A Path Together
International Youth Exchange
18th - 26th* October 2022
*18th arrival day -26th travel back day
The
Aim
The main purpose of the youth exchange is to promote tools and methods for fostering the integration of refugees and migrants in their youth community, increasing awareness of the motives behind why refugees ‘choose’ to leave their homes and the difficulties they have to endure, fostering a non-formal approach toward tolerance and social inclusion proposing self-development tools and creativity, as a unique common language.
Goals
According with the main aim the project, finding inspiration from the youth goals n.3 Inclusive Societies and n.9 Space and Participation for All, is designed to reach the following goals
• Raise awareness of migrants’ growing inequalities in societies
• Develop youth's ability to work for/with migrants & refugees
• Understand and enhance empathy with the challenges and feelings refugees experience during the migratory journey
• Explore ways how to confront the problem of cultural differences, especially through intercultural dialogue
• Increase knowledge and skills on how youth can discover and share ways to facilitate a successful inclusion process, as through the use of creative tools
• Expand the youths’ intercultural and European dimensions
• Apprehend the concept of cultural awareness
• Promote non-formal education as a catalytic agent for the inclusion of social minorities and the self-development of
people with fewer opportunities
Program&Dates
Day 0 l 18th Oct
Arrival
Day 1 l 19th Oct
Welcome, introduction, discover the venue, team-building
Day 2 l 20th Oct
Xenophobia, WS* 1 and 2, Italian & Turkey night
Day 3 l 21st Oct
Information, WS* 3 and 4, Greek & Georgian night
Day 4 l 22nd Oct
A path together. Night managed by participants
Day 5 l 23rd Oct
WS* 5 and 6, Living Library, Spanish & Hungarian & Bulgarian night
Day 6 l 24th Oct
Geopolitics, WS* 7
Day 7 l 25th Oct
Follow-up, evaluation
Day 8 l 26th Oct
Departure
*workshop
The program will undergo variations to adapt them to the learning needs of the participants and to other
factors
Project Steps
Preparation
in September and the beginning of October, chosen participants will work in national groups in order to prepare 2 activities that they will implement during the exchange: a playful and interactive presentation of their country and an activity related to the topic of migrations that will be added to the program of the exchange. The program coordinator will support each national group through a video call meeting, written communications and other inputs.
Youth Exchange
is the core activity of the project. Participants meet, share, experience, discover and learn on the topic of migrations. They also organize an exposition about migration and a fundraising fest for a cause of their choice that supports migrants.
Follow-Up
Back in their country, participants create and send new material for the exposition (time frame: 9th November - 30th December)
N.B. PARTICIPATING PARTIALLY OR PASSIVELY CAN NOT BE AN OPTION AS BY THE REGULATIONS OF THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAM.
Only by taking a full part in all the steps of the project, you will be entitled to reimbursement.
Costs & Reimbursement
- We ask you to contribute to the implementation of the project with a participation fee of 40€ which you will pay upon arrival. In case the fee is a REAL OBSTACLE for you, write the reason in the application form. National Leaders are exempt from payment.
– Travel costs, accommodation food and the program itself are co-funded by the European Union through the ERASMUS+ program.
– The travel costs will be reimbursed for the amount shown in the original boarding passes, tickets and invoices, up to the limits indicated in the chart below. According to Erasmus+ regulation you can travel up to 48h before and after the youth exchange, meaning in this case 17th October the earliest and 27th October the latest.
– Please note that the amounts below are the MAXIMUM amounts that will be reimbursed, all the costs exceeding these amounts should be covered by the participant as well as the costs for accommodation sustained in case you decide to start your travel before the arrival day and after the departure day.
- VISA costs will be reimbursed according to the amount shown on the ORIGINAL documents, up to a MAXIMUM of 80€.
– For this reason, is essential that you keep and bring all the original tickets and invoices of the traveling and VISA.
– In order to be entitled to reimbursement, we ask you to participate fully in the 3 steps of the project.
Italy
20€
Spain
230€
Turkey
230€
Bulgaria
140€
Hungary
230€
Georgia
320€
Greece
230€
* private shuttles are arranged in order to bring the whole group of participants from Lecce to the accommodation of the training course in Otranto.
The cost for the round-trip bus is already deducted from the original amount available for travel reimbursement.
Accomodation
During youth exchange participants will stay in a camping area that provides accommodation in tents for 2, 3, or 5 people.
The camping area provides Wifi, toilet and shower facilities, laundry.
Costs are covered by a co-funding of the Erasmus+ program
What to bring
Please, bring with you a sleeping bag, and a yoga mat. In case you can't find it let us know*
*A detailed list of personal things to bring with you will be provided in the confirmation letter to selected participants
Food
3 meals per day + 2 coffee breaks will be offered to participants. Also, those costs are covered by a co-funding of the Erasmus+ program
Participants will be involved in light household duties (cleaning the common areas, taking care of their own tents, supporting with washing dishes, checking that people are on time and similar).
Taking care together of our place and of our own needs, not being served by someday else, increases our common sense of ownership toward the experience
*This project is alcohol free. We believe it is good for the social environment and for the active and positive involvement of the participants.
The Venue
Located a few kilometers from Torre dell'Orso and Otranto, and only 300 m from the beautiful Bay of Torre Sant'Andrea, the camper area "L'Oasi del Camperista" is immersed in nature and surrounded by a wonderful pine forest, and in what is one of the 15 most beautiful beaches in Italy.
The camping area provides Wifi, toilet and shower facilities, laundry. Participants will be accommodated in tents.
Team
Antonio Greco - project and logistics supervisor.
Youth worker, trainer and gamification expert. Working in the field of education, personal and professional development, professional skills and youth support for 7 years now. Specialized in self-development, inclusion and gamification topics. He founded L'Arca del Blues in 2012 and New Wellness Education - APS in 2020 two of the most active organizations in Italy in the field of youth and international mobility.
Fabiano Bruno - project trainer.
Involved in the development of Erasmus+ projects since 2010 and in 2013 he founded Associazione Vagamondo, nowadays one of the most active organizations in Italy in the field of youth exchanges. His connection with the main topic of the project is rooted in his studies on Cross-cultural Communication, field he deepened in more than 10 years of youth work in Italy and internationally
Adelina Popova - project coordinator.
Working in Erasmus+ field since 2020. Started a path of youth worker as a coordinator for KA1 projects in formal education and project manager for Jean Monnet. Joined New Wellness Education - APS in 2022 as coordinator for volunteering and youth mobility projects.
Experienced in organizing educational events for youth and students.
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About Us
New Wellness Education
New Wellness Education - APS founded in January 2020 it is specialized in the education of youth and training of professionals with the main focus on mental and physical well-being, fostering at same time the recognition and quality of youth work.
Our Mission
Provide educational opportunities to young and young professionals, supporting them in their process of growth, maximizing their psycho-physical well-being by offering learning opportunities connected to their educational and working environment having a positive impact reflected on their local communities.
Partners
*In case you have any questions, or you need clarifications, contact the partner organization based in your country
