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NF 123 (December 2011)
  The Newsflash is a monthly publication to keep people involved in Don Bosco Youth-Net and elsewhere up-to-date on the progress of the network. Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw is an international non-governmental youth organisation recognised by Belgian legislation. At the moment we have partners in 13 European countries, bringing together Please send your contributions, comments and questions to info@donboscoyouth.net. Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw is supported by the Youth in Action programme. The message also doesn't reflect he views of the European Commission which cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. |
 The official newsflash of Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw NF 123 (December 2011)News from the network - News from the partners - European Youth Forum Calls & public information - Picture of the month Special edition - Future of Youth in Action DBYN's release a special edition of its newsletter on the future of Youth in Action. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/788 Generations of Participation Generations of Participation is a Transnational Youth Seminar aiming at mainstreaming good practices in ‘youth participation' existing within the Worldwide Don Bosco Movement. Over 170 years people of all ages have voluntarily participated in educating young people to become active citizens. The educational system of Don Bosco on which this learning process is based, was created against the political background of the formation of the state of Italy. Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw translates this educational system to the present political context of the formation of the European Union. Once our young people reach adulthood they are active in all sectors of society (educational, social, political, economical, juridical, cultural). In the past many of them decided to combine their adult life with an ongoing voluntary engagement within the Don Bosco Movement. Amongst the current generation this tradition has faded. This project will set-up an intergenerational dialogue between young volunteers, older volunteers and policy makers. Young volunteers will be interviewing the older volunteers about their life-long engagement. At the seminar the interviews will be used to identify good practices. The participants of the seminar will have discussions with policy makers from the field of EU youth work and from the Don Bosco Movement. Through this process we want to create a cross-fertilisation where our young volunteers are stimulated for a life-long engagement, where the older volunteers are stimulated to think about bringing their voluntary engagement on EU level, and where policy makers are stimulated in creating the right framework for such a life-long engagement in working for the young. Generations of Participation takes place at the Salesianum in Munich, 8-11 March 2012. It will bring together 26 young people from 13 EU member states (AT, BE, CZ, DE, ES, IRE, IT, MT, NL, PL, SK, SI, UK). More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/783 Enhancing volunteer Mobility All documents of the seminar ‘Enhancing Volunteer Mobility' have been uploaded in the toolbox of our website. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/777 European seminar for returning volunteers 22 young volunteers from 10 European countries, all having an experience doing voluntary work abroad, met in Vienna the weekend from the 17th to the 20th of November. Reason for this gathering was the seminar "Lifelong Engagement After Voluntary Experience", organised by Jugend Eine Welt and Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/785 Download materials: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/784 YES! for SPYS Malta In line with the 2011 European Year for Volunteering, a group of youth volunteers coming from the Salesian Pastoral Youth Services (SPYS), organised a two week Summer camp, called "YES! - Youths Engage in Senglea" aimed at giving an opportunity to young people to learn through non-formal methods. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/787 VII General Assembly of the European SYM Last weekend 25-27 November at Fatima there was the VII General Assembly of the European Salesian Youth Movement (SYM). There were two main items on the programme: one of formation for the Group and the other the review of the World Youth Day in Madrid. More info: http://www.infoans.org/1.asp?sez=1&sotsez=13&doc=7227&Lingua=2 Regional Meeting for Youth Ministry Delegates in North Europe Between 16 and 19 November there was a Regional Meeting for Youth Ministry Delegates in North Europe at the Salesian "Don Bosco Haus" in Vienna. 16 Delegates from the Region were present with Fr Fabio Attard, General Councillor and Fr Miguel Angel García from the Department. More info: http://www.infoans.org/1.asp?sez=1&doc=7192&Lingua=2 A brief on YiA to Member organisations of European Youth Forum With this Youth in Action briefing note European Youth Forum (YFJ) wants to report about the current developments in YiA, advocacy actions taken towards YiA 2.0 and explain about the YFJs monitoring system on the YiA. This is the eight Youth in Action Monitor and similar notes will follow up during the year to keep Member Organisations (MOs) updated on the developments of the support and action taken on Youth in Action. This YiA Monitor 8/11 will inform you about the coordination of the YiA 2.0 advocacy. More info: http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/23823 WHERE ARE YOU GOING? Young people, in times of crisis and economic austerity, do not need nice words but strong investments. Young people must be a political and financial priority for Europe. We are going to ask the European Parliament and EU Member States for a strong and independent Youth in Action Programme for non-formal education, youth work and democratic youth organisations and an ambitious European Youth Employment Plan. More info: http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/23430 Youth Policy Watch Issue 43 In this Issue of Youth Policy Watch, read more about "Erasmus for All", the new programme unveiled by the European Commission dedicated to Youth and Education. With a total budget of €19 billion, it will give the opportunity to up to five million people to study or train abroad. More info: http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/23796/ypw Erasmus for All: 5 million in line for EU funding Up to 5 million people, almost twice as many as now, could get the chance to study or train abroad with a grant from Erasmus for All, the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport proposed by the European Commission today. Among them would be nearly 3 million higher education and vocational students. Master's degree students would also benefit from a new loan guarantee scheme set up with the European Investment Bank Group. The seven-year Erasmus for All programme, which would have a total budget of €19 billion, is due to start in 2014. "Investing in education and training is the best investment we can make for Europe's future. Studying abroad boosts people's skills, personal development and adaptability, and makes them more employable. We want to ensure that many more people benefit from EU support for these opportunities. We also need to invest more to improve the quality of education and training at all levels so we are a match for the best in the world and so that we can deliver more jobs and higher growth," said Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. More info: http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int/youth-partnership/news/news_315.html JECI-MIEC: Call for Participants - Study Session 2012 The European Coordination JECI-MIEC has the great pleasure to invite all the national member organisations to nominate candidates for the Study Session "Creating Empowered Students in Human Rights through Integral Education", which will be taking place in the European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, France from 19th - 26th February 2012. The Study Session is targeted to both: Secondary and University Students. These Study Sessions are organised in collaboration with the Council of Europe and take place More info: http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/23493 Call for research proposals: Study on the impact of Non-Formal Education through youth NGOs on young people's employment The European Youth Forum will commission a study on the impact that non-formal education (NFE) activities have on employability of young people who take part in them. It will research whether and how NFE and, in relation to it, volunteering contribute to the development of soft skills and competences that are sought by employers. More info: http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/23439 Call for applications and application form is available online in the SALTO Training Calendar.
Discovering Europe - Youth on the Move event in Dworp About two hundred young people from 16 European countries will come together to Dworp near Brussels on 27 November - 1 December 2011. This event will close the European Citizenship Trimester Programme, organised by the European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL). During the trimester exchange, the students were living in local host families and were attending school, getting in this way an opportunity to discover the culture and life in a foreign country. At the camp in Dworp, the young Europeans will reflect these intercultural experiences dealing with topics like cultural diversity, the concept of the European Union and of active citizenship. Some of the highlights will be a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels, as well as an encounter with a European Commission representative in charge of the Youth in Action programme. The European Federation for Intercultural Learning is a European umbrella organisation of twenty seven American Field Service organisations - educational NGOs which offer intercultural learning opportunities for young people around the world.The event is part of the EU-wide Youth on the Move campaign. More info: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/news/20111127-discovering-europe-youth-on-the-move-event.htm Participation of young people from Roma Communities The Youth in Action programme enhances participation of all young people. A particular attention has been paid to the access of young people from Roma Communities, through annual priority focus in 2009 and 2010. In the framework of measures taken to facilitate the access of Roma young people to the programme, a booklet is now available, informing on the structures and work already in place within Youth in Action, and giving inspiration for more initiatives with Roma Communities. It is of utmost importance for our youth EU programme to include young people from minorities, and any other less represented group of young people. More info: http://www.salto-youth.net/download/1799/ROMAweb.pdf Priority themes of the Europe for citizens Programme Under this Programme, priority is given to certain themes of particular relevance for the development of an active European citizenship. The setting up of themes will also encourage synergies between projects working on the same issue and will ensure greater visibility and impact of the supported activities and of the Programme in general. Applicants under this Programme are invited to address in their projects one or more of these priority theme. However, the Programme remains open to innovative, bottom-up projects, which do not fall within these priority themes. Some of the themes will be relevant for the whole period of the Programme and will therefore have a permanent character. However, the way these issues are being tackled will depend on specific events or developments in the field. Therefore, a permanent priority can also give indications on aspects on which emphasis will be put in a given period. In order to be able to react to new or very specific topics arising on the European agenda, annual priorities of relevance for this Programme and of a limited duration can be set up. More info: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/programme/priority_themes_en.php The picture of the month was taken at the seminar for returning volunteers "Lifelong Engagement After Voluntary Experience". It is a group picture taken during a coffee break. What's nice about the picture is that the group of participants met during this break with Salesians which are responsible for youth work and youth ministry in their provinces. 
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