The aim of this project was to increase the level of competent, sensitive and quality intercultural youth work field in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.The project achieved the following objectives:-To increase/upgrade the knowledge level of youth workers from 4 continents in intercultural learning topics (culture, identity, prejudices, stereotypes, assumptions, relativism, communication, clashes, intercultural sensitivity);-To develop the practical skills of youth workers in working and managing quality intercultural learning process in international projects with young people;-To upgrade skills in managing and facilitating intercultural encounters in youth work (international volunteering, exchanges, local projects in multicultural settings, trainings, etc.);-To develop highly interculturally sensitive attitudes in youth work field;-To empower youth workers to act as responsible interculturally sensitive actors in international field and projects; -To provide a space for sharing best practices among youth organisations in intercontinental youth cooperation field;-To increase the level of innovation and creativity in youth work field;-To stimulate long-term involvement of youth organisations’ beneficiaries in international (and intercontinental) projects;-To stimulate mobility of youth workers across continents.The project’s main beneficiaries (33 youth workers) took part in a long-term training course focused on developing practical working competencies in intercultural education.The training approach was designed as the following:1)An initial training course for developing basic intercultural competencies for future multipliers (it took place in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in October 2017);2)A practice phase in each of the partner countries (Argentina, Italy, India, Mozambique, Nigeria, Romania and Uruguay), where the multipliers, prepared and implemented intercultural learning workshops/sessions for at least 1200 young people (at least 150 in each country). Topics of the workshops were focused on stereotypes, prejudices and diversity.3)The practice phase was followed by the second training course (which took place in Busteni, Romania, in March 2018), for assessing the first practice phase results and for developing advanced competencies in intercultural learning area and development of new intercultural learning tools.4)The second practice phase took place in the partner countries, where the multipliers transferred their competencies in a new round of workshops, for more than 150 people in each country. The topics tackled in this phase were: norms, privileges, poverty porn, gender-related issues, etc.5)A final evaluation meeting was organized in Nigeria, Ibadan, in July 2018, in order to assess and evaluate the impact of the whole project and plan how the network will continue to work in a coordinated manner from now on.6)Each partner disseminated the project results (including this manual) in their communities, to interested people and other organisations, in order to increase the interest of the civil society towards intercultural learning process.The main project results were:-A network of strong organisations competent and sensitive in intercultural issues spread across 4 continents. -75 workshops implemented in 8 countries on the topics of stereotypes, prejudices, norms, privileges, gender stereotypes, diversity, poverty porn, etc.-1800 direct beneficiaries of the local workshops, the participants involved in the practice phases, who increased their tolerance and sensitivity towards diversity-related dynamics.-10500 indirect beneficiaries.-A resource online game that can be played by anybody in world, who wants to challenge their own assumptions - http://www.testyourassumptions.com (see Test your Assumptions activity later in this manual).-A manual for facilitators : https://goo.gl/yLCca6 -Training modules for training in ICL youth workers from 4 continents;

"""EduMapping: Alternative Pedagogy for Capacity Building and Social Inclusion"", is a project aiming to improve the quality of work carried on capacity building of youth and social inclusion by increasing organizations’ and their youth workers’ capacities as well as by fostering cooperation among them, while enhancing synergies among various actors working on related and complementary topics. Thus, the project responds to the need of enhancing the management, governance, and innovation capacity of youth organizations while improving the way these carry out initiatives for youths. The project is the result of the synergies within the consortium (SCI Italia, SCI Catalunya, SCI Sri Lanka, VWAN Nigeria, CVS Bulgaria, Liscìa, Laboratorio 53, Eduraduno, La Mancha and Otros Mundos), starting from common needs – youth workers enhancement, knowledge sharing, network fostering or creation – and finding the best matching between activities and outcomes to meet them. Although each partner involved in the project got specialized in some non-formal learning methodology, the need to get more and more professional while sharing both knowledge and practical tools is still predominant. Following this level, this project is an opportunity to allow youth workers from each organization to professionalize their path, enriching their capabilities and sharing their knowledge. In addition to that, thanks to the realization of the OER Platform, that will constitute an archive of the material collected and used during the activities (and their aftermath), the project is able to respond to the need to share skills and competences related to non-formal education (www.edumapping.org).Each organization involved identified their own youth worker participants for the activities of the project."

This project is developed based on the direction of the White Paper for International Voluntary Service (IVS) 2011-21 and the Plan of Action 2017-18 of the CCIVS. Considering the network’s objective to tackle poverty reduction and health promotion, the project sought to provide partners and stakeholders with new skills, experiences and resources in the field of Sustainable food production and Bioconstruction. Under the IVS for Climate Justice campaign (http://ccivs.org/ivsforclimatejustice) the project bought together different IVS networks and engaging volunteers with local communities to work on grassroots projects that combine manual work and awareness raising actions, including climate change, carbon offset, environmental sustainability, protection of ecosystems, water and soil management and conservation.The aims & objectives of this project were to:• develop IVS organisations’ youth workers and trainers capacity of acting as multipliers in their regions and in their organisations• raise awareness of the work of the IVS network on Climate Justice and towards the attainment of the SDGs through providing spaces and data for visibility and networking on an international & local level• strengthen participation in the global IVS network and connection between organisations who may also make part of different networks who would not normally work together and with external stakeholders• strengthen cooperation between the formal and non-formal education sectors• enable IVS organisations to use monitoring & impact measurement tools• create inclusive environments for young people with fewer opportunities from local communities, integrating them in the follow-up actions of the project• revalorise traditional / alternative farming and construction techniques• stimulate the development of innovative follow-up processes with online and offline tools which will remain in place once the project is over• raise awareness about the effects unsustainable food production and housing and their contribution to Climate Change In order to reach the objectives, the project incorporated the following five phases:Visibility and networking: Conference (21 - 25 April 2018) on the Role of IVS and Climate Justice including a Forum ‘Just Volunteers: The Transformational Power of International Voluntary Actions for Climate Justice and Freedom of Movement’ in UNESCO. It included different visibility actions on each activity, the project was one of the core activities during the 70th anniversary celebrations of CCIVS through 2018 - 2019. Thematic Workshops (practical and theoretical) on:Bioconstruction in Quito, Ecuador (8 – 17 June 2018)Sustainable Food Production in Kundapur, India (16 - 25 November 2018) Follow-up system: monitoring, impact measurement, tailored online follow-up for 30 local projects in Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe by the experts. The online interactive platform and meeting acts as the closing event of the project within the consortium. Online Results: the Global Communication Campaign progressively promoted the project milestones results and advocated for the impact of IVS local actions, including the workshops outcomes, good practices of the local actions, impact measurement results, etc. Sustainability: this phase invited external stakeholders and local communities to use and promote the toolkits and the MOOC developed, continue the partnership dynamics and develop new funding strategies, keep conducting the impact measurement to evaluate their local projects and monitor their quality. It’s important to highlight that the project unites formal and non-formal education through the cooperation with the Technological University of Santa Fe (Argentina). Moreover, the consortium represents a large diversity of regions and the IVS networks, , including the SCI, ICYE, NVDA, Alliance and the African platforms.

“Peers to Peace: Peer learning and Peer support for Capacity Building in international volunteer work” was a worldwide project that involved 25 different partners in 24 countries from Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. The key focus of the project was the peer approach. Through peer-learning and peer-supporting in the following areas of expertise: knowledge management, volunteer management, project management and fundraising the capacity of project partners was improved. This applied on small scale in the single events and on a large scale with upgrading the online tool for peer-support. This tool facilitates an easier access to resources and (exchange of) information and further stimulates possibilities for innovation and capacity building of project partners and International Voluntary Service movement as a whole. The project spanned over 21 months and included 3 main mobility events: a Peer university on volunteer and knowledge management in May 2017 in Poland, a Learning seminar on knowledge management and fundraising in July 2017 in Malaysia, and Training on project management in March 2018 in Greece. Besides these mobility activities, 3 capacity building events were organized as part of the project: 1) a steering team meeting in January 2017 in Germany, 2) a crucial Technical Meeting in November 2017 in the UK, as well as 3) an Evaluation meeting combined with a final event in June 2018 in Belgium. Moreover, exchange of EVS volunteers took place between Europe and Asia (3 volunteers from Asia hosted in Belgium and Greece; and 1 European volunteer hosted in Malaysia), promoting transnational non-formal learning mobility and supporting an exchange of experiences between Program and Partner Countries. The main target group of the project were youth leaders, youth workers, volunteers and activists, for a total of more than 100 people directly involved, who acted as multipliers within their sending organizations and contributed to the setting up and implementation of the peer learning system thanks to their experience. Participants came from a great variety of countries and this increased the intercultural dimension of the project and its impact, guaranteeing a real exchange and strengthening the networking capacities of the organizations. Projects results were shared among partners and within the networks they belong to. These included: 1) SCI-Moving Forward - a handbook for volunteers and staff members in SCI and partner organizations focusing on increasing the understanding of how SCI works internationally intended to support greater participation and knowledge transfer among International Volunteering Service organizations, including important chapters on finances, knowledge management and volunteering within SCI; and 2) innovative online peer- learning platform that has been newly integrated in SCI’s Members Area allowing for direct exchange of knowledge and experience among SCI members. The participation of other major IVSO networks, such as Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS), Network for Voluntary Development in Asia (NVDA), and Voluntary Workcamps Association in Nigeria (VWAN, central NGO in Africa) enriched the project with diverse inputs on volunteering and youth work in their context.