SALTO EECA Multipliers Network
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The network of SALTO EECA Multipliers was created in 2004 in order to support the development of the YOUTH Programme in the Region as well as to increase its visibility and quality of realised YOUTH projects in Eastern European and Caucasian Countries. Initially the Network gathered 20 active members of non-governmental organisations from each of 7 EECA countries. Since 2004 the Network had evolved a lot. Some people changed their jobs and withdraw, some other had joined the Network in the meantime. The experience gained during last years of Multipliers work is very valuable. Definitely it opened new perspectives and possibilities for the recent Youth in Action (YiA) Programme in EECA Region. Nowadays the restructured Network gathers 30 youth workers from all 7 EECA countries.
Network of Multipliers 2007-2008 
What Multipliers do (in the context of new YiA Programme)?
Generally the Multipliers work in several directions:
- organising informational and promotional meetings in the EECA Regions about the possibilities of international cooperation within Youth in Action Programme along with SALTO EECA Resources and Tools, especially with the young people, youth workers, youth organisations' representatives, trainers and local youth policy makers;
- supporting the knowledge about YiA Programme, contact making between organisations from Programme and EECA countries as well as sharing good practices by answering enquiry e-mails, phone calls and doing direct meetings with the youth groups and local youth institutions;
- promoting individual multiplier (and multiplier's organisation) activities as well as other activities in the frames of YiA Programme in the Region through SALTO EECA bimonthly Newsletter , SALTO EECA Forum and SALTO EECA "Youth in 7" Magazine;
As the practice shows, above general fields of work are followed by deeper approach and subsequent activities:
- local networking (between youth organisations, institutions and local authorities) in order to build the multiplier's organisation potential, to strengthen the impact of multiplying activities and possibilities for international cooperation;
- coaching and counselling possible applicants with their projects within YiA Programme;
- informing about other resources, possibilities for international cooperation (for instance Council of Europe - European Youth Foundation etc.);
With the support of SALTO EECA, local authorities and governments some Multipliers also do:
- publishing materials about the youth work and YiA Programme in the national language;
- creating local youth information centres;
Most of above-mentioned activities are somehow natural in the work of any ambitious organisation and youth worker. Anyway cooperation with SALTO EECA in the frames of Multipliers Network gives a strong added value in the work of both sides. |
