"Meet'in EuroMed by the Danube" - Contact Making Seminar

Organised by SALTO EuroMed Resource Centre and Mobilitas - Hungarian National Agency for the Youth Programme

Budapest, 20-24 Septembre 2006

Considering the present situation of Meda countries - the absence of official National Coordinators - Salto Youth EuroMed, with the financial support of some National Agencies, will cover travel costs for Meda particpants. EU candidates instead will deal with their own National Agencies for travel arrangements, while boarding-lodging costs will be covered by the hosting national structure. Last but not least Salto Youth EuroMed will take care of trainers'fees and expenses. So, we encourage MEDA candidates to submit their "online" application forms as well as the one downloadable here after to the Salto Youth EuroMed Resource Centre charged exceptionally of the Meda participants' selection. EU candidates will simply fill in their "online" application forms!

DESCRIPTION

In these years of growing cooperation between the youth organizations of both sides of the Mediterranean Sea many projects have been implemented in the frame of the Youth Euromed Programme and many strong links have been created between the two shores.
We are now ready for new challenges.
- There is the need of thematic projects focused on relevant new issues.
In the last years there has been an increasing interest of young people, youth organisations and institutions, for the topics of education for sustainability and global education/awareness, with the related aspects connected to environmental issues, community development, resource management, ethics in economy, youth participation, human rights, global citizenship, etc.
It's time to give a chance to make grow new quality partnerships in these fields.
- Quality in the implementation of the projects is an issue which should be always present in our horizon. It's important in the frame of Euromed to deepen and share the understanding about some concepts, such as intercultural dimension and project management.
- A new Programme, Youth in Action, in 2007 is going to replace Youth. Euromed will be an important feature of it.

All these reflections convinced SALTO Euromed and the Hungarian National Agency of the Youth Programme to set up a Contact Making Seminar:

"Meet'in Euromed by the Danube".

In September, by the Danube, there will be the chance - for European and Meda organisations that work in the field of education for sustainability and global education/awareness - to meet and share experiences/visions about these topics, to set up new partnerships and start to develop common projects in Euromed, to explore quality aspects of Actions 1, 2 and 5 of the Youth Programme and to understand what the new Youth In Action Programme is about and what it implies for Euromed cooperation.

Come by the Danube in September and contribute to enhance the Euromediterranean cooperation with new partnerships and new thematic projects!

DATES and VENUE

The Contact Making Seminar will be held from 20th (arrival day) till 24th (departure day) of September 2006 in the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe (EYCB) in Budapest, Hungary.
(Please, note that your accommodation will be covered only between these dates. Staying longer than that will be at your own expense.)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• To create a space for Euromed exchange and cooperation among youth organisations active in the field of education for sustainability and global education/awareness.
• To support participants in the preparation and "cooking" of project ideas for future Euromed cooperation in Action 1, 2 and 5.
• To explore quality aspects in Action 1, 2 and 5 in EuroMed.
• To discover together the future Programme "Youth in Action " (2007-2013), focusing on the implications to Euromed cooperation.

PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS

24/26 participants will be invited, half from EU and half from MEDA countries. They should:

• be professional or volunteer youth workers representing their organisations;
• have experience on the topics of education for sustainability and global education/ awareness and be ready to continue working in the field;
• have practical experience in the Youth Program (a least one Action) and have basic knowledge about the Youth and the Euromed Youth Programme (in general, all actions);
• be strongly motivated and ready to develop Euromed projects (international youth exchanges, international voluntary service projects or youth work support activities, within the present Actions 1, 2 and 5 of the Youth Programme, or in the Youth In Action programme) after the CMS;
• have green light from their organizations to commit to partnerships and projects;
• participate in the whole process of the Contact Making Seminar from the beginning (preparation phase) till the end (evaluation phase).

WORKING LANGUAGES

The main working language of the CMS will be English. French can be provided if needed.

CONTENT ELEMENTS and METHODOLOGY OF THE CMS

Workshops, inputs, active-interactive discovery moments will take turns, there will be time for small group work, building partnerships and working on the construction of your concrete projects.
We'll experience:

• organisations' market;
• exchange of practices and expert input in the field of education for sustainability and global education/awareness;
• matching of project ideas;
• concrete work on your projects and partnerships, counselling and feedback;
• reflection on practices and quality in Action 1, 2 and 5 in the Euromed framework;
• information on the new "Youth in Action" Programme focusing on the future of Euromed cooperation;
• night of cultures and traditions in the Euromed spirit.

PREPARATION WORK IN CASE OF SELECTION:

(Please, consider preparatory work as a necessary part of the CMS)

• You will be asked to elaborate more on the original project idea you described in the application form. You will receive a form for this
• More detailed information on your organisation and on your project idea will be circulated among participants via e-mail or a web-surface prior to the seminar in order to get a little "warmed-up" for contact-making.
• Before the seminar, it will be necessary that you keep on working with your organisation / group of young people on your project idea and keep it connected to your / their reality.
• We will ask you to get prepared for the organisations' market and for the night of "cultures and flavours" with photos, leaflets, etc. from your country and organisation as well as food, music, games that you might want the others to try.

Application Procedure and Selection of Participants Please read carefully!!

All candidates must apply by using the application form available on our website. Applications should be sent to their National Agency (for EU member states) or Salto Youth EuroMed RC (for MEDA countries) by 30 June 2006 AT THE LATEST. Participants from Meda-countries, if they have a flight through Vienna, they need to have a Schenghen visa. Only completely filled in application forms can be accepted. Selection will be based upon them and done by the relevant National Agency or National Coordinator.
SALTO-YOUTH EuroMed Resource Centre will inform selected candidates at the latest by 15 July 2006 so that those who need is, can begin their visa application procedures. Other candidates will be informed subsequently. The accepted candidates will receive the course documentation directly.
The successful applicants are reminded that once a candidate has been placed on the final list, they must make every effort to attend the course for its full duration. If, for any exceptional reason, they are unable to take up the offer of a place, they must inform SALTO-YOUTH EuroMed Resource Centre immediately. Replacements will be taken from the waiting list.

The following downloads are available:

Application form - “Meet’in Euromed by the Danube” Contact Making Seminar (166 kB)

Last modified: 2007-12-07

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