[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.01,0:00:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hello I am Henk I have been asked to Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.48,0:00:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inform you a bit about short term EVS, maybe to say Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.52,0:00:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the moment I am Belgian myself but due to Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.62,0:00:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the mobility programs in the past I moved to Slovenia Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.94,0:00:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we established a youth centre over there, a youth organisation and focus Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.63,0:00:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really really on working with young people with\Nfewer opportunities Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.90,0:00:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all different kinds of, all different kind of reasons Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.89,0:00:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've noticed that sending these young\Npeople Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.30,0:00:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on an international project can really make\Na difference it really helps them Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.90,0:00:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,develop their own confidence, their own capacities Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.12,0:00:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they really work on their competences Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.21,0:00:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's not the only thing\Nit is also the context Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.22,0:00:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which they are living, the parents, the school, Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.29,0:00:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Youth Centre, centres for social work\Neverybody who is involved Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.72,0:00:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with these young people believe in that and support it Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.65,0:00:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really make like a really strong\Nefforts of the young person Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.00,0:01:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show, hey, you've done something, you see you can do something good which really Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.70,0:01:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a big big big impact on them Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.97,0:01:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we started like a couple years ago Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.68,0:01:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between Belgium of course because of the relation and Slovenia Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.04,0:01:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this has been growing growing and\NI must say at the moment we have quite a big network Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.35,0:01:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of organizations who focus more on\Nyour Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.01,0:01:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focus mainly on sending and hosting\Nyoung people with fewer opportunities Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.96,0:01:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is very important, very\Nimportant to have this network because Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.49,0:01:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if if you really want to send or host Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.20,0:01:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,receive you need to be sure with your Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.66,0:01:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you have the right partner, because this is not like a daily event, Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.24,0:01:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is not just like a holiday\Nthis is really something Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.34,0:01:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is a hard day working for the organization Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.94,0:01:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and please do not underestimate the effort that the young person has to do because it's Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.53,0:01:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,real Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.21,0:01:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a life Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.70,0:02:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changing activity which means that for a lot\Nof young people Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.06,0:02:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are getting confronted with their own limitations Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.02,0:02:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these young people when you send them\Nfirst of all Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.86,0:02:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to know them, you have to be sure that you know that they're willing to go Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.20,0:02:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if they're not motivated it's very hard Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.24,0:02:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to prepare them, as I said it's\Nnot a holiday Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.39,0:02:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not a school trip it is really something\Nwhich Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.48,0:02:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a very very influence on different Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.49,0:02:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,images of their own life on Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.52,0:02:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also as I said before on\Ntheir direct context and so on Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.02,0:02:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so prepare them very well on Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.08,0:02:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then during the event itself do not\Nthink they gonna be Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.36,0:02:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a long time away and they are going to change, no! Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.36,0:02:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just a small seed which has to grow\Nbecause Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.44,0:02:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every EVS is just a method it's never Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.57,0:02:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never an aim on itself, there has to be something\Nfollowing Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.64,0:02:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a long-term pathway Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.98,0:02:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yeah, why should you do it? Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.80,0:03:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to host it's different do not expect to have\Nlike Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.50,0:03:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an extra Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.42,0:03:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extra pair of hands in your organization\Nbecause the service is less important Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.30,0:03:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the learning, the development on Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.38,0:03:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what should you do it? Because it's a\Nchoice it's a mission Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.82,0:03:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you help people and in many cases Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.88,0:03:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's also the opportunity to be able to\Nsend Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.44,0:03:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your young people to this organization Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.75,0:03:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yeah, we have very good results Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.73,0:03:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,young people are very happy lot of them\Nwent back to school for example Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.56,0:03:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of the found a job afterwards or just Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.90,0:03:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finally had a positive experience\Nwhich they hadn't seen in a long time Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.38,0:03:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can also give an example, we had two young\Npeople who are Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.88,0:03:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quite disabled group and they went only for 2 weeks to a festival in Slovakia Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.22,0:03:54.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was an enormous Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.38,0:03:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impact what happened to them and\Nwhen they came back Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.93,0:04:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were able to move out Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.96,0:04:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the living group, the living unit and they went to like Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.21,0:04:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a more a home replacing situation a Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.46,0:04:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more independent way of living and so on Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.52,0:04:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Small steps are important small goals\Nare important Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.01,0:04:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is important that you're\Nrealistic what you're really realistic Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.64,0:04:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you do not say Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.52,0:04:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hey, we are going to change the world. No,\Nstep-by-step Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.26,0:04:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and don't forget to involve the young persons Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.82,0:04:31.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ask them what they want to, do look\Ntogether with them look together what is Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.67,0:04:35.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the goal they want to achieve Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.30,0:04:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, so why should you do it Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.68,0:04:40.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well you have to be a bit of a masochist\Nbecause it is hard working Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.67,0:04:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at the end you have such a reward, such a good\Nfeeling Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.06,0:04:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you see the results so I can Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.11,0:04:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely definitely recommend it and\Nthe good thing is that Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.91,0:04:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared with the regular EVS is that there are\Nalso a lot of possibilities financially Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.46,0:05:00.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can apply for exceptional costs Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.16,0:05:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can apply for special costs related\Nto special needs, Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.00,0:05:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this can be very diverse for example\Nyou can Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.15,0:05:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apply for extra funding to give them a\Nbetter Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.75,0:05:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deeper longer preparation, you could ask\Nfor Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.03,0:05:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reinforcement mentorship so that they\Nare always have a monitoring Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.92,0:05:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the young person is always somebody\Navailable to give them a hand, to give Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.55,0:05:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them the push when needed. Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.28,0:05:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is\Nimportant that Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.03,0:05:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these young people do have a mentor somebody\Nwho is really Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.79,0:05:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stand next to them, not above or under them. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.74,0:05:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A mentor is more than just a friend a mentor is\Nalso a big shoulder, Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.54,0:05:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somebody to be to rely on Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.56,0:05:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a somebody who helps in daily life Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.42,0:05:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mentor that doesn't have to be\Navailable 24 hours a day Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.46,0:05:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but should be aware that he has to be a bit more more flexible Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.08,0:06:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some people being a\Nmentor is as a personal choice a Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.07,0:06:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some organization it's a job\Ndepends how you look at Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.42,0:06:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can really only say Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.64,0:06:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be aware that Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.22,0:06:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you decide to do with you cannot do\Nit alone to be in a team Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.94,0:06:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everybody from the organization has to be behind it Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.97,0:06:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everybody has to supported it and I think Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.37,0:06:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this will be Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.27,0:06:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something which you have to prepare for\Nthe well in advance Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.64,0:06:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything starts the with preparation and Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.33,0:06:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being aware that's not a regular EVS Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.52,0:06:51.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it Is really really a different way Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.33,0:06:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with a very good impact Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.92,0:06:59.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a couple of a good things with short\Nterm EVS is that a when you apply Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.54,0:07:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can apply longer in advance and you can\Nbe more flexible Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.06,0:07:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if you really say oh we have the\Nvolunteers then you have to apply, then Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.50,0:07:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to wait for approval, then you have\Nto wait Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.26,0:07:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the preparation, then there is the\Nstarting date Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.85,0:07:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can take six months and believe me\Nthese young people with fewer opportunities Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.32,0:07:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are not always motivated that long\Nso when they're motivated Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.47,0:07:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you to catch them and have to be able to\Nsend them, I can't say as soon as possible but Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.08,0:07:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within a normal framework you have to put them on\Nthe plane Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.99,0:07:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this means that your partner\Norganization has to be ready to be flexible Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.32,0:07:35.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also means that you need to be aware\Nthat the preparation of these young people Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.51,0:07:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should be really scheduled and structured\Nindividual. Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.56,0:07:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do we do especially in preparation? Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.66,0:07:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We inform the context, we work with the\Ncontext we go together to the parents Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.55,0:07:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they need to support it. We\Ntry to do Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.37,0:07:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several things together with the young\Nperson for example he doesn't have an identity card Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.86,0:07:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a passport we go together. What else\Ndo we do Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.42,0:08:02.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give of course a training but everything is on an \Nindividual base Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.63,0:08:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as possible we work on\Nself-confidence, sometimes we even have to Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.54,0:08:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to back together so that the young\Nperson Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.77,0:08:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely has everything with him what\Nhe needs otherwise they end up with two Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.57,0:08:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two pairs of underwear for\Na whole week for example Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.95,0:08:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or other problems or they have their\Nsummer clothes going to Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.38,0:08:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cold country so it is, Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.50,0:08:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they really need to be held by hand but\Nat the same time Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.82,0:08:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to give them the possibility to\Ndiscover themselves. It is empowering all the time Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.58,0:08:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and important Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.88,0:08:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very important but often is forgotten what\Nis the same as regular EVS Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.96,0:08:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needs to be follow-up you need to validate Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.29,0:08:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's going on with them so and mostly\Nwhen you can do it is with this together again Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.96,0:08:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this context you have been working in, with the\Nparents, Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.05,0:08:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the organizations and so on because alone to\Ndo a follow-up Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.31,0:08:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alone with these young people needs to\Nbe enforced everyday again Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.00,0:08:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be very clear in your goal Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.62,0:09:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's where you want to go to. Otherwise\Nwhat I would say Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.59,0:09:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just go for it just do it don't be\Nscared of it really it's just Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.35,0:09:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very very it's more easy than you would\Nthink. Start with the network start with Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.46,0:09:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finding organizations who want to work\Nwith you Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.24,0:09:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be sure you can trust them and if it's a\Nfailure Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.98,0:09:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well you should learn out of it and Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.33,0:09:26.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do it again and make clear to the young\Nperson Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.29,0:09:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the failure, everybody is allowed to have a failure but you should stand up Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.49,0:09:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go again. Once you get the tricks Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.09,0:09:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you go and you'll see Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.14,0:09:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really worth doing it