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Network historyCreative Cooperations was founded in July 1996. 21 partners from 10 EU member states established the network with a view to collaborating under the European Voluntary Service (EVS) youth programme.In the pilot phase (March 1997 to February 1998) Creative Cooperations began work as a flagship project: The groundwork was laid for the network and its office, a steering group and an advisory pilot group met and agreement was reached on substantive, operating and financial standards. The first volunteers were selected, prepared for their assignments, deployed and given follow-up support in the flagship-action phase from May 1997 to October 1998. In July 1998 Creative Cooperations made an application under the revised European Voluntery Service programme to run a programme spread over two years for 25 young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in which they were to be given a chance to do voluntary service for a period of 12 months each. In 1998 Creative Cooperations was recognized as a multilateral network and launched its envisaged second action phase that November. Tailor-made pre- and post-assignment training programmes and coordinating meetings were held and their methodology improved in all action phases. The joint Point Melting Pot youth panel in Berlin in May 1999, which included a volunteers’ seminar, a coordinating meeting, public evaluation and a presentation of the work undertaken by Creative Cooperations, set the tone for future activities. The youth panel concept was developed further at the coordinating meeting in Vitoria/Basque Country in May 2000. Creative Cooperations has documented and published at length the experience it has gained in networking and in integrating disadvantaged young people. Representatives of the network have taken part in numerous national and international conferences and working parties. FORMER PARTNERS:
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