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Dr. Justina Garbauskaitė-Jakimovska is a non-formal education enthusiast, educator, and researcher based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Justina is the co-author of the practical guide "Community Impact in Learning Mobility Projects" and other publications exploring European youth projects and their effects on communities. In addition, she co-authored the desk research "Community Impact Indicators for Learning Mobility," providing insights into the metrics and outcomes of the European youth programs. Her work combines academic rigor with practical application, emphasizing the importance of learning mobility in fostering community engagement and development. Justina also works as an external expert for project assessment of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps in Lithuania and is a member of the RAY (Research-based Analysis of European Youth Programmes) network. When she wants to write “you", her fingers automatically add th in the end, so she writes “youth” instead.

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Name and address of the restaurant:

Chevermeto Sofia, square Bulgaria 1, NDK, Pronoto, Pencho Slaveykov Boulevard, 1463 Sofia

https://chevermeto-bg.com/en/

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Dimka Radeva: Driven by a deep belief in the value of collaboration, democracy, education and culture as drivers of global social change.

Since 2018, I have been working for BG NA, dedicated to coordinating the development and implementation of the Erasmus+ and ESC programs.

Through my experience, I have come to understand the transformative impact of communication on people's perception of their surroundings.

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The impact of the European Solidarity Corps on the community

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Community Impact Indicators for Learning Mobility

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Community Impact Indicators for Learning Mobility

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Sparking Change - Netherlands 14-18 October

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Sparking Change - Netherlands 14-18 October

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Many young volunteers are driven by the desire to learn and make a change. But what is that, really, 'making a change'? And how can you design volunteering activities in such a way that the this is achieved?

In this training course we will work on making change happen by taking a closer look at the concept of community impact. After understanding the communities that you are working in and the impact that you would like to achieve, you will start working on the contours of an action plan that will help you to enhance the community impact of your own volunteering activities. You will learn about effective tools and methods to create and measure impact.

Of course, we will inspire you with good practices from the Netherlands as well as provide you with a group of like-minded peers, bringing experience from all over Europe and beyond.

After the training, you will be able to take some concrete first steps to enhancing the impact of your project. This will make your activities even more valuable to the community, the programme, and young people.

We warmly invite people with more and less experience with the programme and/or the topic of community impact to apply, as we fully believe that everyone may benefit from this training. The programme will be tailored to participants with different levels of experience.

Arrival of the participants is foreseen on 14 October. The training starts in the morning of 15 October and will end around 18:00 on 17 October. You may plan your departure for the evening of 17 October or depart on 18 October.

The event is for you if you are a:

person active in the daily implementation of volunteering and/or solidarity projects

youth worker who supports young people in participating in European Solidarity Corps activities

volunteering coordinator/manager

mentor, tutor, or coach of European volunteers

coming from a European Solidarity Corps Programme or Partner Country

Application Procedure: To apply, please fill in the APPLICATION FORM

Accessibility and dietary wishes: We make sure that your needs are considered, but for data protection reasons we will ask for specification only after your place is confirmed.

Note that you will be informed about your participation by 14 July 2024.

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Sparking Change: Enhancing Community Impact in European Solidarity Corps Activities

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Everything at a glance: training within the ERASMUS+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes and beyond! Are you curious about what Europe has to offer in training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education? Would you like to contribute to the varied range to make it even more attractive?

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The European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre together with Polish National Agency (Foundation for the Development of the Education System) and Romanian National Agency (Agenția Națională pentru Programe Comunitare în Domeniul Educației și Formării Profesionale) is organizing the international event "SoliDARE". The meeting is planned for October 2024 in Poland, arrival of the team on 7th October and departure on 11th October (a three full day event plus one day for preparation). This is the 3rd edition of a series of events that will support community building for organisations, which are coordinated by the European Solidarity Corps Resource Centre.

The event aims to bring together representatives from organisations active in European Solidarity Corps programme. The event takes a co-creation approach and is based on participatory methodologies. The participants will co-create the content of the meeting. There will be three full working days, in which thewith the following objectives will be reached:

1. Empower organizations and young individuals to foster solidarity within society

2. Build a sense of membership for an ESC program community

3. Allow space for networking and creation of future partnerships keep the communication active on the group
Draft Program:
Arrival day: 07.10.2024 - Welcome & Registration
Day 1 / 08.10.2024
09:30 - 11:00  DARE to reCONNECT (welcome & community building)

11:30 - 13:00  CARE to NETWORK (networking session)

14:30 - 16:00  DARE to be INSPIRED (Expert talks)

16:30 - 18:00  SoliDARE inspiration (parallel workshops)
Day 2 / 09.10.2024
09:30 - 11:00  DARE to FOCUS (thematic groups)

11:30 - 13:00  DARE to FOCUS (thematic groups)

14:30 - 16:00  CARE to DARE (session with the EC - TBC)

16:30 - 18:00  CARE to SHARE (study visits)
Day 3 / 10.10.2024
09:30 - 11:00  SoliDARE ecosystem - open space

11:30 - 13:00  SoliDARE ecosystem - open space

14:30 - 16:00  CARE to JOIN (partnership building session)

16:30 - 18:00 DARE to plan & Celebrate (evaluation & closing)

Departure day: 11.10.2024 - After Breakfast

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SoliDARE European meeting for organizations in the European Solidarity Corps

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Everything at a glance: training within the ERASMUS+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes and beyond! Are you curious about what Europe has to offer in training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education? Would you like to contribute to the varied range to make it even more attractive?

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Europe Talks Solidarity Conference, Slovakia 10-13 September

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Europe Talks Solidarity Conference, Slovakia 10-13 September

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The second residential edition of Europe Talks Solidarity will bring together experts that will deepen the understanding of the potential of solidarity in the past, present and future and its value for democracy. The event will offer an overview about solidarity in the youth field. It will present different perspectives of solidarity by providing external experts to provoke critical thinking around the understanding of solidarity and by offering a space for open dialogue. A part of the program will be dedicated to share the experience and expertise of participants. The topic of solidarity is also very closely connected with the topic of participation in democratic life, as well as social and civic engagement through formal or non-formal learning activities. Therefore, the focus of the event will be to increase awareness and better understanding of the EU's common values, such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality and human rights.
The objectives of the event are:

To offer a platform for participating in debates on different aspects and understanding of solidarity in 2024

To learn from experts and peers on different aspects of solidarity

To open up new dimensions in thinking about solidarity and volunteering

To explore how solidarity, volunteering and democracy can connect to each other

This is a three-day event, starting on 10th of September 2024 in the evening with dinner and ending on 13th of September at breakfast.
Participants
Europe Talks Solidarity will bring together around 70 persons from various fields, interested in the topic of solidarity. The criteria for participants selection is the interest in dialogues around solidarity, the connection with the topic of solidarity and the representation of as diverse sectors as possible.

This activity is suitable for you if you are working in the youth field or in the field of solidarity in civil society. You can represent the public sector, e.g. ministries, government offices, regions, municipalities, parishes; or the civil society, e.g. cultural sector, sports sector, environmental sector, health and disability organisations, faith based groups, etc.; the private sector e.g. social enterprises or civil society movements; such as influencers, content producers, bloggers, activists. You can also represent the media as a journalist or content creator.

The activity will be the second residential one from a series of Europe Talks about Solidarity events, hosted in different countries. In addition you can also learn more about the topic by listening to the Europe Talks Solidarity podcasts or familiarizing yourself with other materials produced in the frame of Europe Talks about Solidarity.
Safety
In our activities we support the principle of a safer space, where no-one is discriminated against or bullied because of their background or person. We want you to respect the same principle.
Accessible and sustainable
Our activities are accessible to people with different abilities. If you need a support person, accessible room and transport or other kind of support, we can provide it for you. You can tell your individual needs in advance so we can support you in your participation.

We take sustainability in consideration where we can. So we encourage you to travel by bus or train if it is possible for you. We also encourage you to contact your own national agency to find out how they support low-emission traveling to activities abroad.

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Everything at a glance: training within the ERASMUS+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes and beyond! Are you curious about what Europe has to offer in training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education? Would you like to contribute to the varied range to make it even more attractive?

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Solidarity in Practice, Italy 14-18 October

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Solidarity in Practice, Italy 14-18 October

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Are you passionate about fostering solidarity and making a positive impact in your community and your learning environments? Do you have already tested good methods and techniques on how to put solidarity in action? In the 3-day seminar you will get the chance to attend various workshops around solidarity and value based learning and connect the inputs with your reality. Solidarity in Practice aims at sharing the significance of solidarity in addressing societal challenges and effecting positive change.
AIMs and OBJECTIVEs
As a participant in this hands-on seminar you will have the possibility to:

Learn about practical Applications of Solidarity by exploring good practices, tools, methods and techniques on how to tackle solidarity and create a positive impact and change in communities in your environment

Get inspired by these practices and learn how to adopt and implement these practices in your own contexts.

Showcase your good practices from various fields to a larger European audience

Explore new forms of civic engagement in connection with solidarity

Network with organisations and educators from all over Europe

PARTICIPANTS' PROFILE
This practical conference is for you

if you are active or interested in activities related to solidarity and how to create positive change in your environment and

if you are:

Representing a  volunteering organisation active in European Solidarity Corps or a solidarity project team in European Solidarity Corps or

Representing a voluntary organisation  looking for new ideas on how to support value based learning or

Representing a youth organisation or

A youth worker, social worker, trainer, teacher, educator, mentor, coach, projector coordinator, tutor, adult educator,community manager, municipality representative

Seminar format
The seminar is based on non-formal learning methodologies  and peer-learning, therefore it will ask for a high level of participants' involvement. The event will feature workshops, discussions, and interactive activities designed to encourage meaningful dialogue and knowledge exchange. Participants will learn from each other, explore diverse perspectives, and gain new skills applicable to their respective roles and in their communities.

3 full working days: October 15-16-17th, Arrival day: October 14th, Departure day: October 18th.

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Measuring the effects of your project

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How to create Impact with your projects

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Published by Dutch National Agencies. Good to use as a planning tool

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! IMPACT (Desired impact)
The larger and broader social or other changes which also take place as a result of other players and factors:

You have analysed this change and designed the project in such a way that it will contribute to this change.

However, you cannot measure this outcome. The project will only have a small influence in this respect.

Examples in KA1 include improving the connection between young people and the labour market.

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+ OUTCOME (Expected impact)
The smaller or greater changes which you wish to achieve when you have carried out the activities. Changes which "stick".

The effects of the project, the output, lead to this change.

These changes are long-term and continue to exist ​​after the project comes to an end.

They become visible immediately or up to 6 months after the project.

The expected impact is anticipated to contribute to the desired impact.

Examples in KA1 include changes in teaching quality, behaviour, motivation, skills, and so on.

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= OUTPUT
The products which derive directly from the activities:

People use different terms for outputs. They are sometimes called deliverables, or labled milestones of the project.

Outputs often include actual results which are stated in the scope of the work or work plan, such as the number of mobilities, events held, products developed, messages communicated (supported by attendance lists, reports, current products, and so on). We do not regard these actual results as changes.

All the output together must lead to the expected impact.

Examples in KA1 include staff mobility focused on the new teaching techniques for inclusive education and established collaboration with the art academy in Madrid.

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> ACTIVITIES
Which activities within the project will be carried out during the project period?

You design activities which lead to the output and consequently the results which you would like to see.

In other words, determining the selection criteria, type of partners and supervision is BASED on the expected results.

Read more All the resources which are required for the project to function.
You need financing, staff time and expertise to implement the activities.

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The larger and broader social or other changes which also take place as a result of other players and factors: You have analysed this change and designed the project in such a way that it will contribute to this change. However, you cannot measure this outcome.

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Youth worker and trainer from Bulgaria with 12 years of experience. Certified NLP coach, psychologist. My focus is on embodiment, ontological phenomenological coaching, NLP, humour. Trainer and designer of programs in more than 92 international educational projects. I am in the National Agency of Bulgaria HRDC trainers' pool since 2014.

I am the founder and director of the Smokinya Foundation. Smokinya Foundation contributes in creating a world that works for everyone out of love, care and cooperation.

Our approach is heuristic – a method for empowering a person to discover, or learn something for themselves. Smokinya provides an alternative context of learning – experiential, ‘hands-on’ or learning by doing. We strive to spread heutagogy as a way to life-long learning and maturity.

Smokinya Foundation realizes its vision and values through providing educational mobility to a wide range of people – youth and adult. We train, coach, mentor, educate, and support youth in developing competences and make choices for their life, education, and career.

Smokinya Foundation follows the UN youth agenda 2030, the 11 Youth goals, and EU strategy in the field of youth to Engage, Connect, Empower.

Since 2023 we focus our work on rural development by bringing youth from different countries to a settlement of 60 people – the village of Mrachenik. There, we are developing local partnerships and focusing on the opening of an international educational and volunteering centre in the former village school. We bring refreshment, aliveness and reconnection for both locals, and internationals in the village. Organising practical activities with hands-on skills development, supporting local elderly, making environmental actions, promoting multiculturalism, education, mobility.

We host short-term educational mobilities (courses, exchanges, visits), and long-term mobilities (volunteering, camps, internships).

Locally we regularly organise events which gather 40-60 young people who participated in different projects, and those who never participated in Erasmus+. We Reach, Engage, Connect, Empower thru facilitation of peer to peer networking and sharing.

At Smokinya we also use digital tools and develop competence: WordPress, Slack, Slite, Google Suite, Canva etc. We are transparent online:

https://smokinya.com/

https://www.instagram.com/smokinya_foundation/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/smokinya-foundation

https://www.facebook.com/smokinyafoundation/

https://www.youtube.com/@smokinyafoundation

https://linktr.ee/Smokinya

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My name is Monika Todorova-Stoyanova. I am part of the team of International youth center Stara Zagora - the first center with Quality lable of the Council of Europe in Bulgaria. The last 8 years I worked like Roma Educational mediator. My professiional experionce in the role of mediator is like youth worker with special support to roma youngsters.

I was treained in program for youth workers and roma mediators in program of the Council of Europe specialy create for the youth centers in Bulgaria.

Like youth worker i have few projects created from non-formal groups of youngsters.

Now I am manager of the youth center in Stara Zagora and youth work is my job and my passion.

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Angela Medendorp is a programme advisor with the Dutch National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth, Erasmus+ Sports, and the European Solidarity Corps. For the past few years, she has been the coordinator of the Volunteering Projects taking place in the Netherlands. As such, she advises approximately 80 organisations involved in the programme on how to increase the impact of their activities.

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Tenna Soerensen Jochumsen is from Denmark but based in Brussels, Belgium where she is working as Project Officer for Centre for European Volunteering (CEV) since January 2024. For several years, Tenna has engaged herself in the civil society sector mainly focusing on volunteering and creating inclusive activities for young people and marginalised groups. She has done so both as a volunteer herself and through previous roles in Danish and International Non-Governmental Organisations. Tenna is currently leading CEV’s V-CALC project, which aims to introduce new tools and methods to measure volunteering impact in communities across Europe.

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Kriszta has been working for embedding solidarity and strengthening other common European values in various areas of life. She has worked in schools, universities, European networks, and funding agencies and set up and inspired numerous international cooperations.

She is currently a team member of SALTO European Solidarity Corps, in OeAD – Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation.

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What is Community Impact and it's importance 

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What is Community Impact and it's importance 

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Community Impact within the European Solidarity Corps

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Community Impact within the European Solidarity Corps

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In a nutshell

The RAY Network is an open and self-governed European research network of National Agencies of the European youth programmes and their research partners. The network conducts research on international youth work and youth learning mobility, promotes dialogue between research, policy and practice, and contributes to evidence-based youth policy development in the youth field in Europe.

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Research-based analysis of European youth programmes | RAY

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The RAY Network is an open and self-governed European research network of National Agencies of the European youth programmes and their research partners.

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Out Loud - 6-12 October 2024 | Molfetta, Italy

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Out Loud - 6-12 October 2024 | Molfetta, Italy

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Seminar

5-day international training for youth workers, who are daily working for the promotion, impact and dissemination of their Erasmus+ projects

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The project will consist of a 5-day international training for youth workers, who are daily working for the promotion, impact and dissemination of their Erasmus+ projects. The idea of the project starts from the assumption that the Erasmus+ programme is still recognized as the most successful programme for students, thus ignoring the other sectors of the programme such as VET, Adult and Youth.

The training will focus on the main dilemma "dissemination of projects vs promotion" of the E+ programmes and exploring the new trends of communication in order to reach young people and institutions at the same time.

The activities will consist of a number of workshops and tools in order to fill the gap between promotion and dissemination. While the dissemination is a part of each granted project, the promotion is a more structured process, that involves investments and long-term planning. Thanks to the new accreditation solution, organizations can implement a European Development Plan using promotion techniques such as marketing or similar.

Young people are the main target group of the Erasmus+ Programme: Youth sector and is crucial to ensure the impact of the programme, institutions are a more specific target group in order to enhance the recognition of Youth Work.

The training will be divided into 3 sections: communication (towards any target group); dissemination (towards a specific target group); and promotion (towards multiple target groups to ensure the branding knowledge).

Participants and partners need to play an important role in this project, as they are required to share an activity, tool or best practice about promotion, dissemination or communication that use in their organization.

Among the objectives of this Professional Development Activity we aim indeed to give participants opportunities to exchange experiences, methodologies and strategies about communication, promotion and dissemination to improve quality of their projects and management of their organizations.

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Everything at a glance: training within the ERASMUS+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes and beyond! Are you curious about what Europe has to offer in training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education? Would you like to contribute to the varied range to make it even more attractive?

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✨Impact (planning) tool by Dutch National Agencies

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✨Impact (planning) tool by Dutch National Agencies

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How to improve the impact of your project? - University of Rotterdam, Impact Centre

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How to improve the impact of your project? - University of Rotterdam, Impact Centre

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How to increase the community impact of your project?

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https://www.canva.com/design/DAGHdHENfgQ/JAXPeL_c5165jIJKNHsVNQ/view?utm_content=DAGHdHENfgQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

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Abril, lef, Marisa, Tenna, Ralitsa, Matilde

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Abril, lef, Marisa, Tenna, Ralitsa, Matilde

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Lina, ESC Coordinator, TEC Trainer: lina@naturkultur.eu

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Easily create surveys and polls to collect customer feedback, measure employee satisfaction, and organize team events.

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Tips on increasing impact Impact Center Erasmus

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Tips on increasing impact Impact Center Erasmus

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Tips on increasing impact by Impact Center Erasmus 

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Tips on increasing impact by Impact Center Erasmus 

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Handout Tips on increasing impact Erasmus Impact Center.docx

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Surf Clube de Viana - Portugal | E-mail: sofiagoncalves@surfingviana.com

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Entaxis - action for Inclusion and education

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Entaxis - action for Inclusion and education

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Entaxis is a rural organization based in Greece, dedicated to promoting inclusion and education through innovative projects and collaborations. Our mission is to empower individuals and communities by providing equal opportunities for learning and growth, fostering a more inclusive society.

We are actively seeking partners for upcoming projects under CERV (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values), HORIZON, ERASMUS and other EU funding bodies. Our goal is to join consortia and collaborate on impactful initiatives that align with our mission. Additionally, we are in the process of developing our own proposals, and we welcome partners who share our vision of creating inclusive and educational opportunities across Europe. If you are interested in partnering with Entaxis for future projects or would like to learn more about our ongoing efforts, please get in touch at info@entaxis-aie.org

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A Project Example on Measuring Impact, Centre for European Volunteering

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A Project Example on Measuring Impact, Centre for European Volunteering

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Summarizing presentation by the rapporter

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Summarizing presentation by the rapporter

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Bright Future Foundation, The Netherlands

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Bright Future Foundation, The Netherlands

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Bright Future Foundation

The Netherlands

T: +31650410808

marisha@brightfuturenl.com

info@brightfuturenl.com

www.brightfuturenl.com

instagram.com/brightfuturenl

facebook.com/brightfuturenl

linkedin.com/company/77617121

youtube.com/@brightfuturenl