The first international YTNF Feedback Seminar was held in snowbound Poznan, Poland from 23-29th January 2007 hosted by One World Association - SCI Poland. It brought together 28 participants from 12 different countries. The first three days were devoted to an intensive evaluation of the first year of the project and produced many interesting results and conclusions. One discovery was that altogether 24 different projects(!) had taken place in CIS-countries in the frame of our project, including workcamps, trainings, seminars, volunteer days, exhibitions and many other colourful activities. Many thanks  to our trainer, Zaneta, who had prepared some excellent working methods to capture everyone's interest and stimulate our thinking. I think, among other things, we now all know what is meant by an "innovative project"!

In the second part of the seminar, the participants discussed project targets and plans of action for the year 2008, as well as ways to promote more multilateral SCI projects in Europe focussing on human rights, social inclusion and anti-racism. Other interesting topics of working groups were gender mainstreaming, how to motivate more SCI volunteers to join workcamps in CIS-countries, how to overcome existing barriers for CIS-volunteers to join workcamps in Western & Central Europe as well as the creation of a new website to promote all-European cooperation.

The participants expressed their view that instead of creating an official or unoffical  "East-West Platform", we should rather focus on themes of common interest which are of concern for our movement from Portugal to Vladivostok...Where financially feasible, we should also try to involve Asian participants in our acivities.

Following a sensational "national evening" on the final night of the seminar, the meeting concluded by expressing deep thanks to the PMT members of YTNF, the regional managers & the steering group for their hard & successful work throughout the year. Special thanks were expressed to our trainer, Zaneta, as well as to Milosz, our project consultant, who had worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make our seminar function without any hiccups. New Group Belarus presented hot YTNF T-Shirts and pens to al lthe participants. The international delegates from Finland, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Germany, UK and Ireland were thanked for their valuable substantial contributions to the seminar. The full report of the meeting will be made available in PDF-format very soon.

The next Feedback Seminar will take place in Ukraine in Winter 2008 and, according to SVIT-delegates, it will be "even better than the one in Poland"....!