he agreement must be enclosed the collaboration agreement, and presented to Fredskorpset not later than on registration of participants for the Fredskorpset Youth Programme preparatory course. The participant agreement is drawn up by each individual partner and must as a minimum, contain the following paragraphs:
Parties to the agreement
Name of the participant and of the partner entering into the agreement.
Legal basis
The participant agreement’s governing law must be indicated. This is primarily the national legislation of the country in which the participant will be staying, the partnership agreement between the partners and the collaboration agreement between the Primary Partner and Fredskorpset.
Ethos of the participant agreement
On which values is the project based? The agreement should, among others, be founded on a shared understanding of, and commitment to, the values, principles and methods laid down in Fredskorpset’s Statutes.
Term of the participant agreement
The participant agreement should stipulate the starting date and completion date, and the number of months devoted to each phase of the project.
Termination of the agreement
Specify the criteria on which an agreement may be terminated/renegotiated. The grounds given may be default in performance of the agreement on the part of the participant or partner, or external factors such as (threat of) military conflict or acts of terror, social unrest or force majeure. The agreement should stipulate that both sending partner and Fredskorpset might assess the suitability of recruited participants, both during the preparatory course and the posting abroad. Following mutual consultation, the partners have the right to terminate the participant agreement and summon unsuitable participants home. In any case of breach of agreement, the notice of termination should be of the order of one month. After that month of notice, participants will not receive any allowances.
Partner’s responsibilities
State what responsibilities the partner has vis-à-vis the participant (see the partnership agreement and the collaboration agreement).
Participant’s responsibilities
State what responsibility the participant has (see partnership agreement and the collaboration agreement). This section should specify, among things, that the participant is obliged to attend Fredskorpset’s preparatory course and to perform the follow-up activities.
The participant’s tasks/duties
This section should provide a concise list of the main tasks and duties the Fredskorpset participant is required to perform during the preparatory phase, the posting abroad and in the follow-up phase in Norway and in the South.
Contact information
The agreement should stipulate that the participant is required to keep the partner institution continuously updated as to current contact information about participants and relatives/friends to call in case of emergency. The list should include telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail and postal addresses.
Other conditions the partner wishes to add.