The idea importance of a two-way evaluation process is underlined. The next chapter deals with recognizing and retaining the volunteers, with the importance of these processes and some concrete ideas for recognition of volunteers. The final chapter gives information about SEEYN volunteers and outcomes of the regional volunteer exchange. The authors and SEEYN hope that this handbook will contribute to the readers’ understanding of importance of volunteers in every community and will be useful in effectively engaging volunteers in existing or new programs.
Authors: Aleksandra Gligorović and Danijela Matorčević Podgorica/Pančevo, February 2017
The idea for making this handbook and the resources for its development came from the long-term project „Practical Guide Through YOUth Work“ which SEEYN, together with its member organizations and partners Beyond Barriers Association (Albania), Cooperation for Voluntary Service (Bulgaria), Youth Cultural Centre Bitola (Macedonia), S.O.S. (Montenegro), Youth Peace Group Danube (Croatia), LENS (Kosovo), Citizens in Action (Greece), Community Volunteers Foundation – TOG (Turkey), Balkan Idea Novi Sad (Serbia), Vojvodina Environmental Movement (Serbia), has implemented in 2016 and 2017. The project is supported by EU (EACEA) through Erasmus +, Key Action 2. Th Main aim of this project is to develop the set of skills and increase knowledge of youth worker and youth leaders in specific important topics for young people, equip them with competences and relevant experience for active work with young people through non-formal education and training and empower them to take the leading role and bring their organization capacities to the high quality level. Development of quality and sustainable capacity building programs through non-formal education activities, mobility of youth workers and leaders, effective dissemination of competences, knowledge, skills and outcomes and their wide validation and recognition will directly lead to high quality youth work, efficient youth program management, better partnership and networking with other youth organizations from Europe and world, sustainability of organizational resources and capacities, promotion and implementation of youth mobility, non-formal education and international cooperation.
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