Project Description
This international training course will gather youth actors from around Europe interested in intergenerational youth work. During 6 working days, the participants will be involved in various activities focused on working with young people while empowering the whole community. Besides the structured thematic workshops implemented by experienced trainers, this project will also include an action that will be carried out in the local community by the participants. The project is organized by the Youth Association creACTive supported by the European Youth Foundation (www.eyf.coe.int/fej) and the European Network of Animation.
Aim and objectives: Exploring how youth work can empower the whole community: a way to active youth participation and the development of the role of the youth actor.
Objectives:
∼ Introduce the concept of action training
∼ Exchange experiences of different approaches to working with young people within the intergenerational context in the community
∼ Exploring the value of working with young people on a community and intergenerational level
∼ Reflect and analyse the process of active youth participation and community recognition of young people as actors of the community: exploring the role of the youth actor
∼ Develop and implement methodologies for working with young people in conducting community based intergenerational activities
Project venue:
The training course will be organized in Kavadarci, Macedonia. We will stay and work in the facilities of the sports hall “Jasmin”, one of the largest indoor sport facilities in the country. Accommodation will be provided in rooms located inside the sports hall, while meals will be served in a restaurant within the same complex. There will be 4 to 5 participants per room, with shared bathrooms. Please note this is not a hotel. Kavadarci is well connected with the capital city Skopje, with about 10 bus lines during the whole day. You will be expected to arrive directly to Kavadarci, but travel assistance will be offered to all selected participants.
Profile of participants: This call is open for participants from all countries that are members of the Council of Europe. We are expecting youth actors involved in working with young people in various ways. This includes, but is not limited to:
-‐ Youth workers
-‐ Employees/volunteers in youth and/or community associations and other organizations working directly or indirectly with young people
-‐ Employees in local/regional/national bodies dealing with youth and/or community issues
There is no age limit.
Financial conditions: This project is financially supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. Thus, the organizers will cover the expenses for accommodation and food during your stay in Kavadarci, as well as 70% of your travel costs. Participation fee of 15 euros should be paid by each participant.
Please bear in mind that only the cheapest means of transportation will be covered. The project budget is very limited and thus you are encouraged to find the cheapest possibility for traveling to Kavadarci. The project team will be more than happy to help you with this.
Application procedure: Please fill in and send application form the latest by the 25th of August. You will be informed about the selection results by the 1st of September. Please do not make any travel arrangements before you get official confirmation that you have been selected and that you can proceed with purchasing tickets. Filled application forms and any questions you might have should be addressed to kontakt@kreaktiv.mk. You can also access us by phone at +389 2 61 30 709.
Team of trainers and organizers: This project is organized by the Youth Association creACTive. More information about the work of creACTive is available at www.cre-‐act-‐ive.org.
Dragan Markoski will be responsible for overall implementation of the project. The activity program will be implemented by a team of trainers experienced in non-‐formal education. The team is consisted of the following trainers:
Nik Paddision from the United Kingdom. Trainer profile: http://www.salto-‐youth.net/tools/toy/find-‐a-‐ trainer/95.html?oldEngineRedirect=true
Dragan Atanasov from Macedonia. Trainer profile: http://www.salto-‐youth.net/tools/toy/find-‐a-‐ trainer/1280.html?oldEngineRedirect=true
Solene Bouyaux from France. Experienced in human rights education, active participation, intercultural learning, theatre of the oppressed and in other fields.
Training
Course
Young
People
are
Part
of
the
Community
Too!
24th
of
September
–
1st
of
October
2011
Kavadarci,
Macedonia
Call
for
participants
Project
Description
This
international
training
course
will
gather
youth
actors
from
around
Europe
interested
in
intergenerational
youth
work.
During
6
working
days,
the
participants
will
be
involved
in
various
activities
focused
on
working
with
young
people
while
empowering
the
whole
community.
Besides
the
structured
thematic
workshops
implemented
by
experienced
trainers,
this
project
will
also
include
an
action
that
will
be
carried
out
in
the
local
community
by
the
participants.
The
project
is
organized
by
the
Youth
Association
creACTive
supported
by
the
European
Youth
Foundation
(www.eyf.coe.int/fej)
and
the
European
Network
of
Animation.
Aim
and
objectives:
Exploring
how
youth
work
can
empower
the
whole
community:
a
way
to
active
youth
participation
and
the
development
of
the
role
of
the
youth
actor.
Objectives:
∼ Introduce
the
concept
of
action
training
∼ Exchange
experiences
of
different
approaches
to
working
with
young
people
within
the
intergenerational
context
in
the
community
∼ Exploring
the
value
of
working
with
young
people
on
a
community
and
intergenerational
level
∼ Reflect
and
analyse
the
process
of
active
youth
participation
and
community
recognition
of
young
people
as
actors
of
the
community:
exploring
the
role
of
the
youth
actor
∼ Develop
and
implement
methodologies
for
working
with
young
people
in
conducting
community
based
intergenerational
activities
Project
venue:
The
training
course
will
be
organized
in
Kavadarci,
Macedonia.
We
will
stay
and
work
in
the
facilities
of
the
sports
hall
“Jasmin”,
one
of
the
largest
indoor
sport
facilities
in
the
country.
Accommodation
will
be
provided
in
rooms
located
inside
the
sports
hall,
while
meals
will
be
served
in
a
restaurant
within
the
same
complex.
There
will
be
4
to
5
participants
per
room,
with
shared
bathrooms.
Please
note
this
is
not
a
hotel.
Kavadarci
is
well
connected
with
the
capital
city
Skopje,
with
about
10
bus
lines
during
the
whole
day.
You
will
be
expected
to
arrive
directly
to
Kavadarci,
but
travel
assistance
will
be
offered
to
all
selected
participants.
Profile
of
participants:
This
call
is
open
for
participants
from
all
countries
that
are
members
of
the
Council
of
Europe.
We
are
expecting
youth
actors
involved
in
working
with
young
people
in
various
ways.
This
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to:
-‐
Youth
workers
-‐
Employees/volunteers
in
youth
and/or
community
associations
and
other
organizations
working
directly
or
indirectly
with
young
people
-‐
Employees
in
local/regional/national
bodies
dealing
with
youth
and/or
community
issues
There
is
no
age
limit.
Financial
conditions:
This
project
is
financially
supported
by
the
European
Youth
Foundation
of
the
Council
of
Europe.
Thus,
the
organizers
will
cover
the
expenses
for
accommodation
and
food
during
your
stay
in
Kavadarci,
as
well
as
70%
of
your
travel
costs.
Participation
fee
of
15
euros
should
be
paid
by
each
participant.
Please
bear
in
mind
that
only
the
cheapest
means
of
transportation
will
be
covered.
The
project
budget
is
very
limited
and
thus
you
are
encouraged
to
find
the
cheapest
possibility
for
traveling
to
Kavadarci.
The
project
team
will
be
more
than
happy
to
help
you
with
this.
Application
procedure:
Please
fill
in
and
send
the
attached
application
form
the
latest
by
the
25th
of
August.
You
will
be
informed
about
the
selection
results
by
the
1st
of
September.
Please
do
not
make
any
travel
arrangements
before
you
get
official
confirmation
that
you
have
been
selected
and
that
you
can
proceed
with
purchasing
tickets.
Filled
application
forms
and
any
questions
you
might
have
should
be
addressed
to
kontakt@kreaktiv.mk.
You
can
also
access
us
by
phone
at
+389
2
61
30
709.
Team
of
trainers
and
organizers:
This
project
is
organized
by
the
Youth
Association
creACTive.
More
information
about
the
work
of
creACTive
is
available
at
www.cre-‐act-‐ive.org.
Dragan
Markoski
will
be
responsible
for
overall
implementation
of
the
project.
The
activity
program
will
be
implemented
by
a
team
of
trainers
experienced
in
non-‐formal
education.
The
team
is
consisted
of
the
following
trainers:
Nik
Paddision
from
the
United
Kingdom.
Trainer
profile:
http://www.salto-‐youth.net/tools/toy/find-‐a-‐
trainer/95.html?oldEngineRedirect=true
Dragan
Atanasov
from
Macedonia.
Trainer
profile:
http://www.salto-‐youth.net/tools/toy/find-‐a-‐
trainer/1280.html?oldEngineRedirect=true
Solene
Bouyaux
from
France.
Experienced
in
human
rights
education,
active
participation,
intercultural
learning,
theatre
of
the
oppressed
and
in
other
fields.