, projects, protection and fostering of cultural and artistic movements, citizens participation, etc. specially young people. • Leaving a mark supporting any The association was created to encourage cultural, educational or artistic manifestación integration and promotion of European culture between young european people. We tend to be base don the above mentionned projects. a support for the fulfillment of vocational training learning, learning of languages and the general knowledge of the european labour market.
+100 Erasmus+ grants:
We sent more than 100 participants to different training courses, exchanges, study visits, seminars, practical work and observation visits to several European countries under the Erasmus + Programme.
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(Granada).
Members
Tania Anjos: Scientific University of Granada (Granada). Itxaso Irazola: Painter (Elorrio, Basque Country)
Our members are our greatest asset for its varied origins and the experience they bring to the group: Herminio González: Technician in environmental management (Madrid). Angela Naranjo: Political scientist (Madrid) Ruth Prieto: Administrative (Madrid) Cesar Rodriguez: Political Scientist (Madrid) Simona Caminiti: Technique in European projects (Madrid) Antonio Hernández: Fundraiser and technical cooperation (Mallorca). Alfonso Garcia: Scientist CSIC
Julia Gomez: Doctor of Psychology (Barcelona) Esther Urizar: Bachelor in Tourism (Elorrio, Basque Country) Cristina Jaso: Economist (Pamplona, Navarra) Gorka Martnikorena: Pharmaceutical (Pamplona, Navarra) Javier Mora: sociocultural animator (Italy) Baldomero Molina: Cooperant Consultant in Panama.
Noel Dalla: Engineer (Brazil) Roberto Sanz: Teacher (Madrid) Patricia Nunez: Journalist (Madrid)
Naima Gherdaoui: Cooperating in Nepal Fabrizio de Gregorio: Consultant (Rome) and Mauritania
How to become a member Very easy!. If you like to travel, meet, learn, move around the world, you can be a member of the association! .
This fee does not apply in any case to European volunteer, who do not pay any fee.
If you're going to participate in an international activity funded by Erasmus +, such an exchange, training course, seminar, study visits, etc ... you have to pay the annual membership fee of 40 €.
All our activities have the support and financing of Erasmus + Program and the Europe for Citizens program. MY NEXT STEP:
The membership fee includes the possibility of going to this activity and request more international scholarships Erasmus + activities and receive updates on new scholarships and opportunities for international volunteering information. If you want to repeat an international activity within the same year, you only pay € 20 for each activity you want to achieve.
If you want to be part of an international team, write an email to asociacionbb@gmail.com and you enroll as a member of the association. Todas nuestras actividades cuentan con el apoyo y cofinanciación del programa Erasmus+ y del Programa Europa de los Ciudadanos.
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YesEuropa is the web where we spread all European opportunities of interest to young people
Non formal education We develop seminars, courses, informative talks, workshops and many other non formal activities in cooperation with several public and private organisations.
What we do? YES EUROPA YES EUROPE is a portal for Among the projects developed we include the support and advice on international mobility European Voluntary Service, youth exchanges, and European projects promoted by the international trainings, Erasmus+ traineeships Building Bridges Association, based in Madrid.
and so on. These projects have many young people able to take
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Our group is composed of professionals experience, now it's your turn!.
Consultancy services
delighted to help and advise private and public entities in order to write and manage Most projects are open to young people
Are you an organization ?. Are you interested in participating in European funding programs in the field of international projects. education, culture and youth ?. We can help you write your proposals and make your projects reality. We work for various public and private institutions.
QUICK FACTS IN 2014-2015
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networks of expert trainers and project managers, with the common goal of: offer
We were able to carry out many projects under young and old the opportunity to access the old Youth in Action, Citizens Programme mobility programs in educational, vocational, continue our work with Erasmus+, Europe for promote cultural exchange, Citizens and Creative Europe programmes.
Students have enjoyed dinamic training activities taught by professionals and experts with more than 10 years experience in international mobility programmes. The main goal of our group is to promote
MORE INFORMATION
international mobility and raise awareness among young Spanish and European people on topics such as social inclusion, integration and
If you want to ask about our training and consulting services, please write to: asociacionbb@gmail.com
allow
without many expenses (in many cases projects
and Lifelong Learning Programme. Now we educational and cultural field to
600 students
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unforgettable experiences traveling and living
promotion of active citizenship, using only nonformal education.
improve personal skills and practice English.
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ACTIVITIES All the activities we offer are based on the aims of our association: to provide information and guidance to young people with the following principles:
-Promote intercultural dialogue to facilitate a better understanding of other cultures. - Educate youth on the European citizenship values. - Support all cultural, educational and / or artistic expression based on the above values. - Promote the social construction of Europe.
Our main activities are: 1. Youth information: We worked as volunteers in Europe with the Erasmus and Leonardo projects. We would like other European young people have the chance of living in another European country. It was a real change for us years ago thanks to the information we had. Our goal now is to counsel and to encourage them to start their own adventure. We are devoted to the european youth information. We have all experienced that years ago. There are many channels of information on european announcements so we tend to spread them within the young people. 2. Counselling on youth opportunities: Our main goal is counseling, informing, guiding and supporting the young graduates to continue their studies in order to have access to the labour market. Within the activities oriented to entry the labour market, Building Bridges helps: I. II.
Managing and broadcasting job offers Informing about self employement and counseling for the creation of new companies.
We believe that transnational experience could offer young people the opportunity to grow within a European dimension thanks to their personal and professional skills, so that they could play a main role of the European future. Building Bridges promoted different activities and projects, mainly in the field of European programs such as "Youth in Action" (European Voluntary Service, Youth for Europe: Youth Exchanges, Youth Initiatives, Training of youth workers), LLP Lifelong Learning Programme "Leonardo da Vinci "(training work: mobility PLM / IVT / VETPRO), and others, for the following purposes: to offer young people the opportunity to access mobility programs in academic, professional and cultural level to increase understanding between cultures and different systems ; promote the meeting between cultures and linguistic deepening in a local context, promoting this dynamic mode intercultural learning and understanding; We are aware of the markets requests for young people and graduates. All the members of the association have already experiences dificulties when they were going to be hired in a competitive market and in process of recession.
3, RESOURCES ON CULTURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE We are already creating a web page with updated information and new communication channels used by young people on internships, grants, aids, festivals, etc… related to culture and the artistic creation. Months ago we were aware that if it even existed many information on that field the young creators do not find what they are looking for. We want to work not just as an information centre but we are working on different communication channels (Youtube, Facebbok, Twitter, Twenty, etc) to spread and Exchange ideas and information for the professionals working in the field of culture. 4.TRAINING We offer training courses in the field of the cultural management, as for instance:
4 promote responsibility and active participation of young people in society. Now with Erasmus+ we follow the same aims as previuos years. We have created a web with European voluntary opportunities for young Spanish, with information on training, internships, exchanges and employment in Spain and Europe (http://www.yeseuropa.org).
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Creation of cultural companies Strategies for searching information on the web English in the cultural field Searching professional opportunities in the United Kingdom for young people working in the field of culture.
5. Cultural activities All these years our association has developed many intercultural exchanges in the local and internacional field giving young people the opportunity to be responsible and to get involved and to participate actively in society. From the beginning we have taken care of the training and volunteers through the participation in courses and seminars promoted by other companies and organisation in some other activities. Do you like free books? What do you think about free books club? Books are members free are totally free… but is the main act of freeding books the one that touches the main core of Bookcrossing… Exchanging books has never been so exciting doing it with Bookcrossing… Our main goal is to make the World a big library. Bookcrossing is an infinite book exchange, the main and unique in its category.
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OUR NETWORK: EVEREUROPE
European projects experience We are sending, host and coordinating EVS organisation within Erasmus+ and Youth in Action Programme since 2009 with an accrediattion renewed until 2020. This year 2016 we will send over 130 Spanish volunteers and receive 6 from other European countries thanks to approval of Erasmus + grants.
The same Erasmus+ National Agency (Injuve) has approved four European projects linked to European youth volunteering in close cooperation with the Council City of Madrid, organisation of intermacional seminar for youth workers, exchanges, training courses, etc ...
Building Bridges has European Voluntary Service tutors and mentors since 2008, one of the first Spanish official accredited EVS tutors. The organisation also has managers of European projects and European networks and members of Team Europe, with extensive experience in managing European voluntary service, European networks and network projects financing.
We promote a website with European voluntary opportunities for young Spaniards, with direct information and volunteer opportunities, Erasmus + courses, exchanges, internships and employment in
Finally, we actively work on projects approved under other European programmes such as Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe. We also act as consultants for other non profit and public organisations to ensure their participation in European programmes, asisting them in the writing of projects, finding participants, promotion, delivery of results, and so on.
EverEurope: international mobility The result of these international projects, we have created an international network of institutions participating in a mobility tool called EverEurope (http://www.evereurope.org) with the gathering of 8 international entities.
REDES EUROPEAS We belong to the Citizens for Europe EYCA and networks that promote values citizens and all activities related to culture and democratic values.
Opportunities Our members have had the pleasure of meeting at different moments of local members from EURODESK network . In consequence, we were able to share experiences and plan new initiatives to improve the system of youth information, at local, national and international level.
Ever Europe is also a portal for young people where they can find training opportunities, volunteering, internships and employment in Europe.
EverEurope network We have 8 partners from 4 countries, with several NGOs across Europe. In EverEurope we built a specific partnership with trusted entities through this portal. EverEurope gives organizations the opportunity to improve their own projects and to generate good ideas and that are sustainable over time, beyond the project life cycle.
Spain and Europe (http://www.yeseuropa.org) scholarships.
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Impact and awards IMPACT We have our own database of contacts with over 80,000 direct contacts in the field of culture, education and youth, in addition to over 40.000 of followers on social networks.
MEDIA Moreover, we have been repeatedly echo news where our activities have been referenced. We have also written numerous articles for the media, as well as letters to the Director. For this reason we ensure a considerable impact on national and regional media and even local level. Recently, one of the most important national newspapers published an article about us (Read more).
AWARDS Building Bridges, has recently received recognition for his work with young people thorough his portal YesEuropa, being honored by the Citizens Association Awards 2015.Premios Ciudadanos 2015. Status: Association Office address (new): Calle de la Cruzada 3, 28013 Madrid
Building Bridges ASSOCIATION
Registered in National Associations Registry, nº 590729 Contact: Jorge / Antonio Web: www.yeseuropa.org Tel. +34 673 402 139 E-mail: asociacionbb@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voluntarioseuropeos Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabricacultural
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