Contact making seminar EAST & WEST

CONNECTED BY EVS, BULGARIA 2015

YOUR ORGANIZATION CONTACT DETAILS
NAME: Support for Youth Development Association
WEB: www.s4yd.ro
E-MAIL: youth_development@ymail.com
NAME OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR EVS: Marius Berescu
PHONE NUMBER: +40-364-143743
ACCREDITATION NUMBER: EVS SO-HO-CO
2012-RO-2
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION/MISSION. ACTIVITIES. STUFF/
Support 4 Youth Development is an Association entirely dedicated to the development of youth. Its
mission is to stimulate and sustain young peoples active, civic and responsible participation to the
educational, social, cultural and economic environment of the communities they live in.
Support 4 Youth Development concentrates its efforts on activities with clear objectives, such as
the development, support and reinforcement of the counseling, informing and forming processes of
the target generation, in a European context. These objectives will be met by means of creating the
favorable environment in the communities of these young people for the enhancement of their
personal and professional performance. Furthermore, their needs will constantly be identified and
fulfilled through a large array of sustainable activities.
For its well-functioning, this association relies on the principles of responsible volunteering, selfmotivation and self-determination, active civic participation, taking initiative, involvement and
cooperation, adaptability, continuity, competence, competitiveness, friendship, mutual respect and
support, democracy, transparency, equity, legality, durability, social dialogue, tolerance, versatility and
non-discrimination.
At international level, since its establishment the Support 4 Youth Development Association is a
member of the United Youth Development Organization, which has hundreds of members from 35
countries, and fights against global poverty, inequality and injustice affecting the young generation.
Also, it is a member of IDA (International Development Alliance).
Activities:

The organization has implemented several (21) projects financed by Youth in

Action and LLP programs in the last framework program (2007-2014). Moreover,

the organization implemented in the last 4 years of activity as partner more than
280 international projects, on different topics (including EVS).
The role of our organization in this project - is to make sure that the purpose of your project will be
completed, that our participation will bring only benefits to the project and that we will achieve your
expectations.
In order to be sure that you will have a fruitfull and successful project our association organizes a
carefull selection of the participants. In this way we make sure that each participant has the interest
in the topic of the project

Consequently by taking part in this types of projects the youth enlarged their
general and specific knowledge. Meeting people from different countries they
have the opportunity to share experiences, exchange ideas to become better
citizens and to have the strenght to face the life as it really is.
Staff:
- coordinator (project manager) of more than 16 Youth in Action projects
- partnership coordinator for more than 240 international projects in partnership
- master degree in project management
- TOT diploma/accreditation
- youth coach and mentor
- youth worker since 2008
- prepared more than 800 youngsters and EVS volunteers for international
projects

TYPE OF ACCREDITATION
SENDING x
HOSTING x
COORDINATING x

PROJECTS YOU UNDERTAKE

SHORT-TERM x
LONG-TERM/6-12 MONTHS/ x
GROUP EVS x

DESCRIPTION OF HOSTING PROJECTS/themes, duration, tasks/

You can see it on EVS Data Base on
http://europa.eu/youth/vp/organisation/62000522316_en

PROFILE OF VOLUNTEER FOR HOSTING AND SELECTION

PROCEDURE
Auto motivated, self determined and skillful in some of the
following areas: project management, activity management,
volunteers management, promotion and visibility and planning
activities

PROFILE OF VOLUNTEERS TO SEND AND PREPARATION YOU

UNDERTAKE

Auto motivated, self determined and skillful in some of the

following areas: project management, activity management,
volunteers management, promotion and visibility and planning
activities