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"COMMON SENSE" Youth Organization was founded by a group of young people as a non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organization in the city of Sumgait in 2006. "Common Sense" Youth Organization  (CSYO) has 15 years of experience working through non-formal education, concentrating on youth work, voluntarism, peace-building, social economy, active citizenship and participation. We have more than 90 members who support and help us in our activities.

The main aims of our organization are:

- to deliver the importance of non-formal education in the lifelong learning process;

- to make the youth be aware of their civic responsibility and increase active citizenship;

- to promote a healthy lifestyle and show the consequences of bad habits;

- to raise environmental awareness and the significance of environmental protection among the youth;

- to advocate for  human rights and equality;

- to underpin peacebuilding and conflict prevention;

- to promote the concept of  social entrepreneurship;

- to support local schoolchildren and students in their self-development process.

Since January 2019, CSYO has been selected as Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps INFO CENTRE for Azerbaijan by SALTO EECA. As Info Center, CSYO gives consultations for youth and organizations interested in Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) opportunities, organizes promotional/informational activities about Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps opportunities aiming, creates and manages a community of youth workers and policymakers interested in Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps around dedicated, cooperates with SALTO EECA on its own promotional/informational activities.

Sevinj Gasimova (Chairperson) chairperson@csyo-az.org
Ramiz Aliyev (Coordinator) ramiz@csyo-az.org

"Common Sense" Youth Organization

5th micro-district, Sumgait Youth House

Sumgait city, Azerbaijan AZ5007

M: +994558237290

W: www.csyo-az.org
www.facebook.com/sdgt.csyo

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Center for Euroinitiatives (Sumy, Ukraine)

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Center for Euroinitiatives (Sumy, Ukraine)

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Founded in 2008, the Center for Euroinitiatives (CEI) is a NGO based in Sumy, Ukraine whose mission is the development of a participatory, inclusive, and open Ukrainian society with strong democratic civic values. Through our international exchange, training programs, and local community projects we strengthen leadership skills, intercultural competencies, respect for human rights, participation in community development, and civic engagement amongst Ukrainian youth and those who work with them.

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we were forced to change the formats and adapt to the new realities. Currently, our activities are mostly focused on helping young people and those working with youth to get through the hard times and contribute to the common goal. Part of our team is working from abroad and many activities are conducted online.

https://www.facebook.com/ceisumy
info@eu.sumy.ua

Contact persons:
Anna Kovbasyuk
Iryna Novak

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Youth Association DRONI is a non-governmental youth organization with the mission to promote the establishment of a modern, healthy and educated society. In order to meet this task the association has been implementing educational and youth development programs. DRONI was established in 2003 (and has updated the registration in 17.12.2010) and is working mainly in the education field with different target groups (children, youth, students, teachers, refugees). The organization is mostly focusing its activities to the Caucasian region and cooperates with different NGOs in Europe. The organization has been providing activities on:

Promotion of volunteering at local and international level;

Conflict Prevention and Peace-building;

Active Citizenship & Youth Participation;

Climate Change and Environment;

Media Literacy and Online Security

Refugee and Migration Issues

Human Rights Education and Gender Issues

No Hate Speech

Street Art and Theater;

DRONI is actively involved in the youth field and is one of the first youth NGOs which is promoting volunteering, non-formal education, youth participation, and active citizenship, as well as cross-sectoral cooperation in Georgia. Since its existence the organization has implemented many innovative international, national, and local projects what can be seen on www.droni.org and www.facebook.com/droniorg. These activities on local and international level focused on the above mentioned topics. On local level DRONI organizes workshops at its office, movie screenings and discussions, Human Libraries, workshops at IDP settlements, outside clean-up events and awareness raising about the environment, Street Music Day, Sustainable Day and furhter public events on various topics. It cooperated closely with the Tbilisi City Hall, municipalities in the regions, different civil society organizations and other relevant external actors.

DRONI hosts and coordinates up to 15 short and long term volunteers per year and sends the same amount of ESC volunteers abroad.

https://www.facebook.com/droniorg
www.droni.org
Email: contact@droni.org, ana.katsiashvili@droni.org

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Hi!

Greetings from the Norwegian National Agency for the youth part of the Erasmus+ programme.

We are very excited to host you for the study visit in Oslo between 8-11 March 2023.

During your stay, you will have a chance to have several visits and our hope is that you not only see various youth work examples, but also have a chance to form some future partnerships.

In order to facilitate this, we would kindly ask you to:

Click on the + sign on the bottom right of the screen.
Type in the location of your organization and make a post about your organization.
You can add a picture representing the work you do in your organization and answer the following questions:
- Name of your organization
- City, Country
- What type of activities do you organize for/with young people and youth workers?
- Any links that you want to provide: can be website, social media or to a specific project that you want the world to know about!
- Name of the contact person (you!)

Looking forward to meeting you.
On behalf of NA Norway
Gulesin

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SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre

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SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre

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We support Erasmus+ Youth in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia (depending on the situation) as well as in European Solidarity Corps also Norwegian organisations (quality labels, on-arrival and mid-term trainings for volunteers).

Our main target groups are officers of National Agencies, youth workers and trainers, also volunteers in the Solidarity Corps.

We organise trainings and seminars, we support youth policy development, we offer expertise and information.

Find out more at: www.salto-youth.net/EECA and our facebook: www.fb.com/saltoeeca

In parallel, we also support online learning in youth work and non-formal education. Visit the HOP platform to discover more: www.HOP.salto-youth.net and follow us at www.fb.com/HOPplatform

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Hello!

We are League of Youth Voluntary Service - NGO from Minsk, Belarus!
We were founded by the team of the active youth workers who wanted to bring the values of the non-formal education and volunteering closer to the Belarusian youth in 1994.

We work to create opportunities for young people’s development, personal and professional growth, organize trainings, seminars, networks, online and offline events.

The activities of the organization are always adjusted to the challenges that exist in the society and corresponds with the needs of young people. In all the programmes and projects that LYVS organizes, we give attention to the values of non-formal education, volunteering and intercultural cooperation.

We are a member of several international networks: the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations (since 1998) and Y-E-N|Youth Express Network (since 2016). We are experienced ESC-accredited organisation!

Our website: http://lyvs.by/index-eng.html
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyvs_belarus/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyvsBY

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Youth Initiative Centre (YIC) NGO, Gyumri, Armenia

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Youth Initiative Centre (YIC) NGO, Gyumri, Armenia

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The Mission of YIC is to promote the development of the young person as a competitive, initiative taking, responsible individual and a citizen.

Target group(s) of the organisation are:

- Young people aged from 13 to 30

- Non-formal youth groups

- Youth organizations

- Public authorities working on youth issues.

“Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO was founded in 2008 in Gyumri, based on the idea of increasing youth civic activism and community development by promoting youth initiatives and active participation.

Since 2008, through its outreach and center-based activities, YIC has promoted young people’s development to reach their fullest potential through meaningful non-formal and informal educational, social and cultural activities. Every year, more than 4000 local and newcomer youth, learn how to participate in local decision-making processes on matters that directly affect them, receive significant volunteering opportunities that promote social cohesion and solidarity, and engage in activities that prepare them for meaningful employment opportunities.

Based on principles of equality and equity, youth activities of YIC are open to any young person living in Armenia. Youth can participate in language clubs, workshops, local and international exchange programs, camps, training courses, study visits, internship opportunities, research studies and advocacy campaigns for adolescents and youth.
The directions of the Activities of YIC are:

1. To contribute to the development of faith toward the future among youth

- To support the mental and physical health of the young person.

- To expand the opportunities for self-expression and self-realization of young person.

- To promote intercultural education and dialogue among young people.
2. To contribute to the improvement of the social-economic conditions for the youth:

- To promote volunteering culture among youth,

- To increase the competitiveness of the young people in the labour market,

- To support the development and realization of youth entrepreneurial skills,

- To support youth initiatives.
3. To contribute to increasing the role of young people in the society:

- To promote youth involvement in local and global social processes,

- To support youth advocacy,

- To develop the institute of youth work,

- To improve the quality of youth services.

Since May of 2018 YIC has established “Gyumri Youth House” Open Youth Centre in the frames of “Open youth work: Empowering young people in Gyumri” project co-funded by the European Union and since May of 2020 “Spitak Youth House” Open Youth Centre in cooperation with UNICEF Armenia. During 2022 the organization, in cooperation with UNICEF and municipalities of Armavir, Ejmiatsin and Gavar cities, established 3 more such open youth centres in different regions of RA in Armavir marz in Armavir and Ejmiatsin, in Gegharkunik marz in Gavar. It is planned to establish one more youth centre starting from January 2023 in Shirak region in the city of Artik.

The 5 centres offer young people aged 13 to 18 in Gyumri, Spitak, Armavir, Ejmiatsin and Gavar a wide range of services, including competence building for life and for competitiveness in the job market, individual or group counseling, non-formal and informal education, which will help young people to enhance their self-esteem, achieve more control over their lives, and improve their chances for gaining employment in the future.

YIC has also been involved in former European Voluntary Service (EVS) within the framework of the previous Youth in Action, Erasmus+ programme and current European Solidarity Corps financed by the European Commission providing opportunity to European and Armenian youth to do voluntary work in EU member countries and in Armenia. The organization has also Quality Label till 2027 in Humanitarian Aid Volunteering project of ESC and already had the chance to host two Humanitarian Aid volunteers during 2022.

Since 2017 YIC is coordinating the activities of the Info Centre for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes in Armenia.

Mariam Gharagyozyan, Coordinator of the Info Centre in Armenia
mariam.gharagyozyan@yic.am

website: www.yic.am
Facebook: YIC Gyumri - Youth Initiative Centre NGO

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Stefan cel Mare si Sfant Boulevard 196, Chișinău

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"MilleniuM" Training and Development Institute

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"MilleniuM" Training and Development Institute

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"MilleniuM" Training and Development Institute (MilleniuM) is an NGO (founded in 2000) that implements programs and projects in the field of personal, organizational and community development.
The mission of MilleniuM is to promote quality non-formal education by encouraging civic initiative and youth work at local level, by contributing to personal, organizational and community development, and the transforming the concept of collaboration and partnership into a current practice of associative life in the Republic of Moldova.

MilleniuM is currently seen as a reference point at national level in terms of quality non-formal education and youth work in the Republic of Moldova. In its activity MilleniuM pays a particular attention to activities with young people, as they represent the potential and resources that will help to solve all the existing problems.

Contact details:
Vitalie Cîrhană
cirhana@gmail.com
info@millenium.md
www.millenium.md
www.fb.com/millenium.md