Rise in quality

Background Association IKS is working in the field of coordinating international volunteers since 2011, we noticed that the quality of project results and support provided is decreasing when organizations have less experience or are working with not enough equipped personnel. Main target groups of this project are organizations working on hosting international volunteers and youth workers. We recognize that limited resources and staff time can hinder effective and consistent volunteer support. In establishing basic standards, organizations can find an increase in volunteer satisfaction, therefore contributing to an increase in project quality. Rise in quality project aimed to support the organizations working with international volunteers as well as volunteers by providing easy to use tools. Objectives Objectives of the project were: Support capacity building of youth workers and participating organizations; Develop innovative practices in working with international volunteers; Increase quality of youth work in participating organizations by applying developed intellectual outputs; Promote active citizenship, volunteering and solidarity Implementation Foundation of the project lies on these mail activities: Training "Volunteer support in crisis situation" On line training "Working with international volunteers - how to develop on line induction for volunteers" Development of intellectual outputs a guidebook "Coordinating international volunteer" and on line platform "Essential toolbox for volunteers" Conference "Benefits of international volunteers for your local community" Achievements Concrete outputs of the project are intellectual outputs. We have developed a platform "Essential toolbox for volunteers (riseinquality.eu) designed to provide all information international volunteers need to have when preparing for and during their mobility. The second tool is a guidebook "Coordinating international volunteers" filled with practical information and experience in problem solving, as well as ready to use tolls that will ease a task of coordinating international volunteers. Other results: Strengthened organizations’ capacities to support international volunteers Improved support for hosting international volunteers; Promoted active citizenship and volunteering; 11 youth workers participated in trainings 47 people participated in multiplier event 662 people participated in national dissemination events/activities