Quality Label application example for ESC projects (Host, Supporting and Lead organizations)
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LA14019 (LA14019)
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University Of Latvia
Example of Quality Label application for European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Projects (Individual Volunteering and Volunteering Teams projects) – 47 pages.
For Host organization, Supporting (Sending) organization and Lead organization.
This application was made for non-governmental organiza...
Call 2021, Round 1, European Solidarity Corps - Quality Label
Submission Deadline (Brussels Time) 2022-12-31 12:00:00
Context
Programme European Solidarity Corps
Deadline for Submission 31-12-2021 12:00:00 - Brussels, Belgium Time
Action Type Quality Label
Language used to fill in the form English
National Agency of the Applicant Organisation
Please choose the Agency that will receive and assess your application form.
The awarding of the Quality Label is carried out by the National Agency in which your organisation is established for
organisations established in a participating country.
Applications for the Quality Label from Partner Countries are handled by SALTOs. SALTOs support co-operation with
Partner countries and are hosted within National Agencies. To identify to which National Agency you should apply, please
consult the 'How to apply' page: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/organisations/before-you-apply_en
For further details about the available National Agencies managing the European Solidarity Corps, please consult the
following page: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/organisations/contact-national-agencies_en
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About your Organisation
Please note that the Organisation ID has replaced the PIC as the unique identifier for the organisation to apply for
Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps actions managed by National Agencies. Organisations that have a PIC and have
previously applied for funding in these programmes through the National Agencies have been assigned an Organisation ID
automatically. Please use the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps platform to check an Organisation ID, update
information linked to it or register a new organisation: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-esc/organisation-registration
Organisation ID Legal Name Country
Exxxxxxxx Latvia
Type of Quality Label
You are requested below to identify the type of Quality Label you are applying for. If you already hold a Quality Label, the
respective role cannot be selected again. The questions in the rest of the application form will vary depending on the
choices you make here.
Which role are you applying for?
• Host Organisation
• Supporting Organisation
Are you planning to apply for funds and act as a lead organisation? Please refer to the Guide for a full description of the
Quality Label for lead organisation.
Yes
Organisation Contact Details
Organisation ID Exxxxxxxx
Legal Name BIEDRIBA X
Legal Name (national language)
National ID (if applicable) xxxxxxxxxxx
Acronym x
Address x
Country x
P.O. Box 0000
Postal Code 1010
City X
Website x
Email x
Telephone x
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Organisation Type
Type of Organisation Non-governmental organisation/association
Is your organisation a public body? No
Is your organisation a non-profit? Yes
Profile, Motivation and Experience
In this section, you are asked to present your organisation, its objectives and why you decided to apply for Quality Label.
Please keep in mind that the European Solidarity Corps is open to many types of organisations. Some questions may
seem obvious or unnecessary to you but it is important that you give clear and detailed answers so that the persons
assessing your applications can understand the context and environment in which your organisation operates. Make sure
to read the questions carefully and address all sub-questions. If some of them are not relevant for your organisation, say so
explicitly.
Please briefly present your organisation. What are its aims, main activities and target groups? Please note that your
answer will be published on the European Youth Portal. Please write your answer in English.
- Vision/mission
X (which in English directly translates to Hemp Cultural Center, but the visitors often call it for short
- KKC) is an independent culture center aimed at providing a platform and safe inclusive environment for interaction of
diverse range of people, cultures and ideas, and to organize cultural, entertainment and educative events to locals and
visitors of Riga since 2012. While KKC also works as a cafe/bar providing space for informal gatherings and a venue for
various grassroots initiatives and formal occasions, the sole mission and purpose of organization is organizing, producing,
and managing the cultural program of KKC as well as raising awareness and providing safe space for discussions related
to different social topics.
- Aims and objectives
The aim of KKC is to provide a regular and versatile cultural program to a wide audience, as well as encourage the
emergence of new and creative ideas, provide space for the experiments of young artists and people of other creative
fields. Since it was opened 9 years ago, KKC has been expanding the cultural boundaries by encouraging discussions on
the role of culture in our society and by giving impulse to various new initiatives. It has served as a meeting place and
given a platform to representatives of a wide range of age, interests, cultural and social background, and beliefs.
- Local context
KKC is located in the capital of Latvia – Riga. The neighborhoods of Riga are very diverse, and we are located at the very
center which is easy to reach, and only a walk or bike ride away from different creative quarters and hotspots. The
wooden building (built in 1895) with the garden that KKC inhibits is a legend itself and we are ardent admirers of it.
People of diverse backgrounds keep finding it with no signs at the doors indicating the hidden treasure inside and call it
their second home. Probably this is how the community grew starting in 2012 – by people telling others, inviting and going
together to the Cultural Centre, which today has up to 50 000 visitors yearly. From an underground gathering place it has
developed in a more mainstream and popular culture hotspot and public opinion shaper. We recognize the local social
struggles and strive to raise awareness about different social and environmental topics, as well to involve local
communities and broader society into social activism and discussion.
- Main activity fields
Management of a cultural institution, and the additional activity is the operation of a bar, cinema and the rental of
premises. The cultural program of KKC spans across a wide range of activities and events, such as exhibitions, classical,
experimental, jazz and avant-garde music concerts, public discussions, poetry and prose readings, film screenings,
stand-up comedy, and different kinds of performances. The art-house cinema screens non-commercial, independent and
powerful films of various genres, and in the past couple of years it has become an integral part of KKC.
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- Capacity
KKC has a staff of 26 people of different age and background, 1 ESC volunteer and many local volunteers from the
community who join in knowledge transfer, co-creation of events and initiatives. We co-create on average 250 events per
year with over 100 local and international partners, welcome up to 50 000 visitors yearly.
- Main target groups
1. Community of KKC – mostly made up of local and foreign young people (aged 25-35) who feel belonging and call KKC
their second home and/or their values match KKC values and are often interested in grassroots social activism, attend
and co-create KKC events.
2. Visitors of KKC who normally attend only café/bar not the events – mostly local and foreign young people (aged 20-30).
3. Neighboring communities and inhabitants of Riga who normally don’t attend KKC and similar organized social events,
but have the opportunity, and a broader society of Latvia who normally don’t attend KKC and similar organized social
events, but don't have the opportunity due to distance and not using social media. We want to reach these people and
encourage them to actively participate in opinion development and expression, civic activism, develop tolerance and
inclusion skills, feeling of belonging.
Minorities and communities with fewer opportunities – people who often are socially excluded or in high risk of exclusion
and discrimination due to different reasons (ethnic, religious minorities, LGBTQ+ community, seniors, low income,
homeless, imprisonment, physical and mental disabilities, mental illnesses, abuse etc.). Some are part of the
KKC community, but there are many more to reach to encourage them to mingle in a safe inclusive environment and
develop belonging, and engage in different activities, including social activism, participation in NGOs and using ESC and
general youth mobility opportunities.
What are the main topics addressed by the activities that you are planning to carry out?
• European identity and values
• Inclusion
• Preventing racism and discrimination in all grounds
Why are you applying for Quality Label? Please describe the motivation of your organisation to participate in the
European Solidarity Corps and how you will contribute to the programme’s objectives of promoting solidarity and
addressing societal challenges.
Approved Quality Label would allow the organization to continue involving local communities into social awareness
activities that promote civic activism, environmental action, tolerance and inclusion, and other EU values, as well as keep
hosting and sending volunteers to accelerate their skill, knowledge and attitude development, have new perspective and
ideas brought by mutual learning, improve the diversity and volunteer management systems in our organization. Learning
from our previous experience in EVS and ESC projects, we have realized this opportunity not only benefits the volunteers
with a learning journey for personal and professional growth and organizations for gaining volunteer management
experience and capacity building, but it has proved to benefit local communities and broader society by active or passive
involvement in volunteer co-created events, and reach out with campaigns and publicity on local and national level.
Society especially benefits from progressive ideas and practices that volunteers bring with them to Latvia or to their
homeland. For instance, one of the volunteers in the last project after arrival to Latvia was surprised that we don’t have
the concept of community fridges for sharing food and avoiding food waste, which had been for years in many
communities in Germany, so she decided to focus on adapting the concept to local community of KKC and open the first
community fridge in Latvia. It gained a lot of media attention locally and nationally, thus increasing society's awareness of
the issue of food waste, starting discussion with Latvian Food and Veterinary Service about adaption of this concept in
Latvia and the needed law implementation, supporting organisations of community fridge adaption in their local
communities and cooperation with local municipalities. However each volunteer is unique with different experiences,
competences and learning goals, we believe any volunteer with proper guidance and support can bring change. This is
why we want to keep hosting volunteers and gradually participate more into sending volunteers, as well as start
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