Mirovna grupa mladih Dunav nominirana je od strane "Agencije za mobilnosti programe EU" za nagradu "European Youth Awards". Dodjela nagrada održat će se u Atwerpenu od 15. - 21. svibnja 2011 tjekom Europskog tjedna mladih gdje će se predstaviti 72 volontera iz programa "Mladi na djelu" i predstavljat će 34 zemlje koje su uključene u program.
Zahvaljujemo se Agenciji za mobilnost što su prepoznali naš rad i uloženi trud u programu "Mladi na djelu" (Europske volonterske službe) te nam je i sama nominacija velika nagrada za dugogodišnji uloženi trud na polju volovterizna i rada s mladima.
The fifth edition of the European Youth Week (EYW) organised by the European Commission, will take place on 15-21 May 2011. The EYW 2011 will focus, in particular, on the "Youth on the Move" flagship initiative as a part of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the implementation of the EU Youth Strategy and the Youth in Action programme. In this context, employment, social inclusion, volunteering and participation of young people will be key themes of the EYW.
EYW will consist of events and activities to be organised in all 35 Youth in Action programme countries, as well as of a set of activities for youth to be organised in Brussels and Antwerp. The highlight will be the debate on Youth on the Move in Antwerp on 17 May 2011, which will include the European Youth Awards ceremony followed by a panel discussion with experts and a direct dialogue with young people.
During the European Youth Awards ceremony three outstanding Youth in Action projects focusing on the European Voluntary Service activities, selected by an inter-institutional jury, will be awarded by President Barroso and Commissioner Vassiliou.
The European Voluntary Service (EVS) is a part of the Youth in Action programme and celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2011. Since 1996 ca. 50 000 young European volunteers have helped many local communities across Europe and beyond providing unpaid services. At the same time, EVS volunteers receive regular training and a strong personal and task-related support offered by organisations responsible for recruiting, sending and hosting volunteers. Therefore, EVS is an important non-formal learning experience for young people, improving their job prospects and developing their personal and social skills.
The EVS should be highlighted during the 2011 European Year of Volunteering, an EU initiative aiming at raising awareness of the value and importance of volunteering to the economy, society and the individual.
Approximately 72 Youth in Action programme representatives, ex-EVS volunteers and youth workers from 34 Youth in Action programme countries, will come to Antwerp to participate in the debate and the European Youth Awards ceremony, to share their experience in workshops and to meet peers from Antwerp - the 2011 European Youth Capital.
The Youth in Action programme, adopted on 25 October 2006, is an EU programme for all young people, offering them non-formal learning opportunities, with a view to enhancing their skills and competences (employability) as well as their active citizenship and feeling of being European (participation). Its total budget will amount to € 885 million over seven years. Activities such as Youth Exchanges, Youth Initiatives, Youth Democracy Projects, European Voluntary Service but also training and networking for youth organisations active in the non-formal education are being implemented in ca. 8000 projects involving more than 130 000 young people and youth workers every year.