The impact of learning mobility on the participants of the projects is well known, broadly researched and published. However, while the impact on communities is known by practitioners or experts in the youth field, and often referred to as “added impact”, it is rarely neither at the centre of studies nor measured. Recent developments in European youth policies and programmes show that more emphasis is put on understanding the impact not only on the individual level, but also on the local community or wider society.

EPLM’s recent work related to community impact includes the following:

 

 Community impact – a Practical Guide 
 Évaluer et renforcer l’impact des projets du « Corps européen de solidarité » sur les communautés (locales mais pas seulement…) - Guide pratique

The European Solidarity Corps SALTO Resource Centre, a member of the Steering Group of the EPLM, working together with experts in the field, produced a practical guide on community impact of learning mobility. The Practical Guide aims to be hands-on, explaining some of the basics so that more and more people (especially practitioners) can feel confident in exploring the concept.

This tool aims to translate the important parts of recent research into a practical tool accessible to all people in the youth work field. Sharing the knowledge, awareness and potential of community impact of learning mobility projects to a wider audience is important. We hope this tool helps you do that.

 

 Community impact – a Practical Guide

1. Introduction to Community Impact, a Practical Guide
2. What does community actually mean?
3. What is impact?
4. How do we experience community impact?
5. How to know if the impact is there?
6. Impact in European Solidarity Corps projects
7. Good practices in learning mobility for community impact