1. PROJECT NGO’S PRESENTATION
NEW COMMUNICATION AND NEW
TECHNOLOGY PATHWAYS FOR NGO!
2-10.08.2014 POLAND, SZKLARSKA PORĘBA AREA
WROCŁAW YOUTH CLUB
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HERE WE ARE:
BELGIUM, GENT - SOF INGO 3
BULGARIA, SOFIA – ARABIS 4
CROATIA, ZAGREB – SLON 5
GREECE, ATHENS - YOUTHNET HELLAS 5
HUNGARY, BUDAPEST – FDE 7
ITALY, CINISI - ASSOCIAZIONE PHOTOFFICINE ONLUS 7
LATVIA, RIGA - HUMAN PEOPLE TO PEOPLE IN LATVIA 8
LITHUANIA, KAUNAS- ATEITIS 9
MACEDONIA - YOUTH CAN 10
POLAND, WROCŁAW – WROCŁAW YOUTH CLUB 11
PORTUGAL, ALGARVE - BACKUP 12
ROMANIA, BUCURESTI – YOUNG INITIATIVE ASSOCIATION 12
SLOVAKIA, BRATYSLAVIA - MLADIINFO SLOVENSKO 13
SPAIN, MALAGA – ASOCIACION DE IGUALDAD DE GENERO UNIVERSITARIA 14

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BELGIUM, GENT - SOF INGO
SoF is an international Network Organization who develops
the mind & talent in young people. Through developing the
mind, youngsters are able to believe more in themselves and
taking responsibility for their own creation process and results
in their life. SoF believes: The basis of life is FREEDOM, the
purpose of life is JOY and the result of life is GROWTH... SoF is reaching this outcome by
organizing projects, training & workshops in the field of "Personal Development &
Entrepreneurship"in an informalway based on EXPERIENCEand FUN.
EXPERIENCE
SoF INGOisfocusedonthe followingoutcomes:
1. CreatingAwareness,learningfromthe experience
2. Bringyoungstersinaction
3. Integrity - Respect– Integration
4. Informal learning&havingFUN
5. Stimulate PersonaldevelopmentandEntrepreneurship,create yourowndreams
The main purpose of SoF INGOis bringing young people from in and outside Europe together in
an informal setting forlearningjunctures through fun. Bringing youngsters and youth initiatives
from different cultures together, they are able to develop new and creative outcomes among
youngstersandstrengthenedtheirco-operations.
We instigate integration, allowance, and tolerance as the principle of a world village. We
encourage youngsters in their personal growth so that they can develop their talents, reflect on
theirbelief systemtorelyonthemselvesandcreate theirowndreams.
To reach this goal SoF INGO has formed a “Deliberate Thinking" academy where youngster
from anywhere in the world can develop and experience their talents and dreams in an
informal wayandlearnmore about,networking,entrepreneurshipandthe creationprocess.
The Academy has a fixed infrastructure in Belgium and Bulgaria and a mobile unit to travel all
around the world and co-operate with our sustainable partners. The Academy branches out
projects such as YDS, YI TA & YES. YDS means Youth Development Society YITA means Youth
IntelligentThinkingAcademyYESmeansYoungEntrepreneursSociety
www.sofingo.org
https://www.facebook.com/SoF.NewsPage

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BULGARIA, Sofia – ARABIS
Association ARABIS is a fully independent non-profit public benefit
organization. Founded in 2010 by young people graduated in MENA
studies and Arabic language at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski " its
main objectives are to intensify relations between the Bulgarian and Arab
societies in all spheres of public life and to promote the active participation
of young people in building active citizenship in a tolerant and democratic
society.
Our target groups are students and young people from Bulgarian, Arabic or mixed origin, as
well as any foreigners residing in Bulgaria. ARABIS 's governing body consists of three members
headed by a chairman, and a general assembly of twenty-five members who participate in the
organization’s activities planning and the implementation of its goals. We address problems
such as inter-cultural communication, youth entrepreneurship, anti-xenophobia and integration
of refugees,activecitizenship of young peopleand social welfaredevelopment.
EXPERIENCE
Through the voluntary work and donations of its members and supporters ARABIS has up till
now implemented 6 own projects without anу external funding. In 2013 we implemented 1 EU
funded project YiA BG13/A1.2/221/R2 and 1 Sofia Municipality funded project backed up by
the private sponsorshipof QatarAirlines.
Since the early days of the organization, we offer an internship program and till now have
mentored some 10 graduates, most of whom have ultimately become members of the
organization including its current governing body members. That is, the management of the
organization have always paid due attention to promoting self-development, creativity and
spirit of entrepreneurship amongst its members, supporters, fans and these efforts have
ultimately paid off as most of our initiatives are managed and implemented on a volunteer
workbasis.
Till very recently our activities were concentrated in the inter-cultural dialogue field, along with
youth work facilitation and stimulation of self-development and active citizenship. In order to
guarantee financial stability to the organization, a circle of members have created, developed
and implemented a series of services that ultimately helped the most active and competent
establish a trade company that provides services to customers and financing to the
organization.
www.en.arabis-bg.org
https://www.facebook.com/YouthnetHellas

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CROATIA, Zagreb – Slon
Slon (Elephant) was founded in order to promote mobility, the
development of creativity and art, social inclusion, environment
and entrepreneurship and nonformallearning.
EXPERIENCE
Activitiesof the NGOare:
 Informingandeducatingthe publicby organizingforums,lectures,seminars,
workshops,exhibitionsandentertainmenteventstopromote personal developmentin
the fieldof creativity,Arts,BusinessandMobility
 Developmentandimplementationof studies,programsandprojects
 Organizingsocial activitiesandeducationaimedatnonformal learningandpersonal
development
 Encouragingmobilityandinternationallearningthroughinternational cooperationwith
NGOs andyouthExchange
 The preparationandissuance of digital,printandaudiovisual materials,computer
programsand promotional materialsrelatedtothe activitiesof the Association
 Collaborationwithotherassociationsandorganizationsinordertoachieve the
objectivesof the Association,inCroatiaandbeyond
 Otheractivitiesandimplementationof projectsaimedatthe social inclusionof people
withfeweropportunities.
https://www.facebook.com/udrugaslon
GREECE, Athens - Youthnet Hellas
Youthnet Hellas is a non-governmental and non-profit
organization that aims to engage young people at local,
national, European and international level through activities
and interventions. Youthnet Hellas started as a Youth Network
15 years ago, evolved into a Confederation of Local Youth
Councils countrywide, and eventually from 2009 onwards developed into its current form, that
of a flexible and modern NGOwith membersfromall over Greece.

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Youthnet Hellas is aiming to promote young people’s participation, information, social
inclusion, voluntarism and active citizenship in community life in National, European and
International level (in compliance to the European Commission’s 2001 White Paper on Youth).
YouthnetHellas’ specific goalsare:
 enhancing therole of young peopleat decision-making centers
 promoting therole of NGOs in National,European and Internationallevel
 promoting multiculturaldialogue
 endorsing the development and implementation of politics supporting children’s and
young people’srights
 encouraging environment-friendly actionsthatlead to better life quality
 advocating respectfordemocracy,peace,diversity and human rights
 participating in actions that contribute to the financial and social development of
developing countries,thestrengthening of democraticvaluesand human rightsrespect
 encouraging exchange mobility and dialogue amongst young people regardless of their
nationality
EXPERIENCE
Youthnet Hellas was awarded in July 2013 the European Citizen’s Prize 2013 by the European
Parliament, an award intended to reward on annual basis individuals or groups who have
particularly distinguished themselves in strengthening European integrations by the expression
of European cooperation, openness to others and practical involvement in the development of
mutual understanding.
In addition, Youthnet Hellas’ proposal entitled «Training for Developing Youth Reporting
Capacities” (You.Re.Ca.) was awarded the certification of quality and excellence by UNESCO
during the 8th Youth Forum held in Paris between 29 and 31 October 2013. From the 1532
proposals submitted from around the world, Youthnet Hellas’ proposal was in the top 15
worldwide and in the top 3 of the geographical area of Europe and North America.
Some of YouthnetHellas’mostimportantactivitiessince 2009 are:
 Participation in 156 EU subsidized European Projects (Youth in Action, Youth in the
World and Grundtvig) in various EU countries with active participation of 503 Young
men and women from Greece. This volume of EU projects brings Youthnet Hellas,
informally, at the top spots amongst other Greek NGOs that participate in similar EU
projects(http://www.youthnet.gr/index.php/en/activities/yia)
 Research, writing and presentation of the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Annual Youth Report
that was completed by an independent, non-governmental organization for the first
time inGreece.(http://youthnet.gr/index.php/en/activities/reports).
 Participation along with other 5 NGOs in the National Work Group on Youth
Employment within the framework of structured dialogue for the European
Cooperation in Youth Sector (Nationally coordinated by the General Secretariat of
Youth - GSY).
Recently, Youthnet Hellas was funded by the European Commission’s Secretariat General for
Culture, Education and Youth (Youth in the World - Action 3.2) for the implementation of the
project “Strategic tools for effective promotion and sustainability for NGOs” (STEPS for NGOs),
with the participation of NGOs from Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Nepal, Vietnam, Mexico and Peru.
Youthnet Hellas has been the Youth Supporting Structure during the Heraklion’s candidacy for

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European Youth Capital 2012 and 2014. Both times the candidacy managed to get into the
three short-listedEuropeancitiesforthe title of EuropeanYouthCapital.
www.youthnet.gr
https://www.facebook.com/YouthnetHellas
HUNGARY, Budapest – FDE
FDE is an umbrella organisation for student organisations in higher
education in Hungary, operating in a non-profit and non-political working
format.
Trough its member organisations, FDE is represented at almost every
major higher education institution in Hungary, in the fields of
engineering, economics, medicine, law and natural sciences.
The goal of the organisation is to support student organisations in their
professional activities, to increase the efficiency of their operations, to represent them and to
develop the abilities of youth leaders and youth workers, their skills, and professional
knowledge.
EXPERIENCE
One of FDE’smain activitiesisprovidingregulartrainingcoursesforNGOleadersandyouth
workers
https://www.facebook.com/www.fde.hu
ITALY, Cinisi - Associazione Photofficine Onlus
The Associazione Photofficine Onlus was established on 28 March 2008 by
a group of young graduates and professionals, after participating in the
competition notice "Young ideas to change Italy" organized by the
Department of Youth and Sports Activities (POGAS), now Minister of
Youth,withthe project"Photofficine".
The association describes as a social-educational service which aims to promote greater
awareness of teenagers to the realities in which they live through the medium of visual
communication. In particular, it gives ample space to knowledge of new technologies and the
different opportunities of expression and / or education related to them. The young people
involved are invited to develop concrete communication projects in fields ranging from
journalism to documentary graphics, music publishing, new media from photography, through
the activation of workshops led by experienced operators with the aim to document with
photos and Video discomfort and alienation of a degraded urban center. Moving from the
consideration that urban areas are at risk youth through the isolation and lack of aggregative
centres, Photofficine wants to be a structure that is proposed as a space where you can
experimentwiththeir creativitythrough theimage.

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The main objective is to provide adolescents with a space for reflection and research on visual
communication and awarenessto thereality of local communities.
Through a social-educationalworkon theimagemeans:
 Facilitate the participation of adolescentsin the activities of the city;
 Collaborateand facilitatethe implementation of their projects;
 To promotetheir culturalproductions(photography,video reports);
 To publicize the toolsand spacesthatcan be used;
 Encouragetheyouthassociativelife.
The interventions of "media education society" proposed are aimed at testing the creativity of
young peopleacrosstheimagewhich is the '"essence"Representativeof thoughtand language.
EXPERIENCE
The Association Photofficine has not to date implemented projects of Erasmus +, but has
already participated in European programs such as Daphne III with an project of online support
for young people self-harming, which provided the training exchange between all participating
Europeanassociationsaimedatthe developmentandsharingof bestpractices.
www.photofficine.it
https://www.facebook.com/photofficine
LATVIA, Riga - Human People to People in Latvia
Human People to People in Latvia has worked with global education
projects since 2006, with an increased focus on these activities in
2009 when it became a board member of the national development
NGDO network (LAPAS) in Latvia. Humana People to People Latvia is
implementing projects in different regions across Latvia. The main
target groups are youngsters, teachers and pupils in schools. HPPL
has developed educational projects in cooperation with NGOs from
Caucasus.
EXPERIENCE
HPPL is working with schools in order to give brother perspective to youngters and teachers
that they can see their role in global pictures – find links between local and global and increase
their capacity to develop their own initiatives. HPPL is currently is working with following
school projects:
Solidarity Schools in the Baltic States. The objective of this EC - funded project is to raise
awareness of the MDGs and development issues and through knowledge, to create an enabling
environmentforsolidarityandengagement.
Global Teachers Award. The overall aim of this EC-funded action is to raise the profile and
quality of developmenteducation provision in the European Union. Project is reaching the goal
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Sustainable fashion doTalk. HPPL organised regular “fashion doTalk” workshops, which were
aimed at educating and actively engaging youth in creating stylish sustainable design clothing
fromreusedor secondhandclothing.
https://www.facebook.com/HumanaPeopleToPeopleInLatvia
LITHUANIA, Kaunas - Ateitis
Ateitis federation is the oldestyouth organizaton in Lithuania.Themain five
principles, which is the core of activities in this NGOare as follow:Catholicism,
intellectual growth,family values,patriotismand socialresponsibility.This
NGO is active in the public life as well as in high schools,universitiesand
parishes.Ateitis federation organizetheacademiesforteenagers,summer
campsand othergatheringsforpupils,variouseventsforstudentsand
families.Young peoplehavemany opportunities to expressthemselvesand
growaswell-rounded personatiliesthrough themeansof non formaleducation
during the eventsorganized by Ateitisfederation.
EXPERIENCE
Being one of three biggest youth NGOs in Lithuania (more than 3000 members), Ateitis
federation has many ongoing projects all of which requires timely and high-quality
management. Good communication (both internal and external) and PR skills is vital for
organizations like this because its future rests on ability to communicate effectively in order to
provide organization with new members to change the generations that grow up and leave the
youthcategory.
As it has been noted above Ateitis federation seeks to be actively seen in a public life of
Lithuania. Ateitis federation has a goal to influence public life in Lithuania to make it more
youth friendly and future-oriented having as a model 5 principles of Ateitis federation. This
goal is impossible to achieve without proper use of new technologies or without appropriate
skillsof communicationandpublicrelations.
Ateitis federation has always tried to be on the cuttingedge of technologies among youth NGO
in Lithuania. It was early 90’s when the first Macintosh computers had been begun to use. The
attitude to use whatever is useful and new persists till this day. Ateitis federation is active in
social media, blogging, uses new technologies both for spread of news, registrations to events
but also for fundraising activities. Because this NGO has many departments throughout the
Lithuania lots of communication takes place via the internet thus making Ateitis federation sort
of a digital herd.
External communication and PR skills have been tested many times in Ateitis federation. Most
seen event was an art-related protest next to National Drama Theater in 2012 which gathered
a lot of publicity.
www.ateitis.it
https://www.facebook.com/Ateitininkija

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MACEDONIA - Youth Can
Youth Can is a non-governmental, non-profit and independent civil
association which aims to empower young people to take active
participation in the development of a democratic society trough active
citizenship and social activism. The organization was founded by young
people and for young people as to share the idea of the power of youth
as catalystsin today’ssociety.
Being founded in 2009, we have been managing to grow as an organization and provide
structure and space for young people to learn and develop themselves personally and
professionally in to critical thinkers and proactive citizens of their community.
Today we count more than 400 young members from variety of ethnic and social backgrounds
coming from all over Macedonia, showing in our everyday efforts and activities that YOUTH
CAN!
Our mission is to empower young people to takeactive participation in the development of their
own community trough social and youth activism as a powerful tool to change and respond to
their own or the needsof the community. Youth Can’smission isto:
 Initiate personal development of young people through youth work and non-formal
education
 Raise awareness of young people about active citizenship as powerful tool to influence
social development
 Give opportunities to young people to realize youth initiatives and creatively express
their opinionsand attitudes
 Promote the rights and liberties of young people (youth mobility and intercultural
understanding)
EXPERIENCE
Youth Can regularly conducts trainings among its members on the field of Project
management, communication skills and event management. In 2013 we conducted 5 trainings
on these topictargetingourmembers.
Moreover our last project is in the field of social entrepreneurship where we utilize new
technologyforcreatingbettersocial services.The projectname is“YouthProfessional Kitchen
New technologies for social business” (more info on our web-page-
http://www.youthcan.org.mk/youth-professional-kitchen/)
Also in 2013 for the International Volunteer Day we conducted an awareness raising campaign
for promoting the volunteering values. Last but not least within our organization we have a
special teamforcommunicationwhichtakescare of organizationvisibilitystrategy.
http://www.youthcan.org.mk

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POLAND, Wrocław – Wrocław Youth Club
The Wrocław Youth Club Association is setting up for young people
operating in Wrocław and Lower Silesia. We are a group of people
really sensitive to current social problems. Our aim is to inspire
youngsters in a sense of being active European citizen. We focus on
building solidarity and tolerance between nationality, gender or
any other differences. We are fighting against xenophobia same
time inspiring youth to intercultural education. We constitute to an
association that aims for the development of the mind and talent among the youth - joining
inspiration, passion and fun. What we want to do is to expand our experience, gain knowledge
and get satisfaction.
Dedication to our activity allowed us to be fully conscious of profitability of the investment in
ourselves. Activities at the level of international collaboration greatly broadens horizons and
allows us to create new projects. Our Organization is a place that allows young people to strive
to achieve the objective of a variety of paths. They are taking part in the project and at the
same time creating it. We focus on the leisure-time organization they for youth groups,
providing valuable moments which are prepared by experts- also young people. Wealso
intend to present and promote Polish culture all over the Europe. While maintaining its
individualityand thusnotto sink into oblivion.
We aim to raise local and European awareness and to create chances for personal growth and
developmentof all human beings. What is more, to prevent social exclusion, stimulate
entrepreneurship,build respectand try to baseit on fun.Thatis ourgoal!
EXPERIENCE
In 2013 we organised a huge project about Social Map, which was the great success where we
touch some issues of the subject of this project. Here you can find our publication from this
project: http://www.slideshare.net/marekbaseball/ngo-and-brand-management-marketing-
positioning-in-social-way
Social Map of our local surroundings at the beginning – Europe at the end: - During our
meeting each participant get the knowledge how to observe his local surroundings, how to
take result oriented actions in his local surrounding and how to reach European dimension
within the Youthin Action Program activates. During the training it was presented how to run a
self-organized project of making a position of Social Brand Manager in your organization. We
decided to do this project because we think that the knowledge about Social Map and
researches is very low and after this project we do many more valuable interrelation actions
basedon toolspresentedonourproject.
http://www.facebook.com/WroclawYC

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PORTUGAL, Algarve - Backup
Backup is a non-governmental and non-profit youth association,
born in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal with a mission to
promotepersonalempowermentand community development.
EXPERIENCE
 Youth Participation
 Youth Local Policies
 Advocacy
 Youth Councils
www.yourbackup.pt
https://www.facebook.com/portugalbackup
ROMANIA, Bucuresti – Young Initiative Association
The Young Initiative Association is a Romanian
nongovernmental, non-profit organization that
organizes and promotes projects in the fields of youth
and education.
Our main focus group are children and young adults, as
they are the future leaders of our world and need to
have a proper education, a proper status in society and the moral values they need to succeed
in life.
Our mission is to contribute to young people`s personal and professional development and to
their education, so they can shape a career matched to their true potential. More than 70
volunteersarecurrently contributing to this mission.
EXPERIENCE
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with abused and abandoned children from Bucharest, providing them with educational services
that help them overcome some of their problems and challenges compared to normal children
of theirage.Ourvolunteersorganise3-4educational workshopseveryweekforthese children.
Our youth projects include BiblioLounge (a library space dedicated to youth leisure which is
also offered for free to NGO`s who need space for free trainings, workshops and other events),
Blogunteer (a national volunteering collective blog which tells the story of volunteers and of
NGO`s from Romania), various trainings and workshops and also international projects,
includingEVS.
We are also organizing the Knowledge Builders EVS project, hosting 6 volunteers for 8 months
in Bucharest, Romania. The volunteers are supporting the Association`s projects and are also
developingnewactivities,includingdirectyouthwork.
With the support of a Youth in Action project, we have launched a European online network of
leadership and human resources good practices sharing for NGO`s called HR Twinning
(www.hrtwinning.eu).
We are currently members of the VOLUMFederation (one of the largest Romanian federations
of non-profit organisations who are promoting volunteering in the country) and of the "Acting
Responsibly!" CSR Social Network (a federation that groups NGO`s, companies and public
bodies in order to promote CSR activities). In 2013 we became a founding member of FEDI
(EuropeanForumforDiversityandInterculturality),where we are alsoa BoardMember.
www.younginitiative.org
facebook.com/fb.young.initiative
SLOVAKIA, Bratyslavia - Mladiinfo Slovensko
Mladiinfo Slovensko was established by former EVS
volunteers in 2010. It is a non-profit organization
promoting education and youth mobility. Mladiinfo
supports students and young people with information
about EU programmes, different scholarships,
internships, conferences and volunteering opportunities abroad but also in Slovakia. Internet is
usedas the maintool to spreadcallsand motivate toparticipate.
All information can be found on the web site www.mladiinfo.sk and social media profiles.
Mladiinfo has office in Bratislava, the capital and the biggest city in Slovakia. The office is
located in Mlynska dolina, which is the largest complex of student dormitories in Slovakia with
almost 10.000 students living here. With international partners all around Europe Mladiinfo is
experiencedandone of the mostactive EVSsendingorganizationinSlovakia.
EXPERIENCE
Last year Mladiinfo has sent 36 EVS volunteers abroad to 9 countries and 24 participants for

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youth exchanges and training around Europe. Mladiinfo has a well-organized participant’s
selection process with focus on meeting the organizer need and participants needs. With
strong connections to other youth organization in Bratislava and Slovakia, Mladiinfo help to
develop youth workers skills and international contacts with offering participation in valuable
projects like this one. Depending on the projects, Mladiinfo try to include in projects various
young people – experienced young activists together with less experience in international
projectsor fromrural areasof Slovakia.
http://www.mladiinfo.sk/en/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mladiinfo-Slovensko/
SPAIN, Malaga – AIGU - Asociacion de Igualdad de Genero
Universitaria
The organization works with young people in order to solve
gender problems. Our objectives are focus on psychological
investigation; anti sexist training for both sex; an increasing
awareness of unfair situations, promoting the participation
in our activities and maintaining our commitment to share
our experiences. Our aim is to stop inequalities been sex,
teaching how negative this situation is for all of us, and
consequently,to improvethequalityof life of the peopleof Malaga.
We plan activities over the year, and our actions are focus on training courses, conferences and
psychological orientation. Also, AIGU is always aware of national campaigns, such as HIV,
Violence AgainstWomen orspecific training coursesforyoung people.
AIGU activities are developed at the University, preparing courses for the students but also for
lecturers because we are convinced that education is essential for a real conscience change.
Besides that, action at schools and high school centrers is fundamental to engaged future
generationsin promoting an equalsociety.We also workwith otherorganizations.
EXPERIENCE
We have experienced in local projects, training youngers about empowerment, violence
againstwomenanddiscrimination.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Asociación-de-Igualdad-de-Género-Universitaria-AIGU/