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Training Course - One Last Chance. Conflict resolution training - Poland Training Course: One Last Chance. Conflict resolution training Location: Puszczykowo, Poland Dates: 25-31 July 2017 Number of participants: 24 Participating countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, FYROM, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden Organizer: ONE WORLD ASSOCIATION OWA –... http://abroadship.org/training-course-one-last-chance-conflict-resolution-training-poland/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - One Last Chance. Conflict resolution training - Poland

Training Course: One Last Chance. Conflict resolution training

Location: Puszczykowo, Poland

Dates: 25-31 July 2017

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, FYROM, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Organizer: ONE WORLD ASSOCIATION OWA – NGO

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 2nd June 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Olga Kuczynska, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

The travel costs will be reimbursed according to E+ rules. It will happen upon collecting all tickets and invoices, calculating all costs, and reimbursed the total amount of costs from home to the venue of the training.

See the following chart to know the maximum amount that can be reimbursed by country/ participant:

FYROM- 275€ Norway- 275€ Poland- 20€ Portugal- 360€ Spain – 275€

Sweden- 275€ Italy- 250€ Ireland- 275€ Hungary- 275€ Bulgaria- 275€

Each country will send 2 participants.

The accommodation and food will be covered by E+ grant.

A participation fee can be asked by the sending organisation. You should consult with the partner organisation from your country.

However, we will give opportunity to all people, including with fewer opportunities, to apply and participate.

One Last Chance. Conflict resolution training

One Last Chance is a training course on conflict management, using simulation games as main tool to transfer competences to youth workers so they can deal with conflicts in general.

General Description

One Last Chance training will be second edition of the project, first one took place in Lisbon, Portugal. This training has been developed upon the ending of the KA 2 Strategic Partnership “Borderline Boardgames” which developed, among other outcomes, the educational board game “Mission Z” which presents an effective way of experiencing and reflecting on conflict and conflict management.

This said board game is the base of this project, as we will lean quite heavily upon its potential to give a powerful simulation of a number of aspects surrounding the origins of conflict and how to tackle it – including communication, interculturality, mutual respect, empathy, diplomacy, mediation, and more.

The objectives of the project are: – Improve youth workers’ skills with practical tools and experiential non-formal activities on conflict, conflict management, prejudice and migration issues; – Improve youth work quality and enhance the role of youth workers and NGOs as social facilitators spreading European values and a culture of peace; – Develop the competence of empathy as a skill linked to positive conflict management; Enhance the participants’ attitude in transforming conflict situations into learning opportunities; – Share among youth workers and partners common concerns about issues of conflict, conflict management, migration and prejudice, exchange good practices and tools;

– Enhance international cooperation, including trust between participants and organisations; – Promote heightened recognition of the educational value of NFE activities for building a more aware and understanding Europe.

#TC about conflict resolution in Poland

Seminar – Youth workers meeting: “The Boxes of a Youth Worker – The European Challenge” – open multiplier event - Romania Seminar: Youth workers meeting: “The Boxes of a Youth Worker – The European Challenge” – open multiplier event Location: Timisoara, City of Flowers or Heart of Banat, Romania Dates: 6-9 July 2017 Number of participants: 50 Participating countries: Austria, Belgium – DE, Belgium – FL, Belgium –... http://abroadship.org/seminar-youth-workers-meeting-the-boxes-of-a-youth-worker-the-european-challenge-open-multiplier-event-romania/ Abroadship.org

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Seminar – Youth workers meeting: “The Boxes of a Youth Worker – The European Challenge” – open multiplier event - Romania

Seminar: Youth workers meeting: “The Boxes of a Youth Worker – The European Challenge” – open multiplier event

Location: Timisoara, City of Flowers or Heart of Banat, Romania

Dates: 6-9 July 2017

Number of participants: 50

Participating countries: Austria, Belgium – DE, Belgium – FL, Belgium – FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYROM, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Organizer: The suitcase, the map and the voyage of a youth worker – NGO

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 31st May 2017

Inquiries about this training course: E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

This event is provided through the E+ project ”The suitcase, the map and the voyage of a youth worker”, funded with support from the European Commission.

The event is free of charge for the participants, thanks to the funds from Erasmus+ programme and the efforts made by the team of the project.

Activities, accommodation and food are fully covered for the period of the event by the organisers, Millennium Center Association, Predict CSD Consulting and Aurel Vlaicu University.

The international transport is to be covered by the participants. Timișoara is a place with great European transport connection, see more details in the announcement.

No fee for the participants.

Youth workers meeting: “The Boxes of a Youth Worker – The European Challenge” – open multiplier event

This event is for you if: You have tested or want to test online tools; You want to be part of other initiatives for youth workers; You want to be inspired in your work by other examples; You want to meet youth workers from more than 20 countries;

General Description

This event is for you if: – You are interested in the youth worker development in Europe; – You have tested or want to test some online tools available for youth workers; – You want to be inspired in your work by other good practice examples and inspire others, as well;

– You want to meet youth workers from more than 20 countries; – You want to be part of other initiatives for youth workers in Europe.

Ready? You can now start here:

Do you want to know more? Here is some relevant information.

Short data/facts: – Multiplier event: ”The boxes of a youth worker – the European challenge” – Proposed venue: Romania, Timișoara – Date: 6th – 9th July 2017 – Format: open space/workshops/dissemination – testing panels; – Participants: at least 50 participants from Erasmus+ Programme countries; – Financial coverage: accommodation and food totally covered during the event for the selected participants; – Selection process: described below; – Topics of the event: described below.

Participants: The course is open for participants from Programme countries of E+. Programme countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, FYROM, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Turkey.

Topics The design of the meeting will allow the youth workers to: – Discuss about their work in their countries, compare, share good practice approaches; – Find out more about the youth worker in Europe; – Work more with the e-learning management system, meet the creators, see the challenges, the positive and improvable aspects; – Learn more about the tools created in the project for youth workers: – Interactive career guidance guide – Carreer Box, Simulation Box of Jobs, Online Learning to Learn training course, and Youth Worker – online training course; – Create new synergies between them and concrete initiatives, work together – propose new initiatives in the online youth work in Europe; – Offer feedback upon using our tools and about the usefulness of the “missions” they had during the online training course for Youth Worker and Learning to Learn training course; – Propose other relevant sessions they are interested in.

Learning environment: open space/workshops/dissemination – testing panels;

#Youth workers meeting in Romania

Conference - Dealing with Refugees. From challenges to opportunities - Jordan Conference: Dealing with Refugees. From challenges to opportunities Location: Amman, Jordan Dates: 23-26 October 2017 Number of participants: 80 – 100 Participating countries: Jordan, Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Organizer: Salto-Youth EuroMed – SALTO Apply... http://abroadship.org/conference-dealing-with-refugees-from-challenges-to-opportunities-jordan/ Abroadship.org

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Conference - Dealing with Refugees. From challenges to opportunities - Jordan

Conference: Dealing with Refugees. From challenges to opportunities

Location: Amman, Jordan

Dates: 23-26 October 2017

Number of participants: 80 – 100

Participating countries: Jordan, Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

Organizer: Salto-Youth EuroMed – SALTO

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 7th August 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Federica, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs or SALTO Youth EuroMed involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country.

Dealing with Refugees. From challenges to opportunities

The Conference will gather NGOs and youth work organisations from Programme Countries and from Jordan in order to analyse the situation of refugees from the perspective of Jordanian experience and looking to positive model of inclusion.

General Description

The main aim of the Conference is to identify the possible paths of positive integration of refugees in the hosting countries and to empower the NGOs/youth work organisations to use innovative methods and approaches for better integrating refugees in the local community considering all the possible limitations due the national regulations.

The Conference will focus on some specific elements that could find a potential development within Erasmus+ Programme (supporting international projects for exchange of good practices):

– Role of youth work in dealing with refugees (at different level as NGOs, municipalities, youth NGOs, institutions, etc.) – Success stories and good practices about the empowerment and inclusion of refugees at local level and about community dimension; – Mapping of the needs of NGOs//youth work organisations/youth workers/institutions working with refugees; – Networking space among the participating organisations for future cooperation at international level.

The Conference will try to clarify: – The terminology when speaking about refugees and making differences among: refugees, asylum seekers and migrants; – Overall situation of refugees: political, social, civic rights.

The Conference will tackle the elements of intercultural learning in such critical situation of needs and political crises due the current civic wars, economical crisis and high level of social tension.

The element of sharing experiences about the situation of refugees will be crucial for the mutual understanding and for analysing the modelling of good practices and verify their transferability.

The good practices and thematic discussions will focus on: – Empowerment of women; – Integration of refugees in the local community; – Health and well-being – Labour Market (competences) – Social perception of refugees and change of perceptions .

During the Conference, will be important to include: youth refugees (representative of NGOs), international NGOs working on the topic, national NGOs doing grassroots work. The participants should arrive on the 23th October 2016 (from dinner on) and the departure will be on the 26th October 2016 after lunch.

For the ones that would like to stay longer: 1. the hotel can provide you a room at the same rate than the conference upon request by the organisers (if you are interested in case of selection, we will get back to you) 2. the organisers can help in arranging some cultural and discovery activities in Jordan.

PAY ATTENTION: The Conference is open to participants representing NGOs working about the topic of refeugees from Programme Countries and to representative of NGOs of Jordan.

#Conference about refugees in Jordan

Youth Exchange - Art of Understanding - Czech Republic Youth Exchange: Art of Understanding Location: Adamov, Czech Republic Dates: 21 August – 1 September 2017 Number of participants: 30 Participating countries: United Kingdom, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic Organizer: Brno Conncted Apply here: Application form Deadline... http://abroadship.org/youth-exchange-art-of-understanding-czech-republic/ Abroadship.org

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Youth Exchange - Art of Understanding - Czech Republic

Youth Exchange: Art of Understanding

Location: Adamov, Czech Republic

Dates: 21 August – 1 September 2017

Number of participants: 30

Participating countries: United Kingdom, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic

Organizer: Brno Conncted

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 15 June, we select participants on a first come first in basis if the candidate matches the profile

Date of selection: Immediately, if the candidate matches the profile

Inquiries about this training course: Justinas at [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. The project has been financed by the Erasmus+ programme. The costs related to accommodation and food will be completely covered by the hosting organisation and the travel costs will be covered according to the Erasmus+ standards as it follows: – United Kingdom, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria: 275€ – Hungary: 180€ – Czech Republic: 20€

There is a participation fee of €50/person to contribute to the project costs.

Art of Understanding

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“A LOT OF PROBLEMS WOULD DISSAPEAR IF WE TALKED TO EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF ABOUT EACH OTHER.”

Come and discover how you create your reality and relationships through the way of communicating with yourself and others. Join us and find new ways how to authentically connect to one another, to share and to express your ideas and needs.

About

„Art of Understanding“ is a 10-day youth exchange that brings together young people from the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, UK and Hungary, creating a diverse group in which we will explore the topics of intrapersonal and interpersonal communication and personal development.

You will get an opportunity to explore your communication patterns, develop your creativity and proactivity, create authentic relations with other and with yourself and discover your potential. It will also be about self-expression and cooperation with others, regardless of your cultural or social background. It is an intense personal development project during which you can expect 10 full days of personal development activities, outdoor physical activities, creative workshops, discussions, reflections and much more. The whole programme is very experiential and based on “learning by doing” approach.

The project if for you if:

You are 18 – 30 years old ( plus one group leader per group that can be older than 30) You are a registered inhabitant of the Czech Republic, Hungary, UK, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece You are unemployed, between jobs or soon to be looking for job You want to improve your personal and professional competences and work on your communication skills You are willing to live, learn, play, inquire, reflect, experiment and explore in a multicultural group You are physically and mentally ready to take on 10-14 hours per day of programme You are able to work in English You are highly motivated and willing to actively participate during the whole project

You will have opportunity to develop:

Communication skills Creativity and proactivity Learning and personal development skills Leadership skills Cooperation skills Planning and organisation skills Flexibility Ability to identify and use your own potential …and much more!

Our approach

The programme is using the approach of “Basic Synergy Training”, the first step in the Synergy Trainings (a method shared in the International Synergy Group).

The approach used in this project is based on empowerment, meaning we will create a safe environment for learning for you. We find it important not just for young people, but for everyone to become active learners through their whole lives. With our approach we would like to support the development of your skills and attitudes. The learning process is designed as a whole and this requires full-time participation.

Methods of training

– experiential learning – simulated situations – discussions – outdoor activities – peer education – coaching and open sharing …and many others

Programme

DAY 1 – 4: Self-discovery, roles and patterns, communication and cooperation, trust

DAY 5 – 6: Workshops

DAY 6-7: Outdoor experience

DAY 10: Evaluation, closing

Team

The trainers of the programme are Norbert Hochstein (HU) and Katka Martinkova (CZ), who will be supported by a small international team that is experienced in the methodology of the training.

Timeframe

Arrival: Monday 21st August, 2 – 6 pm

Departure: Friday 1st September, 8 – 11 am

We expect you to participate in the whole programme. (It means coming later or leaving earlier is not allowed)

Venue

During the training you will live together with other participants in a group accommodation at the ecocentre Svycarna (http://svycarna.eu/) that is situated 3km from the town of Adamov. The area is called Moravian Karst, which is one of the most important karst area of Central Europe.

It is in a remote area in a beautiful nature which provides peace and perfect conditions for calming one ́s mind, concentrating and creating connections with others.

You will be sharing rooms in smaller groups of people; there are shared showers and toilets. The accommodation is very simple; you will be taking part in light housework such as daily cleaning, dish washing, etc.

There is wireless wifi available. We will have meals 3 times a day prepared by the kitchen staff; smaller coffee breaks will be available during the day.

Costs and Fees

The training is funded through Erasmus+ programme, thus accommodation, food, materials, the programme and the travel costs up to the maximum allowed amount are fully covered.

Participation fee is 50€ per person and you pay it upon arrival. (If you can ́t afford to pay the fee, contact us and we will discuss individual agreements)

Reimbursement Info

According to the rules of the Erasmus+ programme you can get your travel costs reimbursed up to amount stated in the table above, depending on the place you are travelling from and its distance. If your travel costs are lower or same as this amount, you get reimbursement of 100% of your real travel costs. If your travel costs are higher than the maximum reimbursable amount, the difference is covered by you. That’s why we recommend to book your ticket as soon as you receive the confirmation letter, since they are often much cheaper when bought in advance.

To be eligible for reimbursement, we ask you to keep all your tickets, boarding passes and invoices (originals). ONLY if you have the travel tickets, boarding passes and invoices we are able to reimburse your travel costs!

We will only reimburse your travel cost if you participate in the training. The reimbursement is done after the project, once you send us the originals of the tickets

APPLICATION – SELECTION – CONFIRMATION

To apply, fill in the online application form, latest by the 15th June. https://goo.gl/forms/ixaFx0cuZ9ymfBhI2

The participants will be selected by sending organisations, in cooperation with Brno Connected. Selection is done based on the profile and motivation of applicants.

If you are accepted for the project you will receive a ”Confirmation letter’’ with more practical information regarding the accommodation, the exact address of the venue and directions how to reach it.

Infopack

Download here: Art of Understanding – youth exchange – Czech Republic – abroadship.org

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Training Course - Subjective Mapping - France Training Course: Subjective Mapping Location: Brivezac, France Dates: 1-15 October 2017 Number of participants: 24 Participating countries: Bulgaria, France, Poland, Portugal, Turkey Organizer: Nomadways – NGO, Phone: +41 77 434 53 57 Apply here: Application form Deadline to apply: 31st July... http://abroadship.org/training-course-subjective-mapping-france/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - Subjective Mapping - France

Training Course: Subjective Mapping

Location: Brivezac, France

Dates: 1-15 October 2017

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Bulgaria, France, Poland, Portugal, Turkey

Organizer: Nomadways – NGO, Phone: +41 77 434 53 57

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 31st July 2017

Inquiries about this training course:Karolina Ufa, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the project’s co-ordinator.

travel expense refund up to a maximum Travel amount, per country:-Poland 180 EUR.

-France 275 EUR, Portugal 275 EUR, Bulgaria 275 EUR,

-Turkey 530 EUR

There is a 50 EUR participation fee, taken from the travel reimbursement (which also grants you with a Nomadways annual membership).

Subjective Mapping

“Subjective Mapping” will invite 24 artists, educators and social workers to discover and explore the emotional layer of our perception of space, to create their own maps that tell stories, convey values and engage people.

General Description

The training in rural France will give participants the unique opportunity to experience and learn about subjective mapping as a tool for community building and inclusion. We aim to help youth workers to develop new skills, using the method of storytelling, illustration and mapping, and discovering new educational tools in their work with young people.

The group will be a balanced mix between educators, youth workers and professionals who will explore the methodology together.

-Who: we are looking for youth and social workers, educators, illustrators, creative writers, urbanists, cartographers, geographers, designers, community workers, artists working on public spaces and urban environment, for space appropriation and community building, storytellers, urban sociologists and landscapers.

About the workshop:

Maps hold unparalleled storytelling power. A map, unlike a photographic sketch, looks like the way we think. Cognitive science nowadays insists on the ability of our minds to create mental maps before we take snapshots, storing information and space representation in a schematic form. We only need a few lines, relations between elements, some dots marking important points – for a whole story of experiences to come alive in our imagination.

The most wonderful appeal of maps, perhaps, is that it stores and expresses our emotions into minimalistic shapes. We want to explore the beautiful subjectivity of maps as a tool for intercultural understanding, inclusion and active participation, especially related to migration.

“Subjective Mapping” aims to offer alternative sources of non formal education, expression and therapy. Our proposal is to explore educational tools for social work and community building using cartography, illustration, storytelling and creative writing to engage Europeans in intercultural learning, initiatives for inclusion and active participation.

Trainers:

Eléonore LABATTUT, Architect and geographer She is an architect and geographer. She specializes in large-scale diagnostics and analyses and in assessing stakeholders’ roles in post-disaster contexts and crisis situations. She has also worked on implementing participatory housing and planning-related projects at neighborhood, village and city level.

Anne MERLIN, Creator of Nomadways She is a nomad designer. She creates and animates trainings since 2008. Born in France, Anne studied art and interaction design there. She lived in Greece, Brazil, Seychelles, Portugal and now travels all year round, working from anywhere.

#Training Course in France

Training Course - Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities - Spain Training Course: Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities Location: Pamplona (Navarra), Spain Dates: 17-23 September 2017 Number of participants: 24 Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Recommended for: Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, EVS... http://abroadship.org/training-course-sports-for-peacebuilding-and-inclusion-of-minorities-spain-2/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities - Spain

Training Course: Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities

Location: Pamplona (Navarra), Spain

Dates: 17-23 September 2017

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

Recommended for: Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, EVS mentors/tutors, Project manager

Working language(s): English

Organizer: Spanish National Agency (National Agency)

Apply here: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/sports-for-peacebuilding-and-inclusion-of-minorities.6532/

Deadline to apply: 23 Juy 2017

Date of selection: 17 August 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Ana Isabel Rodríguez, E-mail: [email protected], E-Mail: [email protected], Phone: + 34 91 7827750

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs involved in this project. Please contact your Erasmus+: Youth in Action NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities

The world is facing challenges connected with violence, discrimination and xenophobia. Sports as international language can be the link for Peacebuilding and intercultural education. Inclusion of different backgrounds’ people can be achieved using sports.

Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities is a training about diversity, about inclusion and about intercultural learning. Using sports as a tool and method we can achieve a more inclusive society and more peacefull environment for the future generations.

We are facing many challenges in the world: wars, migration, terror attacks and violence everywhere; but when it comes to sport, we see that people comes together and support teams of players or individual sports idols who show that through personal training and motivation, big goals can be achieved.

This training will be about motivation, about personal development, about conflict management, about empowerment of youth and all about sports.

The methodology used will be (among others) • Workshops about tools for inclusion through sports • Learning from each others’ experience and achievements • Sharing good practises from the local-national work that each organization develops • Experts inputs about conflics management and peacebuilding • Case studies about the use of sports a an educational tool

A “ready-to-use” simple guide will be developed for the YOUTH EXCHANGES and also for the EVS PROJECTS. This guide will be addressed to project managers and project officers, leaders, trainers and mentors, in order to suggest new activities to promote PEACEBUILDING THROUGH SPORTS. This guide will be a digital document that will be distributed through the social networks, through the SALTO Tool-box and through the different NA’s websites.

#Sports as international language

Training Course - InsideOut - developing talents through the process of self-discovery - Belgium Training Course: InsideOut – developing talents through the process of self-discovery Location: Eupen, Belgium – DE Dates: 18-25 June 2017 Number of participants: 24 Participating countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia Recommended for: Youth workers,... http://abroadship.org/training-course-insideout-developing-talents-through-the-process-of-self-discovery-belgium/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - InsideOut - developing talents through the process of self-discovery - Belgium

Training Course: InsideOut – developing talents through the process of self-discovery

Location: Eupen, Belgium – DE

Dates: 18-25 June 2017

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia

Recommended for: Youth workers, Youth Leaders

Working language(s): English

Organizer: InfoTreff (NGO/Others)

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCUWw83fWx-KAhuECzgVH8Yqk3ArxNL80J3JlllmhAsnBMCw/viewform?c=0&w=1

Deadline to apply: 5 June 2017

Date of selection: 6 June 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Sylwia Federico, E-Mail: [email protected], Phone: +39 3922189433

Costs: Accommodation and food will be fully recovered.

Travel costs: 275 Euro for round trip for each participant will be reimbursed.

Participation fee: There is a fee of 75€ for each participant. It will be deduced from the travel fee when we reimbourse your travel tickets.

InsideOut – developing talents through the process of self-discovery

Training Course on developing talents through out self-discovery. Self-awareness is the first step of development. Development needs direction. This training will provide tools to help you to set goals and learn your personal ways to achieve them.

Overall aim:

During this training course we’re going to explore how to develop our talents by focussing on our personal learning process. We will do this by bringing participants on a journey of self-discovery and reflecting their identity. We invite participants who are going through the experience of this personal journey to apply their learning to their work with young people after the training course.

Objectives:

• to explore the concepts of talent, passion and aptitudes • to explore basic concepts of learning and reflect on our learning process in order to improve our abilities to develop our talents • to raise awareness of our identity through reflecting on our talents and passions • to stimulate the creativity, vulnerability, confidence and resilience of the participants • to encourage and serve the participants in planning their learning process also after the training course and also implement with their target groups • to learn more about the Erasmus+ program and its actions, and Youth Pass as a tool of recognition of the key competences

The approach and methodology:

This training course will be based on non-formal and informal education with a self-directed learning approach. That means that the participants are responsible for their own learning and the facilitators provide activities and guide the participants through the process. The training course will be highly participatory, interactive and experiential. The working methods will include case studies, working in pairs and small groups, meditations, contemplations, team building activities, role plays, discussions, and self-assessment. Some sessions will be complemented by theoretical inputs and all of them will be followed by reflection.

The profile of participants:

Youth workers, project leaders and educators involved in youth work. The participants will have a multiplier role, in other words: they will adapt what they learn in this training course to the context of working with young people. In their future projects and daily work they can incorporate tools, methods and theory which they have learned during this TC. They can also use their personal learning and development in their daily work with their own target groups.

Venue:

The training course will take place in Eupen, a small town of 20000 inhabitans close to the German border. You will be hosted in the Youth hostel in Eupen, in 4 persons rooms. Breakfast, lunches and dinners will be included.

#Training Course in Belgium

Training Course - ARTooLINK (Art2Link) - Serbia Training Course: ARTooLINK (Art2Link) Location: Vranje, Serbia Dates: 26 June – 7 July 2017 Number of participants: 36 Participating countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Spain Recommended for: Youth workers, working with or from Roma community in the... http://abroadship.org/training-course-artoolink-art2link-serbia/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - ARTooLINK (Art2Link) - Serbia

Training Course: ARTooLINK (Art2Link)

Location: Vranje, Serbia

Dates: 26 June – 7 July 2017

Number of participants: 36

Participating countries: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Spain

Recommended for: Youth workers, working with or from Roma community in the fields of social work, education, political actions, or active art

Working language(s): English

Organizer: Magic in Current World (NGO/Others)

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUO-t2BE_0bGl096HNTPNU2PLGMZ0K1mvzFbYLx9iMYq4Xqw/viewform?c=0&w=1

Deadline to apply: 4 June 2017

Date of selection: 8 June 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Danica Dimitrijevic, E-Mail: [email protected], Phone: +420777060478

Costs: All the costs related to the training course are covered by the Erasmus + program (food, accommodation, activities, training, etc.). Nevertheless, you will need to cover your personal expenses. The travel costs from your home to the project venue is reimbursed by Erasmus+ according to the distance from the city the partner association is based to the venue of the project. It works with a flat rate. You can do a simulation on this website: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT Spain, Portugal (2000-2999 km): 360€ Czech Republic, Italy, Romania, Germany, France (500-1999 km): 275€ Greece (100-499 km): 180€. Serbia: under 100km = 20€; above 100km = 180€

There is no participation fee.

ARTooLINK (Art2Link)

The project ARTooLINK aims to show the possibilities of ART medias in the work with different social, political and cultural topics related to Roma minority.

The art is not just the boost of the creative way of thinking, but also to build capacity to use visual language in communication. Which artistic resources can we use and how to make the most of them, when there is a wish to make a change in society, even making an impact on policy making. Though participants are experienced in their professions, by gaining the skills in visual and art language they will build the bridge for understanding the different professionals and their views, which is essential for collaboration in the field with Youth work, especially in marginalized minorities. Without the regards, if the person is already established in its profession or is still searching its path, each participant will gain knowledge on the different art techniques and new methods, to maximize the success of their action. The project program is composed to introduce the more layered methodology that works on the individual as well in the group work. The individuals and group will experience each art medium from beginning to the end which is essential for its understanding and possibility to later implement. More important is that those art methods are taken from good practice with Roma community and our consortium wants to share it with other organizations facing the same difficulties to make bridges between the Roma communities – Roma Youth and other people and to eliminate the strong discrimination. This was reached with project Roma ARTirythm granted in 2016. (see: http://magicincurrentworld.com/pages/erasmus.html)

Participants will be able to make their own projects by using the artistic medias with the appeal, they will experience a healthy and enriching exchange of ideas from other organizations. They will be more prepared for stronger collaboration building a solid network between participants with different professional profiles, offering the possibility to create international actions together in a near future. We will provide the participant with the right set of skills, to communicate and connect with each other and to work with different problematic, backgrounds and understandings. This could be implemented fields, tackling efficiently different issues and needs. They will also learn to work with the community and not “for” community but being outside the community. The project will teach participants to work with their agendas and to develop creative and open minds with the space for new perspectives and new approaches – for instance with art as a tool that empowers the Roma youth.

Each partner organization is sending 4 participants, with different profiles and working or having done so, with or in the Roma community. Desirably for this project we are targeting 4 different kinds of profiles (however the project do not require that those are professionals, it also welcomes those that are still searching for its future career and wants to gain the news skills in those fields).

1) Social Worker (including Psychologists) A person that is engaged in the social issues in the community. Social worker deals with the “basic needs” as is standards in health, education, rights, etc. When those needs are fulfilled, the social worker is then able to engage/create healthy developments for the community (pedagogic activities, including culture activities, political activities, etc.)

2) Educators/Facilitators/Cultural Actors A person that has professional skills and experience in non-formal education and facilitating the events, projects, or cultural actions.

3)Activists/Artists/Artivists A person that is actively engaged in promoting the interests of the group or community. This person is the bridge between the community and public (including the policy makers). This person is focused on mediating the issues in an active way, ideally promoting it using art as a vehicle for engagement.

4)Future or present political actors including those in Political sciences This person has engaged already in actions leading to political career or policy making positions. The person can be a leader of youth political party, can be the active member of youth parliament, or studies the political or diplomatic studies. This person can already be in certain position at a ministry, municipality, etc. Aiming for a long lasting and continuous support coming from within the political system against discrimination, towards a multi-cultural society.

Why? We believe that it is important to establish the recognition of each profession by appreciating their work, but what the project aims to establish trans-disciplinary cooperation between the different types and ways of thinking. The project activities are designed to recognize the work of each one of them but to put apart those professions and to open the mind for “different languages”. This is reached through non-formal methods of how to present myself, how to establish communication, how to contribute to others work, how to work in a team, how to lead the discussion, how to work in big teams. We believe that it is necessary to have each representative of those profiles being it professionals, (or on the way to be the professional, or practicing it in the community) and to teach them together with the collaboration as that is the most important element for the community to grow, to be active, and prosper in a positive way.

#Training course about ART medias

European Voluntary Service (EVS) Volunteering Opportunity For 1 Romanian - UK Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England Duration: 10 months Placement Dates: 2nd October 2017 – 3rd August 2018 Participating Countries: Estonia, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, Greece, Slovenia, Czech Republic Travel Costs: Project funding covers up to a maximum total of 275€ for... http://abroadship.org/european-voluntary-service-evs-volunteering-opportunity-for-1-romanian-uk/ Abroadship.org

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European Voluntary Service (EVS) Volunteering Opportunity For 1 Romanian - UK

Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Duration: 10 months

Placement Dates: 2nd October 2017 – 3rd August 2018

Participating Countries: Estonia, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, Greece, Slovenia, Czech Republic

Travel Costs: Project funding covers up to a maximum total of 275€ for arrival and departure. If travel costs are higher, the volunteer shall cover the difference in cost.

Financial details: Project funding covers accommodation, utilities, food, local transport and health insurance.

Deadline to apply: June 15th 2017

Date of selection: 1st of August

Apply here: You can ask for the application form by writing and email to this address: [email protected]

For more information please contact: [email protected]

EVS in the UK

European Voluntary Service (EVS) Volunteering Opportunity in the UK, at Asha Center.

Dreams for Life is partner with Asha Center in a lovely project which will give the chance to a young Romanian to volunteer for 10 months in the UK.

Volunteer Profile: age 18-30, proactive, reliable and responsible, interested in sustainable/healthy lifestyle and intercultural/interfaith community living, flexible, entrepreneurial, sociable, open to learn and participate in hands-on activities.

Main Tasks: – Kitchen assistance: Cooking, Serving and Food Shopping – House Keeping and Estate maintenance – Hospitality of guests and groups – Biodynamic Gardening – Local community engagement (in rural English countryside) – Cultural and artistic events/outings/projects organisation

The application and selection process:

If you are interested to participate in the project you have to fill in an application form and send it to Bogdan Romanica (the responsible from Dreams for Life), until 15th of June. You can ask for the application form by writing and email to this address: [email protected]

From the persons that will apply, 3-5 persons will be selected and will go through the second selection phase, made by the Asha Center representative (Skype interview included).

On 1st of August the final selection results will be published and 1 Romanian will be part of the project.

The project has been aproved and it will be implemented 100%.

For more information please contact: [email protected] (the member of Dreams for Life, responsible for the preliminary selection of participants).

More details about Asha Center: – http://s539542056.websitehome.co.uk/asha/index.php/en/ and on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asha.centre.5

#EVS for 1 Romanian in the UK

Training Course - Power of Circle - Slovak Republic Training Course: Power of Circle Location: Žilina, Slovak Republic Dates: 19-26 August 2017 Number of participants: 26 Participating countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovak Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom Organizer: Preles (NGO/Others) Apply... http://abroadship.org/training-course-power-of-circle-slovak-republic/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - Power of Circle - Slovak Republic

Training Course: Power of Circle

Location: Žilina, Slovak Republic

Dates: 19-26 August 2017

Number of participants: 26

Participating countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovak Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom

Organizer: Preles (NGO/Others)

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdK74qWrpn2boeSql49h3wdYthQXqnKt2-TwtHOZdWB2xuvLg/viewform

Deadline to apply: 6 June 2017

Date of selection: 25 June 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Jana Randa, E-Mail: [email protected], Phone: 00421944379588

Costs: The training course has been funded through Erasmus+ Youth in Action programme. For more information have a look here: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm

Accommodation and meals during the training course will be provided. The travel costs of the participants will be refunded after the training course (after participants send all their travel documents etc.) to this maximum amounts:  Turkey, Italy, United Kingdom – 275 EUR  Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic – 180 EUR

Participation fee: Money shouldn’t be the only obstacle against your participation – therefore we suggest a sliding scale from 45 to 123€ for participation fee. For students and persons without paid job we suggest 45-60€, for other we suggest 60-123€ according to their financial possibilities and the value they see in the training programme.

Power of Circle

Power of Circle will be a course with a strong sense of community aiming at youth workers and teachers. We will explore together the idea and uses of circles in education and personal development.

Education needs fresh impulses in order to serve better to young people so they grow up in flexible, responsible, creative, pro-active and empathetic human beings ready for the challenges today and tomorrow world brings. Current situation in education (both formal and nonformal) is often not reflecting the changes of todays world and offers not enough impulses for youth workers / teachers how they can facilitate learning for today and future needs of individuals and communities. Education is not only about content, but a lot as well about structures and settings. We would like to focus on the second (not leaving the content out of course). Our aim is to contribute to the spectrum of tools and experiences youth workers / teachers have so they experience and learn how facilitating of learning can look like in less-hierarchical, nature and community based settings.

What might you gain from this experience?

 Experiencing the many ways that circle forms work in education and how this can help everyone involved in the process of learning.  Inspiration and the confidence to think outside of the box in educational settings.  The chance to help create an international and diverse community of enquiry.  The skills to be able to facilitate circles in personal and professional life.  Knowledge and new ideas through sharing of our educational practice.  Reflecting on applying what we learn in the service of our communities, our professional and our personal life.

#Training Course in Slovak Republic

Training Course - Train me - Bulgaria Training Course: Train me Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Dates: 1-9 July 2017 Number of participants: 40 Participating countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of, Romania, Spain Organizer: Can You Association (NGO/Others) Apply... http://abroadship.org/training-course-train-me-bulgaria/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - Train me - Bulgaria

Training Course: Train me

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Dates: 1-9 July 2017

Number of participants: 40

Participating countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of, Romania, Spain

Organizer: Can You Association (NGO/Others)

Apply here: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/train-me.6561/

Deadline to apply: 4 June 2017

Date of selection: 7 June 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Veronika Mihaylova, E-Mail: [email protected], Phone: +359894467674

Costs: The costs for accommodation and food are fully covered by the hosting organization. 100% of the travel costs up to limits according to the distance calculator of Erasmus+ programme are covered.

Travel grants: FUROM, Romania – 180 EUR (100 – 499 km) Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Jordan – 275 EUR (500 –1999 km) Spain – 360 EUR (2000 – 2999 km)

Train me

The training is a practice-based learning for people who are interested in teaching. By participating in the course the trainers will gain knowledge on how to plan, conduct and evaluate workshops and seminars by developing their own skills.

This project aims to support the work of organizations engaged in work with people with disabilities, refugees and young people, equip them with methods, techniques, tools, new knowledge, skills and competencies to work with the target groups and more particularly provide trainings to them.

The realization of the project will allow mobility participants and their organizations to be able to design and implement their own training to support the target groups, meeting their needs, based on informal methods of education. Mobility will be implemented within a week and it will include 40 participants. They will be youth workers, trainers, mentors, volunteers and others employed in the sector (trainers of trainers, coordinators and other providers of training) who work directly or indirectly with the target group.

The mobility programme involves understanding the situation of the target group and an approach to work with them and train them, including creating a plan and specific program strategies and tools for reaching the target group and the provision of specific resources with practical application, as well as information for the development of partnerships at the international level.

The program will be implemented using a variety of methods, workshops, games, exercises, role-play activities, simulations, tools and other in four separate modules:

• Orientation – provoking awareness of the problem, framing the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies for orientation and training and discussing importance of understanding different cultures and intercultural cooperation; • Planning – plan a training program and its components. Needs assessment of the target group, defining the objectives and activities, creation of educational space and logistical issues; • Practice – methods, materials, tools for the implementation of training and their successful combination – Methodology – effective communication with the target group, creating an environment of trust between the participants; • Improvement and Partnerships – the Strategy for improvement and development, developing partnership networks and the involvement of local community activities;

#For people who are interested in teaching

Training Course - How to plan a Youth Exchange with the new Program Erasmus+ Youth - Luxembourg Training Course: How to plan a Youth Exchange with the new Program Erasmus+ Youth Location: Beaufort, Luxembourg Dates: 29 November – 2 December 2017 Number of participants: 25 Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Organizer: Service National de la Jeunesse of... http://abroadship.org/training-course-how-to-plan-a-youth-exchange-with-the-new-program-erasmus-youth-luxembourg/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - How to plan a Youth Exchange with the new Program Erasmus+ Youth - Luxembourg

Training Course: How to plan a Youth Exchange with the new Program Erasmus+ Youth

Location: Beaufort, Luxembourg

Dates: 29 November – 2 December 2017

Number of participants: 25

Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

Organizer: Service National de la Jeunesse of Luxembourg – National Agency

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 1st October 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Myriam, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Program.

Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from country to country.

Please contact your Erasmus+ Youth in Action NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

ATTENTION: German speaking seminar!

How to plan a Youth Exchange with the new Program Erasmus+ Youth

This training course offers a learning experience for participants in the youth field, enabling them to set up a quality Youth Exchange. It answers the question how to plan a youth exchange and how to find partners.

Description

AIMS and OBJECTIVES: Youth Exchanges under Erasmus+ Youth in action are more than just a gathering of young people for a given period. They allow international experience and in depth intercultural exchange.

How can you design a Youth Exchange? How to start the project? Where can you find the suitable partners? These are the questions we would like to answer. The training shows how to set up your project step by step.

Furthermore the youth workers will have the opportunity to meet and get in contact with actors from other countries. The participants get an overview about Youth exchanges in Erasmus+. They discover the philosophy, aims and expectations of the Program.

It will be the opportunity to get practical information and hints and to discuss project ideas. The training is practically oriented and is based upon non-formal learning methods. The trainers will take into account the needs, motivation, interests and experiences of the participants.

TARGET GROUP: The training is organised by the National Agencies from Belgium, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg and will take place in Luxembourg.

The invitation goes to applicants for Youth Exchanges within the framework of Erasmus+ as well as to youth workers and all (young) people involved in the design of Youth Exchanges

#Training Course about planning youth exchange

Conference - Speak UP, Step UP! European youth work empowering young people’s democratic values & active citizenship - Germany Conference: Speak UP, Step UP! European youth work empowering young people’s democratic values & active citizenship Location: Berlin, Germany Dates: 16-18 October 2017 Number of participants: 100 Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries, Western Balkan... http://abroadship.org/conference-speak-up-step-up-european-youth-work-empowering-young-peoples-democratic-values-active-citizenship-germany/ Abroadship.org

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Conference - Speak UP, Step UP! European youth work empowering young people’s democratic values & active citizenship - Germany

Conference: Speak UP, Step UP! European youth work empowering young people’s democratic values & active citizenship

Location: Berlin, Germany

Dates: 16-18 October 2017

Number of participants: 100

Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries, Western Balkan Countries

Organizer: JUGEND für Europa – National Agency

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 27th August 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Inge Linne, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs or SALTO involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country.

Please contact your Erasmus+ Youth in Action NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

If you come from the Western Balkans please contact SALTO SEE under [email protected] to learn about further information about the financial details.

Speak UP, Step UP! European youth work empowering young people’s democratic values & active citizenship

Speak UP, Step UP! A European conference to consider the practice, impact and future role of Erasmus+ Youth in Action in promoting democratic values and attitudes and active citizenship among young people in Europe.

General Description

Over the last decade Europe has experienced unprecedented political challenges: an economic and financial crisis that has disproportionately negatively impacted on Europe’s young people, the threat of violent extremism, terrorist attacks, growing intolerance, racism and xenophobia, the proliferation of on- and offline hate speech, and backtracking on democratic values.

Whether as victims, perpetrators, bystanders or activists, young people all over Europe are concerned about, but also directly affected by, these phenomena. Politicians, researchers and educators all over Europe are asking questions about why and how young Europeans are becoming radicalized and engaging in violent extremism, why the majority of millenials claim to be interested in politics and socially engaged, but do not go to vote and why in some parts of Europe populists are more convincing to youth than mainstream parties.

For more than 30 years, the European youth and mobility programmes have promoted European values in accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and especially participation in democratic life, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity among young people around Europe and beyond. Since their very beginnings, these programmes have provided young people with opportunities to work on issues of political and social importance, in an effort to engage them as makers of the changes they want to see in their local communities, national societies and Europe.

However, and although the civic and political engagement of young people has always been a priority for Erasmus+ Youth in Action, and there is much to be proud of in regard of the role of Erasmus+ Youth in Action for young people’s active citizenship, the idea that European and international youth work could and should have explicitly political aims is not universally accepted. Members of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action community of practice daily grapple with the challenge of implementing a coherent and effective political dimension in their projects with and by young people.

Statements such as the Paris Declaration show the extent to which there is growing concern among political decision makers at the highest level regarding the direction of democratic development in both the European Union and individual societies in Europe, and regarding the role young people have in those developments. As a statement of the Ministers of Education of all EU Member States, the Paris Declaration emphasizes concrete political aims and objectives for Erasmus+ and Youth in Action, such as:

_ Ensuring young people acquire social, civic and intercultural competences, by promoting democratic values and fundamental rights, social inclusion and non-discrimination, as well as active citizenship; _ Enhancing critical thinking and media literacy, particularly in the use of the Internet and social media, so as to develop resistance to discrimination and indoctrination; _ Fostering the education of disadvantaged children and young people, by ensuring that our education and training systems address their needs; _ Promoting intercultural dialogue through all forms of learning in cooperation with other relevant policies and stakeholders. The time seems ripe to dive deeper into the role and impact of European and international youth work and to try to understand how (specifically through which practices and with which results) Erasmus+ Youth in Action is contributing to the formation of young people’s democratic values, active citizenship, political literacy and social agency. Does it really deliver on the expectations of European political decision makers in relation to political objectives, as enshrined in the Paris Declaration among other key documents? If so, what kind of educational work with young people is proving most effective for such objectives? Which are the policy and quality development processes that are addressing this theme? Do they need to be linked up? And what would be needed to ensure that the political dimension of European and international youth work is able to flourish within Erasmus+ Youth in Action and other programmes that are offering support?

Aim of the conference To reinforce the role and impact of Erasmus+ Youth in Action in the promotion of active citizenship and common European values including pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality, in view of the aims of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action programme and those expressed in the Paris Declaration.

Objectives of the conference _ to explore, document and celebrate the diversity of practices of political education and critical pedagogy that can be found in the Erasmus+ Youth in Action programme, and which provide young people with the opportunity to work on values (e.g. freedom, tolerance and anti-discrimination) and on social/political change-making; _ to gather evidence for how youth work practice in the programme is responding to the political and social challenges of European societies that young people themselves consider

important; _ to problematize and debate the challenges and dilemmas that arise in implementing the value-oriented objectives of the programme and in the practice of value-based European and international youth work; _ to consider the relevance of the history of the European youth programmes and of the educational traditions out of which they developed for the future practice of international youth work, critical pedagogy and intercultural political education in Erasmus+ Youth in Action; _ to identify gaps that could be filled, measures to meet needs, opportunities for cooperation and recommendations for future action, that could support and further effective engagement of Erasmus+ Youth in Action with the political and social challenges of European societies; _ to link the different policy and practice processes where these issues are being addressed, debated, developed and decided upon so as to ensure effective integration of initiatives concerned with similar aims

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#Conference in Berlin #Germany

Training Course - EVS Turn On - Portugal Training Course: EVS Turn On Location: Faro, Portugal Dates: 19 June – 13 October 2017 Number of participants: 25 Participating countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain Organizer: ECOS – Cooperativa de Educação, Cooperação e Desenvolvimento –... http://abroadship.org/training-course-evs-turn-on-portugal/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - EVS Turn On - Portugal

Training Course: EVS Turn On

Location: Faro, Portugal

Dates: 19 June – 13 October 2017

Number of participants: 25

Participating countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain

Organizer: ECOS – Cooperativa de Educação, Cooperação e Desenvolvimento – NGO

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 28th May 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Carlos Reis, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

Accommodation and food is provided by organizers and free of charge for the participants.

Participants shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses up to the amount available for their countries and no more than their real costs.

The amounts have been calculated using the distance calculator of the European Commission from the location of each sending organization to the venue.

Should the travel expenses exceed the contribution available, participants shall cover the extra costs from own resources.

Max amount of refund (per participant, per each activitiy): Portugal – 20€ Spain – 275€ Bulgaria, Greece, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland – 360€ Lithuania – 530€

Participation in both activities is free of charge

EVS Turn On

EVS related double event, addressing quality management of EVS projects. The aim is to create a space where EVS support staff can explore, share, reflect, practice and learn how to implement quality EVS projects, using full potential of opportunities.

General Description

The particular project consists of two activities (training course and seminar) complementing each other, addressing quality management of EVS projects with a focus on the support system towards the EVS volunteers.

Training Course – 19th to 26th June 2017, Faro, Portugal

The aim of the training is to develop the competences of the coordinators, supervisors and mentors (EVS support staff) on how they can enhance the learning and developing experience throughout the different stages of EVS projects’ cycle on personal, organizational and community levels.

The objectives of the training course are:

– increase knowledge on the principles of non-formal and informal learning, adult learning, accelerated learning, self-directed learning; – better understand the learning dimensions in EVS projects and the impact they have on its stakeholders; – develop the necessary skills to support individual learning processes; – equip with tools to supporting learning on different levels; – enhance a holistic view over learning styles and their significance in the development of learning plans; – increase the quality use of Youthpass as a tool to support learning taking place within EVS.

Seminar – 5th to 12th October 2017, Silves, Portugal

The seminar will provide space to exchange good practices, success stories, learning experiences of the organizations that have been working with EVS volunteers. With gathering the success stories and showing the impact the projects have achieved, the aim is to inspire the actors of the EVS projects as well as at improving the learning quality of the future EVS projects.

The objectives of the seminar are: – creation of space for the exchange of practices, ideas, procedures, stories related to EVS; – creation of an electronic booklet with success stories promoting EVS but also inspiring future quality projects; – peer and group learning of the participants; – space for the creation of partnerships within EVS; – empowering through analysis of the opportunities given by EVS in the frame of learning and service.

The target group of participants are people that professionally or voluntarily have or will soon have a supporting role within EVS projects including Coordinators (Responsible of Projects), Mentors, Supervisors (Tutors/Task related support person).

Participants need to have at least a basic knowledge about EVS, its philosophy and rules and motivation to become and stay involved with EVS.

Willing and committed to participate in 100% of the programme of activities (both the TC and the seminar) and committed to be active in activities before (contact and online get to know) and after the events (long term evaluation and feedback).

#Traning Course about EVS projects

Training Course - Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities - Spain Training Course: Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities Location: Pamplona (Navarra), Spain Dates: 17-22 September 2017 Number of participants: 24 Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Organizer: Spanish National Agency Apply here: Application... http://abroadship.org/training-course-sports-for-peacebuilding-and-inclusion-of-minorities-spain/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities - Spain

Training Course: Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities

Location: Pamplona (Navarra), Spain

Dates: 17-22 September 2017

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

Organizer: Spanish National Agency

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 23th July 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Ana Isabel Rodríguez, E-mail: [email protected], E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.

Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs involved in this project.

Sports for Peacebuilding and Inclusion of minorities

General Description

This training will be about motivation, about personal development, about conflict management, about empowerment of youth and all about sports.

The methodology used will be (among others)

• Workshops about tools for inclusion through sports • Learning from each others’ experience and achievements • Sharing good practises from the local-national work that each organization develops • Experts inputs about conflics management and peacebuilding • Case studies about the use of sports a an educational tool

#TC about sports in Spain

Training Course - Wake up. Act. Change - Estonia Training Course: Wake up. Act. Change Location: Tõstamaa, Estonia Dates: 26 June – 2 July 2017 Number of participants: 27 Participating countries: Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation Organizer: MTÜ Kalliralli – NGO Apply here: Application... http://abroadship.org/training-course-wake-up-act-change-estonia/ Abroadship.org

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Training Course - Wake up. Act. Change - Estonia

Training Course: Wake up. Act. Change

Location: Tõstamaa, Estonia

Dates: 26 June – 2 July 2017

Number of participants: 27

Participating countries: Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation

Organizer: MTÜ Kalliralli – NGO

Apply here: Application form

Deadline to apply: 24th May 2017

Inquiries about this training course: Anastasia Baskina, E-Mail: [email protected]

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. All costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the organisers.

There is a participation fee of 10 EUR.

Wake up. Act. Change

The training course “Wake up. Act. Change” aims at empowering and enabling youth workers and youth leaders to increase the level and quality of youth participation in their local communities.

General Description

Participation in the democratic life of a community is more than just voting or standing for elections. It is about having the right, the means, the space, the opportunity and, if necessary, the support to participate in and influence decisions.

Today young people can contribute to building a better society in many ways. However, the level of involvement of young people in local and regional life varies greatly across the EU and neighbouring countries. How can we boost meaningful youth participation? What forms can it take? What are its principles and preconditions? What are the obstacles and challenges? How can we transfer the benefits of international educational activities to our work on the local level?

The training course “Wake up. Act. Change” will bring together 27 youth workers and youth activists from 9 EU and neighbourhood countries.

The project objectives are

– To understand the preconditions of youth participation: how and why young people get active in their local communities; – To make distinctions between different forms of youth participation; – To explore principles and crucial elements of a meaningful youth participation; – To explore the opportunities and challenges of youth participation and involvement in democratic and civic life; – To examine youth projects (international, national, regional, local) as a way of enhancing the participation of young people at different levels; – To share best practices of active youth participation in participants’ countries, regions and communities; – To inform youth workers about new instruments of participatory democracy and engagement into community life; – To contribute to recognition of non-formal education methods to boost active participation of youngsters in the civic live and democratic processes. – To promote the core EU values and cooperation under the Erasmus+ program.

We are looking for youth leaders and youth activists committed to active youth participation in social and political life of their home communities. The project strives to gather a diverse group of youth workers, e.g. professional and volunteers; with various levels of prior international experience; working with different methods and on a wide range of projects (political, cultural, environmental, social).

The programme will be based on non-formal education methodology.

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Testimonials

Story of Abroadship’er Florence from London, UK:

Story – MediaACT – Activating Critical Thinking – Czech Republic

“The MediaACT training course was a profoundly great experience. I learnt a lot and had a lot of fun at the same time!

The TC leaders were clearly really passionate about what they are doing which meant the session were engaging and full of energy. They used a range of methods to teach and help us learn in groups and on our own. My favourite part was the debate, we really got into it and it was great to see the participants fired up as well.

It was great meeting people from all over Europe and the seeing the group gel so well, especially after Brexit in the UK. We had the opportunity to experience small parts of everyone’s cultures during the intercultural evenings and it was an absolute pleasure, I have added some new countries to my bucket list!

I have made friends for life, I have holiday homes all over Europe and I have increased my knowledge about how different types of media work and impact our society. I cannot wait for the next training course!”

Story of Abroadship’er Jules from Cornwall, UK:

Story – MediaACT – Activating Critical Thinking – Czech Republic

“My time on the course in Zlin filled me with a whole range of experiences. Of most interest was the space created for a cross-cultural dialogue, particularly in terms of discussing contemporary media focused issues. It was such a valuable learning experience to share and debate with people (some from countries I knew very little about) on the various issues effecting all of our lives at the moment. I feel like I have left with an expanded understanding and worldview, and for that I am very grateful!”

Story of Abroadship’er Bruno from London, UK:

Story – MediaACT – Activating Critical Thinking – Czech Republic

First of all thank you again for allowing me the opportunity of taking part in such an exciting TC. It was very well organised, despite the DICE Association being still a young one they were great and very friendly and professional. The focus of the course was Media and the problems facing media and journalism nowadays. The course followed a classical Erasmus+ project approach. Mostly using non-formal education techniques, we carried out different activities to help us understand the problems and challenges faced by Media today. We had an opportunity of interviewing local Zlin citizens, to have a visit to the Media centre, where 2 of Czech most famous animation film directors (Karel Zeman and Hermina Tyrlova) developed works that ultimately led to Academy awards.

We also learned from a Zlin journalist and his approaches and difficulties when trying to make it in the Media business. We got to develop our own media project, using different Media formats, such as blogs, social media, TV news, etc. We also debated the pros and cons of social media, and how social media and new ways of engaging into information can lead us to improper or incomplete depictions and interpretations of reality and how can we be alert to it and tackle those issues. We even got to discuss the post-modern era and how information and truth can and are manipulated to convey to certain interests, be they economic, political or other. We learned about the personal experiences from the group, especially on the refugee situation in Greece and the Arab Spring during the revolution in Egypt.

On a personal level, I had a lot of fun, I made new friends and increased my Erasmus+ network of contacts and was inspired to take on what I gained and learned as inspiration for my personal and professional life! Recommend it to everyone!

Description

Training course: MediaACT – Activating Critical Thinking

Location: Zlin, Czech Republic

Dates: 24 – 31 January 2016

Number of participants: 35

Participating countries: United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Lithuania

Organizer: Dice Asociace

MediaACT – Activating Critical Thinking is a training course that will take place in Zlín, Czech Republic from 24th to 31st January 2017. It will involve a total of 35 people (including 2 trainers and 3 support staff) from 10 European countries (CZ, IT, GR, HU, MK, TR, PL, DE, UK, LT) for 8 days of activities on media knowledge and information manage- ment in terms of promoting sensitive issues of Europe: refugees‘ crisis, migration, lack of inclusion and acceptance while forming radicalization. Some of the aspects that will be discussed include mainstream media power, social media and citizen journalism role referring to different issues. The method- ology of the project will be non-formal educa- tion, featuring a range of methods such as simulations, discussions, expert input, case studies, brainstorming, group work, group presentations and others.

Objectives of the project

• To gain key competencies and basic skills in terms of media literacy and critical thinking. • To seek visibility for European issues and values and combat negative tendencies proliferated by the media. • To promote the use of innovative tools linked to information and communication technologies using non-formal learning methods. • To share experience, knowledge, informa- tion and a unique perspective on current European issues maintaining international understanding. • To provide participants with an opportunity to use the newly acquired skills in practice in the form of a final work at the end of the TC. • To promote the Erasmus+ progamme

Partners in the project

Dice Asociate (Czech Republic)

Forum für interkulturellen Dialog e.V (Germany)

Trikala se drasi – TrikalAct (Greece)

En Kint Egyesulet a Bekeert es Fejlodesert (Hungary)

TDM 2000 (Italy)

Non-formal learning club “WE” (Lithuania)

Association of citizens Youth Can (Macedonia)

TDM2000 Polska (Poland)

Youth Art Research and Training Association (Turkey)

Subtiluship C.I.C. (Abroadship.org) (United Kingdom)

Participants’ profile

We are looking for young people, youth workers and youth leaders who are interested in the topic of media and want to learn more about how to apply critical thinking while perceiving news and other messages from various sources. All participants must be at least 18 years of age. While there is no upper age limit, we expect most participants not to be older than 35. Previous experience with international projects is preferred. Participants should be comfortable working in English and be prepared to work in an intercultural team.

Working methods

The methodology of the TC will be non-formal education. Non-formal education is purposive but voluntary learning that takes place in a diverse range of environments and situations for which teaching/training and learning is not necessarily their sole or main activity. These environments and situations may be temporary, and the activities or courses that take place may be staffed by professional learning facilitators (such as youth trainers) or by volunteers (such as youth leaders). The activities and courses are planned, but are seldom structured by conventional rhythms or curriculum subjects. They usually address specific target groups, but rarely document or assess learning outcomes or achievements in conventionally visible ways.

All participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate – a document that recognizes the learning outcomes of the participants of Erasmus+ projects. More information at: http://abroadship.org/erasmus-youthpass/

Accommodation

The training course will be held in Hotel Garni in the center of Zlín. Accommodation and meals are fully covered by the programme. The participants will be accom- modated in double or triple mixed-nationality rooms in order to facilitate the intercultural dialogue among the different nations repre- sented. Mixed-sex rooms will be advised against. Website of Hotel Garni: http://www.hotelgarnizlin.cz/

Travel

Major airports in the vicinity of Zlín are located in Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest. You can easily reach Zlín by bus or train from these cities. From Zlín bus/train station it is a 10-minute walk to the venue. The organizers will provide a detailed map showing the way to the hotel.

Travel costs for the training course are covered by the programme up to the amount indicated in the table in info pack. They will be reimbursed to the participants upon the pres- entation of all the original tickets and receipts, including for the return. Note that all partici- pants must leave and come back to their sending country within a reasonable amount of time from the project’s arrival (24/01) and departure (31/01) days in order to be eligible for reimbursement (no more than 2 days earlier for the arrival or 2 days later for the departure).

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