Project place: near Innsbruck/Austria

 

Project dates: 6th to 13th of March 2022

 

Deadline for applying: 16.01.2022

 

About the project

International peace and volunteer work is rooted in face-to-face exchange of people from different regions and backgrounds. Regular trainings, seminars and volunteer camps where youth workers and young people can exchange experiences and ideas, form the basis of this. The need for personal exchange comes along with a greater need for travel and transportation. Currently, many of the travel distances are covered by airplane. This contributes massively to the climate crisis and to increasing social inequality. Besides, the restrictions imposed by COVID19 have forced us to take a more urgent look at alternative forms of mobility. Among all the challenges, this also offers an opportunity to reflect on lessons learned regarding mobility in international peace work during the pandemic.

 

Objectives

  • to enhance the knowledge, skills and competences of youth workers on the main topics;
  • to equip them with tools to make their activities ecologically and socially more sustainable;
  • to create ideas and follow-up plans for innovative climate-friendly projects;

 

Aims

  • Understand the link between (global) mobility, climate justice and international peace work;
  • Empower and train active volunteers, camp coordinators and seminar facilitators to advocate for sustainable means of transportation and implement local actions with their sending organizations;
  • Enhance networking capabilities, create & share tools and ideas for local activism and campaigning Initiate structural change regarding mobility within SCI and partners;
  • Create a toolkit about sustainable mobility and a draft for a sustainable international travel policy;

 

Participants profile

  • Age 18+;
  • be vaccinated against COVID 19 or recovered (obligation);
  • have experience in international peace work;
  • allow time and ideas for both the seminar and the finalization phase;
  • ideally be motivated to participate actively in the production of the outputs;
  • be committed to abstain from flying and travel to the events via overland route instead;
  • bring ideas for own workshops;
  • have sufficient English language skills (spoken and written);
  • be committed to spreading their new skills and competences to their sending branches/organization, e.g. via a workshop or a camp coordinator training;

 

ACCOMMODATION and FINANCES:

All costs related to accommodation and food will be covered according to Erasmus+ distance calculator.

Participation fee: NONE!

Sending fee: 500 MKD

 

APPLY HERE!