Project place: Faro, Portugal
Project dates: 15th – 22nd October 2017
Application deadline: 15th September 2017
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The main aim of this project is to develop participants’ competences to work and to act within intercultural environment, specifically on themes like conflict management with young people with different cultural backgrounds, specially migrants and refugees through non formal education. It has also as objective to provide quality trainings for the participants in certain areas of the youth work. Thus, to reach better quality of activities for young people with fewer opportunities organized under the new EU Programme 2014-2020 Erasmus+.
OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING COURSE
To increase participants’ knowledge and awareness about values underpinning non-formal educational youth activities;
To familiarize participants’ with the values, mission, structure and ways of organizing youth events within the network and the partner organizations;
To work on the inclusion, promotion and dissemination of the results of the project within local communities;
To discover and analyze nowadays realities of young migrants, youngsters with migrant background and refugees in local communities, particularly in EU;
To increase the participants’ competences and motivation to introduce and work on intercultural dialogue, conflict transformation and participation of the young people in society within the E+ Programme;
To explore conflict management tools and foster creativity to create new and inovative conflict management tools;
To discuss and develop the quality criteria for youth projects within E+ Programme and their contribution to a youth organization’s needs, realities and overall strategy of the network;
WORKING METHODS
The training will be based on non-formal education methods, encouraging active participation of young people involved.
- Ice-breakers, energizers
- Inputs from experts
- Simulations, role plays
- Intercultural and experiential learning
- Variety of visuals for thematic input
- Brainstorming and discussions both in working groups and in plenary
The participants should fulfil the following criteria:
- Young people, youth workers and youth leaders very motivated to act in their sending organization (CID)
- Be 18 years old or older
- Willing to learn & motivated to share experience with others after the event
- Are able to work in English
- Are committed to attend for the full duration of the training course
ACCOMMODATION and FINANCES:
All costs related to accommodation and food will be covered by the hosting organization.
Travel costs will be covered up to 360 EUR. The travel costs will be reimbursed according to E+ rules. It will happen upon collecting all tickets and invoices and calculating all costs.
Participation fee: 50 EUR
Sending fee: 500 MKD