Dear friends,

Youth Cultural Center - Bitola (YCC- Bitola) and partner organizations (SEEYN, Beyond Barriers - Albania and CVS Bulgaria) take this opportunity to invite you to take part in Training course for youth workers Do it! Virtual! taking place from 07 - 14th of April 2013 in Bitola, Macedonia. This training will be delivered by experienced trainers from SEEYN training centre and partner organizations. Civil society organizations from the following countries are eligible to apply: Sweden (1 participant), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy and Romania (1 participant). Candidates will have to be youth leaders, coordinators and volunteer managers involved in various forms of youth work in the local community development with certain knowledge, experience or interest in the topic of the training course. Participants have to be 18 30 years old. Total of 25 participants will attend the training (2 participants per country). We will cover 70% of the travel costs for participants (using cheapest way of transport bus, train, low cost airfare/ economy class). Food, accommodation and working materials will be provided. There is no participation fee! PROJECT SUMMARY The aim of the training course is to improve the work of volunteer centers by introducing virtual volunteering as a new method for involving young people with fewer opportunities in volunteering activities. Training will focus on advancing young leaders volunteer management skills by using new media tools as a contemporary device for communication that will enable them to involve a new number of young people from geographically inaccessible regions in the local volunteer service programs. The young leaders will learn how to make local volunteer service program accessible to young people with fewer opportunities (geographical, social, economic, cultural obstacles) to be actively involved in realization of virtual volunteer activities in their organizations. PROJECT OBJECTIVES To promote e volunteering among participants as a new tool for social inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities in volunteer activities. To acquire practical knowledge for proper use of social media as a great tool for NGOs to develop volunteer programs To motivate participants and their organizations to implement innovative methods in order to extend the work of their volunteer centers. To empower participants to multiply effects of this training course in their organizations and raise their competences to implement virtual volunteering activities. To encourage future cooperation between participants and their organizations.

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Please find attached all the necessary information for your attention: i. Application form ii. Training Programme Please note that in the course of application period, we would use the opportunity to send you reminders. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE WILL BE ENGLISH. NO TRANSLATION SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE. Please fill in the application form and return it to mkcbt@t-home.mk by Thursday 14th of March 2013. Selected participants will be notified not later than Friday 15th of March 2013. Detailed info sheet with all necessary information will be sent at a later stage to all selected participants. In case of any questions please contact us at mkcbt@t-home.mk Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Zlatko Talevski Executive Director YCC-Bitola Youth Cultural Center- Bitola (YCC- Bitola) is an independent, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit youth organization officially registered in 1999. The vision of YCC- Bitola is developed democratic society where young people are leaders of the progress. YCC- Bitola aims to unite and develop the creative potentials of young people in the region of South Eastern Europe and to encourage civic activism. YCC - Bitola activities are focused on sustainable development of National Volunteer Center, skills development of young people, support of civic initiatives and campaigns as well as development of urban culture and intercultural exchange. YCC- Bitola provides volunteer services, organizes workshops, trainings, seminars, cultural events and festivals, work camps, issues bulletins and other printed materials. Official website: http://www.mkcbt.org.mk

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