Subject: [fem-women2000 576] Fwd: [karat2000] GENDER IN VOLUNTARY WORK IN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
From: lalamaziwa <lalamaziwa@jca.apc.org>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 11:34:29 +0900
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From: Gabrielle Engh <enghgl@igc.org>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 15:12:35 -0500
Subject: Fwd: [karat2000] GENDER IN VOLUNTARY WORK IN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
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GENDER IN VOLUNTARY WORK IN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
To: Member Organisations
Date: 7 December 2000
>From: Tobias Flessenkemper, Secretary General European Youth Foru=
m
Dominique Grisard, Political Secretary CSAJ
Re: GENDER IN VOLUNTARY WORK IN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Solothurn (Switzerland) 17-22 April 2001
The International Year of Volunteers in 2001 is a great opportunity for
gender-specific youth voluntary work to be given the recognition and
appreciation it deserves. For the Women s Commission of the National Youth
Council of Switzerland (CSAJ) and the European Youth Forum it is reason
enough to organise a seminar on =ab Gender in Voluntary work =bb for young
women with leadership experience in youth organisations.
The seminar will concentrate on three main themes:
1. Recognition of gender specific voluntary work in youth organisations
In this thematic block, we will discuss different approaches to making
voluntary women s and girls work visible. As a member of the International
Year for Volunteers Forum in Switzerland, CSAJ is involved in the
development of a standardised national voluntary work form. This form is
one of many ways to increase recognition towards voluntary work. Do
current approaches take the specific situation of gender-specific
voluntary work into account? From the standardised national voluntary work
forms to the institutionalisation of a voluntary social year, we will
discuss different strategies that could lead to the acknowledgement of the
importance of gender-specific voluntary work in youth organisations. The
seminar will give an overview of the situation in different countries.
2. Encouraging young women to enter decision-making positions in youth
organisations
A second block will be dealing with different projects and concepts that
encourage young women to take on responsibility in voluntary work. Similar
to the situation in paid work young women are still underrepresented in
higher-ranking positions in voluntary work. Questions, such as how youth
associations can be sensitised to the absence of young women in leadership
positions in youth associations, will be discussed.
3. Development of working methods
This round of workshops teaches the participants, how to professionally
assess and portray the experience and knowledge acquired by volunteering.
Trainers working with specific approaches such as the Port-folio Method
will introduce the participants to the professional jargon of identifying
and successfully presenting their competencies. Such professional
treatment of voluntary work is to lead to a recognition of volunteering.
Aims of the seminar
=b7 to celebrate young women s effort in voluntary work in Europe
=b7 to analyse voluntary work from a gender-specific angle
=b7 to encourage an exchange between young women in youth
organisations with women experienced in voluntary work
=b7 to develop strategies, how girls and young women can be motivate=
d
to take on higher-ranking and prestigious positions in voluntary work
=b7 to demonstrate that youth organisations are sensitised to issue=
s
of gender equality in voluntary work.
=b7 to identify concrete stategies to tackle the different issues of=
the seminar
=b7 to link the results of the seminar to other up-coming European
and International activities related to volunteering
Profile of participants
=b7 Young women with leadership experience in youth organisations
=b7 Young women who have a multiplier role in their organisation
=b7 Under 35 years of age
=b7 Be able to speak and work in either English, French or German. A=
sound knowledge of at least one of the other two languages would be desirab=
le
=b7 Be able to take active part in the conference from the beginning=
to the end
Venue of the conference
Solothurn, Switzerland details will be communicated later on.
Participation fee
The participation fee is 100 Euro and includes board and lodging.
Travel
Travel will be reimbursed according to European Youth Forum regulations,
and will be based on APEX airfares and second class training tickets, as
appropriate.
Selection of participants
The selection of participants will be done in the week following the
deadline. Selected participants will be informed after 12 February 2001 by
the Youth Forum s secretariat.
Contact in the European Youth Forum
Applications should reach the Youth Forum office by 5 February 2001.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Donatella Rostagno, Project Officer for Equality at the Youth Forum s
secretariat. Tel. +32 2 2869427, Fax +32 2 2302123, e-mail:
<mailto:donatella.rostagno@youthforum.org>donatella.rostagno@youthforum.org
Call for nominations for the seminar
Gender in volunteer work in youth organisations
Geneva (Switzerland) 17-22 April 2001
NOMINATION FORM
Type or CAPITAL LETTERS please!
Organisation
(NYC/INGYO)
Function in organisation
Surname
First name
Femaleo
Male o
Address of organisation
Personal Address
Postal code
City
Country
Telecommunication
Country code/area code
Number
DATE OF BIRTH
Work
Visa needed
YES o NO o
Home
Passport (if visa needed)
Fax
Issued on
Mobile phone
Expiry
Email
Working languages
English
French
German
Other
Gender in voluntary work in youth organisations
Geneva (Switzerland) 17-22 April 2001
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TO BE COMPLETED BY NOMINEE
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I commit myself to actively participate in the seminar Gender in voluntary
work in youth organisations .
Signed: Date:
TO BE COMPLETED BY NOMINATING ORGANISATION
(National Youth Council or International Non-Governmental Youth
Organisation which is member organisation of the European Youth Forum)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STAMP OF THE ORGANISATION IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO
PROCEED WITH YOUR APPLICATION - IF THERE IS NO STAMP WHEN THE APPLICATION
IS RECEIVED BY THE YOUTH FORUM, YOUR APPLICANTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
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We nominate the person mentioned above to participate in the seminar
>Gender in voluntary work in youth organisations , and endorse the
application details. We believe that the nominee will be able to make a
useful contribution to the seminar on behalf of our organisation. We
confirm that the decision to nominate her/him as a representative of our
organisation has been taken in a democratic way.
Signature Date
Position of the person responsible for this nomination:
Stamp of the NYC/INGYO
PLEASE RETURN TO THE YOUTH FORUM SECRETARIAT
ATTENTION: DONATELLA ROSTAGNO
BEFORE Monday 22 January 2001 at 12.00
by Fax: + 32 2 230 21 23 only
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. What are your responsibilities within your organisation?
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4. Will you be able to present a gender specific project at the seminar?
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