CMD - Young Diplomats' Center (Poland)

"Young Diplomats' Center" Association is an independent and apolitical youth organization established in December 1999 at the Institute of International Relations, Warsaw University. Among main fields of interest of Association are: international cooperation and international relations in the political, social, economical and cultural dimension. At present YDC assembles ca. 250 members. These are young people, students, graduates of international relations and other faculties related to law political and social sciences. The majority of them, however, is related with the Institute of International Relations, Warsaw University.

MAIN GOALS:
The Association's main mission is to acknowledge professional preparation of young people towards their participation in public and social life of Poland as well as in international surroundings. The organization provides its members with facilities to establish relations with young people from abroad and to discover other countries. To its goals YDC recons also: activities focused on development and education of young people, strengthening civil society in Poland, preparation towards fully aware membership in the European Union and popularization of knowledge on international relations. "The Center" wants to assemble line of young professionals willing to achieve experience, broaden their horizons, to educate and create a positive image of Poland in Europe and World. Among its top objectives YDC recognizes also the integration of students and graduates - local community of the Institute of International Relations. Social bonds estimated during University years enable professional cooperation in future life.

Youth for Exchange and Understanding (Lithuania)

Public Youth Organization "Jaunimo mainai ir bendradarbiavimas" (JMB) is one of the member organizations of IYNGO "Youth for Exchange and Understanding". The Lithuanian branch started its activities in June, 1996. At the moment organization has around 100 active members involved both on the national and international levels.

In ten years of its existence JMB has implemented more than 12 international youth projects in cooperation with other YEU partner organizations. Four projects were organized during the last 3 years. Organization is working primarily to foster close cooperation and better understanding among young people of the world, both between and within continents, particularly by encouraging the exchange of information and experience between different cultures and societies.

JMB stimulates mutual aid in the developed and developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes, it encourages the exchange of ideas and opinions, and it also aims to improve the relationships among young people from countries with differing political systems and religious beliefs. Members within this organization work together on issues effecting people, their way of life and their environment.

More information about JMB is available on the Internet. Just follow the link: http://www.jmb.ten.lt

International ship?

Hi, people!
I have one question to you... How to translate to your native language "International ship"?
I will wait for the answers in comments!

Cooperation for Cooperation Sake?

Pavel Viknyanskiy, Ukraine, NDLM (People Democratic Youth League):
"Life is to short for wasting it for useless things. Doing something only for process - it`s selfsatisfaction."
Leila Mustafaeva, Lihuania, Young Conservative League:
"Cooperation – as keeping contacts with each other, communicating, discovering common values and common needs – together we can do more! As for me it is very important. Together we can do a lot! Cooperate to achieve together as much as possible and as good as possible."
Anya Melnykova, Ukraine, Psychological Centre “ROZRADA”:
"The voice of one person can be last in the noise of The World. Even if it is a strange it is a note of a symphony which can amaze the world. Note to note – for me is cooperation"
Magda Crucha, Poland, Center of youth co-operation and mobility:
"In general: NO! We should cooperate to achieve a particular goal. But cooperation just for cooperation is sometimes good: because it can let people who has never been abroad to know other cultures, to meet different people, therefore it can make them more tolerant, more open-minded. Using this features they can make useful things in the future!"

Topic CONSULTATION ROOM: what is it?

What did you want to ask and never dare? Our community is also a place for asking each other in our professional field: youth work. So, if you want to write a question to others members of community, you are welcome! Just write a label "consultation room"!

Any Ideas for Projects?

Pavel Viknyanskiy, Ukraine, NDLM (People Democratic Youth League):
"Youth needs in new understandable and interesting ideas, projects, entertainments. That`s enough of training without tangeble results and seminars with ties!
The formul is clear: event must be interesting and useful for ordinary people. Exactly the same is idea and 9 years of realisation of Ukrainian student festival "StudRespublika". This is mega-project made by youth efforts. And the most advantage is that it is not boring!"

Egor Samusenko, Ukraine, Kyiv Student Council:
"I heard a lot of about polish experience in student selfgovernment and very few about Baltic countries achievements in this field. And we have an experience of making Student Selfgovernment School in Kyiv that we would like to share with others! I think, idea of exchange between student selfgorvernment organisations would be a good one and useful for everybody!"

Magda Crucha, Poland, Center of youth co-operation and mobility:
- project about woman rights
- project between photograph organizations to create a common art project
- promote woman rights by photography or to promote human rights in general

Topic NEWS OF ORGANISATIONS: what is it?

Under this topic you are welcome to tell us about latest events of your organization! Share your experience, news but out the label "news of organisations"!

Topic PROJECT IDEAS: what is it?

Share your project ideas with us!
? What are you going to do?
? What do you need for this?
? When and where the event will take place?
? What kind of support do you need?
? Have you a hidden agenda?
? What countries would you like to invite?
Think about it and make other to do the same! Just put the label "project ideas" on your post!

Topic ANNOUNCEMENTS: what is it?

If you have some announcements of events that are open for Youth NGO in East Europe in Baltic Sea region, post it by the label "announcement". Requirements for information: deadline, name, who carry out, where and when event takes place, to whom is target and where is possible to find additional information.

Kyiv Student Council

Name: Kyiv Student Council
Country: Ukraine
About: tru--lya-lya
Contacts: www.srk.kiev.ua, info@srk.kiev.ua

Why we think cooperation is important

We want Open communication for Cooperation!

- We can attract more people and increase the number of members and member organizations. We can involve young people in social life.

- We can help people with disabilities to integrate in society.

- We can get a better vision of the situation, face with real problems and learn how to deal with them.

- We can gain “Synergetic effect”: By cooperating together we can achieve more than doing it alone. (1 + 1 = 3 )

- We can develop by sharing experience, knowledge, ideas, etc.

- We can create an organization’s image and to influence mass media.

- We can find efficient ways of supporting (informational, financial, governmental, different resources, connection etc.)

- We are in Europe and Council of Europe (EU and non EU countries), We have a lot in common: needs, values, history, geographical situation, etc. By cooperating We can make a step forward to achieve European goals, and straighten links with neighbors.

- We can increase the professional level of the team involved in the project organization.

-We can promote democratic ways of thinking and break stereotypes (e.g. of USSR…)

Magda Crucha, Poland, Center of youth co-operation and mobility:
"To cooperate with several countries to see the problem from different point of view and to join our strength to be more powerful and achieve goals more effectively!"

Valeriy Ciorba, Moldova, Association of Young Researchers from Moldova “PRO-Science”:
"To work in the same field and to do it separately is not the best way to reach the goals. Cooperation is an important point and our organization is going to explore it in the best way."

Welcome!

welcome to the WebLog created by/for participants of International training course "Innovative approaches for international youth cooperation" in the framework of Baltic Countries and Eastern European Countries cooperation.