NEW PROJECT!!!!!
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The Youth Exchange
"Intercultural Bridges For United Europe"
Croatia,Poland.
dialogue and to promote tolerance and mutual understanding.
team works,discussions,brainstorming,
creative workshops: graffitti,newspaper,video,wood craft.
to learnmore about other cultures and countries.
Participants had a chance to know also the culture of the hosting country by visiting some sights
Participants had a task to interview local people asking them:if they feel European,
and what is Europe for them.
hard of hearing,and they integrated in the group and tried to teach the sign language.
More info on the blog: http://interculturalbridges4unitedeurope.blogspot.com/
THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM
OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
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The TC "European Citizenship for All" took place in Tsaghkadzor,Armenia from
14-22 October 2013.
The project involved 27 participants from Armenia,Georgia,Ukraine,Moldova,Italy,Spain,Croatia,
Turkey,Romania plus the support staff.
The main aim was to encourage the young people to become actively involvedin the process of European integration as wells as to support the development
of youth NGOs in Europe by extending knowledge and competences
to integrate European Citizenship within youth projects.
During the 8 days TC the participants were involved in different activities
such as discussions about the EU citizenship,
brainstorming,group works,role games.
The participants had also the opportunity to present their own
culture during the intercultural evenings.
As well as there was opportunity to learn more about the culture
and history of the hosting country,as we organised excursion to the historic places of Armenia, participants visited
Yerevan-the capital of Armenia, and spent an evening with traditional dinner in Armenian restaurant.
Participants also had chance to meet the Mayor of Tsaghkadzor and to discuss about Europe and active citizenship.
Also there was opportunity for participants to create their own projects which will hopefully be developed further.
THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM
OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
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NEW PROJECTS!!!!
Preparations started. Stay tuned for more information!!!!!
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TC "Sharing Best Practices For Inclusive Growth"
took place from 04-12 March, 2013
in Tsaghkadzor , Armenia.
It involved NGO activists and volunteers from Armenia, Georgia,
Italy, Spain, Greece,Romania, Ukraine,Moldova, Turkey,
Slovakia and Croatia.
During the training topics on discrimination, social exclusion,
promotion of values and goals of volunteerism and importance of it
in society (which make youth participation more effective and
powerful in social life), as well as issues that face youth in different communities
such as youth unemployment,underdeveloped educational system, poverty, use of drugs and alcohol have been discussed.
With the help of different games, group discussions and other tools of non-formal
education youth tried to suggest their own solutions and develop projects for the
mitigation of the impact of these negative events.
The other important part of the Training were intercultural exchange,
which helped to foster international cooperation and raise mutual understanding.
Participants had an opportunity to present culture, customs and food of their countries.
During a special evening the participants presented their organizations and their activities in
the community life,as well as their own volunteering experience.
In addition Youth in Action Program in general and European Voluntary Service have been presented.
The PROJECT WAS FUNDED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
Visit our blog : http://inclusivegrowtharm.blogspot.com
spending two weeks in volunteering work camps:
Potsdam and Paplits in Germany!
They are all very happy and full of emotions.
As they met new international friends, learnt about German
culture & traditions and shared their own.
Of course they contributed to the work of the camps by spending
5 hours a day working. But the rest of time they had excursions,
visits to the museums,and social evenings!
We want to thank our partner EYS for organising these
wonderful two weeks.
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!!!
TC "Public Relation methods, skills and tools for a modern NGO”,
which will take place in Warsaw, Poland from
28th September till 6th October 2012.
knowledge, skills and attitudes to higher quality practice in the youth field
regarding working with socially excluded groups.
The main project objective is to develop an understanding of the
nature of PR and the role of practitioners when they are coming from
socially excluded groups, to recognize the key areas of PR involvement
as a tool for self-promotion and promotion of organizations activities,
and to make familiar the basic concepts and principles of PR.
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EUROPE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN ARMENIA!
"Youth for Exchange & Cooperation" participated in the celebrations ofEurope Day in Armenia, which was organised by EU DElegation to Armenia.
The were organised many activities such as informationa fair on European culture
and EU-Armenia cooperation. Some people participated in the Europe quiz
and contests, the winners could taste various European dishes.
Polish and Lithuanian folk ansambles performed traditional dances.
The guests of the event had a chance to address their questions about
EU-Armenia cooperation to the ambassadors of EU countries.
THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM 4 YOUTH EVENT,
"Youth for Exchange & Cooperation" participated in theEastern Partnership Platform 4 in Yerevan, Armenia.
The activity was organized by the European Commission in cooperation
with the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Republic of Armenia
together with the SALTO Eastern Europe and Caucasus Resource Centre.
It was a very productive activity, as it introduced the new
opportunities offered by the Youth in Action Programme
and the Eastern Partnership Youth Programme to support
exchanges, cooperation and capacity-building in the youth field
in the Eastern Partnership region, as well as to encourage the
development of concrete project ideas.
There were around 100 participants including youth workers, practitioners
and institutional representatives from the six Eastern Partnership countries,
also representatives from the Youth in Action Programme Countries.
During the 3 days there were workshops about Youth Exchanges and EVS,
Training & Networking, How to participate in the Eastern Partnership Youth Window,
How to develop the recognition of non-formal learning.
There was organised also NGO fair, were the participants had
opportunity to find new partners for the future cooperation.
And of course evenings in traditional Armenian restaurants were a part of the program !!!
IN DACHAU , GERMANY!
Application is open !!!
About 100 young people from all over Europe will get together
and ask questions.
Participants will also have chance to visit historic sights,there will be excursion to Munich and of course
social evenings, where the participants will learn about
different cultures and will make new friends.
Don't miss your chance, if you want to have
unforgettable experience, hurry up to apply ! !!
EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP TC IN BERLIN,GERMANY
FEB 06-12, 2012.
The European Citizenship Training Course was organized by the networkof National Agencies of the Youth in Action Programme and
the Partnership between the Council of Europe
and the European Commission, and hosted by the German NA.
The aims of the training course were to encourage the development of a critical,
democratic and creative European Citizenship as an active social,
political and cultural role to construct a shared Europe and in doing so,
to support the implementation and quality of the Youth in Action
Programme of the European Union.
For one week 20 youth leaders, youth workers from Germany,
Poland,Ireland,Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova,
Serbia,Kosovo, Albania got together in Berlin to discuss the concept of European Citizenship,
non-formal learning and the possibilities of Youth in Action Program.
We also had interucltural evening, where we learnt a bit of each culture and
to discover Berlin and German culture.
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