MODULE 3: Steps towards inclusive structures and practices
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1. Inclusive strategy development Input: Total inclusion in international youth work will probably always remain a vision. Yet this vision is important all the same because it points towards the direction in which international youth work as a field, as well as each individ- ual organisation, can move. It thus functions as a source of motivation. The journey towards inclusive international youth work can never be completed. However, this also means that not everything can be done straight away and not everything has to be perfect. The idea is to move ahead one step at a time, to set prior- ities and to direct the spotlight at the capac- ities and interests of the young participants, whether they have a disability or not. A commitment to inclusion should be fully reflected in an organisation’s strategy, values, systems, procedures, rules and policies. If you are part of an organisational setup that does not support inclusion, creating a successful mixed-ability or inclusion project will be ex- tremely challenging. What is a strategy and why do we need it? In a nutshell, strategies must respond to two key questions:
MODULE 3 Steps towards inclusive structures and practices
You need a strategy because you need to de- fine what you want to achieve. Strategy de- velopment means defining where you are now, where you want to be and how you will walk that road. The VISION:INCLUSiON model described here helps organisations develop an inclusion strat- egy of their own that responds precisely to their specific structure, situation and context. The objectives and actions presented in the booklet can provide guidance. 15
# How to organise a more inclusive project
Brief description This module is a journey through inclusive project design, implementation and evaluation. It helps organisers of international youth projects to plan and im- plement their project in a way that involves all young people, including those with impairments or disabilities.
The basics of strategic planning boil down to the following:
1. Inclusive vision and mission – What are your core purpose and core belief in rela- tion to inclusion? 2. Environmental analysis (e.g., SWOT anal- ysis) – What are your organisation’s inter- nal strengths and weaknesses? What are your organisation’s external opportunities and threats? What inclusion/inclusive ef- forts work? What does not and needs to be improved? Are the right people in the right roles? How do your organisation, staff and culture need to change to accomplish your inclusion goals? Conduct the SWOT analysis before setting your priorities.
Learning objectives
At the end of this module you will be able to plan an inclusive project identify different kinds of access barriers design and deliver an inclusive recruitment process implement an inclusive project.
What should be done? How should it be done?
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15 IJAB (ed.)(2017). VISION:INCLUSION - An inclusion strategy for international youth work, pp.27-46.
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