Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Kurzfristig (< 1 Jahr)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

facilitation of involvement of local community representatives in the projects

gesellschaftliche Partizipation

The impact at the local level was significant, particularly for Action 1 projects and for those implemented in rural areas. This was mostly due either to the kind of activities carried out, usually much more likely to allow the direct involvement of the local community representatives, or to the greater press coverage they can obtain. Almost all organisations visited consider the involvement of local community actors fundamental for the success of their projects. Furthermore, from the analysis carried out it emerged that the projects where the impact on the local community has been greater were the ones where local actors have participated in the activities since the beginning or anyway during the project itself.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

YOUTH Programme
The YOUTH Programme's main objectives are “to contribute to the achievement of a Europe of knowledge and to create a European arena for cooperation in the development of youth policy, based on non-formal education". The main aims of the third-country cooperation strand of the YOUTH Programme are to extend and to deepen the solidarity among people, promote universal peace, dialogue, tolerance, give participants a better understanding of other countries’ situations and culture. The actions include Youth for Europe, European Voluntary Service, Youth Initiatives, Joint Actions and Support Measures.
international
current evaluation: 2000-2002; programme running time: 2000-2006
young people aged between 15 and 25 years
Gemeinschaft/ Gemeinden/ Kommunen
Freiwillig engagierte Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

The evaluation was mainly based on qualitative aspects although some quantitative research was also undertaken. The amount of projects approved, the number of participants and the resources spent to run the projects provide a partial measure of how general and specific objectives of the Programme are being achieved. In this context, the evaluation focused more on qualitative than on quantitative aspects. As far as the period 2000-2002 is concerned, primary and secondary data collected during the evaluation - questionnaires, interviews with beneficiaries and official data - were used. A set of indicators was developed to analyse the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and visibility of the third-country cooperation strand of the YOUTH Programme.
March to August 2003