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The 'Brandenburgische Sportjugend' is an independent working youth organisation in the 'Sports Federation Brandenburg'. Its members are children and teenagers as well as their youth representatives who are organized in more than 2.500 sporting-clubs.It counts more than 137 thousand members under the age of 27. Therefore it is the largest youth association in the state of Brandenburg. The 'Brandenburgische Sportjugend' is of public utility and recognized as an independent supporter of the 'freie Jugendhilfe'. ( helping-service for young people)

Department international co-operation: 2 employees + 1 FSJ volunteer (free social year) + 1 EVS volunteer Cross-functional tasks of the international co-operation department are among others: make the social projects international, provide international seminars to the educational department, organise them work-shops and conferences for young people and for disseminators, who develop projects or who are just involved in developing projects. We impart knowledge about planning, organisation, financement and evaluation of international activities. Our advice and finding of Organisations, interested in international co-operation, aswell as their ability to organise international exchange-activities, are part of our central duties. The "BSJ" will continue to support their district- and city sport federations to gain acces to international youth work. International youth exchanges are very important aswell as the european voluntary service. Youth travel organizes camps and spare time-activities for children and teenagers at home and abroad with the support of honorary volunteers who are trained and prepared for their work by the international department.

Brandenburg is a rural area with a poor density of population, few big cities and many communitis with less then 1000 inhabitants. In total there are only 4 cities with about 100.000 inhabitants. Besides that Brandenburg belongs to the states in Germany with the highest rates of unemployement. The rate is about 20%. In the regions away from Berlin and Potsdam the rate is clearly higher. Especially serious is the unumployement umoungst young people. She is in sparsely populated areas in the north partially 40%.

Potsdam is the capital of the Federal State Brandenburg und is situated as widely ramified island in the middle of well wooded Havelsees-chain. In and around Potsdam there are over 1.265 ha surfaces of water. Potsdam - has the city flair. The culture and landscape is affected by its castles and its Parks. The Havelsees offer aquatic athlets any possibility.

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Project area 2: Head office Potsdam - division international co-operation Cross-functional tasks of the international co-operation department are among others: make the social projects international, provide international seminars to the educational department, organise them work-shops and conferences for young people and for disseminators, who develop projects or who are just involved in developing projects. We impart knowledge about planning, organisation, financement and evaluation of international activities. Our advice and finding of Organisations, interested in international co-operation, aswell as their ability to organise international exchange-activities, are part of our central duties.

Service and learning opportunities: Support the planning, preparation and organisation of international projects. Support reporting (Media, documentation) Co-operation with other volunteers (FSJ = free social year), young people from clubs and federations. Support the implementation of international projects, look after young people fromabroad and international guests. Get acquainted with sport structures and international youth work. Get acquainted with financial funding in youth work. A short operational activity in and getting acquainted with the social projects and the pre-school activities of the Sports Youth Brandenburg. The aim is that the volunteer learns to implement an international activity over the period of his/her service. Furthermore the volunteer should have the possibility to develop his/her own idea. A training to become lader for youth vacations and/or Youth leader (international) are part of possible trainings. The volunteer works closely together with the officer for international co-operation and is involved in the steering of the young people during their planning, preperation and application of their international projects. About 75% of his/her time the volunteer works in the office.

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Profile of the volunteer: be interested in social youth work, be interested in sport orientated social youth work be interested in the conception and implementation of sport orientated events and projects be interested to work wih children and young people dedicated commitment and creativity implementing projects activity area: project centre Neuseddin: dedicated commitment also in some weekends (Summer season)

Selection procedure: all potential volunteers are asked to fill in the same apllication form so that every volunteer can be assessed on the same base and with equal chances. These forms are the base for an assessment/selection in close co-operation with the host organisation. Important is the motivation of the vounteer and how his estimated abilities fit in the project and how the project can fulfill the expectations of the volunteer. At the same time we try to involve young people from different countries. It is also forseen that we offer possibilities to young people with fewer opportunities.

Partner organisations: we do participate regularly and organise ourselves contact making seminars in order to get acquainted with our partners personally and with their projects. Good reliable partners are a very important part for a succesfull voluntary service.

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Our social projects are an important part of our work. The aim of the program "integration through Sports" is the integration of repatriates of German ancestry. Herewith we contribute to our role in the socity to help to reduce barriers of language. cultural reservations and crime preventation The project "KICK" is a project for crime preventation in co-operation with sport, youth help and the police. In this projects young crime offenders or deliquents are individually coached or adviced. The mobile street sport project (trend sports) and especially street soccer for tolerance are orientated towards the needs and intrests of young children and young people, especially those with fewer opportunities.

Our social workers and street workers do have a pädagogik education in order to be able to work with this young people, to set up projects: They contribute to the social integration of foreign fellow citizen and young people with special needs

In our educational centre "Blossin" and our sports facilities in Uckley and Lindow we do have pädagogic educated employees and the necessary infrastructur for young peole with special needs.

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The better the co-operation between the 3 EVS-partners, the enriching the experience for everybody, especialy for young people with less opportunities. Communication before, during and after their service between sending and hosting organisation is very important. We will only work with known reliable partner wen we work with young people with fewer opportunities. Sending and hosting organisation should share relevant information about the volunteer without labeling the volunteer that he is disadvantiged. Additional background information about the volunteer makes it possible for the mentor, to give the necessary support and the tutor to adjust the activity to the capacity of the volunteer. During his/her service the volunteer should have always the ossibility to contact his confidant/person in support. For young people under 18 we will clarify the basic rules to the staff and the young person(s) as well as the consequences in case they are not obeyed. If before the start expectations and rules are clear, then it is easier to observe progress and difficulties. We do take care that staff and volunteers do have the necessary competences and skills to insure the security of the young people.