EURO 2007 GLEN Promoting Volunteering in NMS

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Together for Global Education in Europe - Spolen pro rozvojov vzdlvn vEvrop (CZ) Gemeinsam fr globales Lernen in Europa (D) heskoos globaalse

mtteviisi suun as (EE) Egytt a globlis ektatsrt Eurpban (HU) Vienotigloblajai izgltbai Eirop (LV) Kartu su tarptautinu tobuljimu Europoje (LT)

Razem dla edukacji Globalnej (PL) Spolone za rozvojov vzdelvanie v Eurpe(SK)

Global Education Network of Young Europeans (GLEN)

Managing diversities. Linking individualities.

Promoting international volunteering in NMS of EU

Paris, 4th May 2007

Kordian Kochanowicz

Photo Miroslava BobkovGLEN 2006


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Author: Kordian Kochanowicz

About this Presentation


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Global Education Network

of Young Europeans (GLEN)

A European network for learning in the field of development anddevelopment education.

Strengthening capacity for work in development co-operation,among students, young professionals - potentially future decision-makers.

Anon-profit initiative and politically independent.

Created in 2003 as a project by the ASA-Program and partners in7 NMS.

Since 2004 around 200 young Europeans have gained uniqueexperience.

In 2005 World Aware Education Award by the North-SouthCentre (CoE).

Fast growing - until now the network is composed of 12 partnerorganisations from Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France,Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,

Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.


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In 2007 GLEN is Composed of

Germany ASA-Program/InWEnt gGmbH

Poland Polska Akcja Humanitarna(Polish HumanitarianOrganisation)

Czech Republic INEX-SDA - Association for VoluntaryActivities (on behalf of the Czech NGDO Platform)

Hungary Hungarian Volunteer Sending Foundation

Slovakia Tabita (on behalf of the Slovak NGDO Platform)

Lithuania Lithuanian Kolping Society Latvia GLEN Latvia - Development education organisation

Estonia Estonian Development Co-operation Round Table(AK)

France Co-operation with DE-Networks in French Ministry ofAgriculture (BECI-Enseignement agricole francais)

Malta Third World Group

Slovenia Slovene Philanthropy

Austria HORIZONT3000


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GLEN Aims at...

global education/awareness raising within Europe onglobal interdependencies, connections between North and

South, issues of development,

capacity building among students and youngprofessionals for work in the field of development co-

operation and awareness raising,

strengthening among young future decision-makersa common vision on Europes role and responsibility for

fair and sustainable relations between North and South.


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GLEN in 2007

128 students and young professionals.

Tandems or groups of 3 interact during 3 months inprojects (one from Germany and one from a NMS).

In 3 different groups: EnglishSpeakingAfrica, EnglishSpeakingAsia, FrenchSpeakingAfrica/GeCo; each

2 preparation seminars, 1 evaluation and follow upseminar.

Ongoing engagement in development co-operation and in

global education.

More capacity building seminars and trainings formultipliers.


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NMS and Engagement in Development

Co-operation (historical background)

No tradition of relations with developing countries.

No colonial past. Low influx of refugees and immigrants.

Difficulties in travelling in communists times to and

from. Instrumental relations with developing countries

during Cold War.

Lacking intercultural or developmental component in

all levels of formal education. Low awareness on interdependencies between

North and South.


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Co-operation (post-transition reality)

Governments face budgetary constrains.

EU enlargement and obligations to get involve indevelopment co-operation.

Administrative adjustments rather slow.

No legal act concerning development co-operation.

ODA targets 0,17% of GNI in 2010 and 0,33% GNI by2015.

Read more in TRIALOG publications.

Therefore development is low on poli tical agenda.

No political climate for politicians to address it.


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Progress in Poland in Development

Co-operation (transition from recipientto donor 1989-2007)

NGOs as a driving force for change. 1992 first PHO convoy to

Sarajevo. High emphasis on global education, promotion campaigns, PHO

Humanitarian Education.

2004 First GLEN participants, EU enlargement.

Growing number of NGOs, visible by following the development ofGrupa Zagranica since establishment - group of NGOs workingabroad.

Support from ODACE.

2005 UNDP poll asking if Poland should help in other countries -

69%yes. 2006 MFA opens Department for Development Co-operation, also

starts www.polskapomoc.gov.pl. (Polish Aid).

2006 First academic program on Devt issues in Poland.

2006 ECHO campaign, causing however some controversies. 2006 NOHA enlargement seminar on humanitarian assistance.


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Co-operation (framework for civil society)

Notion of solidarity. Focus on civil and political rights, democracy, based

on transition experience.

Region priority Eastern Europe.

NGDO platforms - recent development.

2003/2004 no Fair Trade shop in Poland, still no inLatvia, etc.

NGOs are the only alternative to get involved indevelopment issues.

Dynamic progress.


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Difficulties & Challenges for NGOs

Low awareness related to development issues,interdependencies (among volunteers, employees, but also

target groups in European society). Low knowledge in organisations, also often mentioned

lacking basic knowledge about the developing countries.

Low capacity and resources, low financial status, no

professional tools, no access to technical ormethodological resources.

Frequent staff rotation, also leaving to private sector.

No specialisations, no emphasis on distinction between

humanitarian aid and development projects. External pressure.

Opening field missions - humanitarian assistance andmissions.


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Diff iculties & Challenges

for Volunteers

Weak educational structures, weak resources/materials,limited access to resource persons.

No transparency in governmental structures, no cleardistinction between development aid and humanitarianrelief.

Rare opportunities to become volunteer, no governmental

structures to support it. Low capacity of organisations to integrate volunteers,

mainly due to lacking resources.

No training opportunities, now time for training in NGOs.

Lacking financial resources to cover high costs ofvolunteer stays or internships in internationalorganisations.

Limited access to international volunteering

system including UNandEU.


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Potential in NMS

Young people, students and young professionalists.

High motivation for engagement due to cultural beliefs,often related to Christian values.

Promotion of volunteering as a very satisfactoryengagement for young people.

Attractive topic raising interests of young people, 150applicants for 8 places in 2005 in Poland.

Great chance not only to get experience or enhance CV.

Getting active in different movements, NGOs, often relatedto personal experience and ties with stories from Africa,Asia.

Often interest by well educated, competent people withgood language skills, potentially future decision-makers.

Important promoters of development co-operation.

Multipliers of experiences from South bringingthe global development close to the lifeof people living around them.


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How GLEN responds to this challenges?

Why is it so unique?

Targeting NGOs(co-operation between 12 partners).

Linking organisations from North and South, as well aswithin Europe.

Targeting young volunteers.

In the preparation cycle it addresses 3 main threads:

raising knowledge on development policies,interdependencies,

intercultural communication, contributing to betterunderstanding and common learning experience,

global education, training methods on raising awareness inEurope.


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GLEN enables people the experience

Strengthens human resources from NMS.

Lnks individualities from NMS and OMS, as well as fromSouth, bringing together different expertise, encouragingcommon learning.

Give them a space and a chance to take over responsibilityfor global problems.

Enables dynamics, encourage creativity of the peopleinvolved, both during preparation phase and follow-upactivities.

Creates conditions for them also in terms of practicalsupport scholarship, covering costs for travels.


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Preparation phase

Recruitment of participants.

High quality preparation seminars. 1st seminar input oriented (variety of interactive

methods).

2nd seminar offering space for engagement. Giving space for individuals, empowering people

(focus groups, preparation GE activity, individualmedia offers).

Other tools: internal web page glen-wiki.


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3-Months Work and Study Stays

High responsibility & independence of the pp in

both the projects & the learning process. Variety of host countries.

Variety of organisations and project topics.

European dimension: common learningexperience.

Follow-up: proposing new projects for next year.

Follow-up: trainings & global education projectson national & European level.


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Follow-up of the Projects

(engagement in Global Education)

Providing framework for further engagement in

partner NGOs. Using experiences in awareness raising activities in

participants home countries, also on Europeanlevel.

Handing out of final report. RENew seminar Seminar for "Review, Engagement

and Networking".

Sensitization Code of conduct on messages andimages.

Evaluation of the cycle and updating best practisefolders.

Training for trainers and global educators.


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Examples

Joint campaigns of GLEN participants and

organisations. Fair Trade events of German and Latvian GLEN

participants in German and Latvian schools.

European conferences on Europes role in North-South-Relations:

Euro Vision Days 2004, Berlin.

One Europe - One World 2005, Warsaw.

More examples:


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"GLEN Latvia" was established insummer of 2005,Countrypresentations to thecountryschool s children,interviews in radio, in TV, articles in

newspapers andmagazines,own home page www.glen.lvphoto exhibitions (in thecentral Trainstation), public discussions, educationalactivities

Partnerships with other organizations inLatvia (AFROLAT see picture)FOCUS:to work and developeGLENcycleto buildup partnership with MFA,

to inform and educate people about thefact that we all livein a world not only inLatvia (about links, dependencies,responsibilities,unequal situations), to build knowledge

& capacity of our ownmembers.

Latvia


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Czech Football for DevelopmentStartedin 2005as a GLENexchange project: raisingawareness project for a wide public.

About thebook - it starts with our Nairobian GLENproject in Mysa(2005), continues with the football tour ofMysateam in Germany and Czech Republic (2006) andends with more general chapters on"football andpolitics", "football and development", "football and

magic" in Africa.FOCUS:

Organizing football tournaments as well as musicperformances, with photos exhibitions, movies,

discussions, seminars for Kenyan+Czech youth together, focus onintercultural topics, stereotypes as well as Sport anddevelopment (working conditions in producing sports-brand clothes and equipment, alternatives like

Fair Tradeor campaigning for more fairworkingcondition).

Czech Republic


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EURIZONS 2006

European Tour for Global Responsibili ty (22nd

August 8th

September 2006)

TopromoteMilleniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) as a common European responsibility and toinvolve young Europeans in dialogue on global issues.

50 young people from 7 European countries hitchhiking through Europe.

7 public events in Riga/Latvia, Cracow/Poland, Olomouc/Czech Republic, Bratislava/Slovakia,Sopron/Hungary, Munich/Germany, Strasbourg/France.

7 national teams + 50 people + 2500km+ 8MDGs= 75 media reports, 2 000people reached inevents and street action, 3 million people reached through media reports and 50 young Europeansqualified as multipliers.

http://www.eurizons.net


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GLEN contribution: global sustainable

and socially fair development needsyoung committed people who...

have good knowledge about global development alsoconcerning interdependencies.

understand the points of view of others.

have personally experienced the life of people in the

Global South. ... are able to work and to learn with people from other

cultures.

... are able to share the experience with people around

them, bring the global development close to the life realityof people living around them.

... are willing to take over responsibility in their own society.


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Outcomes and benefits

Personal competences of the participants indevelopment co-operation and development

education. Raising capacities of involved people and

organisations to work in development educationwithin a European perspective.

Active support for the development policy of eachparticipating country and for European developmentpolicy.

Better mutual understanding of development

co-operation in Europe effective functioning ofEuropean network.

Contribution to European integration.


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Dealing with Glen diversity.

Why is it so unique?

Different origin of NGOs, different approaches, targetgroups.

Sustainable long-term European co-operationbetween the 12 partners.

Special network with a common identity, commonactivities, common strategy.

It links organisations and individualities from Northand South as well as from NMS and OMS.

Learning within project tandems but also the whole

network is learning from the participants. Overcoming ideological differences like language.

Very honest critique towardsdevelopment policies.


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Way Forward for Volunteering

in Development in NMS

Strengthening platforms, supporting NGDOs.

Building capacity & training on different levels.

More co-operation, exchange, more focus onprocesses less on number of projects.

Capacity and awareness of top management in

NGOs. Improving learning & knowledge management.

Learning best practises and adjustment.

Utilising capacity of people.

Creating sustainable relation with volunteers basedon mutual agreement.

Strengthening GLEN and opening

for new partners.


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Together for Global Education in Europe - Spolen pro rozvojov vzdlvn v

Evrop (CZ) Gemeinsam fr globales Lernen in Europa (D) heskoos globaalsemtteviisi suun as (EE) Egytt a globlis ektatsrt Eurpban (HU) Vienotigloblajai izgltbai Eirop (LV) Kartu su tarptautinu tobuljimu Europoje (LT)

Razem dla edukacji Globalnej (PL) Spolone za rozvojov vzdelvanie v Eurpe(SK)

Thank you.

Need more details? Contact us!

www.glen-europe.org

Kordian Kochanowicz

Paris, 4th May 2007

Photo Miroslava BobkovGLEN 2006

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